I was making a nice dinner the other night and I decided to garnish it with some parsley on the side. My cockatiel, who so far had not been interested in anything I was cooking, suddenly swooped over and started asking to be given some parsley. I had never seen him this way about parsley … Read more
I was making a stir fry the other night for the first time in ages. I love Asian food, but I don’t get the chance to cook it enough because my family don’t like it. This night, though, I had the house to myself so I decided I would cook up a storm. The only … Read more
I’ve been growing broccoli in my back garden recently, something I’ve never tried before. I love broccoli, but I’ve always just bought it from the shop—I never thought my fingers were green enough to successfully grow broccoli. But now I stand corrected and in fact have been granted an excess of broccoli by this bountiful … Read more
I was making Mexican fajitas for dinner the other night, and the house smelled amazing. Spices were filling the air, and the sounds of the cooking naturally attracted my cockatiel into the room after not very long. I had a lot of fresh produce prepared and out, but the one thing he seemed particularly interested … Read more
I was out for drinks the other night with some friends when I saw a mango daiquiri on the menu. I had never heard of a mango daiquiri or indeed any mango cocktail before. We got talking about mango and whether or not we feed it to our parrots. Everyone said they did most of … Read more
I have always loved the simple pleasure of a nice cracker. I always have them around, and I’m always snacking on them, though. Something a friend pointed out to me, though, while they were round the other day, was that I never share them with my cockatiel, despite the famous “Polly want a cracker?” line. … Read more