Saturday, 20 October 2018

Brexit "Vote again with an honest campaign". Almost 700,000 march to demand ‘people’s vote’ on Brexit deal

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/oct/20/70000-demand-new-brexit-vote


Why Brexit is making fools of even the cleverest people


https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/19/why-brexit-making-fools-of-even-cleverest-people


"My friend John Sutherland has just written a book, The Good Brexiteer’s Guide to English Lit, that goes some way to explaining why Brexit can make fools of the cleverest people – as well as making fools of fools. "

Saturday, 24 February 2018

The secret tricks in our microwave meals

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180223-the-secrets-tricks-in-our-microwave-meals

I'd never heard of the Maillard reaction - I must experiment with my microwave  :-)
"Essentially, something delicious happens when you mix amino acids with certain kinds of sugars, then heat them up. New compounds begin to form, which turn the food brown and contribute to its flavour."