<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xml:lang="en"><title>Latest entries from ashy-macbean.blog-city.com</title><rights>Copyright 2009 ashy-macbean.blog-city.com</rights><subtitle></subtitle><author><name></name></author><updated>2009-11-20T17:07:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/index.rss"/><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009:1</id><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-11-18:links.412191313</id><title>Moths ate my tie...</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/moths_ate_my_tie.htm"><![CDATA[They didn't eat it all, but they might as well have done...]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/moths_ate_my_tie.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-11-18T12:40:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-18T12:40:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-11-12:links.412190342</id><title>What to do with cooked potatoes?</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/what_to_do_with_cooked_potatoes.htm"><![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!]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/what_to_do_with_cooked_potatoes.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-11-12T05:44:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-12T05:44:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-11-10:links.412190033</id><title>Super-foods make super salads....</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/superfoods_make_super_salads.htm"><![CDATA[I'm thinking about blueberries. Ever tried blueberries in a salad?]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/superfoods_make_super_salads.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-11-10T17:03:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-10T17:03:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-11-08:links.412187651</id><title>Deep-fried mars bars</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/deepfried_mars_bars.htm"><![CDATA[That could be one of my recipes, but it's not.....]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/deepfried_mars_bars.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-11-08T12:05:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-08T12:05:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-11-06:links.412189527</id><title>Drosophila</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/drosophila.htm"><![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.]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/drosophila.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-11-06T17:07:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-06T17:07:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-10-27:links.412188307</id><title>Todays news in pictures</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/todays_news_in_pictures.htm"><![CDATA[A couple of interesting events happening today...]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/todays_news_in_pictures.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-10-27T10:02:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-27T10:02:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-10-22:links.412187691</id><title>Home grown kaffir lime leaves</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/home_grown_kaffir_lime_leaves.htm"><![CDATA[I thought I'd do an update on the home tree situation. The lime tree count is now up to five...]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/home_grown_kaffir_lime_leaves.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-10-22T13:13:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-22T13:13:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-10-21:links.412187521</id><title>Salted basil and oregano</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/salted_basil_and_oregano.htm"><![CDATA[Today I cut down the last of my window ledge herbs and salted them for the winter. I thoroughly recommend trying this....]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/salted_basil_and_oregano.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-10-21T10:35:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-21T10:35:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-10-20:links.412187350</id><title>Pumpkin and spinach gnocchi</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/pumpkin_and_spinach_gnocchi.htm"><![CDATA[Well, I tried the recipe I said I was planning yesterday and it worked really well.....]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/pumpkin_and_spinach_gnocchi.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-10-20T08:36:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-20T08:36:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-10-19:links.412187134</id><title>Pumpkin season again</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/pumpkins_and_sounds.htm"><![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....]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/pumpkins_and_sounds.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-10-19T13:17:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-19T13:17:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-09-28:links.412184391</id><title>Swans in Rothesay Bay</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/swans_in_rothesay_bay.htm"><![CDATA[Here's a wee picture I took from Rothesay pier in  on the Isle of Bute..]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/swans_in_rothesay_bay.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-09-28T13:39:00Z</updated><published>2009-09-28T13:39:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-09-25:links.412184083</id><title>Rambling and brambling</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/rambling_and_brambling.htm"><![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.]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/rambling_and_brambling.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-09-25T09:59:00Z</updated><published>2009-09-25T09:59:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-08-07:links.412178822</id><title>Beetroot juice boosts stamina...</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/beetroot_juice_boosts_stamina.htm"><![CDATA[But you have to drink a lot of it. Ever tried getting the juice out of beetroots?]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/beetroot_juice_boosts_stamina.