Here is another “pantry sketch” of something we bought in Montenegro. Ajvar domaći is a traditional, homemade roasted red pepper spread and relish from the Balkan region. We saw this for sale in all the supermarkets so decided to try some – it has a delicious smoky, tangy flavour (apparently from slow-roasting the vegetables over a charcoal grill).
Sat-5-Sep-2026
Here is a sketch of something random from the fridge – fresh ginger. It is inexpensive and plentiful in the Philippines and we always have some. Apart from using it in cooking, I like to have small slices crushed, along with honey and calamansi juice, in a hot drink.
Tue-14-Jul-2026
My daughter suggested sketching part of our leftover dinner…so I thought, why not? This went along with soft wholewheat tortillas (which I always pronounce incorrectly), and kidney beans cooked with tofu – yummy!
Sun-5-Jul-2026
My wife bought loads of fruit at the market then a few days later headed to Davao leaving me to have to quickly eat a massive pile of fruit before it went off. This sketch includes the remains of a dragon fruit…and some tomato juice which I regularly drink with a dash of Worcestershire sauce in it!
Wed-3-Jun-2026
On this day I reached “peak pizza”, which I never thought I would do. We bought two-for-one family sized pizzas from Domino’s but these two slices were left after several days of eating them. So I discovered that you can have too much pizza – and these particular ones weren’t actually that great (and were even delivered a bit late). The veggie one was not very cheesy and was kind of soggy!
Fri-29-May-2026
On this day, wondering what to draw, I just took something out of the fridge. This is chard or snow cabbage – which we often use as a replacement for spinach. In the Philippines it is called “pechay”. I sketched the same thing in 2020 (see sketch No.1547).
Fri-22-May-2026
When I am a bit stuck for something to draw (especially when I am so busy with work that I can’t sketch during the day), I often open the fridge and take out some veggies. Soon after I sketched this okra we cooked it with yoghurt to go with dal and rice.
Thu-14-May-2026
I saw a sketch by @PaulHeaston of an egg box and thought I would have a go (and try and improve on the sketch I did way back in 2020 – see sketch No.1301).
Wed-6-May-2026
I like to sketch whatever happens to be in front of me and this evening we had takeout burritos from Army Navy. This is the paper bag that the food delivery came in.
Fri-24-Apr-2026