i watched as sudden flames
tore through a novel i had
spent ten million minutes
composing

what was the use? what was the use!

she only ever let slip
the truth involuntarily
as a sudden collision
took place in her

- Marcel Proust
"The Prisoner"

subtitles:
man: where's the coffee?
woman: we're all out.

would anyone like a copy of Granta 113? I have two spare copies for some reason. First come, first served. GONE!!!!

The Way Cafegoers Are

Since I hadn't talked to anybody for quite some time
I had nothing against exchanging a few words
however briefly
with someone or other

I thought and thought about how it could be done
but the more I studied the faces around me the more difficult it appeared
with all those eyes that seemed not to see:
the world has certainly become depressing

- Kjell Askildsen
"Thomas F's Last Notes for the General Public"

"I just want to make a perfect tray of tofu"

The best way I have found to cook tofu is by frying them in a lot of oil, separately/on their own.
It's practically deep-frying them and probably negates any of the beneficial health properties they might at one point have held.
This technique also works well, to a reasonable degree, with aubergine.