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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">More on millionaire public schoolboy Nigel Farage's plans for his
personal political career, built on the back of lies he has told
fishermen, to come.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> By the way Iceland is a member of NATO and
if we try to bully them into letting us steal fish from their
territorial waters, it may not just be the Icelandic navy we face in the
next round of Cod Wars, carrying on where we were before joining the
EU.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Our big efficient fishing fleet back then was so good it had taken all the fish worth taking from UK waters and more. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The remaining stock was too low to breed back to a sustainable level</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> That was why our big effecient fleet, captained by brave independent
men but mostly owned by the banks and large corporations that finance
Farage and UKIP, looked further afield.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> That is why our fleet was
sailing further and further and staying at sea longer to make their
investment pay a large enough dividend and pay the wages of the men
working on the boats they no longer owned....</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> Men were lost at sea sadly. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Not through cod wars but overlong expeditions in inhospitable waters an<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d foul weather.</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Having exhausted our own stocks, FishCo PLC discovered that fish don't
just live in the middle of oceans, rather they live 'near' land.<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Or other countries as it is commonly called.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Our brave corporate fleet naturally assumed the right to overfish these
other countries territorial waters, exhausting their stocks and
destroying the long term(and short term) fishing futures.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Our
brave corporate factory fleet moved up the North Sea being rebuffed by
the Scandinavian and Baltic states at the cost of several international
incidents and the taxpayer funding the Royal Navy to protect these
corporate interests. </span></span><br />
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Eventually our factory fleet ran out of North Sea, passed North
over the fished out Scottish waters into the North Atlantic.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.ultimatehistoryproject.com/cod-war-britain-and-iceland-go-to-war-over-fishing.html">cod-war-britain-and-iceland-go-to-war-over-fishing</a> </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: lime; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">“Heaving Codfish”</span><br /><br />
On September 1, 1958, keen to protect both its fish spawning grounds
and to preserve a large enough share of the catch for Icelandic
fishermen, Iceland expanded its fishing zone from 4 nautical miles to
twelve nautical miles. While other European nations which fished in the
waters around Iceland decided to abide by this limit, Britain, which got
roughly half of its deep sea fish in the waters around Iceland,
“immediately announced her intention of defying” this limit. British
warships would now protect British fishermen as they fished in the
twelve-mile zone around Iceland</span>.</span></span></i></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Here they found an island nation that had lived off fishing it's entire history.<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> They had carefully nurtured their fish stocks so they coiuld make a
safe(ish) comfortable living and feed their nation permanently.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www1.american.edu/ted/icefish.htm">http://www1.american.edu/ted/icefish.htm</a><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">The Icelandic position was similar in all three conflicts.
The major point was that Iceland depends on its fishing industry
more than any other state in the world. Iceland has few natural
resources, no timber, no fuel, little agricultural potential, and
no mineral deposits. Its economy is uniquely dependent on fishing
for survival and for exports, to fund the imports needed for the
other parts of the economy. "Fish and fish products of one form or
another...have on average accounted for 89.71 per cent of Iceland's
total export in each year during the period 1881-1976." (3)
Iceland argued, therefore, that it had an overwhelming need to
ensure the survival of the fish stocks in its area.
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<span style="font-size: large;">In addition, Iceland stated that foreign fishermen, from the
Faroe Islands, Belgium, West Germany, and the majority from Great
Britain, were causing an over-exploitation of the fish stocks
around Iceland. The tonnage of fish catches had been decreasing
since a peak in the 1950's, even though technological improvements
allowed greater catches for fishing vessels. The size and age of
the cod caught had also steadily decreased over the years. This
meant that there were fewer cod spawning, thus reducing the total
population of cod existing. Stocks of cod had decreased by a third
during the 1970's.(4) Iceland stated that fish catches would have
to be reduced. Since Iceland's survival depended on fishing, it
argued that other nations should bear the reduction of catches.
Since Icelandic fishermen were able to catch all of the allowable
tonnage of fish, all foreign fishing activity took fish from
Icelandic fishermen, not in addition to the fish caught by
Iceland.</span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> This had created a natural fish stock in abundance, the like of which
the British fisherman had not seen for decades, since the creation of
the corparate factory fleets. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The CEO's, boards of directors and
shareholders were ecstatic and sent their factory fleets to park
permanently half mile outside territorial waters, sending the oversized
trawlers into Icelandic waters whenever they thought no-one was
watching, or at least couldn't prove it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> This attempted rape of
another sovereign nation's national livelihood and food upset the locals
who sent their navy out to try and protect their rights. <br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Of course
our corporate interests called out the Superior British Royal Navy to
protect their business interests and the taxpayer funded a permant naval
prescence outside Icelandic waters, shots were fired froom both sides.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> That was the situation when we joined the EU.<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> They imposed quotas designed to gradually rebuild our fish stocks
(which has happened), partner nations generously allowed us quotas from
their waters sufficient to maintain smaller, independent fishing boats
but not the large corporate factory fleets.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Fish stocks have now
been rebuilt and Farage thinks the time is right to re- release the
large corporate factory fleets that can industrialise our waters, and
with UKIPs planned naval expansion, the taxpayer can once again pay to
protect corporate interests, the industrialisation and rape of UK,
colonial and any other national fishing stock and industry we can steal
and destroy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> That is the truth of millionaire, public,
schoolnboy, gin drinking Nigel Farage who masquerades as a man of the
people with a pint of beer he never drinks and his mission to rebuild
the corporate overfishing industry.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The destruction of the
inshore industry by raw sewage pumped into the sea 1/4 mile from shore
all round our island nation, as well as farming runoff, industrial
'leakage' and nuclear discharge is another matter for another time, when
you are ready to understand that 90% of inshore cod were carrying
meningitis back in the 70's</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Just realise that the EU has saved us
from all this, cleaned our seas, beaches, rebuilt our fish stocks and
helped the small scale sustainable fishermen, in the face of industry
and government resistance.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> That is what Nigel Farage Johnson, IDS Gove etc are fighting for. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> To remove that protection and give corporate profit free reign.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The brxaters and grouties have been running a clever campaign, they accuse Remain of exactly what they are doing themselves.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> They have been running a scaremongering campaign for years, perhaps even decades, certainly long before this <a href="http:///#EUref">#EUref</a> began ib earnest.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> They ran the story of 50 million Romanians all on the way here for years, before and after they actually joined and it was proved to be false.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span> They are repeating the scare with 70 million Turks on their way here and it is just as false but repeated just as widely in the corporate right wing media.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> They have run the scare over the amount we pay into the <a href="http:///#EU">#EU </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and how it is used, with false figures for years.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Now one after another sober, sensible, independent financial specialists from the Ban<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">k of England, Office for Budget Responsibility, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Interrnational Monetary Fund and many more have produced well researched, well thought through economic reports that show Groutie economics as opposite to truth and reality.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The Grouties make no attempt to respond on an economic level and prove their figures. They just shout "scaremongering".</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> At everything from economic data, to immigration figures, to political judgement, to the future economy, the Brexaters make no attempt to engage in serious, or even mild light-hearted, debate, they just shout scaremongering and the media accept that as a valid<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, balanced response to any and everything. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Perhaps they are as amazed as the rest of us because they give over a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n inordinate amount of time to repeating<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, over and over, scaremongering, as a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">balanced response, to any question.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">N</span>ational Office for Statistics have told them repeatedly, that the Outie's most basic figures are wrong and misleading.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Outies continue to use them, have them emblazoned in 6 foot letters on busses<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and just shout s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">caremongering at one of the most essential, factual, independen<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t government departments.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> They refused, repeatedly, to send anyone t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o a treasury select commitee to justify the figures they were using.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> George Osborne was called and attended to justify his figures. I don't like the man but he sat and answered every question he was asked for 2 hours. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> One of the treasury questioners was Mr Rees-Mogg<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, a prominent Grouter, who at least had the grace to be embarassed that the Out campaign would not attend. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Not embarassed enough to take on the role and answer questions himself. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The Outies ha<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ve refused to give even the most basic political, financial or cultural assessment of a future out of the EU, while at the same time completely rejecting any future plan offered by the current government. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> They have demonstrated that they have enough parliament<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ary support to mount a silent coup d'etat. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> So a leave vote<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, within weeks, will deliver the most extreme right wing government this country has known.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Scapegoats are already in place and UK Plc will be sold off as fast as possible under an unelected government with no mandate for anything other than leave the EU.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> They are already preparing to label everything as "essential for leaving the EU", it is why they give no exit plan.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The plan is to privatise the UK.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That is the independence they offer</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That is the sovereignty for the UK.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sovereign possessions of corporate entities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Grouties will dismiss this as "scaremongering"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I hope it is</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> But I can see it happening with the media already leading the voters by the nose to slaughter</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This is my understanding of the history of the loss of UK fishing stocks, how this led to cod wars with Iceland and how membership of the EU helped resolve the conflict where NATO had failed. </span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838634406712236542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071503237287238152.post-89317738669305369702015-11-29T17:20:00.000+00:002015-11-29T17:20:49.373+00:00Hi Did you miss me? Spinal surgery, flat pie and rice pudding!<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"> Well it's been a long time, various reasons for that.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"> Mostly health and I am sorry for not being here to keep you up to date.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9R85cBpmiL3zrQrvnu2_O7v2JKMl3yOcbb83IubhS-N_VPiB-RG4oN2461vBbhB9ZG13NFg9jL0JFDQCUXgAKKswWYRoCQQaf2Xyf7orCIiTvOoqkI_V9HvKAtqlqUICicwc7iNGL0f0/s1600/IMG_20141223_124528428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9R85cBpmiL3zrQrvnu2_O7v2JKMl3yOcbb83IubhS-N_VPiB-RG4oN2461vBbhB9ZG13NFg9jL0JFDQCUXgAKKswWYRoCQQaf2Xyf7orCIiTvOoqkI_V9HvKAtqlqUICicwc7iNGL0f0/s200/IMG_20141223_124528428.jpg" width="200" /></a> Most recent was spinal surgery in June 2015, on the lumbar 2/3 joint,
a decompression with a bone graft to hold it apart. The joint had
collapsed completely and was causing agony as it pressed down heavily on
a nerve. Most strange was the pain felt as if it was largely in my legs
because that is where that nerve carried messages from. It felt like a
constant electric shock which got worse if I moved at all.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> <span style="color: red;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> Please excuse these pictures if they are not to your taste</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">(food pictures lower down the page)</span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAD6uMUtescFgGLpYaeTW7LlZyStBP9M6eUmL6yijyGc0zzKhgHsBi-JJdSxRQIdFwL8-vuSJdBI8W0MRO58CtThu0ih7clEBYYfv1pZSrph1MJyLJdD0-tGO6DX5AO_JcfeMtAUzw5JE/s1600/IMG_20150630_150042015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAD6uMUtescFgGLpYaeTW7LlZyStBP9M6eUmL6yijyGc0zzKhgHsBi-JJdSxRQIdFwL8-vuSJdBI8W0MRO58CtThu0ih7clEBYYfv1pZSrph1MJyLJdD0-tGO6DX5AO_JcfeMtAUzw5JE/s200/IMG_20150630_150042015.jpg" width="150" /></a> </span></div>
<span style="color: blue;"> Of course because I live in a first floor apartment (second floor in the
US) and wouldn't part with Tich, life became an agonising ordeal, 5
times a day taking her over the road to the park. This was from winter
solstice 2014 run up until the surgery in June.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28Co5mcBS0qgGnHmnPYkeeWQ_ndy87zjTANpPaoAEL9knP7tPFvZaoLyyGHrgOlTT-cSlHpXbdt-UafUHdLENG0Cm6fICaJtOA8l2iLD17RMMvLqQsZAx7iANRP0lufm3omcXEVsD2GI/s1600/IMG_20150701_063355316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28Co5mcBS0qgGnHmnPYkeeWQ_ndy87zjTANpPaoAEL9knP7tPFvZaoLyyGHrgOlTT-cSlHpXbdt-UafUHdLENG0Cm6fICaJtOA8l2iLD17RMMvLqQsZAx7iANRP0lufm3omcXEVsD2GI/s200/IMG_20150701_063355316.jpg" width="200" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> I unfortunately did not record the surgery or my hospital stay and
these are the only photos I have. These were taken when I went for the
staples out, some 6 weeks later.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEazy18OKIbgaTXu6pyeVlD68oYbGGnGPN_xbnxX6NBtB3ANLyNSxoEu4RI1tFs5F4j-MCyJVEpzKJ_7B845V-8ZbwwYmAIgBu5jBq4roOdwM9lo3QtKRTBLCKqF73VQBPFmbeUDlEkU/s1600/IMG_20150630_150047241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEazy18OKIbgaTXu6pyeVlD68oYbGGnGPN_xbnxX6NBtB3ANLyNSxoEu4RI1tFs5F4j-MCyJVEpzKJ_7B845V-8ZbwwYmAIgBu5jBq4roOdwM9lo3QtKRTBLCKqF73VQBPFmbeUDlEkU/s200/IMG_20150630_150047241.jpg" width="150" /></a> Taken on my
new phone, a Moto E which I have very recently upgraded to Android 5.1,
a considerable improvement on earlier OS Many
thanks to my daughters who gave it to me as a Christmas prezzie last
year. The old nokia had been knacked for ages and I was reduced to a
very old school nokia that was only any good for phone and text. Many
thanks to them also for the help they have given me this year, when I
have been broken and in pain, at my most helpless and vulnerable. </span></div>
<span style="color: blue;"> They each know what they have done for me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBMaNO3XArzBuOmUSlsDsAFZIQXG7vRjFzvoYJvc_cO12mIBvYP37qnGt-t-nad9uvaM8u3rAF_kyVlApyV9uH22aKESSUoo5eD2Bi0QTAEfy5hpxQC9C0pNEQiZHCwNDQ2cOygjsRjo/s1600/IMG_20150701_063411472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBMaNO3XArzBuOmUSlsDsAFZIQXG7vRjFzvoYJvc_cO12mIBvYP37qnGt-t-nad9uvaM8u3rAF_kyVlApyV9uH22aKESSUoo5eD2Bi0QTAEfy5hpxQC9C0pNEQiZHCwNDQ2cOygjsRjo/s200/IMG_20150701_063411472.jpg" width="200" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> <span style="color: purple;"> Surgery was in Ipswich hospital, Suffolk and my surgeon Mr Lovell did an excellent job. I cannot thank him enough.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"> Also the anesthetist, the nurses and all the medical staff that looked after me so well during my stay and since.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"> Unfortunately because of my previous cardiac problems I was high risk
and he would only keep me under long enough to deal with the one joint.
