Archive for April, 2010

BBC 2 80s season

Monday, April 26th, 2010

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/features/eighties-season/

They are making a 2-part adaptation of Martin Amis’s excellent novel Money.

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La Créole‎, Paris

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Pork Colombo at La Nouvelle Créole‎, Paris, a surprisingly good and cheap Caribbean restaurant.

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Gardening

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

This is what £60 of compost and soil looks like:

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A hock, ahh

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

99p each! Cheap!

I soaked them for 6 hours, changing the water twice, to reduce the saltiness. After that I simmered them very slowly for 2 hours with some carrots, onions and other vegetables.

Separate them from the bone and chop up the meat:

Serve with a simple vegetable dish:

Verdict: cheap and delicious.

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