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	<description>the everyday musings of a bloke named richard</description>
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		<title>Vote Tastic</title>
		<link>http://www.vodden.com/wordpress/index.php/2010/05/05/vote-tastic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 10:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take the Who Should You Vote For? England quiz


Labour



20


Liberal Democrat



20


Green



12


UK Independence
-14





Conservative
-14





You expected: LIB
Your recommendation: Labour/Liberal Democrat
Click here for more details about these results
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href=http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com>Take the Who Should You Vote For? England quiz</a></strong><br />
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<td>Labour</td>
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<td><img src=http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/aaaaaa.jpg border=0 height=15 width=180/></td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>Liberal Democrat</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><img src=http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/aaaaaa.jpg border=0 height=15 width=180/></td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>Green</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><img src=http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/aaaaaa.jpg border=0 height=15 width=108/></td>
<td>12</td>
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<td>UK Independence</td>
<td>-14</td>
<td align=right><img src=http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/dddddd.jpg border=0 height=15 width=126/></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td>Conservative</td>
<td>-14</td>
<td align=right><img src=http://www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com/dddddd.jpg border=0 height=15 width=126/></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<p><b>You expected:</b> LIB</p>
<p><b>Your recommendation:</b> <a href='http://www.labour.org.uk'><b>Labour</b></a>/<a href='http://www.libdems.org.uk'><b>Liberal Democrat</b></a></p>
<p><a href='http://wsyvf.com/uk/6w1oHX9sgekpbMMJ'>Click here for more details about these results</a></p>
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		<title>Gorgonzola Spaghetti</title>
		<link>http://www.vodden.com/wordpress/index.php/2010/04/08/gorgonzola-spaghetti/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wcho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is even easier and faster than my last post. Astonishingly enough! For this delightfully creamy pasta effort for two people you will require:
Enough Spaghetti for 2 people (4oz or whatever that is in metric)
8 spring onions
About 120g of Gorgonzola ( the piccante variety is my favourite)
2 tablespoons of double cream (substitute 0% fat Greek [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is even easier and faster than my last post. Astonishingly enough! For this delightfully creamy pasta effort for two people you will require:</p>
<p>Enough Spaghetti for 2 people (4oz or whatever that is in metric)<br />
8 spring onions<br />
About 120g of Gorgonzola ( the piccante variety is my favourite)<br />
2 tablespoons of double cream (substitute 0% fat Greek yoghurt if you must)<br />
2 tablespoons White Wine (I like a slightly acidic Sauvignon Blanc for this &#8211; but anything will do)<br />
Butter<br />
Salt<br />
Pepper<br />
A small bunch of chives.</p>
<p>Set off the pasta &#8211; cook it according to the instructions on the packet. Naturally Spaghetti isn&#8217;t the only option, but this is a thin sauce so choose a fine pasta. Linguine would be awesome.</p>
<p>Meanwhile heat a frying pan &#8211; non stick if that&#8217;s your style, I used my incredible &#8220;de Buyer&#8221; carbon steel pan bought for me by my wife. Its never seen a non stick coating in its life, yet nothing has ever stuck to it. Melt a knob of butter and throw in the chopped spring onions. Keep the pan at a low heat and let the spring onions soften &#8211; don&#8217;t let them colour. If the pan is low enough this should take about 5 minutes and should make barely a sizzle. </p>
<p>Add to the spring onions the cheese, but break it up before you add it to the pan. Let it melt slowly &#8211; again this takes about 5 minutes. Stir it a bit and add the cream and the wine. Bring it to a simmer and then season with salt and pepper.</p>
<p>By now the pasta should be cooked. The Italians get terribly exciting about adding the pasta to the sauce and not the sauce to the pasta. This is all well and good, but my pan isn&#8217;t big enough of all that pasta &#8211; so I added the pasta to the sauce (having drained it) and then gave it the stir of its life. Spaghetti is quite rugged stuff, so its not going to get damaged. </p>
<p>Finally split the dinner between two bowls. This is surprisingly filling for something which tastes so light and the cheese, despite being the dominant flavour, really doesn&#8217;t overpower things. It matches the rest of the bottle of wine beautifully.</p>
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		<title>Courgette Pasta with Capers and Parmesan</title>
		<link>http://www.vodden.com/wordpress/index.php/2010/03/28/courgette-pasta-with-capers-and-parmesan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wcho</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I stumbled across a wonderful and very easy pasta dish this evening. This works with any pasta, but works best with long pasta like spaghetti, linguine or tagliatelle. 
150g pasta (e.g. tagliatelle)
1 shallot &#8211; finely chopped
1 garlic clove &#8211; finely chopped
1 courgette &#8211; grated
knob of butter (haha &#8211; I said knob)
tablespoon of capers
salt and pepper
handful [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I stumbled across a wonderful and very easy pasta dish this evening. This works with any pasta, but works best with long pasta like spaghetti, linguine or tagliatelle. </p>
<p>150g pasta (e.g. tagliatelle)<br />
1 shallot &#8211; finely chopped<br />
1 garlic clove &#8211; finely chopped<br />
1 courgette &#8211; grated<br />
knob of butter (haha &#8211; I said knob)<br />
tablespoon of capers<br />
salt and pepper<br />
handful of parsley<br />
75g of Parmesan &#8211; finely grated</p>
<p>This is really very simple. Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet (or if you&#8217;re hardcore and made it yourself, then cook it how you&#8217;re &#8217;sposed to). Whilst the pasta is cooking, heat a fairly large frying pan with a touch of oil and before it gets too hot add the shallot, the garlic and the courgette. Let them gently fry for about 5 minutes, siring occasionally. Finally add the capers, the Parmesan and the parsley and stir for a minute or two. Drain the Pasta, add to the sauce, and serve immediately. Serves 2.  </p>
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		<title>Mince Pies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comparing Dutchy Original with Waitrose All Butter, our exclusive team say 4 to nill that Waitrose win. 
Dutchy original were acknowledged for their smell, however the texture of the pastry and a general lack of flavour let them down. It was felt that Waitrose offered a better filling to pasty balance and on the whole [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comparing Dutchy Original with Waitrose All Butter, our exclusive team say 4 to nill that Waitrose win. </p>
<p>Dutchy original were acknowledged for their smell, however the texture of the pastry and a general lack of flavour let them down. It was felt that Waitrose offered a better filling to pasty balance and on the whole a better quality of both ingredients.</p>
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		<title>Speakers</title>
		<link>http://www.vodden.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/12/09/speakers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>richard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Speakers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve actually started my speakers. They&#8217;re based on John Krutke&#8217;s ZDT3.5 design. I&#8217;m documenting the progress here.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve actually started my speakers. They&#8217;re based on <a href="http://www.zaphaudio.com/ZDT3.5.html">John Krutke&#8217;s ZDT3.5</a> design. <a href="http://www.vodden.com/wordpress/index.php/richards-zdt35/">I&#8217;m documenting the progress here.</a></p>
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