Culture · Science · Travel

What’s your favourite beverage to bathe in?

No, this blog title is not a sign that I have gone insane (there is plenty of other evidence of that). I’m currently in Japan. I know it’s 420 but marijuana is a serious offence here. The Hakone Kowakien Yunessun, however, is a nifty bath house with baths of upper and downer beverages of your choice: coffee,… Continue reading What’s your favourite beverage to bathe in?

Psychology · Recipes · Science

Does this make you hot, baby?

I’m celebrating Valentine’s Day with someone who understands my twisted sense of humour and who is the master of the un-romance. Our first February 14th together, he took me to dinner at an esteemed restaurant with over 6 decades of history and educated me on the virtues of the McGangbang. For another year, he got me this beautiful flower: So this year,… Continue reading Does this make you hot, baby?

History · Psychology · Recipes · Science

Fluffy, sweet, delayed gratification

On a whim last week, I made grapefruit blood orange ginger marshmallows. I had seen the confection being made from scratch perhaps a decade ago, but it looked like a lot of effort for a treat that I had long perceived as cloyingly, flatly sweet. At the start of the year I stumbled upon the notion of using fruit juice… Continue reading Fluffy, sweet, delayed gratification