It was faraway the worst but unfortunately not the only problem joint. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> I have had spinal problems for years and these were all exacerbated at the same time as I overdid things in the run up to the holiday season last year.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"> This year I am taking it very easy, not only because I am still in a lot of pain and on very heavy painkillers, as well as using sticks to get about. I can feel that at least a couple more joints are only one foolish movement away from collapsing completely like the 2/3 did.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> I definitely am not risking that again</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> Food wise I can't really remember what I have been making. I did get an ice cream maker earlier in the year and got the hang enough to make some cracking ice cream before the pain got too bad.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"> Lemon and ginger was my favourite.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"> Unfortunately I don't remember if I took photos or wrote the recipe down, pain and painkillers will do that to your memory.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I have got myself down to a bit of a food routine now, to minimise the difficulty of cooking and associated pain. At the moment I am living on flat pie for dinner with a rice pudding for afters.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This is flat pie, my veggie version of </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">cottage </span><span style="color: blue;">pie
for people who live in flats. Minimum preparation because the veg are
all frozen or tinned. I took these photos today, although I cooked the
pie yesterday, so it isn't looking it's best. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> Simple recipe, whatever you have available varying around pulses and veg. This has red kidney beans, chickpeas, washed dry green lentils, carrots, green beans, peas, diced onion. All into the dish, mixed up and leveled out. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> In a measuring jug, to 2 tins of chopped tomatoes add 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp turmeric, good shake of chili flakes (vary to your taste) mix well. Pour across the top of the veg and spread out level with the back of a fork.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> Spread out flat across the top of the pie and sprinkle liberally with more grated cheese before putting in the oven. About 40 minutes on a low shelf at 200C, keeping an eye on it. I put it in underneath the rice pudding and cook both together.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> For this pie I tried 2 top layers, one using 1 tin of potatoes, the other with some shop bought pre-prepared carrot and swede mash. Turned out nicely.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> Makes 6 good portions although I haven't yet divided it into storage tubs and put into the fridge freezer. Reheat thoroughly before eating. I find it goes well served up with baked beans.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Put all the ingredients in the dish and mix thoroughly. Put the lid on and put in the oven on an upper mid shelf at 200C for about 30 minutes or until the milk is starting to simmer. Take the lid off, stir thoroughly again and shake more nutmeg across the top to taste. Cook for another 40 minutes. Serve hot and still milky, with fruit if you like it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"> Replace top of dish and return to the cooling oven. You will find it like this when it is cold which gives you a variety of serving options. Add milk and mix the serve hot and cold, reheat with the portion of pie and reserve for desert (saves power) or just cut a slice and eat like cake. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> With all the wholesome goodness I have been cooking and eating lately I really felt the need for just some tasty biscuits to go with my cup of tea and these fit the bill just right. Working with gluten free flour again and that means you really have to pack flavour in.</span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> So that is what I have done and now I share my step by step recipe with you. It is very simple so please join me <img alt="Winking smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-47LMHW_b6G8/UgTKbHnnfXI/AAAAAAAAA-E/PiZ043CnwxQ/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
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<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> With the biscuit/cookie choice I come across a little challenge. I do have a lot of American readers I know, who I am sure excuse my eccentric English words and spelling. In the US though there is, as well as pounds and ounces, a measuring system of cups in cooking. I don’t know the correspondences for that, over the years I have gone metric and all my recipes are weighed in grams. My American friends please don’t feel slighted, I will endeavour to familiarise myself with, and translate measures into, all systems. This recipe though is still metric.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;">300g plain gluten free flour</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> Take out the dough and gently mix in the blueberries. Take a lump of the dough and roll out to blueberry thickness on a dusted surface. </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;">Cut out the cookies with the cutter of your choice. </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;">Mine made 26 biscuits from these quantities.</span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> So now you have the secret to Pa’s Blueberry Hearts. These biscuits are delicious. Just crispy on the outside but with a soft heart. The blueberries give a burst of juicy sweetness amidst the piquant caraway seeds. These cookies are even quite healthy with a relatively low fat and sugar content, if you don’t eat too many at a time. Difficult because they are especially toothsome.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> With this very simple recipe I made these with no more help than an electric mixer though of course there was plenty of help to eat them.</span></div>
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<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eCA6MhcIz14/Uf7R7RRq_2I/AAAAAAAAA3g/igqfGngA4_k/s1600-h/040820131054%25255B20%25255D.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="left" alt="040820131054" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-93qWhbwyCO0/Uf7R8Fx0IWI/AAAAAAAAA3o/Nbl7qg2cgCQ/040820131054_thumb%25255B17%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="225" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="040820131054" width="300" /></a> <span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;">Here we are back again and today I am making a recipe using what in Great Britain is the most bland and boring of legumes … the Butter Bean. It was a bane of my life in kidhood when it was always served boiled within an inch of it’s life in a sad pile on the edge of the plate. </span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> Well none of that today, this recipe is a triumph of the butter bean and raises it to take it’s rightful place in the glorious pantheon of pulses.</span><br />
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</div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> So here we go with this delicious little twist on the humble butter bean. I was inspired to develop this recipe because of the sheer paucity of interesting recipes for this pulse although I understand that across Europe and the Americas there are different species and varieties with a number of culinary uses. </span></div><div align="left"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hFJXVNY8KiY/Uf7R9bTXdOI/AAAAAAAAA3w/6dxphIOiI90/s1600-h/040820131048%25255B35%25255D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="right" alt="040820131048" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ylEd9BK4d_A/Uf7R-MfPrnI/AAAAAAAAA34/WH0Wmz0Ym6o/040820131048_thumb%25255B29%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="267" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; margin: 10px 0px 10px 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="040820131048" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> These types may be naturally more interesting to the palette than the British variety and other original cooks have doubtless thought of more imaginative uses than our traditional cuisine.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> Boiled or boiled then mashed seems to cover 95% of it’s serving suggestions in this country. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> So I am adding an exciting new dish to that. I am starting with a tin of beans which was left in my cupboard during my recent hospital sojourn by el meu fill gran daugter, el Opi aviat a casar. It was either bin it or transform it and I hate to waste food.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> Read on my friends.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: red;">Starting with tinned beans I will be using fresh ingredients for the rest of the recipe, apart from herbs and spices. </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"> To go with the Tropicale I have a simple fresco accompaniment using two ingredients that may seem a surprising combination but go together beautifully. </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"> As a final shock to my regular readers I will be covering their modesty and dressing them for dinner, in sharp and spicy style.</span></span></div><div align="left"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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</div><div align="center"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;">Ingredients</span></u></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> <u>Butter Bean Tropicale</u></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> 230g butter beans, drained and rinsed</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> 200g sweet peppers</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> 200g pineapple flesh, chopped</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> 2 tangerines</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> 200g mixed nuts and dried fruit</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> 4 tbsp sunflower oil</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> 2 tbsp honey</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> 2 tbsp fennel seeds</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> 8 cloves garlic</span></div><div align="left"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7YkMbrb-68M/Uf7R_nqdqnI/AAAAAAAAA4A/MaJtzvqi35Y/s1600-h/040820131045%25255B21%25255D.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="left" alt="040820131045" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--FPEZSTzq2Y/Uf7SAYSGG5I/AAAAAAAAA4I/7KoKS8rSPlw/040820131045_thumb%25255B18%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="293" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="040820131045" width="220" /></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"></span> </div><br />
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</div><div align="center"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;">Method</span></u></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> First step is to juice the lemons, add the chilli and mint then put aside to steep.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> Next up get a big pot on a low heat, add the oil, honey fennel seeds and pressed garlic, allow to warm mixing well. Leave on that low heat, keeping one eye on it and stirring regularly.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> Open the can of butter beans, tip into a sieve, rinse and drain. </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;">Wash the sweet peppers and cut into thin strips. Peel the tangerines and break into segments. Prepare the pineapple removing skin and core, cut the flesh into chunks. Check the pot and stir.</span></div><div align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bPZetkF5lc8/Uf7SBp8wPaI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/CTAFiyGjxZg/s1600-h/040820131059%25255B12%25255D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="right" alt="040820131059" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-c6O6NkGJ89w/Uf7SCDZWvyI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/y4XJ440pVzw/040820131059_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="180" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; margin: 10px 0px 10px 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="040820131059" width="240" /></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> Cut as many slices out of the watermelon as people you are feeding, then on the plate cut flesh from skin then cut into chunks retaining the shape. Cut as much beetroot as you need into small cubes then align portions on the plate with the watermelon.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> Add the beans to the pot and stir well to ensure they are coated in the honey mixture. Turn the heat up to medium high and cook for 3 minutes, stirring continuously, Add the tangerines, pineapple and pepper. Mix well and ensure everything is well coated in the honey mixture. Cook for another 3 minutes keeping the mixture moving. Turn out into a serving dish. Serve portion to each plate. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> Strain the lemon juice, pressing to get the last drop of flavour through. Drizzle over the watermelon and beetroot. </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;">Roughly tear watercress to garnish.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;">Broad Bean Tropical serves 4 to 6 depending on appetite.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mCKkuCrl9sA/Uf7SDmG6QGI/AAAAAAAAA4g/UmjWp-Jq4cg/s1600-h/040820131075%25255B20%25255D.jpg"><img alt="040820131075" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IxKVD0SaS_w/Uf7SEjHbZmI/AAAAAAAAA4o/SZXhmaQPbTY/040820131075_thumb%25255B17%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="375" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="040820131075" width="500" /></a></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> There you have it. Sharp eyed readers will have noticed the lack of my usual ingredients photo for the Broad Bean Tropicale. </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;">This was due to my trusty food ninja <img alt="Ninja" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-ninja" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TZZAnoeQ7Ns/Uf7SFDjaoII/AAAAAAAAA4w/JjnbumyP6Ks/wlEmoticon-ninja%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" />la bella Modeleine actually preparing most ingredients a few days ago, including some very ripe strawberries. Events conspired to prevent me actually cooking then and I popped the strawberries into the freezer. Well they were still thawing when I took the ingredient photos but by the time I started cooking they had thawed into a mush. Hence not used. 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<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> Well it turned out really delicious. Everyone really enjoyed it and you can tell from the melon that there was plenty of that left to come back to later. None of the tropicale was left to try it cold but I think it would work well that way too. Which would of course allow preparing in advance for a buffet or barbeque. The actual cooking is really fast and the preparation not much longer. Writing this post about it has taken me much more time than cooking and eating it did.</span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold; font-size: large;"> And so I have finally overcome my childhood fear of the humble butter bean, treated right it can even be a tasty friend.</span><br />
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<div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:875b57f6-19a7-49c0-afe7-db0053079d58" style="display: inline; float: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">del.icio.us Tags: <a href="http://del.icio.us/popular/%23Spicy+Butter+Bean+Recipe" rel="tag">#Spicy Butter Bean Recipe</a>,<a href="http://del.icio.us/popular/%23Watermelon+and+Beetroot" rel="tag">#Watermelon and Beetroot</a>,<a href="http://del.icio.us/popular/%23Chilli+Lemon+Juice+dressing" rel="tag">#Chilli Lemon Juice dressing</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838634406712236542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071503237287238152.post-45420835239854892182013-07-31T17:26:00.001+01:002013-08-02T10:31:59.887+01:00Pa’s Plus Pages -- The Late Ben Brown – short story and animation from 2004<script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS;"> I hope you read on and enjoy it and give the animation a little look as well. Please be gentle with your critiques</span> <img alt="Winking smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--5OXnbcztqI/Ufk3jE-HQoI/AAAAAAAAA0o/7qixopUVrms/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
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</div><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vAhUKdvIoxY/Ufk3kH825aI/AAAAAAAAA0w/Aji0jix336w/s1600-h/Picture9a3.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="right" alt="Picture9a" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1Dk0c8ZbZBo/Ufk3kmTDtGI/AAAAAAAAA04/5DAgIcix2o4/Picture9a_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="192" style="display: inline; float: right;" title="Picture9a" width="240" /></a><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> Ben Brown was late again. To those that knew him it was absolutely no surprise. He was always late. As a teenager he had bee nicknamed The Late Ben Brown and it stuck. Perhaps it was not his fault, he had been born that way, eventually. After all the distractions, confusions and hold-ups had been passed, when his mother and the doctor would wait no longer, the recalcitrant child had been dragged unceremoniously into the world. That perhaps had conditioned his approach to life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> School had been a tricky time. Even when his mother had first been taking him as a fresh and eager lad, something always contrived to make him late. Though, then, his poor dam took the reproaches. Throughout his childhood some blamed the parents but then some always do.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> When Ben graduated to making his own way to the seat of learning, he soon discovered the inherent conflict between an inflexible education system and an unintentional but apparently congenital tardiness. </span><br />
