I dread having to chop onions as my eyes sting like crazy. I normally start chopping an hour before I need to cook them as I have to keep taking regular short breaks away from the kitchen to allow the tears to dissipate.

Unfortunately so many savoury dishes require them; they form a major part of most main meals it seems.

I’ve been reading an article on inventions that have changed the way we eat and, in researching further, have come arcoss some interesting facts. Obviously fire, wood made into bowls and spoons, spears, bows and arrows and, from there, the development of cross bows through to guns have all helped to make our lives easier. Likewise the use of flint for knives and the progression into the world of metals for utensils.

The drive for energy sources is every consuming and hinges around oil. Black gold. Texas tea. Where are we heading in the future and does it involve the use of biofuels? Fuels which can be regrown and utilized.