It’s Mad’s (Mother) birthday. She’s asked that I get her nothing but vibes. Today we blazed opera and musicals out the speakers in the shop and she’s been smiling. It might come as a surprise when I say how much I respect her because it sure doesn’t seem that way but I really think that bitch is incredible. Legend.
Salads:
Black bean + aubergine
Tofu + soya rice
Roast pepper + tomato pasta
Mac + cheese
Soup: Lightly spiced squash + sweet potato
I had a really nerdy upbringing. This wasn’t intentional it’s just that Mother doesn’t care about trends or what the ‘cool kids’ are doing. So to me, building Airfix on a Friday night was just what we did. I had friends and I wasn’t bullied because if you called me ‘neeky’ I’d still punch you in the throat.
Salads:
Mung bean madras
Ginger + turmeric rice
Chicken + chorizo pasta
Cracked wheat salad
Soup: Roast pepper, tomato + rosemary
Sandwich: Porchetta, Jalapeno relish, tomato + mustard
I had a very chilled weekend but I got stuff done. Still need to book a holiday though. It’s Mother’s birthday this week and she’s requested I get her nothing. My Mother isn’t like the rest, she really means it, she’s not your ‘typical woman’ where she says one thing and means another. She’s blunt.
Salads:
Thai spiced black eyed peas
Lemongrass + ginger rice
Leek · black olive + tomato pasta
Korean spiced jackfruit + egg noodles
Soup: Tuscan tomato
Why do men hold such opinions on steak. It doesn’t make you more or less of a ‘man’. Plus I can cook steak better than any of you (probably) so does that make me THE man. As suspected low standards so the male species. Cook meat well and you’re superior, archaic.
Salads:
Paprika roasted veg with black beans
Lemon + chilli rice
Smokey aubergine + tomato pasta
Panzanella
Sandwich: Cumberland sausage, cheddar, apple chutney (apples from a customers orchard) + tomato
I need to spring clean. I have so many things I don’t use and I’m starting to feel the weight of these useless things. I put these things off for so long. I know when I actually look at my accumulated mess I will be overwhelmed and sickened.
Salads:
Mango chickpea
Rainbow rice
Roast pepper + tomato pasta
Truffled cheese potato salad
Soup: Potato, courgette + rosemary
Walking across the common yesterday I saw a sign of life in the grass. The green is trying to push its way through the dust of summer antics. The thunderstorm today will help. I woke up at the crack of dawn because there’s a lot to do today. I can’t wait to sit on my sofa and play video games, because I am a child.
Salads:
Chickpea with roast cauliflower
Edamame + crispy shallot rice
Chicken + tarragon pasta
Soup: Sweet potato, ginger + tomato
Sandwich: Speck ham, Stilton cheese, Spicy peach relish + tomato
I find myself singing 9-5 by Dolly Parton most mornings, it’s either that or you make my dreams by Hall & Oats. It’s not because i’m a happy person as soon as I wake up, I just find if there’s a soundtrack inside my head. Better than satanic voices I guess.
Salads:
Moroccan spiced lentils
Sumac + lemon rice
Vegetable ragu pasta
Soup: Might be the last day of Gazpacho
Buon Ferragosto! It should rain this week, I don’t want it to but this country is dry as hell right now. The common looks like a desert. We can’t stand the heat, we can’t stand the cold, I don’t think we deserve to be in the G7… no one should be in the G7.
Salads:
Thai green curry + mung bean
Miso rice
Mushroom ragu pasta
Korean spiced rice noodle salad
Soup: GazPachO
Sandwich: Roast beef, tomato, celeriac + onion relish
I could be half asleep and then someone comes in with a conundrum and after talking it out I’m awake and ready for the next one. Coffee caffeinates you sure. But I find debate and discussion is much more effective than a double shot.
Salads:
Roast pepper rice
Cauliflower, spinach + cashew pesto pasta
Tuna potato salad
Soup: It can only be…Gazpacho (insert over dramatic lisp)
Sandwich: Spicy salame, fontina, jalapeno relish + tomato
I didn’t sleep much. It was probably because I had a shot of coffee at midnight…my bad. Went to the new Arepa place on South Lambeth road. It was expensive considering the portion sizes. Arepa is like a South American sandwich, for a sandwich to cost £10.00 no sides is a bump.
Salads:
Tuscan beans
Fennel + sundried tomato rice
Sausage + ham pasta
Middle eastern style salad with croutons
Soup: Gazpacho styll
I went to a comedy night. As a hilarious person myself, I wonder what my set would look like. Mommy issues? Daddy issues? Deli issues? I’m temped to try but i’m also tempted by pyramid schemes and I know they’re not a good idea. Plus if I get heckled the knee jerk reaction of tell someone to ‘suck their mum’ will not go down well.
