Easy Courgette Recipe

From www.twowests.co.uk/weblog/archives/2006/07/growing_courget.html

"What you do with large courgettes is you cut them lengthwise in half, scrape out the seed and seed fiber with a spoon. Then you get some tomatoes and onions or salsa, or precooked rice, or anything you like cept peanut butter and you stuff the hollwed out inside of your courgette. Then you add olive oil or butter if you insist to your stuffing as a drizzle and then you put the other half back on top and bake at about 375F for about 45 minutes or until its done. Its done when poking it with a fork is really easy. You have enough courgette to feed about 4 people if its 12 inches long and you stuffed it astutely so what you do is ask some friends over who like wine and tell them to bring something you have never tasted before. You then drink wine and have supper and drink more wine. A proper ale is okay too but it is illegal to have stuffed courgette with an american brand of beer."

Big Fish, Little Fish, Cardboard Box

...is a dance to this tune

Used a lot at UK holiday camps (eg. Haven, Park Resorts).
Quite surreal when you've had a few drinks.

This is how you do the first part of the dance - link
Here's Bob the Builder's version - lyrics altered though (shame!)

60s dance crazes illustrated

http://www.sixtiescity.com/Culture/dance.shtm

Arthur Worsley - Ventriloquist

Arthur Worsley - Ventriloquist act - via WFMU

Veg soup recipe

Veg soup recipe

Makes 4-6 bowls

* Splash of Olive Oil

* 1 Onion, finely chopped

* 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

* 1 celery stick and/or carrot, chopped

* 1kg vegetables (cooked or uncooked), chopped

* about 1.5L vegetable stock or water

* salt and pepper

- Heat oil in a large pan, add the Onion, garlic and celery and/or carrot and cook gently, covered, for 5 to 7 minutes

- Add the vegetables, stir around and cook for five minutes. Add enough stock Or water just to cover, plus some salt and pepper then simmer gently for 10 minutes, if using cooked vegetables, or about 20 minutes for raw vegetables.

- Allow the soup to cool a little and then blitz to a creamy smoothness with a hand-held blender or in a liquidiser. Adjust the seasoning. Reheat in a clean saucepan to serve.

Chilli Notes

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080211185645AAApyCz

http://www.chillies-down-under.com/pickling-chillies.html

saving chili seeds

http://www.g6csy.net/chile/growing.html

http://www.canningpantry.com/pickling-chili-peppers.html

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070509043514AAlTlqa

Belle Isle Middle School being pulled down

http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=20081016_167554&DISPLAY=FULL

http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=20081016_167556&DISPLAY=FULL

http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=20081016_167559&DISPLAY=FULL

ARMCHAIR THRILLER

ARMCHAIR THRILLER

Gordon Ramsey's Brussel Sprouts

http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/cookalong-live/cookalong-live-the-series/week-7/how-to-cook-brussels-sprouts_p_1.html

First make sure you prepare the sprouts properly by trimming the base and removing any grubby outside leaves

Next chop them in half, this makes them prettier to serve and quicker to cook.

Cook the sprouts for 2 minutes in a pan of boiling salted water, lid on. By keeping their time in the water relatively brief, it prevents the sprouts becoming too waterlogged and also preserves their colour.

Make sure you drain the sprouts thoroughly. It’s important to get rid of any excess water so you can sauté the sprouts properly and pick up a bit of colour in the pan.

Drizzle them with olive oil and season with a little salt and pepper.

Heat a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a pan and when up to temperature tip in the sprouts.

Crush in the garlic and toss to spread evenly through the pan.

Add the butter and cook for 2 - 3 minutes. Letting the butter brown lightly adds a nice, nutty flavour.

Scatter in the flaked almonds and allow them to toast lightly.

Squeeze over a little lemon juice and serve.

CAN Cannibalism

CAN Cannibalism

Mussolini and On Time Trains

snopes.com: Mussolini and On Time Trains

Alexei Sayle Pirate Video

This is from The Alexei Sayle Pirate Video (Springtime, 1982)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-XL9rGtZ8Uo

Remember getting this out on video at the time. Supposed to be rare now.

Scoville Heat Scale

The Scoville Heat Scale for Chilli Peppers and Hot Sauces
or this one which ranks more chillis

The World's Hottest Chilli, and here

Jim Flora :: Galleries :: Record Covers

Jim Flora :: Galleries :: Record Covers

Spooks Biscuits - DoYouRemember.co.uk forums

Spooks Biscuits - DoYouRemember.co.uk forums

House on the Rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

House on the Rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The life and crimes of the music biz

Simon Napier-Bell on the music industry | OMM | The Observer

Spon's House Improvement Price Book

Spon's House Improvement Price Book

The home improvement price bible

Definitive building contracts

http://www.jctcontracts.com/JCT/contracts/contract_pricing.jsp?familyId=15

Building Contract for a Home Owner/Occupier who has not appointed a consultant to oversee the work.

1970s and 80s 'still life' Christmas Cards

One thing I remember from my youth was the terrible 'still life' christmas cards that were around in the 70s and 80s - the ones where you'd have say a couple of candles in front of a few baubles, or a whiskey glass and cigar on a table in front of a roaring fire.

At the time I thought they were either naff or silly, but I remember them fondly now for some reason.

Anyone remember these, or know of anywhere on the web where there are collections of these? (surely there must be some 'ironic' collection out there?)