Mike’s Marvellous Muesli Mix

Cornflakes are boring. All Bran is over-hyped. Branded muesli is over-priced and over-rated. Muesli is dangerous.

…some of my views on cereal-based breakfast, so I hack my muesli to make it more interesting and get better value for money.

How good is that? Muesli Mix
How good is that?

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What’s wors?

Wors under the grill
Wors under the grill

Ever noticed how your sausage looks so full and glossy in the shop, but by the time you’re done cooking it’s all dry and shrivelled?

With nothing better to do at home I’ve been weighing my sausage boerewors before and after cooking it and recording the results.  It’s by no means scientific, but it does give you an idea of how much meat, fat and water is in your sausage. Continue reading “What’s wors?”

Botswana Electricity – Load Shedding and Demand Side Management

My Facebook and Twitter feeds have been buzzing with confusion for the last couple of weeks since Botswana Power Corporation announced a new scheme to reduce power usage.

Load-shedding has been a fact of life in Botswana for years now, and recent announcements about a new scheme known as Demand Side Management have led to lots of noise across social media, mainly from people enquiring how to calculate their power consumption so they don’t get cut off.

With this post I hope to clarify some of the confusion and help people be better informed, you might even save money when you review what is using power in your house. Continue reading “Botswana Electricity – Load Shedding and Demand Side Management”