Waldorf Salad

Full of crunchy veg and a miso-maple dressing.

It is an error that needs correcting that in the near-20 years of plugging recipes into this url, only a few truly star cucumbers — and highly unrepresentative too, given that we are probably eating…

One of my most exasperating traits — or, perhaps one that makes me ideally suited for this space I invented, coincidentally, to suit my collection of traits — is that I have a terrific amount of…

I’m not sure if this is a sign of hitting a certain age — like a sudden interest in bird feeders (check, and please tell me about yours), or beekeeping (well, in the TikTok sense, not sorry ), and…

After hearing the tracks on Spragga Benz’s Endeavors Reloaded album at the launch last Wednesday, one question needed to be answered: Has it been submitted for a Grammy? The simple answer that Spragga served up, with a smile, was “No, it’s not eligible”. Endeavors Reloaded is the album that Spragga Benz brings to life by deliberately choosing a talented and diverse set of artistes whose voices would best complement the songs and the soul of the project. It is a labour of love, and as Sizzla told The Sunday Gleaner, “ Endeavors Reloaded is a beautiful album”. To label it “collab-heavy” is an understatement, but that actually turns out to be a positive. Spragga’s collaborators include Echo Minott, JC Lodge, Sizzla, Sean Paul, Stonebwoy, Bugle, Agent Sasco, Tarrus Riley, I-Wayne, G Dep, Bittah Sosicka, Briggy Benz, Ashley Skerritt, and late reggae crooner Cocoa Tea on the single That Drone. As the name suggests, it is not an entirely new album. Reloaded is the expanded edition of his 2025 album Endeavors and special parts of the Reloaded project are the interesting stories about Spragga Benz’s search for the artistes.