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--_le-zAO3eY/Ufk3m9rvVuI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/of81djlO8eI/s1600-h/83.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="left" alt="8" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kdDtg-E0eMU/Ufk3ntpkP3I/AAAAAAAAA1Y/KpWGTDYzl-M/8_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="240" style="display: inline; float: left;" title="8" width="240" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Bv4CCh99gBg/Ufk3lIbdkxI/AAAAAAAAA1A/O92ECL7C-UM/s1600-h/66.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="right" alt="6" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-l71IKDZy3po/Ufk3l0-5WII/AAAAAAAAA1I/Ec9qY-oTe-8/6_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" height="180" style="display: inline; float: right;" title="6" width="180" /></a><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> This undoubtedly contributed to the development of his quick and nimble mind. Apologies developed into excuses which soon blossomed into valid but increasingly bizarre reasons. It taught him to think on his feet, or on one occasion his back, arriving on a customised shopping trolley driven by a Gentleman of the street who had found him prostrate in the gutter, carelessly discarded there by foreign spies. Earlier, and with Ben having substantial leeway to arrive by the designated ttime, the spies had, in an unfortunate case of mistaken identity, abducted him from outside J. HENRY newsagent in the High Street. Whisked to an anonymous, derelict warehouse Ben had been interrogated using all the fiendish techniques at his captor’s disposal. It had only been the discovery of his, frankly poor, maths homework that finally persuaded the enemy. Ben was not the government physicist who held in his head the secrets of a prototype death ray.</span><br />
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YhrKWwTC_gQ/Ufk3oAMuZ2I/AAAAAAAAA1g/liM66bVTI2o/s1600-h/Picture203.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="right" alt="Picture20" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MTNHvotzc20/Ufk3o61ei6I/AAAAAAAAA1o/F7UUi2_lrDE/Picture20_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="240" style="display: inline; float: right;" title="Picture20" width="207" /></a><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> It was a Tuesday, cold for the time of year, when the alien abduction happened. Whisked up to the mother ship in a beam of silver light, as is the way with these things, the hapless child found his body probed. By bright metallic instruments colder than the weather, in orifices and apertures that really should be avoided in the young and modestly inclined, by ugly dog-headed denizens of the Sirius star system. Having, apparently, passed their tests and barely managing to not pass something more unpleasant, he was teleported to their home planet. Here an over-funded and sinister government organisation tried to force the young innocent into an obscene and perverse cross-breeding program. Fortunately he was rescued, just in time, by a cell of the Human Liberation Front. Pictures of the Dogs in Black and their Earthling victim were soon all over the Sirian media and Ben found himself to be a minor celebrity. Invited to the Ambassador’s party to show know hard feelings, he found himself in strange and alien company, dancing the night away to the fiery rhythms of a Quan Quan kazoo band while fending off the tentacled embraces of an over-amorous Volauvontian princess. When the Ambassador brought round a tray piled high with brightly coloured sweetbreads Ben could only smile and resist accusing the host of spoiling his guests. One of the peculiarities of faster-than-light travel meant that, though tired and disheveled, he was only two hours late for school on his return. While most found this tale frankly incredible, it did explain his sudden and mysterious appearance at his desk halfway through an English lesson.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> This unlikely adventurer bore these tribulations with a happy stoicism and, as luck would have it, his luck was not always bad. He missed the school trip to the Science museum having been frustrated on his way in while taking a short cut. This had lead him into a shoot-out, in Gladwin Road, between the police and desperate London gangsters. Forced to dive for cover beneath a large rhododendron bush, Ben was unsurprised to find it already occupied by five svelte and scantily clad young ladies. In chirpy Cockney tones they declared him to be their old mucker and, as any young Gentleman would, he guided them, via several well-tended gardens and Old Mr Morrison’s strawberry patch, to the relative safety of a budget women’s wear shop. His arrival at school was too late for the museum trip and also, luckily, for the packed lunches. These contained chicken sandwiches, prepared with old chicken smuggled into the country inside cheap plaster statues by unscrupulous businessmen and subsequently processed into chicken loaf. It was this that caused the extremely embarrassing digestive quirks, afflicting both staff and pupils as they tried to take an interest in a giant step for mankind in between many small steps to the toilets.</span><br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-je7eRy4_Wd4/Ufk3q0qrydI/AAAAAAAAA2A/k-C-RzJ-52I/s1600-h/43.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="right" alt="4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HYm9FKY46yY/Ufk3rahgX_I/AAAAAAAAA2I/8gWjV8emJQE/4_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="240" style="display: inline; float: right;" title="4" width="207" /></a><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> The transition to adulthood was an uneasy, no, traumatic time for the young man. While school had been inflexible, it was as nothing compared to the intolerance shown by the commercial world to the punctuality challenged. His first job, as a delivery driver, lasted less than a week. The rain of frogs, of almost Biblical proportions, had caused several accidents and closed the road. The delay caused could have been only brief but for the arrival of a van load of activists from the Frog Preservation Society. These shaven-headed do-gooders in big boots threatened the direst consequences on any vehicle that moved, before they had gently transported every last amphibian to the safety of a nearby pond. That these events would surely be on the local news that evening was of no help to Ben. On his eventual arrival back at base it was to find his boss gone home, the depot locked and his own dismissal pinned prominently to the gate.</span><br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cKKj1uAVgYQ/Ufk3sNGyoTI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/roxTZ9btlBg/s1600-h/323.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="left" alt="32" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CNtUMvODuew/Ufk3s1-SXtI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/n3L9EBtXKP0/32_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="240" style="display: inline; float: left;" title="32" width="192" /></a><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> Despite this inauspicious first step on the career ladder The Late Ben Brown eventually found his niche, as rep for a stationary company. His new boss, a man with a blessed sense of humour, soon realised the time of his new employee’s arrival at work was unpredictable. However, though Ben would be unavoidably delayed, possibly having been taken hostage by a modern day Bonnie and Clyde robbing the service station where the unfortunate salesman had stopped for a quiet coffee. The ensuing rescue by the SAS would undoubtedly cause the collapse of a large part of the building. This in turn precipitating the opening of a yawning chasm in the very Earth and thus freeing an evil Jinn imprisoned for aeons by a long dead Magus. The liberated daemon would of course lay waste the surrounding area, then gorge on BLTs until disposed of by the arrival of a crack team of psychic hit men from the Vatican.</span><br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jH7MHsJjwhI/Ufk3tnFtbKI/AAAAAAAAA2g/mdk92-2lbac/s1600-h/334.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="right" alt="33" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LIx5Qljj7T8/Ufk3uIh_ZaI/AAAAAAAAA2o/PFSVlG5mJX0/33_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="197" style="display: inline; float: right;" title="33" width="180" /></a><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> Crucially for Ben’s boss, the table under which his intrepid seller of paperclips and related items had taken cover, serendipitously, would be shared with the chief buyer of a major chain of High Street newsagents which, only weeks earlier had purchased the shop from outside of which Ben had been kidnapped by enemy agents so many years before. The Late Ben Brown would arrive back in the office, wild eyed, clutching a full order book. </span><br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fEgZoi3zBSA/Ufk3uxBkLOI/AAAAAAAAA2w/3jnO4G79KnU/s1600-h/Picture16%25255B4%25255D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="left" alt="Picture16" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--v0EN4E2Fno/Ufk3vatNsJI/AAAAAAAAA24/NZIuG5KMqlA/Picture16_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="display: inline; float: left;" title="Picture16" width="200" /></a><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> Ben’s life was not all doom and gloom, his innate inability to arrive anywhere at the prescribed time had its upsides. As a young man his holiday to a hedonistic Greek island to savour the temptations of Bacchus got off to a slow start by missing his flight. His taxi had taken a route, which, unbeknownst to driver or passenger had earlier been the scene of a collision between two tanker lorries. The resultant chemical spills had washed down the storm drains where, through a cracked and leaking pipe it had poured into a long forgotten medieval plague pit. This chemical cocktail, by an arcane and demonic alchemy, reanimated the cadavers which then clawed their way to the surface. Here the undead, with much muttering of “Odds bodkins” “My kingdom for a horse” and suchlike, caused mayhem with the rush hour traffic trapping The Late Ben Brown in a seventeen mile tailback. Catching a later flight the unfortunate vacationer spent a pleasant though quiet week under the Aegean sun without the rest of his party. They spent a quiet but less pleasant week in a hospital due to injuries sustained as their plane bounced off the runway on landing. Even without Ben aboard.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> However, despite his busy life, young Ben did not feel fulfilled. Romance eluded him. While his natural charm and loquaciousness left him with no shortage of dates, they fell into a depressingly familiar pattern. The lovelorn youth would arrive at the cinema, bar or wherever to find it closed and his young lady long gone. On phoning his intended and explaining, about the flash flood on the by-pass and his being co-opted onto the rescue team saving our finny friends who were flapping and gasping on the tarmac, the reply would invariably be brief, colloquial and preclude a second date.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> It was on his way to a routine hospital appointment that Ben found himself hurrying into a small cafe to avoid the shenanigans in the road ahead. A herd of elephants, driven to avenge an ancient but never forgotten grudge, had made a break for freedom from the local wildlife park. Their intuitive but erratic sense of direction, by way of a trail of unintended destruction, brought them to the town centre. Here the disorientated animals, unable to find the jungles and bamboo forests where their old enemy was surely hiding, came face to face with a large and vociferous group demonstrating against animal cruelty. Momentarily nonplussed the protesters then quickly declared solidarity with the pachyderms fight for justice and began wrecking burger bars with wanton glee. Ben found himself at the counter of the cafe asking a young lady, with a twinkle in her eye and a smile on her lips, for a cup of coffee. Wanda, for so her badge proclaimed her to be, raised a finger before going to look out at the commotion. Shutting the door and putting up the closed sign, she returned and poured lattes for this strange and charismatic person and herself, then joined him at a table. There they sat for long hours and talked of many things, of cabbages and kings, and fell in love.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> The course of true love, happily, ran smoothly for Ben and Wanda, though subject to frequent and incongruous delays. Marriage was followed by children that, thankfully, took after their mother. The Late Ben Brown thrived and despite, or perhaps because of, a full and interesting life lived to a mature and eccentric age.</span><br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pAp91EWyhrA/Ufk3wMZC1vI/AAAAAAAAA3A/VKmef2aTnfM/s1600-h/Picture1E%25255B4%25255D.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="left" alt="Picture1E" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CbzzaRlR12o/Ufk3w0v8Y_I/AAAAAAAAA3I/qPjcggOglv8/Picture1E_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="289" style="display: inline; float: left;" title="Picture1E" width="300" /></a><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> Upon his eventual demise no incongruity was found when, as predicted so often in life, he was late for his own funeral. Four hundred and forty nine tourists, nattily clad in slacks and Hawaiian shirts with Nikons round their necks, had won vacations from a celebrity gossip magazine. Maps waving with a constant need for directions they caused chaos throughout the town. Those at the funeral, ever confident of Ben’s eventual arrival none left early, all agreed it was a fitting send off.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> Rising above his obsolete body Ben found himself drawn upwards, through a tunnel toward a distant light. When he finally burst through into Elysium’s marbled halls it was to be confronted by Death, seated upon a striped deckchair impatiently tapping a bony foot. With his scythe upended nonchalantly against a nearby wall, cowl thrown casually back to allow a little sunshine upon his pallid skull, the Grim Reaper withdrew an hourglass from far within his robe of deepest black and pointed acerbically with his bony digit. With a ghostly smile The Late Ben Brown began recounting how, halfway up the tunnel the side had broken in beneath the force of a gang of trans-dimensional octopi on the run from the biggest kelp heist in history and hotly pursued by the ferocious ghouls of The Timeless Chaos God ArkenBarken. Ben naturally tried not to get involved but after one of the robbers dropped on him a boulder of high quality seaweed, that surely would have crushed his body if he still had one, he was forced to flee for his life or whatever his current status actually was. With some small satisfaction, Ben noticed the impenetrable darkness of Death’s eye sockets begin to glaze over. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> Some things never change.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #400040;">And that is the end of my little tale I hope you enjoyed it. As for the animation I see that at the beginning I wasn’t really following more just playing with it, I was just getting the hang of it and can’t remember why I abandoned the project. Oh well c’est la vie.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> That is all for now my friends but I will see you all again soon with another tasty recipe to tickle your palate.</span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Until then remember to play with your food and enjoy what you eat <img alt="Laughing out loud" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-laughingoutloud" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tiSEqGWlXk4/Ufk3xV5XVQI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/k36v3ZEYZjE/wlEmoticon-laughingoutloud%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Today I will show you how</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">to make some delicious </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS;">gluten-free </span><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS;">banana</span><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS;"> loaf </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Even the ingredients are smiling.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: small;">Then as part of a great British fry-up for</span></b><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS;"> breakfast this </span><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS;">morning, I incorporated a couple of buttered slices.</span></span></div><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> DELIGHTFUL So join me please for another baking adventure<img alt="Laughing out loud" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-laughingoutloud" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YDKm1VClcRw/UfLcIUvnpHI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/6LPIiapbTKY/wlEmoticon-laughingoutloud%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
