Richard Lewis
@cyclisethecity.bsky.social
Principal at ActivePlanning. Design Review Panels (Epping, Harlow, Somerset). Town and transport strategic planner. Cycle infrastructure design and design review. Masterplanning. Views personal. activeplanning.co.uk
Food love today. Lentils!
Blanch a quantity of puy lentils, then strain.
Finely dice an onion. Fry slowly till soft.
Add the lentils. And a third of a bottle of extra virgin olive oil (yes!) Cover with vegetable (or any) stock.
Salt and pepper - generous pinch.
Bring to a simmer - 45-60 mins…
Blanch a quantity of puy lentils, then strain.
Finely dice an onion. Fry slowly till soft.
Add the lentils. And a third of a bottle of extra virgin olive oil (yes!) Cover with vegetable (or any) stock.
Salt and pepper - generous pinch.
Bring to a simmer - 45-60 mins…
June 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Food love today. Lentils!
Blanch a quantity of puy lentils, then strain.
Finely dice an onion. Fry slowly till soft.
Add the lentils. And a third of a bottle of extra virgin olive oil (yes!) Cover with vegetable (or any) stock.
Salt and pepper - generous pinch.
Bring to a simmer - 45-60 mins…
Blanch a quantity of puy lentils, then strain.
Finely dice an onion. Fry slowly till soft.
Add the lentils. And a third of a bottle of extra virgin olive oil (yes!) Cover with vegetable (or any) stock.
Salt and pepper - generous pinch.
Bring to a simmer - 45-60 mins…
Bachelor’s food love:
- sourdough toast
- organic peanut butter
- Marmite
- organic banana.
Yumbles. The new hipster fave? 😂
- sourdough toast
- organic peanut butter
- Marmite
- organic banana.
Yumbles. The new hipster fave? 😂
May 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Bachelor’s food love:
- sourdough toast
- organic peanut butter
- Marmite
- organic banana.
Yumbles. The new hipster fave? 😂
- sourdough toast
- organic peanut butter
- Marmite
- organic banana.
Yumbles. The new hipster fave? 😂
Yes, indeed. Footpath sliced by the M3. Pedestrians have to share a long dark narrow ledge through a bridge with a stream that floods lavishly every winter.
May 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Yes, indeed. Footpath sliced by the M3. Pedestrians have to share a long dark narrow ledge through a bridge with a stream that floods lavishly every winter.
Trump is a war president who
wants a Nobel Peace Prize…
Credit: Phillips P Obrien.
wants a Nobel Peace Prize…
Credit: Phillips P Obrien.
April 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Trump is a war president who
wants a Nobel Peace Prize…
Credit: Phillips P Obrien.
wants a Nobel Peace Prize…
Credit: Phillips P Obrien.
More food love from me:
A delicious hot pan of beany stew. Beans are so healthy!
- onion
-smoked garlic
- tomato + puree
- water + organic stock cube
- mixed herbs
- teaspoon of white miso
- ras-el-hanout
- paprika
Careful with the salt - the miso and stock cube should have plenty.
A delicious hot pan of beany stew. Beans are so healthy!
- onion
-smoked garlic
- tomato + puree
- water + organic stock cube
- mixed herbs
- teaspoon of white miso
- ras-el-hanout
- paprika
Careful with the salt - the miso and stock cube should have plenty.
March 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
More food love from me:
A delicious hot pan of beany stew. Beans are so healthy!
- onion
-smoked garlic
- tomato + puree
- water + organic stock cube
- mixed herbs
- teaspoon of white miso
- ras-el-hanout
- paprika
Careful with the salt - the miso and stock cube should have plenty.
A delicious hot pan of beany stew. Beans are so healthy!
- onion
-smoked garlic
- tomato + puree
- water + organic stock cube
- mixed herbs
- teaspoon of white miso
- ras-el-hanout
- paprika
Careful with the salt - the miso and stock cube should have plenty.
This has happened.
The junction of Stratford High Street and Carpenter’s Road *is* DANGEROUS.
A few years ago I took a video of an entirely predictable left hook conflict which v nearly injured a cyclist and showed it at a TfL LCDS design course I was attending. No surprise there were gasps…
The junction of Stratford High Street and Carpenter’s Road *is* DANGEROUS.
A few years ago I took a video of an entirely predictable left hook conflict which v nearly injured a cyclist and showed it at a TfL LCDS design course I was attending. No surprise there were gasps…
February 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This has happened.
The junction of Stratford High Street and Carpenter’s Road *is* DANGEROUS.
A few years ago I took a video of an entirely predictable left hook conflict which v nearly injured a cyclist and showed it at a TfL LCDS design course I was attending. No surprise there were gasps…
The junction of Stratford High Street and Carpenter’s Road *is* DANGEROUS.
