<?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 2010 ashy-macbean.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:27:00 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>Cooking with local ingredients</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/cooking_with_local_ingredients.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/cooking_with_local_ingredients.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=cooking%5Fwith%5Flocal%5Fingredients</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It winter that usually means coconut, aubergines, peppers, pineapples and spices, but this year we're talking beetroot, potatoes, onions, carrots and pumpkin, being as how I'm skint and stuck in Kazakhstan....]]></description></item><item><title>Cook book cliches #1</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/cook_book_cliches_1.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/cook_book_cliches_1.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=cook%5Fbook%5Fcliches%5F1</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator></item><item><title>Moths ate my tie...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/moths_ate_my_tie.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/moths_ate_my_tie.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=moths%5Fate%5Fmy%5Ftie</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[They didn't eat it all, but they might as well have done...]]></description></item><item><title>What to do with cooked potatoes?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/what_to_do_with_cooked_potatoes.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/what_to_do_with_cooked_potatoes.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:44:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=what%5Fto%5Fdo%5Fwith%5Fcooked%5Fpotatoes</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I had a large bag of potatoes on my balcony and they got a little bit frozen, so I decided to peel them all and boil them. Now I have a very large pan of cooked potatoes... luckily, I also have a load of recipes which require cooked potato!]]></description></item><item><title>Super-foods make super salads....</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/superfoods_make_super_salads.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/superfoods_make_super_salads.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=superfoods%5Fmake%5Fsuper%5Fsalads</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I'm thinking about blueberries. Ever tried blueberries in a salad?]]></description></item><item><title>Deep-fried mars bars</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/deepfried_mars_bars.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/deepfried_mars_bars.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:05:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=deepfried%5Fmars%5Fbars</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[That could be one of my recipes, but it's not.....]]></description></item><item><title>Drosophila</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/drosophila.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/drosophila.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:07:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=drosophila</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There's a single banana that's been lying in the kitchen for ages and now it's surrounded by wee fruit flies...they're kinda cute.]]></description></item><item><title>Todays news in pictures</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/todays_news_in_pictures.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/todays_news_in_pictures.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=todays%5Fnews%5Fin%5Fpictures</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A couple of interesting events happening today...]]></description></item><item><title>Home grown kaffir lime leaves</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/home_grown_kaffir_lime_leaves.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/home_grown_kaffir_lime_leaves.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=home%5Fgrown%5Fkaffir%5Flime%5Fleaves</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I thought I'd do an update on the home tree situation. The lime tree count is now up to five...]]></description></item><item><title>Salted basil and oregano</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/salted_basil_and_oregano.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/salted_basil_and_oregano.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=salted%5Fbasil%5Fand%5Foregano</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today I cut down the last of my window ledge herbs and salted them for the winter. I thoroughly recommend trying this....]]></description></item><item><title>Pumpkin and spinach gnocchi</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/pumpkin_and_spinach_gnocchi.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/pumpkin_and_spinach_gnocchi.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=pumpkin%5Fand%5Fspinach%5Fgnocchi</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well, I tried the recipe I said I was planning yesterday and it worked really well.....]]></description></item><item><title>Pumpkin season again</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/pumpkins_and_sounds.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/pumpkins_and_sounds.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=pumpkins%5Fand%5Fsounds</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yes, it's that time of year again. I bought a beautiful pumpkin a few days ago and I'm still trying to get through it....]]></description></item><item><title>Swans in Rothesay Bay</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/swans_in_rothesay_bay.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/swans_in_rothesay_bay.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=swans%5Fin%5Frothesay%5Fbay</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here's a wee picture I took from Rothesay pier in  on the Isle of Bute..]]></description></item><item><title>Rambling and brambling</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/rambling_and_brambling.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/rambling_and_brambling.