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<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"></span> <span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> O<span style="font-size: medium;">k well regular readers will know that my last stab at making gluten-free bread I stuck fairly much to a conventional bread style, although I added a couple of extras to give it some consistency.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Well that approach is out today. </span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> No kneading needed.</span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> I have used a different flour mix for this, one that is a gluten-free brown bread mix. Now this isn’t brown, meaning wholegrain, like wheat. This just has carob flour added for colour. Also gum to give it some stickiness.</span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> For this loaf I have used more of a cake style bake</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Well this is where we are headed and I hope you agree that it came out rather fine. </span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> There were a couple of mishaps along the way, mainly because I misjudged quantities and used one small loaf tin, when it needed two small tins or one large one. </span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> It rose magnificently, cascading over the sides and dropping wantonly where it chose, in and out of the oven.</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> So let’s get to the ingredients <img alt="Rolling on the floor laughing" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-rollingonthefloorlaughing" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MSICP8bsZ_g/UfLcLHgwHHI/AAAAAAAAAwo/ocR-G532LAs/wlEmoticon-rollingonthefloorlaughing%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New;">500g gluten free brown bread flour</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New;">12g quick yeast</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New;">1/2 tsp salt</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New;">60g sugar</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New;">2 soft bananas</span></b></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New;">10g cinnamon</span></b></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New;">20g root ginger</span></b></span></div><div align="center"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New;">350ml warm milk</span></b></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New;">2 free range eggs</span></b></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New;">1 tsp lemon juice</span></b></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New;">6 tbs sunflower oil</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Courier New;">1tsp vanilla extract </span></b></span></div><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Well this is such a simple recipe, </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">first of all put all the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix well.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Then grate the root ginger on, mix again. Break up the bananas and rub them into the flour mix and once again give a thorough mixing. You want a texture containing some breadcrumb size lumps with a few larger pieces of banana as well.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Add the warm milk, sunflower oil, vanilla extract and whisk again. Give it a good whisking to get plenty of air into it, then pour it onto the flour mixture.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon, add the lemon juice and mix in. Now give it a really thorough beating. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Now pour into an oiled and lined loaf tin, c</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">over with a clean cloth and leave to stand in a warm, draught free place for one hour to rise.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: red;">As you can see, I really filled that loaf tin to the top. I should have split the mix between 2 of the small tins or used one large loaf tin. After the limited rise at my last bread attempt, I thought I would get away with it. <span style="font-size: small;"><img alt="I don't know smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-idontknowsmile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-32WEoUbon6A/UfLcULivWWI/AAAAAAAAAxw/q3B23anLt_8/wlEmoticon-idontknowsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> Silly me of course I didn’t. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> As you can see I also for</span></span></span><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8nCEgdGBpc0/UfLcV2feaZI/AAAAAAAAAx4/rX6MQFmo1H4/s1600-h/13072013871%25255B11%25255D.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="left" alt="13072013871" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5jVeuwej0qE/UfLcWUWviCI/AAAAAAAAAyA/7tZLrwqNUTI/13072013871_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="180" style="display: inline; float: left;" title="13072013871" width="240" /></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;">got to line the tin with baking paper which would come back to bite me when the time came to take it out of the tin. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: blue;">Preheat the oven to 200<sup>o</sup>C. Then fetch the risen loaf. Mine had risen magnificently, gloriously, even more than you can see in the picture. Because it was a batter rather than a dough, it didn’t hold together and quite a lot had gone over the side and dropped. This continued even after I had put it in the preheated oven and made quite a mess.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> <i>Warning;-</i> these quantities are definitely too much for a small loaf tin <img alt="Embarrassed smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-embarrassedsmile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-d-UabWR8hks/UfLcWzXpW5I/AAAAAAAAAyI/eWLCogvWuLs/wlEmoticon-embarrassedsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Put in the top half of the pre-heated oven for 40 – 45 minutes. Remember to adjust the temperature to 180<sup>o</sup>C if you have a fan oven. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Keep an eye on your bake, take out when done <img alt="Eye rolling smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-oWQJx6K0ga8/UfLcZJYICuI/AAAAAAAAAyg/TGzlRTKZHJM/wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: red;">This is when you will appreciate having remembered to line the tin with baking paper.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Now turn the loaf out onto a wire rack and allow to cool</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Slice, butter and enjoy <img alt="Party smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-partysmile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NynHxfb7a7w/UfLca9chL4I/AAAAAAAAAy4/_OQKMFskY60/wlEmoticon-partysmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wzBQhSBnvhA/UfLccFfOAaI/AAAAAAAAAzA/7WR4uLA_FiM/s1600-h/14072013916%25255B10%25255D.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="right" alt="14072013916" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bROy0ncQhrM/UfLcc21dKlI/AAAAAAAAAzE/9JYGC7cO5XQ/14072013916_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="180" style="display: inline; float: right;" title="14072013916" width="240" /></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: purple;">Well I thoroughly enjoyed baking this loaf despite, or maybe because of, my mistakes and misadventures. What it does show is that you can correct, fix, get away with, quite a lot in baking and still come out with a tasty result and a pleasantly rustic appearance.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> The following morning I had a fry-up for breakfast and used a couple of buttered slices of the banana bread as the basis for this ballast. I topped the bread with some onion, mushroom and sweet pepper which I stir fried in sunflower oil with honey and my favourite garam masala. In a separate fry pan with sunflower oil and thin sliced rings of fresh Coxes apple, I did a couple of free range eggs sunny side up and dusted them with sea salt and cracked black pepper on the plate. Delicious, Delightful.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> So we reach the end again my friends, at least for now. I hope you have enjoyed reading this and the surprising number of photos as well. I seem to have been getting a little carried away. I hope none the worse for that. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> I really do recommend giving this recipe a go, it was very easy and quicker to make than to write this post. With an electric mixer in my hand I did not even need to call on the services of my kitchen ninja <img alt="Ninja" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-ninja" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-g6uUsla_z1E/UfLcdT75vSI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/kNV2qI2JnC0/wlEmoticon-ninja%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> allowing </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="gl"><span class="hps">o delicado</span></span> Modeleinne to relax and enjoy the spoils of bakery <img alt="Laughing out loud" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-laughingoutloud" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YDKm1VClcRw/UfLcIUvnpHI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/6LPIiapbTKY/wlEmoticon-laughingoutloud%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> Thank you my friends for staying with me and I hope to chat to you again soon and offer up another of my kitchen adventures for your pleasure.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Until then I wish you bananas, bakes and breakfasts and as always enjoy what you eat and eat what you enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BuzzNet Tags: <a href="http://www.buzznet.com/tags/%23homebake" rel="tag">#homebake</a>,<a href="http://www.buzznet.com/tags/%23crazy" rel="tag">#crazybanana</a>,<a href="http://www.buzznet.com/tags/%23coeliac" rel="tag">#coeliac</a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Pa's Vegetarian Gluten-free Hospital Food<br />
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Hi and welcome back to Pa's world. <br />
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Today i am coming to you from the Colchester General Hospital, Essex, England. Part of our wonderful NHS.<br />
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I had a small heart attack Sunday after a high stress situation and have been looked after since on the cardiac ward where the staff have been great. I had an angiogram yesterday which showed the arterial stents i had 3 years ago were clean as a whistle. <br />
Healthy eating really is good for you.<br />
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I don't know how it will come out so please bear with me :-)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #4c1130;"> Home and back on my feet, and for their attentions to me and my dog Tich,</span></i></span> <span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span class="" id="result_box" lang="es"><span class="hps">Cargas</span> <span class="hps">cubo de</span> <span class="hps">gracias a mi</span> <span class="hps">hija,</span> <span class="hps">la hermosa</span> <span class="hps">y trabajadora</span> <span class="hps">Opi</span> <span class="hps">y su prometido</span>, <span class="hps">el</span> <span class="hps">ingenioso</span> <span class="hps">Paul</span>, <span class="hps">por todo, without whom this would not be possible.</span></span></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am home now and editing this post and adding </span></span></i> <i>photos as you can see.</i><br />
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Let me just say that in hospital a vegetarian, gluten-free diet involves a lot of jacket potatoes :-) <br />
In fact i have had omlette for 2 dinners and jackets for all other lunches and dinners.<br />
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<i>The only breakfast choice for a coeliac, gluten free diet was rice krispies with milk and inevitably the tea trolley manned by our kitchen hostess and my temporary food ninja, <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="es"><span class="hps">el</span> <span class="hps">Christina</span> <span class="hps">subvaluada, who kept me topped up with orange juice</span></span></i><br />
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Just had blood pressure taken and it is up to 97/54 so i am hopeful of getting out today. I am being very well looked after by the team here :-)<br />
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<i> That was a false alarm as my blood pressure crashed again and I was in for another day. I must say that although, with my dietary restrictions, the choice was limited, considering the food was centrally prepared and then reheated on the ward it was ok, even good at times. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jacket potato,cheese, sunflower spread, salad</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>The major fail was the salads. These were the sort of salads that make people say they don't eat salad. The vast bulk was iceberg lettuce with some cucumber, a few strands of grated carrot, a few strands of cress and a small piece of tomato. Nothing with any bite. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Considering the low nutritional value of iceberg lettuce and cucumber, this is a missed opportunity. Salad should be the chance to pack vitamins into the patient to boost recovery. </i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Peach and pear pot I dropped into a yoghurt</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table> <i>Desserts varied</i>, <i>between a fruit pot and yoghurt combination to a milk pudding and banana combination. Ice cream was often available with either combo. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Egg mayo salad with chips and peas</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Of course it took me a few days to really get a grip on how many items I could order at a meal and the wider menu available seemed to have good variety and the other patients generally seemed to enjoy their food.</i><br />
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<i>My blood pressure crashing on Thursday meant I did get to stay for Friday lunch. Fish and chips seemed to be the popular choice and went down well with the other patients. I had the egg mayonnaise salad, with chips and peas. The salad <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rice pudding with banana and ice cream</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>was larger, this time the egg mayo was in the tub. Again unfortunately the salad was a lot of lettuce with cucumber, tomato</i>, <i>grated carrot and a few strands of cress. On the plus side it was crisp and fresh, as always. </i><br />
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<i>On the whole I have to say it was decent if plain food, good for institutional food. My major quibbles are the salad, which could be so much more nutritious, and the vegetable accompaniment, usually cooked soft with the vitamins gone. It was of course a cardiac ward with a mostly elderly population who had no problem with that. Though cooked a little more al dente, with more goodness intact would have a positive health impact. Easy answers would be, stop acting like a cheap pub chain with your salads and just filling them with iceberg lettuce. Carrots are cheap so use more of those in the salad tubs.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Decadent lunch at home</i></td></tr>
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<i> Use some dark green leaf like spinach or watercress in with that lettuce. While not everyone shares my taste for raw onion or garlic, sweet peppers cut into thin strips are simple and tasty and add differing nutrients. Mushrooms are 39% protein, add them raw to salad, include them in cooking, vegetarians deserve more than cheese or egg as their protein source.</i><br />
<i> For cooked vegetables, shorter cooking times is easy, even better would be steaming them, leaving all the nutrients still in the veg and please expand the repertoire of vegetables used.</i><br />
<i> Some simple ideas there to improve the taste and nutritional content of hospital meals. </i><br />
<i> Of course I only had a short stay but on a restricted diet it was already becoming repetitive. That of course is a major challenge for any institution, how to cope for minority diets and for my time in the hospital I appreciated the food and care of all the staff there, both on the ward and throughout the hospital. Many thanks to you all.</i><br />
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</i> <i> I did prepare myself a decadent brunch today at home. 1 avocado, halved and de-stoned, a couple of good handfuls of raspberries, a handful of cherries chopped and de-stoned, a few mushrooms to give an earthy contrast, a clove of garlic finely chopped </i><br />
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<i>Delightful! </i><br />
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<i> So good to be home and of course back to my trusty companion Tich the wonder dog.</i><br />
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</i> When i do get home i will upload pictures and edit this post tidily.<br />
<i>Done and done.</i><br />
<i> Good health to you all.</i><br />
<i> Back to normal for my next post with a delicious banana bread recipe. </i> <br />
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Until then enjoy your food and especially enjoy your health.<br />
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Love from Pa<br />
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#vegetarian, #glutenfree, #heart, #health, #cardiac, #colchesterhospital, #NHSAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838634406712236542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071503237287238152.post-32847255474886205902013-07-09T13:46:00.003+01:002013-08-09T09:06:56.995+01:00Pa’s Easy Ginger Chickpeas with Salad of the Week 1<script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Hi and welcome back. </span><br />
<blockquote><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Today I have got a quick and simple spicy chickpea dish for you, coupled with my salad of the week <img alt="Rolling on the floor laughing" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-rollingonthefloorlaughing" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PVnNeGTzyl8/UdwETd55lrI/AAAAAAAAAew/NRkl_MnqBkM/wlEmoticon-rollingonthefloorlaughing%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> This is the salad riposte to those who complain that salad is bland and boring With only 4 ingredients this salad bites back.</span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> My little chickpea treat can be served warm or cold so both are ideal if you need to prepare in advance. </span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Tasty and simple. </span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> That is the way I like my food and I hope you do too.</span></blockquote><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #400040;"> Good,</span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #400040;"> y<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-C6BlxojZ4O0/UdwEUSMNBXI/AAAAAAAAAe4/r4Hnc289Org/s1600-h/060720137224.jpg"><img align="left" alt="06072013722" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JBxKuKPvWJk/UdwEVIjSx4I/AAAAAAAAAfA/hKSvYRlTH50/06072013722_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="404" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="06072013722" width="304" /></a>ou made it this far. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #400040;"> Chickpeas are one of my favourite carbs, so versatile, nourishing and a good plain base on which to build up flavours. And they are gluten free <img alt="Thumbs up" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-thumbsup" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-V59Gk2IUSj0/UdwEVWqmp7I/AAAAAAAAAfE/ecYS8KF_cA4/wlEmoticon-thumbsup%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> I love to use them as the basis for my veggie pie fillings but this is SUMMER in England for a week or two so I will leave the pies for later. </span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Today I have a quick and simple chickpea dish with another leaf salad. I picked up a lovely bunches of fresh mint and watercress of my local market which naturally are the base for the salad.</span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> For the chickpea dish i have used tinned chickpeas for speed and simplicity. Unless you are making huge quantities and planning well in advance I don’t think there is any point in preparing them from scratch yourself. </span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> You can see that the fresh raspberries that I intended to use as the juicy item in the salad are have become raspberry juice. They were soft and when I washed them turned on the tap too fast which squashed them. DOH!!! <img alt="Eye rolling smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pBiYghYhbkk/UdwEV-siUGI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/tCMg7CjvbTU/wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> I had no choice. I just had to rub them through the sieve and keep the juice to use later.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Off we go, start by washing all the produce thoroughly without squashing anything irredeemably. