Author: Oliver Jobson
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SEO Progress
Another new keyword in 1st place on Google UK last month.. I love it when a plan comes together! There is a growing number of people who believe that SEO is a con – this isn’t helped by the fact that there are a lot of cowboys out there, all promising you the world and…
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Office 2011
I finally made the move to office 2011 after using 2008 for waaaay too long and I have to say it is definitely worth it. Despite having 2008, I didn’t use entourage, the mac version of outlook, because it was bulky, slow and it didn’t really do much properly. Being a mac user, I don’t…
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Retro photo styles
Some nice tutorials on this site for finishing photo’s with some retro effects – there’s the ‘dark processed lomo‘ effect and the ‘Cool retro analog effect‘. Had a crack with this pic of me airborne in Fleine. No, I didn’t land it!
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Basic, Creamy Risotto
serves 6 This is a great recipe for making risotto. You want it to be smooth, creamy and oozy, not thick and stodgy. stage 1 Heat the stock. In a separate pan heat the olive oil and butter, add the onions, garlic and celery, and fry very slowly for about 15 minutes without colouring. When…
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Onion Gravy
Great for sausages! Ingredients 2 medium onions, peeled and thinky sliced 2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 tbsp butter 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp balsamic vinegar 750ml beef stock 4 tsp corn starch/corn flour 4 tsp cold water Salt and black pepper Method Melt the oil and butter in a large saucepan over a gentle heat.…
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Lemon Salmon
Ingredients Salmon fillets Lemon Thyme New Potatoes Your choice of Veg – Asparagus / green beans etc). Method. You can use frozen fillets for convenience – place on baking foil and drizzle with a little lemon, sprinkle some thyme and add a touch of butter. Wrap the foil fairly well and place on a baking…
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Salmon & Cherry Tomato Couscous
Ingredients Salmon fillets Smolked Paprika Couscous Freshly grated ginger Lemons Garlic Oil Red Onion Method Place couscous in a bowl with some smoked paprika, stir and then add grated ginger, pour over boiling water About a centimeter over the couscous. Cover with cling film and set aside. Mix together some grated lemon rind, a little…
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SkullCandy (SkullCrappy?) headphones
The saga continues: So eventually after much debate, I was eventually sent a replacement for my crap SkullCandy headphones that kept electrocuting me (really not fun, and then, to top it off, they died)… they didn’t have the same model so
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Penne Rosse
Ingredients (for 4 people) 500G Dry penne pasta 400G Beetroot (chopped) 75G Mozzarella 50G Spring onions (white parts only) Extra virgin olive oil Salt/Pepper 2G Fresh Oregano 80G Salami Milano (thinly sliced strips) Method In a pot bring to the boil 1.5 ltr of water, add a pinch of salt and then add the pasta…