Salads:
Mexican beans
Lemon + herb rice
Mushroom + tomato pasta
Potato, beetroot + apple salad
Sandwich: Milano salame, La torta (mascarpone + gorgonzola), spicy peach relsih + tomato
I’m not having take away for the month of August. I can still go out to dine but if i’m at home I must cook. All those years of watching mother has paid off. Dinner last night was sea bass sat on a salad of creamed sweetcorn and long stem broccoli, smashed garlic + chilli potatoes topped with a halloumi crumb + water cress. I made this at 9pm after a 14 hour day. No excuses for once.
Salads:
Med veg lentils
Spinach + herb rice
Roast squash ragu pasta
Soup: What do you know…Gazpacho
I ate so much this weekend. I regret nothing. I indulged in some amazing meals, I have this weird habit where I uncontrollably wiggle when my food comes to the table. A sort of dance if you will, the first bite is very important I stop assess and if it’s great the dance continues.
Salads:
Cumin roasted beetroot + pepper with black eyed beans
Korean chilli + miso rice
Smokey aubergine + tomato pasta
Panzanella
Soup: Gazpacho again…
Sandwich: Chorizo, provola cheese, chilli relish + tomato
I went shopping yesterday, it was positive and negative. I got one item on my list and then a bunch other things that I don’t need for example 20 macarons. Shopping brings so much anxiety, there’s too many people and not enough aircon. We can’t even do capitalism correctly.
Salads:
Ginger + turmeric roasted courgettes with black eyed beans
Edamame + crispy shallot rice
Courgette, tomato + basil pasta
Soup: Roast squash + rosemary
Sandwich: Roast beef, Asiago cheese, classic coleslaw, + chilli relish
I was so docile yesterday which made for a nice lonesome shift at the deli. Today is the opposite. Of course it is. We are inundated with work and I am incredibly tense. I keep buffering while I compute orders. It’s going to be a tekky day.
Salads:
Roast squash + lentil
Smoked garlic + herb rice
Sausage + ham ragu pasta
Thai spiced curry with tofu crumb
Soup: Gazpacho
If you’re a frequent flyer at North St. you would have seen mu colleague and I wheezing behind the counter. It’s not you, it’s never you. We whisper sweet nothings into each others ear to make the day a little softer. However today is Wednesday and she’s not here. So I sad.
Salads:
Thai coconut split pea
Wakame seaweed rice
Roast vegetable ragu pasta
Korean spiced tofu noodles
Soup: Gazpacho
Sandwich: Cumberland sausage, Brie, Onion relish + tomato
The slicer isn’t working. The huge piece of machinery in the corner is one of the deli’s organs and we need a transplant stat. Also if you saw me carrying a drunk girl down the street yesterday afternoon just know, that wasn’t my friend. There’s never a dull day.
Salads:
Chickpea + roast veg curry
Ginger + turmeric rice
Leek, black olive + tomato pasta
Cracked wheat salad
Soup: Chilled Gazpacho
Sandwich: Pastrami, cheddar cheese, Jalapeno relish + tomato
If I hear Sweet Caroline one more time i’ll throw a knife at the radio. Big up the Lionesses. They did what the men couldn’t…just kidding I won’t make this political. I had a chilled weekend because i’m intending on being social this week.
Salads:
Borlotti bean + roast peppers
Rosemary + lemon rice
Broccoli, Chilli + garlic pasta
Caesar style potato salad
Soup: Gazpacho
Sandwich: Chorizo Asiago cheese, Jalapeno relish + tomato
Yesterday was hard but looking back at it’s just comedic. I’m so aware how weird I come across, now at least because enough people have told me. But some people just don’t see the comedy in my brash humour. It makes for an even more awkward interaction. Love it.
Salads:
Chickpea, mushroom + ricotta salata
Rainbow rice
Sausage, ham + leek pasta
Fattoush
Soup: Gazpacho
Last night Mother and I went to a derelict car park and I got behind the wheel of our pick up truck. It was harder than I anticipated and I was so tense but I didn’t hit anything so I’ll take that. I rewarded myself with pizza from Caminata in Balham (if you haven’t tried it, you must).
Salads:
Moroccan spiced lentils
Sumac + lemon rice
Roast squash + rosemary pasta
Panzanella
Sandwich: Napoli salame, fontina cheese, chilli relish + tomato