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: blue;"><b><u>Ingredients</u></b> </span></span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Ginger Chickpeas Salad of the Week</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> 240g chickpeas, drained and rinsed 230g fresh watercress</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> 40g root ginger 100g fresh mint leaves</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> 1 bulb garlic 250g sweet peppers</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> 1 large lemon 200g fresh fennel</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> 100g cashews, unsalted 200g closed cup mushrooms </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> for the dressing:-</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> 100g freshly pressed raspberry juice<img alt="Winking smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1D0-RQgdr8E/UdwEbDxkY-I/AAAAAAAAAf4/X-eKnzcyM14/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span></div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Into a<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yAVfLU-ErPQ/UdwEcSPnZ0I/AAAAAAAAAgA/ELygdeD_7vQ/s1600-h/06072013735%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="06072013735" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-z6wXAKFs_NE/UdwEc16ddqI/AAAAAAAAAgI/-uiu-Mvv5EU/06072013735_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="180" style="display: inline; float: left;" title="06072013735" width="240" /></a> large heatproof jug crush the bulb of garlic through a press, then shave the root ginger into it. Juice the lemon and pour that over then leave to stand. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Put the chickpeas into a pan and just cover with water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and drain. Add the chickpeas to the jug and crush lightly with a masher. Mix well</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Leave to soak. If you want to serve this dish warm, cover the jug and put into <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Q8tELIdHzls/UdwEeW24CLI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/LuRdJVZSCYk/s1600-h/06072013730%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="06072013730" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Y0hFFivIi28/UdwEfE3KCEI/AAAAAAAAAgY/9vVnZjPVii0/06072013730_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="240" style="display: inline; float: right;" title="06072013730" width="180" /></a>a warm oven.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Now for the salad.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Into a large bowl, chop the watercress fairly small. Clean seeds and top from the peppers , cut into long strips and add. Shave the fennel into the bowl. Roughly tear and crush the mint leaves, add those to the mix and toss thoroughly. Finished, put to the side.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Take the j<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OIMJ94oH5jc/UdwEgB0uCXI/AAAAAAAAAgg/__RGatgmEzs/s1600-h/06072013738%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="06072013738" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4ohsWWJ7CJs/UdwEgm0-uNI/AAAAAAAAAgo/y3JWWuQMaak/06072013738_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="180" style="display: inline; float: left;" title="06072013738" width="240" /></a>ug of chickpeas and stir the cashew nuts in. Chop the mushrooms into a dish, add the chickpeas and mix thoroughly. Finished.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> For the dressing, if not already accidentally achieved, juice the raspberries and sieve seeds and pulp out. Thin with a little water or lemon juice if necessary and pour into a serving bowl and there you have it. </span></div><div align="left"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzvTVjrvmBw_guT0j1lDJIszzfOWTT6p8qU1NoCwXPdte9jEtQTwN4aVc-pw2dvchy8Lj9XG0s0rgQmIBfLmXp22zqjCPEi7BqSqILqnSaFBsrHghk4hX20_cW0z2Gx3Tp3W0E73o2Hc/s1600/06072013744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzvTVjrvmBw_guT0j1lDJIszzfOWTT6p8qU1NoCwXPdte9jEtQTwN4aVc-pw2dvchy8Lj9XG0s0rgQmIBfLmXp22zqjCPEi7BqSqILqnSaFBsrHghk4hX20_cW0z2Gx3Tp3W0E73o2Hc/s1600/06072013744.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a></div></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Now you have tasty dish that looks good, serves 4 – 6 people depending on appetite and is ideal for a summer lunch or light supper as the sun goes down. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Preparation from start to finish is no more than 30 minutes then serve your friends or simply let them help themselves. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> I found the raspberry juice covered the salad gloriously but others thought it still a little too undressed <img alt="Eye rolling smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pBiYghYhbkk/UdwEV-siUGI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/tCMg7CjvbTU/wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> a little sea salt and cracked black pepper soon sorted them out. Regular readers have probably noticed I use very little salt in food preparation, preferring to leave it to individual taste.</span></div><br />
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<div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Well there you have another of my quick and simple dishes packed full of flavour and I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Serve with a good cheese on the side, or separately prepared other animal protein if you need to offer a carnivorous option.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> For a little variation there are all sorts of edible mushrooms available nowadays and I encourage you try different varieties to your usual. If you are a fungus hunter and know what you are doing then go out foraging and amaze your friends with some of the tasty, edible wild mushrooms but take care. If you aren’t sure what you are doing best keep your foraging confined to your local markets <img alt="Sun" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sun" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tiUADa-pVLE/UdwEjGpIB4I/AAAAAAAAAhA/c0qwcAv_TdY/wlEmoticon-sun%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> If you are serving drinks with it and want to maintain the theme, try simply crushing a sprig of mint into the glass. It’s terrific with a glass of cider or white wine or even simple water. I can only hope it is not long before the mint I have planted is established, it is such a versatile and tasty herb and so often overlooked for anything but simple uses.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> As always the food preparation would not have been possible alone, so veel dank nogmaals mijn weinig voedsel ninja, de mooie Modelleine, voor de onschatbare hulp <img alt="Ninja" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-ninja" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rumBCk3IHGE/UdwEjonIYQI/AAAAAAAAAhE/O0rtsJjYRBo/wlEmoticon-ninja%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> That’s all from me today, if you have got this far, then well done and thank you too, if you want to leave a comment below I would love to hear from you</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> wishing you Fungus, Fun and Frolics in the sun</span></div><div align="left"><br />
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<blockquote><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Good morning world I have a busy day ahead so I ha<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7LY2GNl8FSc/UdVQZLEvLpI/AAAAAAAAAc4/6022BlrWmHU/s1600-h/0307201370423.jpg"><img align="right" alt="03072013704" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Xp8rR-Xf-t4/UdVQZ1ZIKZI/AAAAAAAAAdA/j68-8_N253Q/03072013704_thumb20.jpg?imgmax=800" height="152" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="03072013704" width="202" /></a>ve had a power breakfast special and I thought I would share it with you. Loads of fruit with cinnamon and mint. Simple and tasty which is how I like my food. Healthy and packed full goodness which is how I need it.</span></blockquote><br />
<a name='more'></a><blockquote><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Welcome to breakfast <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZX7zuzZSJI4/UdVQaWYeqwI/AAAAAAAAAdI/sM2VhqJoe3U/wlEmoticon-smile2.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> with Pa. This morning it is all fruit to power me up for the day. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bUafXC7WVLI/UdVQbPPjhuI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/ixEMSYUj5to/s1600-h/030720136957.jpg"><span style="font-size: small;"><img align="left" alt="03072013695" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6IuxXbSviyw/UdVQbvaKSQI/AAAAAAAAAdY/HIjgvoxU48Q/03072013695_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" height="202" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="03072013695" width="152" /></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> 1/2 cool Galia melon</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;"> 1 banana</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;"> handful of strawberries</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;"> 1 large apple</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;"> 2 lemons</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;"> cinnamon</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;"> sprig of fresh mint</span></blockquote><div align="left"><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"> </span>Well for this I have used what I think are the last of my </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">home grown strawberries. Sadly living in an upstairs apartment with no<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-m9r26RFIqoA/UdVQcp8gzTI/AAAAAAAAAdg/XQ7l5_yDxsI/s1600-h/030720136937.jpg"><img align="right" alt="03072013693" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sckhuB-p8og/UdVQdSlQbfI/AAAAAAAAAdo/n2xVLK1SSK4/03072013693_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" height="189" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="03072013693" width="142" /></a> garden my food growing is limited. I have previously filled my windowsills with houseplants, so this year when I wanted to grow strawberries I had to hang a couple of baskets. Filled with plants from a local superstore which were plumped up for selling, I have had a fair first crop. Now they are putting out runners which I may harvest to start a new plantation <img alt="Rolling on the floor laughing" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-rollingonthefloorlaughing" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-clb6VI1Aems/UdVQd0gY7UI/AAAAAAAAAdw/lXcuWwiIk3o/wlEmoticon-rollingonthefloorlaughing%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" />. I also have a tomato plant in each basket and have just settled a new Moroccan mint plant into one. So I will be keeping them busy. </span></div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> <u>Method</u></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> First of all remove the cheap sunglasses from the melon. Slice him in half and scoop out the seeds with a spoon. Take 1 half and using a grapefruit knife or similar work round under the f<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eLK3sSXmbR0/UdVQfFZazHI/AAAAAAAAAd4/cae1HeV_CjQ/s1600-h/03072013699%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="03072013699" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lxAudrCKTRc/UdVQf7xkc9I/AAAAAAAAAeA/K_-YoQPlYK8/03072013699_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="137" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="03072013699" width="182" /></a>lesh to free it. Then slice into bite sized pieces. </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Wash the strawberries and place on top. Now to the lemons. To eat we only need the juice of one. The juice of the second is for the glass of lemon water. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Pa’s Tip of the Day</span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;"> I use a lemon a day for my morning lemon water so, if I have the time, I always zest it before juicing and save the zest in my little pot which I keep in the freezer so when I am baking I always have plenty of lemon zest.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: small;"> So juice 1 lemon. Wash and chop the apple and add to the bowl. Slice the banana in with it and the driz<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oj6NEqgj1pM/UdVQhPCHBzI/AAAAAAAAAeI/UIUc6egEVKQ/s1600-h/03072013707%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="03072013707" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2TJQIPr6914/UdVQhvCdRHI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/lgIyA-wvH1s/03072013707_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="242" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="03072013707" width="182" /></a>zle the lemon juice over it. Dust with cinnamon a shred the sprig of fresh mint over the lot. Juice the second lemon and top up to a pint with spring water and there we have it. Breakfast.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Well eating it has done me good, I can almost feel myself bursting with health. What a pleasure eating my own grown strawberries and the first sprig of my own mint. You can’t beat home grown and it shows that, even if you live up in the sky with no garden, you can still grow a little and enjoy the satisfaction of eating it.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> I’m off now, I have lots to do. I think I have made more of a job of writing about it than the simplicity of preparing it. Quick and tasty, use the fruits of your choice, whatever you have to hand really. Instead of sprinkling with sugar though, try a dusting of cinnamon and a sprig of fresh herb to taste. It makes it so much healthier and gives you a sustained energy rather than a sugar rush. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Love, spice and herbs</span></span></div><div align="left"><br />
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<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Hi welcome to my easy rice recipe. I call it pae-otto because I cook it like a paella or risotto, though I use a wholegrain brown rice and flavourings of my choice. </span><br />
<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Pae-ott</span><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-D_G8fe_8QDw/UdK4wcxie-I/AAAAAAAAAZs/U5gF6Hw5M6k/s1600-h/22062013673%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="22062013673" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-m1n4W9xWPnk/UdK4xdXMQ0I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/CXZXDxHqaqY/22062013673_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="180" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="22062013673" width="240" /></a>o is simply cooking your </span><br />
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<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Now in Valencia they will tell you that the crust on the paella pan is the best part <img alt="Winking smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GcY4pJ6uPjY/UdK4xiB-KJI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/haCQnA2X9ag/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> and I like it if not burnt. If you are serving this up to friends and family and you don’t have the credibility of the Valencia paella makers, then you might be best keeping the crust for yourself or leaving it in the pan.</span><br />
<blockquote><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Risotto of course is not cooked as dry as paella and is easier to manage without a crust on the base. It really depends on how you are intending to serve it. I like it dry for serving with salad and it is easier to put on the table for a self serve buffet like this. For an evening dinner I tend more to a moist risotto consistency.</span></blockquote><br />
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<div align="center"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Ingredients</span></u></div><div align="center"> <span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">for the stock:- </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">4 tbsp dried mint </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">1/2 tsp turmeric </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">1/2 tsp ground ginger </span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: blue;">fo</span><span style="color: blue;">r the salad:-</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">400g sweet peppers </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">275g cherry tomatoes </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">100g fresh watercress </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">120g fresh coriander </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">First for their invaluable help with vegetable chopping and other preparation my wrists cannot handle, grazie a mia figlia occupato l'utile Breeze e, naturalmente, il mio piccolo ninja cibo, la bella Modeleine <img alt="Ninja" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-ninja" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1AfPmUcBTTk/UdK44M1rtyI/AAAAAAAAAa0/hw7KfMmsMrE/wlEmoticon-ninja%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> .</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> So let’s make a simple stock. Into a heatproof measuring jug first put the herbs and spices, then the pressed garlic and chopped onion and cover with the tin of tomatoes. Stir well. Top up to 1 litre with boiling water from the kettle. Stir well and leave to stand.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Weigh and wash the rice and put in a large saucepan. Pour the stock over the top and stir thoroughly. Bring to the boil, cover and reduce to a simmer. As the heat builds up in the rice as well as the stock the heat can turned down further.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> After 15 – 20 minutes add the peas and carrots, stir in gently and turn up the heat again until simmering, then reduce as low as possible while maintaining a simmer. As the liquid is absorbed into the rice, test it.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-b7ls0YTT1yU/UdK46FqjZmI/AAAAAAAAAa8/BDGUH9kgqVE/s1600-h/22062013671%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="22062013671" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OAf4xK8biHA/UdK46twWfdI/AAAAAAAAAbE/NsAuy58Cjtk/22062013671_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="180" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="22062013671" width="240" /></a></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> If too al dente add a little more boiling water, 100 ml maximum. Depending on whether you are going for a risotto or paella finish depends when you take it out. Wet for risotto or take the cover off and leave to dry on very low heat for my salad pae-otto. When ready torn out into a serving dish.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-E68hFvtEpBE/UdK47X6xd1I/AAAAAAAAAbM/VVkYXsVynM0/s1600-h/22062013665%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="22062013665" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vQMKpfUcSEA/UdK48Dtj5cI/AAAAAAAAAbU/1DxqeD3nee0/22062013665_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="22062013665" width="184" /></a></span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: blue;">While the rice is cooking prepare the salad.</span> </span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Cut the sweet peppers into strips. Roughly chop the watercress and coriander and throw it all into a large bowl with the tomatoes.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;">Mix well. You can, of course, add the dressing of your choice, myself I like it naked or with just a light dusting of sea salt or spice, cinnamon perhaps? to preserve it’s modesty <img alt="Flirt male" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-flirtmale" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UpxekW89Kf4/UdK48WlNTbI/AAAAAAAAAbc/n0n8H94qUzI/wlEmoticon-flirtmale%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" />.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> Now for a buffet or party just put the bowls on the food table and let your guests help themselves. For a smaller gathering serve it up yourself. Remember to remove the star anise before serving</span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bv68AoG-nfU/UdK49lrpadI/AAAAAAAAAbk/h2yji7_oZSU/s1600-h/22062013673%25255B17%25255D.jpg"><img alt="22062013673" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vEcP8zq_xPk/UdK4-YgASuI/AAAAAAAAAbs/ijV5QJyGo9g/22062013673_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="180" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="22062013673" width="240" /></a></span></div><br />
