Ian johnson

@simplyian.net

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Software Developer, Architect, occasional artist, sometimes cooks edible food, always a nerd. He/Him My views are not as confused as those of my employers.

A crude fountain pen sketch of a man with the body and legs of a spider stood under a lamppost near a bench saying "meh"
A painting of Bamburgh castle from across the sands as the tide us in. Acrylics on canvas
A sketch note of the talk
A generous portion of mushroom risotto dusted with parmesan on a white plate with a red rim
A cake iced with a pale buttercream flecked with orange zest atop an upside down cake tin
A cake on a white plate with a red rim. It is a beige buttercream icing that has been clumsily applied
A gorgeous golden buttermilk pie cooling on a wire rack, just a hint of a dark brown on the right hand side where the filling had slightly overflowed onto the pastry so caught more
Two succulent pan roasted chicken thighs with crispy skin on top of a pile of spaghetti mixed with roasted and mashed courgette slices slightly covered in a sauce made from black pepper and cheese on a white plate
A large red pot of chicken and chorizo (Spanish) gumbo. A brown sauce with green peppers , okra, onion, chorizo, and chunks of chicken floating at the surface
A single person cast iron pot with a french onion soup topped with four toasted pieces of baguette and melted gruyère cheese
A Jack Russell terrier with black and white patches looking intensely at someone off screen, eyes focused and his ears forward almost standing fully up but flopping forward at the tips
A denim blue knitted and stuffed teddy bear with a white, crocheted snout, white inside the ears, black nose, black eyes with a white accent in them
A denim-blur coloured teddy bear with white snout, white inner ears, black eyes with a hint of white, and a black nose. The ears are a little different in size, but that's character. It is flat and ready to stuff
An empty wine bottle of Bread & Butter Chardonnay, 2023.
Two knitted teddy bears. The one on the left is blue with a crocheted snout with black embroidered nose and eyes. The one on the right is brown with a knitted snout, black nose and eyes.
A loaf of cinnamon parkin cooking on a wire rack.
A buttermilk pie cooling on a wire rack, probably over-baked
A bowl of tomato soup on a placemat
A dish of baked lasagne with several layers of ragu, homemade pasta, and cheese sauce with a crispy cheesy topping
A loaf of cinnamon parkin on a wire rack cooling down
A "loaf" of my new recipe of cinnamon Parkin, brown crust with a few cracks in the top, sat on a wire rack
A plate of "spaghetti alla nerano", spaghetti with courgettes, a sauce made from the courgettes, pasta water, and parmesan. A roasted chicken breast on the side. With a dusting of parmesan on top
A bowl of red lentil dal (a bit too wet)
A pool of gumbo surrounding a circle of white rice
Pan fried chicken breast sitting on a bed of rice with a creamy tomato sauce
A pile of gozleme, flatbreads stuffed with a lamb mince mixture
Chicken and chorizo gumbo on a bed of white rice
Chicken cutlet sandwich on a chopping board