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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Dinners from the past 3 days. Eggplant parmigiana, chicken pita souvlaki, salmon to rice bowl (maple, dikon, garlic, smoked paprika glaze). Bonus, used new air fryer to make Korean fried chicken w/ citrus dipping sauce. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What to make on a full moon. Well, I used up old rice and made some shrimp fried rice with Chinese sausage, carrots and peas. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Yesterday was a 5 burner affair to make sautéed cabbage, chicken schnitzel, pasta and zesty tomato sauce and broccoli. Today for my daughter’s birthday, I made a smoked salmon tart and crostini w/ confit garlic mascarpone and sautéed mushrooms. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Salt and pepper tofu and a Thai salad with crispy pork belly. Serves with rice. Dessert is apple crisp. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Had a very productive and positive grant writing workshop and visit to Amsterdam. I hope the positive vibes translate into grant success so we can keep up the great science. @ezc-group.bsky.social

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A roast chicken dinner, served w/ roasted carrots, potatoes and shallots, sautéed mushrooms, tenderstem broccoli and a pan sauce. Dessert was a German apple cake to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A chicken rice of sorts. The rice is treated like Hainanese chicken rice and this was served with a Japanese chicken thigh, coated in potato starch and fried and served with a lemony scallion condiment. Also stir fried bok choi. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Lemon, pea, and marcarbone risotto with a seared salmon filet. #chemistswhocook

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Request from my son. Beef bulgogi served with quick pickled cucumbers, stir fried sugar snap peas, bean sprouts with garlic, Broccoli, all with rice. Dessert was a lemon Victoria sponge cake with mascarpone icing. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It had been quite busy, so have been posting less. Here are meals over the past 4 days. Pan fried sea bass w/ a caper sauce, w/ lemony potatoes & Greek salad, ravioli in a tomato sauce, lemongrass chicken and ramen w/ a peanut sauce, open face areyas w/ a tahini yoghurt sauce. #chemistswhocook

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Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry @orgbiomolchem.rsc.org · 26/08/2026

📢Our latest issue is online! The cover is from the Editorial of our joint themed collection with @orgchemfront.rsc.org celebrating the 65th birthdays of Jay Siegel & Kim Baldridge, guest edited by @jessenlab.bsky.social, Mihaiela Stuparu & @chemguyeli.bsky.social #chemsky doi.org/10.1039/d6ob...

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Was in Dublin for a viva and got a chance to catch up with friends including @thorrigunnlaugs.bsky.social and my first @standrewschem.bsky.social student Adam. Strongly recommend Bread 41 as an outstanding bakery opposite TCD.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Prawn fried rice. This time I velveted the prawns and their texture and flavour improved dramatically. Served with some pak choi. These were pan fried and finished with garlic, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar and water. #chemistswhocook

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Tonight spaghetti à la Amatriciana. Last night a chicken pita souvlaki sandwich. Plus as a bonus two fantastic sunset on back to back evenings. #chemistswhocook

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This is a spicy bulgogi rice bowl with edamame beans, quick pickled cucumbers, steamed bok choi and green onions. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A one-pot Hong Kong chicken rice with shiitake mushrooms and Chinese sausage. Comes together quickly and keeps the mess to a minimum for a tasty Friday meal. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Quickly brined chicken breasts that were marinated w/ lemon, rosemary & olive oil. Inspired by @chefitalianochannel I made spaghetti aglio e olio where I cooked the garlic in boiling water and then emulsified w/ pasta water and olive oil. Finished with cayenne. Also green beans. #chemistswhocook

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A rice bowl of stir fried pork in a scallion garlic sauce, steamed broccoli, sautéed zucchini with garlic and sautéed mushrooms with soy and lemon. #chemistswhocook

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Grilled veggies dressed with a thyme and garlic infused olive oil and some lemon juice, and a really enjoyable burger on the bbq #chemistswhocook

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

First couple of days back at home. Made some prawns pil pil, cooked slowly in olive oil infused w/ lots of garlic and chilli. Today I made piri piri chicken on the bbq and served it either basmati rice, a zesty salad w/ quick pickled red onions & cucumber, £ green beans. #chemistswhocook #foodsky

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

One of the best meals I have had out at a restaurant recently was at Arthur’s Dinette. Shared tuna tostada, grilled prawns with harissa and, the best, pierogies with a date purée, sour cream & caramelized onions. Main was chicken schnitzel w/ pickle sauce. Dessert was NY cheese cake w/ strawberries

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

A lot of travelling recently and not much posting. Am in Mtl and so enjoying tasting three of my favourite things. Freshly backed poppy seed bagels from St Viateur, red pizza from La Salle bakery, and ricotta-filled cannolis, these from Amaretti. #foodsky.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Bbqed lemongrass chicken thighs on rice and served with a salad with Thai style dressing. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

A fancy lunch. Vichyssoise with chive oil & croutons. Smoked salmon tart on puff pastry. Crepes, both savoury and sweet. Savoury ones have sautéed mushrooms, ham, cheese enrobed in a béchamel. #chemistswhocook #foodsky

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Homemade pizza with wholemeal dough one night and fresh linguine with pesto another night. TBH I don’t think the wholemeal worked for flavour. #chemistswhocook.