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<span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">And there you have it my friends, simple paella style rice that has soaked up the flavours and colours of the spices and herbs that you use. You can of course try your own combinations, the turmeric gives even brown rice a nice golden colour. Paprika will make it red and give it some heat. Try different rices if you like but remember the amount of liquid as well as cooking time will vary. Variations on which vegetables you add is easy, just remember to allow adequate cooking time is left for them before the rice is ready.</span><br />
<blockquote><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">These quantities serve around 6 - 8, depending on appetite.</span></div></blockquote><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><span style="color: #400040; font-size: large;"> This rice can be served hot or cold, it’s easy and tasty and infinitely variable to suit your own tastes. Definitely a recipe worthy of your collection in my humble opinion.</span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> The salad of course can also be changed, using different leafs depending on season, different peppers for sweetness or heat, different tomatoes for juiciness and different seasonings. Try not to overcomplicate and remember, if you are trying to eat healthily it’s the dressings that contain the baddies mostly.</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Have fun with your cooking, play with your food, enjoy what you make and eat what you enjoy.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #400040; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: x-large;">from Pa </span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838634406712236542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071503237287238152.post-59005784972451781382013-06-27T19:33:00.000+01:002013-07-24T11:03:43.470+01:00Pa’s vegetarian ideas for summer parties, buffets and barbeques<script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms"><span style="font-size: large"><span style="color: #800040"><b>Well hi and welcome to summer!</b> </span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms"><span style="font-size: large"><span style="color: #800040"><b> Today I have just popped in a few great ideas from other other people, because not everything I do can always be original </b><b>☺☺</b> </span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms"><span style="font-size: large"><span style="color: #800040"><b>So here you are, if you are hosting a party this summer or going to one. If you are a vegetarian or have guests that are.</b> </span></span></span></div><div align="center"><b><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: #800040; font-size: large">Or if you just like healthy tasty food here are some bright ideas to liven up your table.</span> </b></div><div align="center"><b></b> </div><div align="center"><b></b> </div><div align="right"><img style="display: inline; float: left" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEidWcTeKVgmYs_q58JlQc0jvFC8ephOpg8d0dNeXUhVc8MbTVsueod4gTOlkhDgpUcd03hHGNj1zPXmJnbR1z_KYjddhK-plXQe2ypiH5jCjv0eEix12Se26nsUR4UlkrxnASXFhQqkc_E1CmQwPnk9K8ota9n3egbZa5VVAgECvyqeoJYZGwbrPsw8LE45TolLP7qs=" width="298" height="400"></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="center"> <br />
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: red; font-size: large"><b> Simple fruit sticks and is </b></span><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: red; font-size: large"><b>that cheese I spy at the bottom? </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: red; font-size: large"><b> Whichever fruit and cheese rocks your world make this a sophisticated, modern version of the old cheese and pineapple.</b></span> <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small"><a href="http://www.rashoncarraway.com/2012/10/brunch-at-samuel-heath-london.html"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms"><u><font size="4">fruit skewers at Samuel Heath via rashon carraway</font></u></span></a></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: red; font-size: large"><b>Fruit, nuts, cheese, seeds and green leaves of your choice with an option of your favourite home-made dressing.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: red; font-size: large"><b> A great idea here for fruit skewers, adapt it with your favourite fruits or just what you have to hand. </b></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: red; font-size: large"></span><b><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: red; font-size: medium"></span></b><br />
<span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; font-size: large"><b> A light dusting of cinnamon or ginger or another of your favourite spices might just give it that little extra something.</b></span> </span></div><div align="center"> <br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-size: small"><b><a href="http://calmmindbusybody.com/spicy-salad-avocado-figs/"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms"><font size="4"><u>Avacado and fig salad from calmmindbusybody</u></font></span></a></b></span> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img style="display: inline; float: right" alt="" align="right" src="http://calmmindbusybody.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/spicysalad_2.jpg" width="368" height="280"></div><div align="center"> <br />
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: red; font-size: large"><b>A nice colourful salad to brighten up the table, a busy recipe but could be simplified and modified to suit individual tastes </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">3 cups Romaine leaves, torn into bite-sized pieces </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">1 Red Bell Pepper, chopped into small pieces </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">1 Avocado, sliced into small pieces </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">3-4 </span><a href="http://www.iherb.com/Made-in-Nature-Organic-Calimyrna-Figs-7-oz-198-g/34219?at=0&rcode=IBI322"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">dried Figs</span></a><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">, cut into small pieces </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">1 Large Tomato, chopped </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">1/4 Red Onion, minced </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">1 tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">3-4 Large Mushrooms, chopped </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">Juice from ½ a Lime </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">2 tbs Pine nuts </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">3-4 Black Olives, chopped </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">small bunch fresh Cilantro, chopped </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">1 cup cooked Black Beans </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">Hot Sauce, to taste </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">1/2-3/4 cup Corn Kernels (Fresh off the cob or frozen and thawed)</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: red; font-size: large"><b>fresh mint and watermelon salad </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms; font-size: large"><b><span style="color: red"> A simple bright and healthy salad from Jaimie and Kristen at</span> </b></span><b><u><span style="font-size: small"><a href="http://www.idontgotothegym.com/2013_06_01_archive.html"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms"><font size="4">idontgotothegym</font></span></a><span style="font-family: comic sans ms"> </span></span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">5 cups watermelon - 1/2 medium sized melon </span><br />
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">1 cucumber </span><br />
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">1 pint cherry tomatoes </span><br />
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">1 lime </span><br />
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small">2 tbsp chopped mint leaves </span><br />
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: blue; font-size: small"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: #800040; font-size: large"> </span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: #800040; font-size: large"> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: #800040; font-size: large"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: #800040; font-size: large"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: #800040; font-size: large"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: #800040; font-size: large"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: #800040; font-size: large"><b><span style="color: purple">Well that’s it for today folks, a few bright, tasty healthy ideas for summer. Now all we need is the sun but i’m sure parties wont wait for that.</span></b></span> </div><div align="center"><b><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: purple; font-size: large"></span></b> </div><div align="center"><b><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: purple; font-size: large">Have lots of fun in the sun</span></b> </div><div align="center"><b><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: purple; font-size: large"></span></b> </div><div align="center"><b><span style="font-family: comic sans ms; color: purple; font-size: x-large">Love from Pa</span></b> </div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Hi Pa is back with a trial run on baking and icing a gluten-free vegetarian celebration cake.</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Several errors glorified this attempt, some were successfully covered up, others are all too obvious for your amusement. Despite this the cake was successful in as much as it tasted great and was devoured with glee.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <i>So here we go.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> A small edit here, to go with the photo. The very first attempt with the oranges went completely silly due to following quantities in a recipe that turned out to be more suitable for pancakes when put in the tin. The revised recipe uses lemon zest rather than orange but I forgot to take a new picture. So use your imagination please.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><u><span style="font-size: large;">Ingredients</span></u></i></span></h4>
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> for the cake </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">300g Doves gluten free plain flour<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-b--6WOpoGYg/Ucgh9Kn41rI/AAAAAAAAAXs/piP6rqJ2Iwg/s1600-h/14062013630%25255B34%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="14062013630" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Nx-WglsCffM/Ucgh-v_EztI/AAAAAAAAAX0/pX8Edu-7u2Q/14062013630_thumb%25255B28%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="262" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="14062013630" width="350" /></a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">300g caster sugar</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">300g sunflower spread</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">50g modified maize starch</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">6 tsp baking powder</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4 free range eggs</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">zest 5 lemons</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> for the sandwich</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">apricot jam</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">buttercream</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> for the icing</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Renshaws ready to roll sunflower coloured icing</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> +</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> butter icing</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">200g unsalted butter</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">350g icing sugar</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1 tsp lemon extract</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Method</u></span></span></h4>
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<tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;">Heavy beating</span></span></td></tr>
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Heat oven to 190<sup>o</sup>C </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cream the sunflower spread and sugar until light and fluffy</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beat in the eggs 1 at a time</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beat in the flour, maize starch, baking powder and zest taking care not to overbeat and scraping down from the sides of the bowl</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Divide between 2 well oiled 8 inch sandwich tins</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bake in the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Turn out onto a wire rack to cool</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Make the buttercream</span></span></h3>
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Put the butter in a bowl and beat until light and fluffy</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Stir in the icing sugar and lemon extract until evenly mixed</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beat until light and smooth</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Decorating the cake</span></span></h3>
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Slice off the tops of the two sponges to give you a flat topped cake</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spread the jam on the cut top of one sponge and buttercream on the cut top of the other</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Turn one onto the other giving you a filled flat topped sandwich</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Clean off any excess filling with a knife</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spread the icing across the top of the cake and around the sides</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Smooth off with a palette knife and allow to dry off</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Roll out the ready to roll icing between 2 sheets of baking paper</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cut out your chosen decorative shapes, I used simple heart shape cookie cutters</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Apply to the cake in your chosen motif</span></span></li>
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<tr> <td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The Final Product more tasty than beautiful</span></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: red;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Now to my mistakes! Well the sponge tops collapsed a little in the final few minutes of cooking, I was fortunately able to cover this because the tops were sliced off anyway to make the sandwich. I think this was caused because the cake mix was too moist, a problem we have previously encountered using gluten-free flour, so do assess your mix and add a little more flour if necessary to get a stiff batter. Also avoid over-beating as I mention in the Method, this was my first time with an electric mixer rather than my little food ninja whisking by hand and I may have got a little overenthusiastic, which I am reliably informed can cause sponge collapse. Always best to use your ninja I think.</span></i></span></span> <span style="color: red;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> With the icing; three points. </span></i></span> <br />
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<li><span style="color: red;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Butter icing and ready to roll icing are not a good combination</span></i></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: red;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">If using a wet palette knife to smooth the butter icing make sure you give plenty of drying time before adding your decorations.</span></i></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: red;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Roll the icing between baking parchment, do not oil your rolling pin to prevent sticking. </span></i></span></li>