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-08-07T06:24:00Z</updated><published>2009-08-07T06:24:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-08-03:links.412178458</id><title>Up hill or down hill?</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/up_hill_or_down_hill.htm"><![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?]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/up_hill_or_down_hill.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-08-03T16:06:00Z</updated><published>2009-08-03T16:06:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-08-02:links.412178377</id><title>A plague of locusts...</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/a_plague_of_locusts.htm"><![CDATA[...in our bedroom. Maybe they heard it was a vegetarian house.]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/a_plague_of_locusts.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-08-02T14:27:00Z</updated><published>2009-08-02T14:27:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-07-31:links.412178215</id><title>New season garlic... and fresh dill</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/new_season_garlic_and_fresh_dill.htm"><![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.]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/new_season_garlic_and_fresh_dill.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-07-31T06:13:00Z</updated><published>2009-07-31T06:13:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-07-12:links.412176665</id><title>Ashy&apos;s Arboretum</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/ashys_arboretum.htm"><![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...]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/ashys_arboretum.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-07-12T05:31:00Z</updated><published>2009-07-12T05:31:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-07-02:links.412175798</id><title>The most revolting dish ever devised?</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/the_most_revolting_dish_ever_devised.htm"><![CDATA[And it's vegetarian, too.... brilliant! I'm going to try it....]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/the_most_revolting_dish_ever_devised.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-07-02T06:14:00Z</updated><published>2009-07-02T06:14:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-05-27:links.412172208</id><title>Soup can help you lose weight</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/soup_can_help_you_lose_weight.htm"><![CDATA[I always thought a liquid diet was the best....]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/soup_can_help_you_lose_weight.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-05-27T16:46:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-27T16:46:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-05-02:links.412167908</id><title>Bringing beavers back to Scotland....</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/bringing_beavers_back_to_scotland.htm"><![CDATA[...the countdown has begun. The beavers are completing their statutory six-month quarantine period before being released into the wild this spring.]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/bringing_beavers_back_to_scotland.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-05-02T05:09:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-02T05:09:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-05-01:links.412167782</id><title>If pigs could fly... but swine flu! And nobody took any notice....</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/if_pigs_could_fly_but_swine_flu_and_nobody_took_any_noti.htm"><![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.]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/if_pigs_could_fly_but_swine_flu_and_nobody_took_any_noti.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-05-01T15:15:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-01T15:15:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-04-27:links.412166856</id><title>Signs of activity spotted on Ashy Macbean&apos;s blog...</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/signs_of_activity_spotted_on_ashy_macbeans_blog.htm"><![CDATA[Recent evidence shows that Ashy Macbean is not in fact extinct, as was previously suggested by his long interval of inactivity....]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/signs_of_activity_spotted_on_ashy_macbeans_blog.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-04-27T17:29:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-27T17:29:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-02-15:links.412154207</id><title>The worst hotel breakfast ever...</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/the_worst_hotel_breakfast_ever.htm"><![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]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/the_worst_hotel_breakfast_ever.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-02-15T06:36:00Z</updated><published>2009-02-15T06:36:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-01-26:links.412150177</id><title>Noodle soup for breakfast</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/noodle_soup_for_breakfast.htm"><![CDATA[This is a common Lao breakfast but up until yesterday I was unable to find a veggie option - now I know it's very tasty and should be easy to make. I tried the river weed too, yesterday... not bad at all and goes nicely with a chilled beer Lao....]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/noodle_soup_for_breakfast.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-01-26T08:29:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-26T08:29:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:ashy-macbean.blog-city.com,2009-01-24:links.412149951</id><title>Mekong river weed with chilli paste....</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/mekong_river_weed_with_chilli_paste.htm"><![CDATA[That's one of the veggie offerings on menus in Luang Prabang. We saw some kids collecting it from the river and bashing it to a pulp with wooden sticks.]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://ashy-macbean.blog-city.com/mekong_river_weed_with_chilli_paste.htm"/><dc:creator>Ashy Macbean</dc:creator><author><name>Ashy Macbean</name></author><updated>2009-01-24T14:18:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-24T14:18:00Z</published></entry></feed>