A few years ago I took a video of an entirely predictable left hook conflict which v nearly injured a cyclist and showed it at a TfL LCDS design course I was attending. No surprise there were gasps…
That’s a really bad copy of the Danish design! Also very dangerous indeed. Do your engineers actually want people to die?!
The Danish equivalent is tightly defined. Cycles share the lane with slow moving right turning cars to avoid right-hooks. Strict liability and pedestrian priority make it work.
The Danish equivalent is tightly defined. Cycles share the lane with slow moving right turning cars to avoid right-hooks. Strict liability and pedestrian priority make it work.
February 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
That’s a really bad copy of the Danish design! Also very dangerous indeed. Do your engineers actually want people to die?!
The Danish equivalent is tightly defined. Cycles share the lane with slow moving right turning cars to avoid right-hooks. Strict liability and pedestrian priority make it work.
The Danish equivalent is tightly defined. Cycles share the lane with slow moving right turning cars to avoid right-hooks. Strict liability and pedestrian priority make it work.
And then this arrived. Yumbles!
February 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
And then this arrived. Yumbles!
A very tasty whizzed up mixture of red berries and ginger. In an old olive jar. With a re-usable stainless steel straw. In a vegan cafe, Bournemouth.
Very woke. Up yours Farage, Musk and Trump!
#WakeUpToWoke
Very woke. Up yours Farage, Musk and Trump!
#WakeUpToWoke
February 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A very tasty whizzed up mixture of red berries and ginger. In an old olive jar. With a re-usable stainless steel straw. In a vegan cafe, Bournemouth.
Very woke. Up yours Farage, Musk and Trump!
#WakeUpToWoke
Very woke. Up yours Farage, Musk and Trump!
#WakeUpToWoke
Also via the same source; this is very dark indeed. This time, not at all funny.
February 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Also via the same source; this is very dark indeed. This time, not at all funny.
From a friend in Perth, Aus: this is awesome!
February 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
From a friend in Perth, Aus: this is awesome!
*Hmm. I’ll try again:
February 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
*Hmm. I’ll try again:
From the land of chubbiness and slapped bottoms. Yes, these places are real! (Map copyright Ordnance Survey).
February 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
From the land of chubbiness and slapped bottoms. Yes, these places are real! (Map copyright Ordnance Survey).
Mine’s Arter’s Lawn. With the inevitable sabotage just about visible!
February 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Mine’s Arter’s Lawn. With the inevitable sabotage just about visible!
Bring to the boil and simmer to cook the lentils. Season to taste.
Blitz with a stick blender till smooth.
Add the white fish (or leave fish out and replace with more lentils if vegan)
Simmer till the fish is just cooked (5-10 mins)
Serve in bowls with sourdough rye bread.
Yumbles!
Blitz with a stick blender till smooth.
Add the white fish (or leave fish out and replace with more lentils if vegan)
Simmer till the fish is just cooked (5-10 mins)
Serve in bowls with sourdough rye bread.
Yumbles!
February 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Bring to the boil and simmer to cook the lentils. Season to taste.
Blitz with a stick blender till smooth.
Add the white fish (or leave fish out and replace with more lentils if vegan)
Simmer till the fish is just cooked (5-10 mins)
Serve in bowls with sourdough rye bread.
Yumbles!
Blitz with a stick blender till smooth.
Add the white fish (or leave fish out and replace with more lentils if vegan)
Simmer till the fish is just cooked (5-10 mins)
Serve in bowls with sourdough rye bread.
Yumbles!
Something I said on LinkedIn has been “loved” by the amazing @annehidalgo.bsky.social! Wowsers, that’s made my day :-).
January 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Something I said on LinkedIn has been “loved” by the amazing @annehidalgo.bsky.social! Wowsers, that’s made my day :-).
Marmalade making time!
3kg Seville oranges + lemons in two-thirds their depth in water; cook for 2hrs until soft.
Remove and de-pip - reserve pips. Slice peel and pith to small pieces 5mmx5mm.
Return to pan; add 5kg sugar (+ water only if needed).
Separately boil pips for 10 mins to release pectin…
3kg Seville oranges + lemons in two-thirds their depth in water; cook for 2hrs until soft.
Remove and de-pip - reserve pips. Slice peel and pith to small pieces 5mmx5mm.
Return to pan; add 5kg sugar (+ water only if needed).
Separately boil pips for 10 mins to release pectin…
January 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Marmalade making time!
3kg Seville oranges + lemons in two-thirds their depth in water; cook for 2hrs until soft.
Remove and de-pip - reserve pips. Slice peel and pith to small pieces 5mmx5mm.
Return to pan; add 5kg sugar (+ water only if needed).
Separately boil pips for 10 mins to release pectin…
3kg Seville oranges + lemons in two-thirds their depth in water; cook for 2hrs until soft.
Remove and de-pip - reserve pips. Slice peel and pith to small pieces 5mmx5mm.
Return to pan; add 5kg sugar (+ water only if needed).
Separately boil pips for 10 mins to release pectin…