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<span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span> <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> As you can see in the pic breaking these three p</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">oints gives shiny hearts that are dragging the butter icing down under their weight. </span></b></span> <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> All in all I ended up with a messy finish but fortunately a tasty cake. I did wonder if I had added to much lemon but was reliably informed by one daughter that you can never add too much lemon.</span></b></span> <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Like garlic, or cinnamon in their appropriate dishes.</span></b></span> <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> So thanks to all three daughters and Tich the dog for the unanimous thumbs up for this cake and a message to you readers, mistakes and errors may creep into your baking, so top class flavouring is essential if the finished product is to rise above them.</span></b></span> <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> So get baking folks and try to learn from my mistakes rather repeat them but remember to always cook the food you love and love the food you cook.</span></b></span> <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span> <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Love bakes and bites</span></span></b></span> <span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span> <span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><b> from </b></span> <span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><b> Pa</b></span> <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-7712934705233232"; /* pa's pies 1 */ google_ad_slot = "4511376305"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //</script>--> <script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"></script> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838634406712236542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071503237287238152.post-43102095846420918022013-06-15T15:28:00.000+01:002013-07-25T23:48:39.353+01:00Coco Cake Land : Simple Black and White Party + Cake<a href="http://cococakecupcakes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/simple-black-and-white-party-cake.html#links">Coco Cake Land : Simple Black and White Party + Cake</a><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"><b> Welcome back to Pa’s pages, today I am making a gluten free loaf for the first time <img alt="Open-mouthed smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7fjmYjG0QUI/UbcKFwqF9LI/AAAAAAAAAVY/eqwngwygG2M/wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> so let’s see how that goes.</b></span><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> First I need to let you know that due to spondylitis in the spine, I have limited manual dexterity and low energy thresholds. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> So I will introduce my first cheat who’s energy and enthusiasm has helped me with most of the food preparation on these pages.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Take a bow La belle Moddelline <img alt="Ninja" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-ninja" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-R9tH7fo_B-w/UbcKGqxx7UI/AAAAAAAAAVg/dVWKY8TB3ew/wlEmoticon-ninja%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> my little food ninja without whom none of this would be possible and many thanks for your invaluable help.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> My second cheat is that I am once again using Dove gluten free flour. On the packet Dove unfortunately do not give a bread recipe.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> I did also use Allinsons fast action yeast which has a bread recipe on the container and I adapted that. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> So this is a simple recipe, indeed all bread recipes are pretty simple it is just getting a workable dough, kneading it then leaving it to rise. Normally the dough is allowed to rise twice with a kneading in the middle and here is the anomaly with gluten free bread.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> The main function of kneading with normal bread mixes is to work the gluten which gives the dough it’s elasticity and cohesion.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> That obviously is not the case with gluten free bread. Here we need to get the cohesion and limited elasticity from the right mix of ingredients and the kneading is more for the purpose of getting plenty of oxygen into the dough to allow the yeast to work.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> The Allinsons recipe and yeast only asks for one kneading and rise before the oven so that does suit gluten free flour.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">So on with the <span style="color: blue;">recipe;-</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> <u>Ingredients</u></span></b></h1>
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<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> <i>500g Doves gluten free flour</i></span></li>
<li><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> 25g modified maize starch</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> 10g Allinson easy bake yeast</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> 15g sugar</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> 15g sunflower spread</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> 3 medium sized free range eggs at room temperature</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> 150ml warm water</span></i> </li>
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: blue;">Now this is where we realise how simple this recipe is and just how slack I was as La belle Moddelline </span>did all the hard work and I just supervised</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">and should have taken a lot more photos.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> So mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl, </span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Separately beat the eggs then mix them thoroughly into the dry mix.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Add water a little at a time until you get a workable dough, remembering that this flour is funny stuff to work with and you can easily over wet the dough. If this happens put plenty of flour on your kneading surface and work it in until you get the correct consistency. You will know this, when as you knead with the heel of your hand the dough doesn’t tear.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Water and flour can be added in small quantities until it is correct but always remember to work the dough thoroughly after each addition to see the full effect.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Now as we are trying to get as much air/oxygen into the dough as possible, repeatedly folding as you knead with the heel of your hand, rotating the dough so that all of it is thoroughly worked.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> 15 minutes of kneading when you have your dough should be plenty, then lightly grease your loaf tin, mould your dough into a loaf shape that fits, put in tin and cover with a clean cloth.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">Put somewhere warm and draft free and leave for 1 hour to rise.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Pre-heat the oven to 230<sup>o </sup>C and place the loaf gently on a high middle shelf.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Cook for 15 minutes then reduce the temperature to 200<sup>o</sup> C and cook for another 20 – 30 minutes until the rise is well set.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Remember that this flour does not brown like wheat flour so don’t wait for the same colour but take the loaf out of the oven, tip from the tin and tap on the base with a knuckle. It should sound hollow, if not put back in the oven and test again after 5 –10 minutes until happy.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Remember the loaf and tin are hot! So use an oven glove or tea towel when handling them. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;">A loaf fresh out of the oven is a wondrous thing. The aroma is </span></i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"><i>lovely and so tempting to try.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"><i>Try and control yourself and allow it to cool on a wire rack but do try a slice while it is still warm. </i></span><i> <span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> A slice with butter or your usual spread is a treat.</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"><i> A slice with a little Brie cheese and black pepper accompanied by a drop of the house red for myself and La belle Moddelline finished the bake in style.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"><b> Well that bake was a success the bread was good and tasty</b> <b>and it sliced well. My only reservation was that it could have been a little lighter, next time</b> <b>I will try a little more kneading and a longer rise time but all in all I am very happy with it.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> So many thanks if you have made it this far and I do hope you try this simple bread recipe and let me know the results.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Whatever you are baking and eating, think, smell, taste, ENJOY your food.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> Love from Pa</span></b><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;"> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838634406712236542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071503237287238152.post-21635052855225951992013-06-06T13:44:00.000+01:002013-07-25T23:49:37.930+01:00Watercress Soup<script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is a picture of a perfect Watercress Soup, not my recipe but watercress being a particular favourite of mine I just thought I would add this picture of Felicity Cloake's delightful version and if you follow the link it will get you to the recipe on time.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://pagoesglutenfree.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Way of the Watercress</a> </span></i></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838634406712236542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071503237287238152.post-88392301598698460512013-06-06T13:08:00.000+01:002013-07-25T23:14:47.358+01:00Cinnamon Biscuits Recipe<script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: orange;"> <a href="http://pagoesglutenfree.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://pagoesglutenfree.blogspot.co.uk/</a></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: orange;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;"> Well I just copied and pasted the cinnamon biscuit recipe over, without my witty banter and pearls of wisdom that you know and love so well.</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>First Up the BISCUITS!</i></span></span></span></span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now allow a beginner a small cheat if you will, I have been using commercial gluten free flour as an easy entry point.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">In fact Doves gluten free flour, which contains rice, potato, tapioca, maize and buckwheat. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><i>Ingredients</i></u></span></span></h3><h3></h3><h3><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 300 g Dove gluten free plain flour</span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 150g Sunflower spread</span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 100g Caster sugar</span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 2 medium free-range eggs </span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 2 tbspn modified maize starch</span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 1 tspn ground cinnamon</span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 1/2 tspn ground ginger</span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Zest of 1 lemon </span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><i>Method</i></u></span></span></span></span></h3><h3> <span style="color: #351c75;"><i> </i></span></h3><ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMGCjUae_-qruEAItB83K1dSVJTfU_xgq8wguFoA3qku_rMh0DtWmfdzVdkyJojPXTyFGbHZSoRrlN90Vst4jbvJJkwpXtBBV1UaZBK76PS8wFk9iAuUiywYu-XojcHBUk6yQgr-E-cU/s1600/25052013504.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMGCjUae_-qruEAItB83K1dSVJTfU_xgq8wguFoA3qku_rMh0DtWmfdzVdkyJojPXTyFGbHZSoRrlN90Vst4jbvJJkwpXtBBV1UaZBK76PS8wFk9iAuUiywYu-XojcHBUk6yQgr-E-cU/s1600/25052013504.jpg" height="240" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a>
<li><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i> Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl </i></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i> Cream the sugar and fat together in another bowl</i></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i> Beat eggs into that mix </i></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i> Add sugar, fat and egg mix to dry mix</i></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i> Beat that mix thoroughly</i></span></b></li>
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<ul><li><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i> With this flour I found it difficult to get the correct consistency </i></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i> Dove say it takes time to absorb liquid but that doesn't really help</i></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i> So if necessary, at this point sieve more flour over mix a little at a time, until you get a workable dough</i></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i> Cover bowl and put it in the fridge for 1 hour approx </i></span></b> </li>
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<ul><li><span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Remove from fridge and roll out to about 5 - 7 mm thickness</span></b></i></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> If you think the dough is still too wet flour surface and dough and knead to good rolling consistency</span></b></i></span></li>
</ul><ul><li><span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> I then cut to size and put in trays lined with baking paper and cut crosshatch lines with a knife for later breaks</span></b></i></span></li>
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<ul><li><span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> You may find it easier and get a better result using a cookie cutter to cut prior to putting on a baking sheet</span></b></i></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Lightly dust with caster sugar and cinnamon</span></b></i></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Place in the oven, high middle shelf for 15 minutes</span></b></i></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Remove and allow to cool, initially on tray, then remove to wire rack</span></b></i></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> One warning, this does not brown like wheat flour and if you wait for that, bikkies will be overdone </span></b></i></span></li>
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<span style="color: purple;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Try not to break corners off for testing while they cool ho ho ho</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <b> </b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here are a few more pictures I have found that I thought I would share with you lucky people.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Christmas Cake 2012</span></b></i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<b> <span style="font-size: large;"></span></b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My best looking Christmas cake so far, </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">not as boozy as previous years </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">but with a tidy decoration </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">even if the trees are well past their best.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> This is my vegetarian version of a Gala Pie, not my best filling, </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I forgot to put in the fresh herbs and garlic DOH! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Then broke the jug on the blender poking things down with a wooden spoon while it was blending DOH! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Fair to say I was in a rush and not focused.</span></span><b></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Celebration Pie</b></i></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My best pastry yet though, a very rich hot water pastry variation, as used in pork pies, gala pies etc. but I used butter and milk instead of lard and water, otherwise the method is the same.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Very tasty pie thank you very much I look forward to seeing if I can manage a gluten free version of this pastry.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Keep an eye on Gluten Free Pa or Pa Goes Gluten Free, still not sure how these titles work in a search. It will be labelled as Gluten Free Vegetarian Celebration Pie if I can pull it off.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Can't find a picture of my Biff Wellington, a vegetarian version of Beef Wellington that is a real treat. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Again keep an eye out around Christmas time, when I will be trying for a Gluten Free version.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> If I can pull them off I will be posting the recipes, if I remember to write them down. My daughters keep cussing me for cooking good food without keeping a record of how I did it.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I do a very nice Perky Pie as well, completely pork free but not such a rich pastry, just a straight vegetarian hot water pastry.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Again, I will try to write down and share the recipe next time I bake them. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Unfortunately I have too many PA!!! moments nowadays. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> A very simple cake/biscuit recipe baked in the same tray as my tray bake dinners, you know it makes sense.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b>Blueberry and Cinnamon tray cake</b></i></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I can't remember the recipe, although it is bound to have Cinnamon because I put it in nearly everything sweet I cook, one of my very favourite spices.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Cinnamon is for life not just for Christmas ho ho ho.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Also contains Blueberries from the look of it and probably also Sultanas because I put them in most dishes, sweet and savoury.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I CAN'T HELP IT!!!!!!</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Chocolate Birthday cake</span></b></i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="color: red;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>My one and only pumpkin pie.</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"> A difficult ingredient to work with because it isn't actually a very nice taste. </span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b>At least English pumpkins aren't, they are grown mainly for making Halloween pumpkin heads not eating.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I think in the USA they grow sweet pumpkins for eating and carving pumpkins for heads which may be why they like Pumpkin Pie so much. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I may be completely mistaken about that though and if an American who knows about these things should read this, please let me know.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I did find that it was very difficult to get people to try a slice because they had eaten bad pumpkin pies in the past.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I can understand this because I didn't find it very appetising to start with and I used a lot of different spices to get a flavour I enjoyed. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> When people were persuaded to try a slice they were pleasantly surprised that it tasted nothing like Pumpkin Pies they had known previously.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> So a result there.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I cannot remember what the white bits on the top are but I am sure that they were an ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT addition and gave it that certain Je ne sais quoi essential at Halloween.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Well that is it for this set of pictures, sorry I don't have the recipes to go with them, that was sort of the point of starting this blog but I went off on a tangent about my diet and still forgot to write the recipes down.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I will try to do better in the future both on here and Pa Goes Gluten Free, my new blog devoted to guess what? Gluten Free baking, so this one may become more the realm of preserves and other interesting cooking and food related posts.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I did make some delicious spiced fruit and spirits drinks last Christmas as well as some nice lightly spiced fruit jams. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Plus an Indian version of Branston pickle and some nice pickled fruit and vegetables. Well I liked them although they met with mixed reactions from the younger generation who don't seem to be Pickle People.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> All in all I have been busy with just what this blog needed but have kept no record and haven't posted. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">DOH!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Now I have started a Gluten Free blog (yes I realise I have already mentioned it) to run alongside this one but instead of posting on there I am back with Pa's Pies and Preserves, yes it is another quality PA!!! moment.</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Well that is all for now folks, should anyone even read this.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> So remember people, love what you eat and eat what you love but keep it vegetarian.</span></span><br />
