<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from ashy-macbean.blog-city.com</title><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2008 ashy-macbean.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:40:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from ashy-macbean.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Time flies like the wind...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/time_flies_like_the_wind.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/time_flies_like_the_wind.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=time%5Fflies%5Flike%5Fthe%5Fwind</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[and fruit flies like bananas! What I mean to imply by quoting old Karl here (or was it Groucho? I can never remember), is that sometimes time passes really quickly and you don't get round to doing what you've been meaning to until it's too late.]]></description></item><item><title>Revisiting the Ily River Delta, Kazakhstan</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/revisiting_the_ily_river_delta_kazakhstan.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/revisiting_the_ily_river_delta_kazakhstan.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:42:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=revisiting%5Fthe%5Fily%5Friver%5Fdelta%5Fkazakhstan</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My mate Javier and I made a 650 km round trip from Almaty to the remnants of the Ily delta Turanga forests in search of wee birds. This was a one-day repeat of a trip I first did seven years ago over three days.]]></description></item><item><title>Hey, Bo Diddley...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/hey_bo_diddley.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/hey_bo_diddley.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=hey%5Fbo%5Fdiddley</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The great man died yesterday, aged 79. All over the world people are digging out their old Bo Diddley records, downloading his songs and searching him out on YouTube at this very moment. The planet moves to the Diddley beat. Rock on, Bo Diddley....]]></description></item><item><title>Cooking fresh field mushrooms again</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/cooking_fresh_field_mushrooms_again.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/cooking_fresh_field_mushrooms_again.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=cooking%5Ffresh%5Ffield%5Fmushrooms%5Fagain</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We just spent a fantastic few days in the south of Armenia, exploring old churches and ancient stone circles. On the way back we bought a bucket of field blewits from mushroom and herb gatherers on a grassy alpine plateau....]]></description></item><item><title>Sample code for creating redirect pages</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/sample_code_for_creating_redirect_pages.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/sample_code_for_creating_redirect_pages.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 18:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sample%5Fcode%5Ffor%5Fcreating%5Fredirect%5Fpages</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here's the html code for my home page. The URL has to be substituted for that of each page to be redirected. It took me a long time, but it worked.]]></description></item><item><title>Meta refresh redirects to a new home for the old dog...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/meta_refresh_redirects_to_a_new_home_for_the_old_dog.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/meta_refresh_redirects_to_a_new_home_for_the_old_dog.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=meta%5Frefresh%5Fredirects%5Fto%5Fa%5Fnew%5Fhome%5Ffor%5Fthe%5Fold%5Fdog</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[That's it. I now have my very own kennel after a week of writing HTML script with redirect tags for each page of my site. Which means the tom yam tofu recipe still isny up...but the move to a new domain was more important...I had to get it right.]]></description></item><item><title>Tom Yam beansprout</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/tom_yam_beansprout.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/tom_yam_beansprout.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=tom%5Fyam%5Fbeansprout</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Or Tom Tom Mushroom....Yum Yum baby corn - whatever. Yesterday I made Vegetarian Tom Yam soup based on a quick 'cafe' recipe I got from a guy in Thailand and you know what It was really good - tasted just like his! Yum Yum fast food...]]></description></item><item><title>Just downloaded Nine-inch Nails Slip for free</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/just_downloaded_nineinch_nails_slip_for_free.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/just_downloaded_nineinch_nails_slip_for_free.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 08:46:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=just%5Fdownloaded%5Fnineinch%5Fnails%5Fslip%5Ffor%5Ffree</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[And I think it's the biz, so here's a link. Reminds me I also wanted to mention Audacity multi-track recorder at some point, so I'll do that today as well. And the vegetarian connection? Well, here's one veggie that listens to NIN and uses Audacity..]]></description></item><item><title>Lean, green Macbean</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/lean_green_macbean.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/lean_green_macbean.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:24:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=lean%5Fgreen%5Fmacbean</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spring has sprung and everything is green...including the Macbeanoblog. And on that theme, here's a link to recipe for a fat-free, low-calorie spring green chilled soup - go green and get lean with Ashy Macbean...]]></description></item><item><title>Week six of the Macbean low-calorie diet..</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/week_six_of_the_macbean_lowcalorie_diet.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/week_six_of_the_macbean_lowcalorie_diet.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=week%5Fsix%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fmacbean%5Flowcalorie%5Fdiet</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sveta has lost 5 kilos and I've lost.....none....]]></description></item><item><title>You know you&apos;re back in Armenia when....</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/you_know_youre_back_in_armenia_when_1.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/you_know_youre_back_in_armenia_when_1.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=you%5Fknow%5Fyoure%5Fback%5Fin%5Farmenia%5Fwhen%5F1</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[...some arsehole reverses into you while you're trying to cross the road on a green light.]]></description></item><item><title>Fancy a Chinese cake?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/a_little_bit_of_chinglish.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/a_little_bit_of_chinglish.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:23:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Flittle%5Fbit%5Fof%5Fchinglish</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Check out what's on offer in Hong Kong supermarkets....]]></description></item><item><title>Goji berries</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/goji_berries.