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This is a simple recipe that allows for some experimentation and tailoring to your personal tastes.  The vast majority is also available in Lidl so doesn't require 8 specialist shops! Main Ingredients: Salmon Fillets (1 per person) (Lidl - £2.85/pair) Rice Noodles - these 5mm ones are my preference  (Morrisons - £1.40) Edamame Stir Fry (Lidl - 89p) Mange Tout (Lidl - 89p) Mushrooms - your preference on type! The following spices are worth the trip to various shops to stock up on... Spices: Black Cardamom Pod Sea Salt - The Cornish Sea Salt Co Flakes are my favourite! Pepper Sichuan Peppercorns - this is actually a little citrus thing.  Tastes like strong lemon and makes your tongue tingle! Korean Chili Powder - Course (Type for Kimchi!) Sesame Seeds Cashew Nuts - (unsalted) Sriracha Sauce Soy Sauce Cooking Oil - Olive or Rapeseed This is a mostly vegan dish, and if you replace the salmon with tofu, it's completely vegan! I leave it up to you t...

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I have some things to get off my chest and what better way than howling into the abyss of the internet.  This may be rambling and given to hyperbole, but its my blog and if I can't give in to loquacity here, where can I? How did we get into this ridiculous situation? How did we ever think that even flirting with the idea of extricating ourselves from an infrastructure built on cooperation and trust, nearly 60 years old, was going to be anything but disastrous? I voted to "Remain" in the European Union in the 2016 Referendum. I voted to Remain because, at the core of it, I believe in a world where we are one race, one people; forward thinking, inclusive and progressive in our attitudes.  This is what we should be working towards. Is Britain Great? The cries of "I want my England back" are closely linked with the idea Imperialism.   The Empire is dead.   The lands and resources that made up The British Empire, taken almost entirely by for...

This is going to be an odd post, and a little rambling perhaps...I apologise in advance. On Friday 30th November I lost another friend this year.  Only this one had four legs, a cold nose and a wagging tail. Jimmy. August/September 2013 I met my wife 5 years ago.  We began dating and I soon came over for dinner and to meet my future mother-in-law.  I was a little apprehensive, knowing that I can be abrasive and uncultured at times, and walking up to the door I was presented by a sound that had set my heart racing for a long time.  The baying of hounds.  Big, deep barks.  I spent my younger years terrified of dogs, and uneasy around them as I got older.  At the opening of the door, I looked for two Great Danes or German Shepherds and was instead greeted by Jimmy and Manny.  Two full-size, wire-haired Dachshunds.  Their bark is that of a much larger dog, and I soon discovered their personality was far larger than their stature sugg...

Another Asian-inspired dish, this is healthy comfort food and great for your diet and soul!  One portion will come in around 650 calories, though the miso can be a little high in sodium so bear this in mind if you have heart problems and search out a low-salt alternative such as this This is a very easy dish to prep and can be cooked in one large flat-bottomed frying pan, minimising washing-up duties! Measures below will serve two. Ingredients: 2x Chicken Breast 200g Udon Noodles (Wet) 2x Spring Onion 100g Chestnut Mushrooms  100g Green Beans Miso Paste Yutaka Dried Miso Soup (Morrisons World Food Section) Sesame Oil Toasted Sesame Seeds Chilli Flakes Cornish Sea Salt Pepper Fish Sauce Light Soy Sauce Granulated Garlic Step 1: Prep Finely chop spring onion, slice the mushrooms around 1/4" thick and the green beans to about 1/2" thick. Toast the sesame seeds in small, dry frying pan and put them t...

Ingredients: 2x Salmon Fillets  1x Pak Choi  3x Spring Onion 1x Avocado 175g White Rice Sesame Seeds Sesame Oil Butter Light Soy Sauce Cornish Sea Salt  Black Pepper Chilli Flakes Granulated Garlic Step 1: Toast Sesame Seeds Use a small, dry frying pan and add sesame seeds and heat - once they start popping, they're done - move them around often to achieve an even dark-gold colour throughout.  Set to one side in a bowl and let them cool. Step 2: Cook Rice Boil the kettle Heat up 1 knob of butter in sauce-pan and once melted, add rice - add half a teaspoon of sesame oil and the juice of half a lime and ensure rice is evenly coated.  The butter stops the rice becoming stodgy, and sesame oil is for flavour. Add boiling water to the rice in a hot pan, to roughly 3/4" above the rice.  Put the lid on and turn the heat down. Step 3: Season Salmon Salt, Pepper and Granulated Garlic.  Add ch...