Feeling blue, here's a round up of recipes

I've just been making the same salad for two weeks, sorry

Jul 02, 2025

Feeling a little blue. It might have something to do with a man named Geoff emailing my place of work saying he would like to “stop the “lifestyle” / Sunday colour supplement content or do I have to unsubscribe fully for this? I am interested in your drinks, not cat’s views on smells.” Which although entirely fair enough, did make me cry, mainly because he managed to locate the exact insecurity that’s been plaguing me since I started writing on the internet. Ironically this essay title is in my drafts and I guess I should write it this week.

Anyway, apart from Geoff, the blues have been carrying me away, like the sea I’ve been trying to float in on a daily basis. A sudden realisation that I’m doing this on my own, which is exciting and a total privilege – but also I guess I feel a little lonely and like I don’t have that person to share this goodness with?

As such, my drive to create new recipes has dried up. I watched season 4 of The Bear and can’t stop thinking about it, but that’s more about the joy of chosen family, of gathering people in a space over food, where the purpose is just to make people feel good. Here’s a list of recipes I’ve written before that I think are ok.

Sorry for the ‘lifestyle’/Sunday colour supplement content.