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=rambling%5Fand%5Fbrambling</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just spent a couple of weeks on the Isle of Bute in the west coast of Scotland. There's a heavy crop of succulent brambles this year and we took time to collect some whenever we were out walking.]]></description></item><item><title>Beetroot juice boosts stamina...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/beetroot_juice_boosts_stamina.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/beetroot_juice_boosts_stamina.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:24:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=beetroot%5Fjuice%5Fboosts%5Fstamina</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But you have to drink a lot of it. Ever tried getting the juice out of beetroots?]]></description></item><item><title>Up hill or down hill?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/up_hill_or_down_hill.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/up_hill_or_down_hill.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=up%5Fhill%5For%5Fdown%5Fhill</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Imagine you lived in a city that was built on a plain, but the plain was gently and evenly sloping.  Imagine had a bicycle and imagine you could choose where to live in the city. Would you choose to live uphill or downhill from the shops?]]></description></item><item><title>A plague of locusts...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/a_plague_of_locusts.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/a_plague_of_locusts.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Fplague%5Fof%5Flocusts</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[...in our bedroom. Maybe they heard it was a vegetarian house.]]></description></item><item><title>New season garlic... and fresh dill</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/new_season_garlic_and_fresh_dill.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/new_season_garlic_and_fresh_dill.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fseason%5Fgarlic%5Fand%5Ffresh%5Fdill</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just came back from the market where I bought two beautiful bulbs of fresh, new season garlic. 'Wet garlic' the man called it. It smells wonderful and I can't wait to chop up a few cloves and fill the house with the the mouth-watering smell.]]></description></item><item><title>Ashy&apos;s Arboretum</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/ashys_arboretum.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/ashys_arboretum.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ashys%5Farboretum</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It all started with an olive tree birthday present from my mate. It was just a wee thing with only two tiny leaves that took three months to grow that far...]]></description></item><item><title>The most revolting dish ever devised?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/the_most_revolting_dish_ever_devised.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/the_most_revolting_dish_ever_devised.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:14:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fmost%5Frevolting%5Fdish%5Fever%5Fdevised</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[And it's vegetarian, too.... brilliant! I'm going to try it....]]></description></item><item><title>Soup can help you lose weight</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/soup_can_help_you_lose_weight.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/soup_can_help_you_lose_weight.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 16:46:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=soup%5Fcan%5Fhelp%5Fyou%5Flose%5Fweight</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I always thought a liquid diet was the best....]]></description></item><item><title>Bringing beavers back to Scotland....</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/bringing_beavers_back_to_scotland.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/bringing_beavers_back_to_scotland.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 05:09:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=bringing%5Fbeavers%5Fback%5Fto%5Fscotland</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[...the countdown has begun. The beavers are completing their statutory six-month quarantine period before being released into the wild this spring.]]></description></item><item><title>If pigs could fly... but swine flu! And nobody took any notice....</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/if_pigs_could_fly_but_swine_flu_and_nobody_took_any_noti.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/if_pigs_could_fly_but_swine_flu_and_nobody_took_any_noti.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=if%5Fpigs%5Fcould%5Ffly%5Fbut%5Fswine%5Fflu%5Fand%5Fnobody%5Ftook%5Fany%5Fnoti</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA['A swelling number of scientists believe swine flu has not happened by accident. No: they argue that this global pandemic – and all the deaths we are about to see – is the direct result of our demand for cheap meat.' - from the Independent today.]]></description></item><item><title>Signs of activity spotted on Ashy Macbean&apos;s blog...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/signs_of_activity_spotted_on_ashy_macbeans_blog.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/signs_of_activity_spotted_on_ashy_macbeans_blog.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=signs%5Fof%5Factivity%5Fspotted%5Fon%5Fashy%5Fmacbeans%5Fblog</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Recent evidence shows that Ashy Macbean is not in fact extinct, as was previously suggested by his long interval of inactivity....]]></description></item><item><title>The worst hotel breakfast ever...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/the_worst_hotel_breakfast_ever.htm</guid><link>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/the_worst_hotel_breakfast_ever.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fworst%5Fhotel%5Fbreakfast%5Fever</comments><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Memory is subjective and I may have omitted some of the worst from this list and it&#39;s possible I&#39;m being over-harsh in my ranking of the places I mention, but I think I&#39;ve narrowed my all time travelling list of worst breakfasts to the fo]]></description></item></channel></rss>