About Me

Hello!  My name is Claire, you may know me as Clairol, King of all Claire Claires.  I am an ardent tea drinker, cheese enthusiast, wine buff, animal lover, and shovelbum.   My interests are teeth and bones, medical and biological anthropology, and believe it or not… cooking.  I love to read, run, ride my bike, play tennis, and spend time with my animals.

The recipes on this site are all vegetarian friendly, and if you so chose (by omitting optional cheese toppings), they can be vegan friendly as well, but please note that I harbor no ill-feelings towards the carnies, especially those that buy their meat and fish ethically.  If recipes are merely adaptations I will always cite where the original recipe came from, if I have not, please let me know. The photographs on this site are taken by me, unless they look fantastic, in which case they have probably been taken by my wonderful boyfriend, Jon.

Previously, my food blabbering was stationed at http://thelonelybean.blogspot.com.  Here you can find all of my old recipes in a shabbier abode (but it did have a new Darth Vader Quote every time the page was refreshed, which was pretty cool).

So, what is the lonely bean all about? It’s a dubious quandary, really. It all started many years ago, when I left one (HEINZ) baked bean behind, just to peeve off my Mum. Since then, it has become a tradition every time to leave a bean. Is it a lonely bean? Or a bean that has a chance at escape? I don’t know.

A lonely bean

A lonely bean

Comments

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    Kay-o said 03/12/2009, 23:47:

    nice pic haha

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    bigfoot said 08/12/2009, 12:41:

    Is that BACON on that plate? I THINK SOOOO….. so much for the veggi world!

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    Light_Assassin said 24/12/2009, 15:13:

    levitra :-]

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    Jon said 04/02/2010, 15:16:

    Viagra :-]

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    Claire said 04/02/2010, 15:17:

    i like the levitra spam comment because it sounds like harry potter

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    Ali said 06/02/2010, 09:39:

    I’m going to try your zombie cake one of these days, looks good!

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    Dan metty said 06/02/2010, 15:52:

    First time I’ve visited your blog, and I love your pictures! Those recipies look very fancy pantsy, 5 star claire, 5 star.

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    Dan metty said 06/02/2010, 15:53:

    First time I’ve visited your blog, and I love your pictures! Those recipies look very fancy pantsy, 5 star claire, 5 star. Long live the carnies!

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    Claire said 15/02/2010, 19:27:

    Thanks Dan :)

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    hungry dog said 18/02/2010, 13:55:

    Your dogs are cute.

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    Claire said 19/02/2010, 15:23:

    Thanks Hungry dog!

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    Sophie said 14/03/2010, 14:30:

    Hello there!
    I just stumbled across your blog, and I want to tell you that all of your food looks delicious!
    I like your approach to vegetarianism, too.

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    Wasana said 02/04/2010, 08:26:

    Claire…
    Thanks so much for sharing this with me.. as a self-dubbed foodie and former vegan.. then was a vegetarian.. now a carni.. I enjoy reading your blog!

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    Savvy Boy said 07/07/2010, 12:22:

    I seen Dan lick Muddles… Love the full English with chips…Great bean or has been?

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