Shana Tova. Happy Rosh Hashanah ! I made an apple cake fully of Bramley and Pink Lady apples. Served with some lemon mascarpone. Also made spanakopita because it is tasty. #chemistswhocook.

My daughter asked for a bacon cheeseburger for dinner, so I obliged. #chemistswhocook

Using up bits and pieces in the fridge to make meatballs. If you make the mince in the morning then this meal comes together pretty quickly at night. Meatballs sautéed in olive oil first and finished off in a quick tomato sauce. #chemistswhocook.

Had a hankering for mac and cheese. This one has mild cheddar, Gruyère, and Parmesan. I added some ground mustard, salt and pepper as well and all on a Béchamel base. #chemistswhocook.

A Mediterranean feast. It included some calamari to start and pan seared sea bass with an anchovy caper and lemon sauce, braised leeks, boiled new potatoes with oregano and an arugula tomato and Parmesan salad. #chemistswhocook.

Orange chicken just like takeaway. Served with sautéed green beans and sugar snap peas, and steamed rice. #chemistswhocook.

Thai red curry w/ sticky rice & broccoli. I deboned skin-on thighs, salted & cooked. Sauce made in chicken fat w/ minced garlic, ginger, bashed lemongrass, coriander stems, coconut cream, red curry paste & stir til it splits. Add milk, veg, chicken juices, herbs. 🍎 crisp as well #chemistswhocook

Spaghetti aglio e olio is such a satisfying dish. Olive oil, lots of thinly sliced garlic, a little chili flakes, some pasta water, parsley and a knob of butter. #chemistswhocook

Sheet pan beef kofta, with roasted tomatoes and peppers. Served with Persian rice, a quick dill and mint yoghurt sauce, a smoked paprika and garlic mayo, a parsley and onion salad, and an endive walnut and raisin salad. #chemistswhocook.

Fried rice. This one with prawns, Chinese sausage, egg, carrot. #chemistswhocook.

Chicken Milanese. A breaded chicken cutlet using panko, pecorino Romano cheese, and lemon zest. I flavoured the frying oli with sage, which also got me sage chips. Served classically with spaghetti and a zesty tomato sauce. Also served with a green salad. #chemistswhocook.

A simple risotto topped with sautéed prawns flavoured with smoked paprika, garlic and lemon zest, and a mini Greek salad. The dill really popped. Also some green beans. #chemistswhocook

I had a hankering for steak frites. The fries were doubled fried. Steak grilled on the bbq. Made my own peppercorn sauce. Served with grilled zucchini and asparagus. #chemistswhocook.

Sometimes the call of the burger beckons. This one is a double cheeseburger, adorned with lots of caramelized onions, mushrooms, pickles, lettuce, Dijon and mayo. #chemistswhocook.

Gone Japanese for this meal. Appetizer is a cabbage and green onion pancake w/ homemade okonomiaki sauce, furikake, Mayo. Salted salmon w/ teriyaki glaze, pickled cucumber, green beans w/ yuzu and sesame oil and steamed rice. #chemistswhocook.

These brined chicken breasts that were then marinated in lemon garlic and chilli vinaigrette were outstanding. Served with roasted 🌶️ and eggplant, tzatziki, Greek salad and a rösti. #chemistswhocook.

Sushi rice bowl for my daughter. Seasoned sushi rice. On top, soy seared tuna, prawns, avocado, tamagoyaki, green onions, spicy mayo, homemade furikake. #chemistswhocook.

Sheet pan eggplant Parmesan. Roasted eggplant, crisped up seasoned panko with Parmesan and lemon zest. Layered tomato sauce Parmesan, mozzarella and panko. Back in the oven to melt into gooey tastiness. #chemistswhocoook.

The recipes from @cheffinwithzach on Instagram are always tasty. These are chicken kofta kebabs, sumac onions, roasted tomatoes and a smoked paprika labneh, garlic and mayo sauce. Came together so well that I could have been eating it from a kebab house. #chemistswhocook.

A two-day effort culminated in a chicken biriyani. Lots of fried onions, mint and cilantro accent marinated chicken and spiced rice. Served with a nice salad with radish and cucumber, and a mango lassi perfumed with cardamom. #chemistswhocook.

Sometimes it is fun to do something fancier. Pan fried sea bass on risotto either caramelized fennel, peas, arugula salad and finished with lemon vinaigrette and basil oil. #chemistswhocook.

Chicken rice, some fried chicken w/leftover boiled chicken, some ginger scallion oil w/ lime, a medley of sugar snap peas and asparagus, and some sliced cucumber. Soul satisfying dinner to end the week. #chemistswhocook.

Cantonese style steamed cod and tofu, served with broccolini, rice and fried “Peking” mushrooms ( fried enoki and shiitake mushrooms dredged in cornstarch, 5-spice and seaweed) and I also fried some shallots for extra crunch. #chemistswhocook.