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<span id="goog_1584558595"></span><span id="goog_1584558596"></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Hi been a long time and as you might have noticed I have gone gluten free and started a new gluten free blog.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"> So I am just uploading collected pictures of baking since we last spoke to tidy up so to speak.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;">Who knows what the future may bring?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Here is a short selection of my diet as it was, in July 2012 if I am reading the mobile date correctly.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Doesn't it look healthy and fairly minimal gluten by coincidence.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"> As a matter of interest, if anyone is interested, I have gone down from 95k to 85k now. That is weight, not salary unfortunately.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"> So here is some good looking tray bakes and other snacks. I will leave out the plates of egg, chips and beans and bars of chocolate that interrupted my perfect diet hee hee.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_1584558593"> A nice little before and after tray bake featuring sweet potatoes and butternut squash if memory serves me.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Tasty looking tray bake</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Before</span></i></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_1584558593">Another tasty wholesome before and after tray bake</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_1584558593"> Now for some tasty sandwiches, </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_1584558593">I'm going to have to practice my bread making to get a good gluten-free sandwich loaf.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Do I know how to make a great sarnie or what?</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Home made jam! Apple and blueberry if memory serves me well</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Another great sandwich from Pa</span></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_1584558593"> Self explanatory I think but I'm getting peckish just posting it.</span><span id="goog_1584558593"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_1584558593"> A little bit of fun to finish today I think.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Playing with your food is great fun</span></i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_1584558593"> Well if anyone finds and reads this thanks for looking and remember to taste and enjoy whatever you eat.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_1584558593"> Love Life Laughs</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_1584558593"> from Pa </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_1584558593"> Just found most of these pictures in previous post DOH! </span></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838634406712236542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071503237287238152.post-41595589944940473962012-07-22T20:57:00.001+01:002012-07-22T20:57:49.732+01:00My Vegetarian Diet Day ? 5 21/07/12<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Here we are back again. Once more writing this a day late so... started off with still nothing in the cupboard but managed to do a good shop later. Went a little over the top in the fruit and veg department but hey ho will have to eat it all now. Can i really lose weight eating as much fruit and veg as that???? Bought a strange fruit tea bread at a community celebration over the recreation ground which is surprisingly tasty, didn't get the recipe apart from it has a half pint of tea in it. Odd!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 2 slices of pineapple</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Potato, carrot, mushrooms, red onion, bell pepper, garlic</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">mmmmmm!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 1 slice of home made fruit tea bread</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Apricot</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Well there you have it. The beetroot i got vacuum packed and pickled myself, adding chilli flakes, black peppercorns and black cardamon seeds, I forgot that i had already spiced my vinegar and the beetroot is quite fierce but tasty. All in all a good days eating.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Careful with your pickling and enjoy your food.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Love from Pa </span> </span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Hi, this one is a day <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">late and i can't remember much of what i was thinking yesterday. However the cupboard was bare and it was raining all day so i didn't go out to shop. You will see how that affects my diet. :-)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: black;">Small bar of dark chocolate, 85% cocoa</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Home made parsnip and blueberry jam :-)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 4 slices of pineapple</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 1 can of vegetable soup</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">In a big mug </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">a splash of brown sauce</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Valencia oranges</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: red;">Drinks</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Coffee, milky coffee, vodka, tea, water.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Well i remember a little now, i did make the marvelous jam though the recipe and notes were in the lost notebook, so the recipe page hasn't gone up.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> There we are and Tich is giving me the heavy eyeball now, wanting to be taken out, so i'm off and you will have to make your own minds up about the healthiness of today's grub.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> </span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838634406712236542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071503237287238152.post-22368797164981398122012-07-20T08:32:00.000+01:002012-07-20T08:32:59.169+01:00My Vegetarian Diet Day ?3 19/07/12<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hi everybody, doing this next morning but quite early :-) yesterday did finally manage <span style="color: blue;">Plus1 Fukushima Food </span>my thoughts on the Japanese starting to sell marine produce from the nuclear coast. Check it out after reading my Diet of the Day ho ho.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 2 Bananas</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: black;">2 x wholemeal bread sandwiches</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Brie with chilli, tomato, onion, sweet pepper, sultanas</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: black;">2 slices of honeydew melon</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> 2 slices of pineapple</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> Butternut squash, sweet potato, potato, bell pepper, mushrooms, </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> onion</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> Well there you have it, a glamour page of photos as well, i hope my diet looks more interesting than it reads. I got a real taste for the pineapple, it is just perfectly sweet and juicy at the moment. I must admit though that dinner filled me so much i couldn't even manage my supper oranges. That is the power of good food. Please spare a thought for the Fukushima residents and their food.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> So enjoy your food because you are what you eat.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> </span> </span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838634406712236542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071503237287238152.post-75197890888773034852012-07-18T23:07:00.000+01:002012-07-18T23:34:16.260+01:00My Vegetarian Diet day ?2 18/07/12<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Hi, here i am again, too much walking yesterday did exhaust me and carry over until today, so it was a slow start :-)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Diet is getting a bit repetitive and, as i thought yesterday, trying to keep up this intensity of healthy eating is a challenge. Today i cracked and had a small bar of chocolate, as well as adding pineapple and sultanas to my food.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 2 Bananas</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 2 x wholemeal bread sandwiches, brie with chilli, tomato, onion, </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> sweet pepper, sultanas.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"> Snack</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 40g bar of dark chocolate, 85% cocoa</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"> Dinner</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 2 slices of honeydew melon</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 2 slices of fresh pineapple </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: black;">Traybake with sunflower oil</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: black;">Sweet potato, butternut squash, bell pepper, mushroom, red </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> onion, garlic, salt and pepper to taste.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: red;">Supper</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Valencia oranges</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Coffee, tea, sparkling water, red wine.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> There we have it, still pretty healthy and wholesome :-) with some photos i remembered to take</span> </span>today. Still not getting much else done about organising this blog but at least i am keeping up day to day. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> So watch this space and enjoy your food.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Love from Pa </span></span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> </span> </span> </span> </span> </span> </span> </span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838634406712236542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071503237287238152.post-72188658993801855032012-07-17T22:49:00.001+01:002012-07-18T23:34:50.406+01:00My Vegetarian Diet day ?1 17/07/12<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back again and yes my </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">diet yesterday lasted me through the<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">night</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">, so here's hoping today's very s</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">imilar</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> diet keeps me going as well. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Getting a taste for oranges as a snack now</span></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">:-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: red;">Breakfast</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Banana</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"> Elevensies</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Piece of Jacky's ginger and choc chip cake</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: red;">Lunch</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 2 brie with chilli, tomato, onion in wholemeal </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> bread</span> </span>sandwiches.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: red;">Dinner</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Traybake with sunflower oil.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Potato, Butternut squash, bell pepper, red onion,</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> mushrooms. Salt and pepper to taste.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 2 slices of honeydew melon </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"> Supper</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Valencia oranges</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: red;">Drinks</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Coffee, water, red wine</span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Well another healthy days eating, also done a </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> lot of walking, feeling quite shattered and am</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> going to sleep well tonight :-) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> I doubt i can keep up this intensity of</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> healthiness for long, one day at a time ho ho.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Must start taking pictures again tomorrow to add</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> that touch of glamour to this blog.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> I must say though that a simple thing like cutting</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> up oranges instead of peeling them makes them</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> so much more accessible, crazy, i had forgotten </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> all about it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Eat well and enjoy </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Love from Pa</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838634406712236542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071503237287238152.post-81313021709111809292012-07-16T19:58:00.000+01:002012-07-16T20:01:17.032+01:00my vegetarian diet day ? 16/07/12<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Breakfast</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: black;">Banana</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"> Lunch</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 2 brie with chilli, tomato, onion on wholemeal </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> bread sandwiches.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: red;">Dinner</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> 2 slices of honeydew melon</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Traybake:- potato, sweet potato, mushroom,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> onion, sweet pepper. Salt and pepper to taste.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: red;">Supper</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Valencia oranges</span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: red;">Drinks</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Coffee, tea, water.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> This is a quick one just to keep up, new fast</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> format :-)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Wow super healthy, low volume, bet i'm starving</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> in the middle of the night :-D</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Enjoy your food</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> Love from Pa </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"> </span> </span></span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838634406712236542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071503237287238152.post-69189141850657577642012-07-15T16:04:00.000+01:002012-07-15T16:14:24.299+01:0015/07/12<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hola,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Well here i am back from sunny holidays.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> First the bad news, i lost my notebook with my food log in it somewhere on the way to Spain, so i have got no chance of catching up with my vegetarian diet log on here. That has taken a natural pause,</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">though i intend to resume tomorrow.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Second the good news, in Spain i included a lot more fresh fruit in my diet and i intend to try and maintain that now i am home. So much fruit available everywhere in Spain</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">but there is plenty in England as well. Shopping today, as well as my favourite bananas i also picked up a pineapple, a smallish honeydew melon and a bag of Valencia oranges. :-)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Thirdly i am going to be experimenting with technical issues of this blog, such as hierarching and grouping to make accessing your favourite section easier and to try and stop my diet dominating, as it does now. So don't be surprised if you encounter strange and unpredictable results over the next week or so.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Whatever you eat, always appreciate your food.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Love from Pa </span></span> <br />
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