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/goji_berries.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:14:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=goji%5Fberries</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I impulse-bought a sack of these small, pink berries in a health-food shop in Exeter. They're meant to be full of good things and that's just what I need at the moment. I'm back on a health-kick-detox-getfit trip, after a month of doing the opposite.]]></description></item><item><title>The story of Popeye the tree-frog</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/the_story_of_popeye_the_treefrog.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/the_story_of_popeye_the_treefrog.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fstory%5Fof%5Fpopeye%5Fthe%5Ftreefrog</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I'm going to be checking my spinach leaves carefully before stabbing a fork into them...]]></description></item><item><title>FastStone free image editing software deserves a plug...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/faststone_free_image_editing_software_deserves_a_plug.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/faststone_free_image_editing_software_deserves_a_plug.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=faststone%5Ffree%5Fimage%5Fediting%5Fsoftware%5Fdeserves%5Fa%5Fplug</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So far this is the best free image editing software I've found on the web. It's the reason why I've been uploading so many new photogalleries lately. I found the site a few weeks ago and after testing out the software I want to share my discovery....]]></description></item><item><title>Chocolate, falafel and beer - a recipe for good cheer!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/chocolate_falafel_and_beer__a_recipe_for_good_cheer.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/chocolate_falafel_and_beer__a_recipe_for_good_cheer.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=chocolate%5Ffalafel%5Fand%5Fbeer%5F%5Fa%5Frecipe%5Ffor%5Fgood%5Fcheer</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If Fassbender and Rausch had another partner, they would be 'the three chocolatiers'. But they don't..and that's probably not how the word is pronounced anyway. All the same...their chocolate is magic!]]></description></item><item><title>Vegetarian Sushi in Berlin</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/vegetarian_sushi_in_berlin.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/vegetarian_sushi_in_berlin.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=vegetarian%5Fsushi%5Fin%5Fberlin</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We've had Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Italian and Lebanese veggie food...but the best so far has been Vegetarian sushi and pad thai in Papa No's restaurant...]]></description></item><item><title>Sunny Spandau</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/sunny_spandau.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/sunny_spandau.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:49:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sunny%5Fspandau</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We spent yesterday at Spandau, site of the citadel that once held a toxic gas and biological weapons research base but, contrary to popular belief, never Rudolf Hess....]]></description></item><item><title>An Easter Sunday stroll in Treptower park</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/an_easter_sunday_stroll_in_treptower_park.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/an_easter_sunday_stroll_in_treptower_park.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=an%5Feaster%5Fsunday%5Fstroll%5Fin%5Ftreptower%5Fpark</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We made good use of our 7 day transport passes yesterday. As most things were shut in the centre, we headed out of the city for a walk in the park.]]></description></item><item><title>An afternoon tipple on Kurfurstendamm, with live music...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/an_afternoon_tipple_on_kurfurstendamm_with_live_music.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/an_afternoon_tipple_on_kurfurstendamm_with_live_music.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=an%5Fafternoon%5Ftipple%5Fon%5Fkurfurstendamm%5Fwith%5Flive%5Fmusic</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The weather was worse yesterday than it had been the day before, but there are ways of combating the cold....]]></description></item><item><title>Easter in Berlin...freezing our eggs off...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/easter_in_berlinfreezing_our_eggs_off.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/easter_in_berlinfreezing_our_eggs_off.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:11:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=easter%5Fin%5Fberlinfreezing%5Four%5Feggs%5Foff</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Got everything uploaded to the cookbook and had a good look round the centre of Berlin. Great, but it's COLD here!]]></description></item><item><title>Yerevan to Munich to Berlin</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/yerevam_to_munich_to_berlin.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/yerevam_to_munich_to_berlin.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=yerevam%5Fto%5Fmunich%5Fto%5Fberlin</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[...and arrived without our luggage. It's in Munich and will, we have been assured, arrive at our hotel shortly. It's Lufthansa, so it shouldny be a problem. What has been a problem is trying to update my cookbook....]]></description></item><item><title>Buckwheat sprouts? Not for me, it doesn&apos;t..</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/buckwheat_sprouts.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/buckwheat_sprouts.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=buckwheat%5Fsprouts</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I was a bit disappointed yesterday when it became apparent that my second attempt at sprouting buckwheat had failed, but then something nice happened in the evening....I found Iberica rice in the supermarket...just the thing for a vegetarian paella..]]></description></item><item><title>Buckwheat sprouts and Happy Saint Patrick&apos;s day...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/buckwheat_sprouts_and_happy_saint_patricks_day.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/buckwheat_sprouts_and_happy_saint_patricks_day.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=buckwheat%5Fsprouts%5Fand%5Fhappy%5Fsaint%5Fpatricks%5Fday</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I've been trying to sprout buckwheat, but I couldn't get it to work. I found this great website and now I think I know what I did wrong and while I was searching I noticed that Google had put shamrocks all round their logo...]]></description></item><item><title>Jerusalem artichoke soup</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/jerusalem_artichoke_soup.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/jerusalem_artichoke_soup.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:16:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=jerusalem%5Fartichoke%5Fsoup</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The experiment has been done and the results are in. And what did the panel think?]]></description></item></channel></rss>