Super happy with this classic lasagne. It had the right balance of zestiness, meatiness, and cheesiness. Dessert was an apple crisp. #chemistswhocook.

Brining chicken breasts keeps them moist. Served with a green bean salad with a mustard and roasted garlic vinaigrette, some grilled eggplant, corn and roasted lemony and paprika potatoes. #chemistswhocook.

Decided to make a roasted tomato, onion and garlic, and chilli sauce with penne. Nice warming taste with a little heat from the chilli. @chemistswhocook.

A quick meal at our home is something like this. A Thai inspired flavoured ground beef. This one has mushrooms for umami and red pepper, loads of garlic and green onion and finished with basil. #chemistswhocook.

Nothing like a chicken curry though at 25 degrees tonight maybe not the most strategic thing to cook. This one sas served over basmati rice and with roasted green beans and dal and some naan. #chemistswhocook.

Back at home and got to make pizza last night (mine was eggplant and pepperoni) and fish tacos tonight. #chemistswhocook.

Bye bye Boston. It has been fun and I appreciate the perfect weather you provided. Has one of the best lobster rolls i have eaten to finish off my culinary adventures here. Also enjoyed walking along the Cambridge side of the Charles river.

My last talk of this trip was at BU. Many thanks to @chemdiva.bsky.social for hosting and for such a fun time and great conversations. Saw some great materials science too during my visit.

I had a great day visiting MIT. Many thanks to @rjgilliard.bsky.social for hosting me. I saw some great science, met some great people and caught up with friends and colleagues. Weather was perfect too.

I haven’t been to Philly or South Jersey in almost 20 years. I got a chance to today, visiting Eric Slack at @johnsonmatthey.bsky.social. Enjoyed walking around Philly, some sushi, and also pizza.

Bye bye San Diego. It has been short but delightful.

The photo doesn’t do it justice but the tacos for lunch a tacos Centro were so satisfying. Can’t someone replicate this for St Andrews?

Very long trip to San Diego but happy to be hear and present at SPIE (first up). I need to recalibrate portion size. The margarita was welcome but this was way too much, at least for me. @ezc-group.bsky.social

1-pot meal cooking for 7 means a chicken paella, this one containing two types of peppers, chorizo and green beans. Dessert was a tiramisu. #chemistswhocook.

In laws are visiting so scale up cooking is required. This meal involved lemony Greek potatoes, grilled veggies, haloumi, souvlaki, and tzatziki. Always an enjoyable combo. #chemistswhocook.

It was great to host Kasper Moth-Paulson, hear about his great science, and show him around St Andrews

Back from a very relaxing holiday. 1st meal back is spaghetti carbonara w/ homemade pasta. The 2nd is a bbq chicken bowl w/ couscous in a lime vinaigrette, quick pickled onions & cucumbers, a medley of corn & peas, avocado & a garlic crema. Also showing sunset from west of Scotland. #chemistswhocook

On a warm Sunday we had bun cha (Vietnamese meatballs in lettuce wraps with pickled carrot and cucumber, Thai basil and mint and glass noodles), and nuoc cham. Also made some dumplings and served with chicken soup and chilli crisp. #chemistswhocook.

Had a friend for lunch today. Made honey garlic mustard baked salmon on top of a salad of asparagus, peas, tenderstem broccoli, feta and hens. Tagliatelle with pesto, and cherry tomato salad on whipped ricotta with lemon zest and basil. Dessert was maple bread pudding Forgot photo #chemistswhocook

We had our annual group bbq on the beach of West Sands. Lots of fun and games and taking time to enjoy each other’s company. The weather behaved too. @ezc-group.bsky.social @standrewschem.bsky.social

Pork pad kaprow. This is a quick Thai meal of flavoured minced pork. Served on top of rice and with a fried egg. I also included green beans and carrots to up the veg. Lots of basil too of course. #chemistswhocook.

Piri piri spatchcocked chicken, roasted sweet potatoes with maple syrup, Aleppo pepper and cinnamon, fattoush salad. A tasty dinner with friends in a warm Sunday solstice. #chemistswhocook.

To finish off my @csc2025.bsky.social experience I got to catch up with former student Changfeng over Peking duck amongst many other tasty dishes. What a find, and o my two blocks from conference centre. @ezc-group.bsky.social

Enjoying my time in Ottawa at the @csc2025.bsky.social. Gave two talks today and so now I can relax. Got to highlight the group’s recent #mrtadf emitter and #photocatalysis work. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Hanging out with Shawn Collins on a rooftop bar having tacos and margaritas in Ottawa. What’s not to like.

It was special to celebrate Father’s Day with my dad. The highlight was an oak smoked steak and finished in the bbq. Served with grilled asparagus, mushrooms and fingerling potatoes.

Got to catch up with Muralee Muragesu over steak frites at Quebec institution L’Entrecôte St Jean. After all these years, still serving the same, satisfying meal.