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WATERFRONT & CHIPS ON WEDNESDAY!

On: By: Philip Wake
I had to attend a tasting session of 4 different kinds of veggie burgers in Gosport. Having been paid £15 for eating the whole of the one I quite liked and bits of the three I didn't I thought I might as well spend £1.90 on some really tasty chips at Frydays Fish & Chips. This was particular necessary as the chips I ate on Monday night from Queens Parade Fisheries were so dry and wrinkly I'll never go there again! This panorama of Gosport Waterfront is taken from the southern most point of Read more [...]

MONDAY IS FAREHAM MARKET & CHIPS DAY!

On: By: Philip Wake
12:00 After 5 nights of salsa dancing, rest day number 1 is welcome: Event 2017-07-23: Salsa at the Medbar in Southampton on Sundays! 23rd July 2017 Event 2017-07-22: Latin Party in Watford with Rumba Latina! 22nd July 2017 Event 2017-07-21: Salsa at El Grande at Scala on the 3rd Friday of the month! 21st July 2017 Event 2017-07-20: Salsa & Bachata at TLC in Southampton then Salsa at Drift in Southsea! 21st July 2017 Event 2017-07-19: Salsa at Irish Club then Read more [...]

CHIPS & BAKED BEANS FOR LUNCH TODAY!

On: By: Philip Wake
The Natural Low Density Eating version of chips with baked beans is only 16% compared with 43% for the usual fried chips with baked bean in tomato sauce version which means it's nearly 3 times as satisfying calorie for calorie. In other words you would only be able to consume 37% of the high density version to keep to the same number of calories as the low density version! I didn't have any onions today so had 500g of potatoes and I used Piri Piri Seasoning for a taste of Nandos! Read more [...]

FORGOT MY CHIPS ON MONDAY!

On: By: Philip Wake
Thin Chips (McDonalds) Surface Area = 0.5 x 0.5 x 2 + 0.5 x 11 x 4 = 0.5 + 22 = 22.5 Volume = 0.5 x 0.5 x 11 = 2.75 Ratio = 22.5 / 2.75 = 8.18 Thick Chips (Chip Shop) Surface Area = 0.75 x 1.5 x 2 + 0.75 x 6 x 2 + 1.5 x 6 x 2 = 2.25 + 9 + 18 = 29.25 Volume = 0.75 x 1.5 x 6 = 6.75 Ratio = 29.25 / 6.75 = 4.3 Comparison These figures indicate that the thin chips have 1.9 (8.18 / 4.3) times as much surface area for any given amount of chips which means that’s how much more fat sticks to the Read more [...]