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EZ-C Group @ezc-group.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A fantastic finale to the C2C meeting @st-andrewschem.bsky.social, bringing together #researchers from Japan, Germany & UK to discuss π-conjugated materials. Thanks to all participants & speakers.🥳 Kudos to Kaitlin, Yinxuan & Jiaxuan for helping @chemguyeli.bsky.social organise the event.🙏

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Glorious morning in west sands. This was taken at 7:15. #standrews #scotland

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Yesterday I made pan roasted chicken thighs with a lime butter sauce and served with sautéed peppers. Today it was kofta kebabs. I made both lamb and beef ones, flavoured slightly differently. Served either sumac onions and grilled eggplant. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

First two meals made after my trip to Japan are Asian inspired. The first is teriyaki salmon and rice with seared broccoli. I also made a tuna tataki with garlic chips and ponzu dressing. Second meal is pad kra pao, served classically with a fried egg and sliced cucumber. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Japanese food arguably may be my favourite and meals in Kyoto didn’t disappoint. Here is a small selection of highlights. Seared bonito served in a refreshing cold ponzu, perfect tonkatsu, wagyu steak sublimely cooked and eaten with salt and horseradish. Beef heart sashimi with mustard and onion

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Bacon roll with brown sauce. Turns out back bacon is better than Canadian bacon for this dish. Served with a zesty Caesar salad to cut through the richness. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Kofta kebab, served on Lebanese flat bread, a garlicky spiced mayo and sumac pickled onions. I also made tabouleh salad. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Some recent meals included grilled veggies and souvlaki, Soboru don, basically flavourful minced chicken and scrambled eggs, served w/ avocado and broccoli, and a Thai red fish and prawn curry over sticky rice. #chemistswhocook

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Carnitas tacos. Pork shoulder confited in lard, citrus and spices. It was the centrepiece of tacos tonight. Made a jalapeño sauce by cooking jalapeños and garlic in water and then blitzing w/ cilantro, lime juice, oil, agave syrup. Guacamole and shredded lettuce completed the taco. #chemistswhocook

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Another request from my daughter was to have a simple risotto, this one flavoured with lots of Parmesan, fresh oregano and chives. Served with grilled, spiced chicken breast, kept moist as I brined them, and grilled eggplant and green beans. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

My daughter requested tempura, Even on this perfectly hot day. Tempura oyster mushrooms, red pepper, sweet potatoes, green beans, prawns. Batter was rice and AP flour, salt, cold soda water. #chemistswhocook

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Penne arabiata. It has zing, a bit of heat and comes together in about 15 min. #chemistswhocook

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

A meal that comes together in 10 minutes is chilli, garlic, peanut butter noodles. The protein were prawns. I used yakisoba noodles. Quite addictive. #chemistswhocook

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A smashed bacon cheese burger. This one had a homemade burger sauce and I smashed the burger with some thinly sliced onions. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Spanakopita. Filled with loads of feta, spinach, scallions, onion, dill, oregano, parsley, some nutmeg, salt and pepper and bound with egg. I made a filo dough rose on top with the extra sheets. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Chicken souvlaki on the bbq and served with lots of grilled veggies, a Greek salad, and tzatziki. #chemistswhocook. #foodsky

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

A Korean grilled salmon. I used the same marinade on the prawns. Served with grilled corn and broccolini. Also the first strawberries of the season are in. #chemistswhocook. #foodsky

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

First meal back that I cooked was grilled rib eye steak with a Thai inspired sauce, served with rice, salad with a Thai dressing and steamed broccoli. The clematis is in full bloom and what a beautiful morning to walk th dog on the beach. #chemistswhocook #foodsky.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I had a blast hanging out in Namur for @icel2026.bsky.social. Of course, it is about the people. But I go to eat Thai, Japanese, Lebanese, Latino-Belgian, and of course local Belgian food, sharing each meal with friends and colleagues.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Birthday dinner was pesto (of course) on fresh spaghetti (co-made with my son) and a chocolate cake (made by my daughter and wife). What a lovely way to end the day. #chemistswhocook.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

It has been 10 years since I last had the pleasure of visiting Strathclyde. It was a lot of fun to hear about some great science, catch up with friends and collaborators and to partake in some tasty meals. Many thanks to Sebastian Sprick for organizing a packed day.

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Tonight was a soy ginger an garlic salmon served with rice, charred broccoli with garlic and avocado. Sunday I bbqed and made souvlaki pita sandwiches with tzatziki and Greek salad #chemistswhocook. #foodsky

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Eli Zysman-Colman @chemguyeli.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Congrats to Mahni for passing his viva with flying colours on a glorious spring day. Many thanks to @jakeylg.bsky.social and Dan Congrave for acting as examiners and to David O’Hagan as convener. #tadfsolutions @standrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social @ezc-group.bsky.social

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