Month: April 2007
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Oven Baked Risotto with Chilli Pancetta, Mushrooms and Fresh Basil
Easy oven baked risotto with chilli pancetta, mushrooms and fresh basil. Serving size: Serves 4 Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 6 thin slices of chilli pancetta, cut into strips 1 clove garlic, crushed 100g Swiss brown mushrooms, cut into 4 slices 100g button mushrooms,…
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Extremely Useful Macbook Freeware
Extremely Useful Macbook Freeware Sweet – one of the better lists of free apps for the mac. With the number of people switching to the Mac, could be a handy thing to have, at the very least will give an idea of various pieces of software that are out there for this platform.
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Kyle’s Ubuntu Edgy Cheat-Sheet
Kyle’s Ubuntu Edgy Cheat-Sheet Who couldn’t use a cheat sheet every now and then. This one – specificallyy for Ubuntu Edgy Eft LTS release? this can assist many a newbie and occasionally the more experienced user 😀
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Brown Brothers – Orange Muskat and Flora
This is a decent dessert wine for people who have a sweet tooth or are just having a need for a sweet thing, this goes well with sticky date pudding!
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Wynn’s Coonawarra Estate – Shiraz (2004)
Oh yeah, this is one sweet sweet Shiraz, while the Coonawarra (and Wynn’s) are better known for the Cabernet Suavignon this is a mighty fine Shiraz that should not be ignored or passed up. Get into it!
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Hugh Hamilton – Unwooded Chardonnay (2006)
This is a brilliant wine from one of my favourite wineries in the McLaren Vale this Chardonnay goes well with pretty much anything, went down a treat in and with a Stroganoff.
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Stockmans Post – Shiraz Cabernet Merlot (2004)
This one is definitely over aged at the moment, but of the two bottles I had (one went down the sink) one was very nice to drink – I had it with a curry.
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Chapel Hill – Il Vescovo (Sangiovese Rose) (2006)
The second of the Chapel Hill wines in this update Sangiovese Rose is an absolute bargain at $14/bottle. Its not too sweet, not too dry and a perfect accompaniment to any barbecue (or even a chicken salad). Unfortunately I drank this quite some time ago when the weather was still warm down here in the…
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Chapel Hill – The Devil (NV Port)
Starting the update of the wines consumed over the last 10 weeks or so – we have a port, now this one was not finished in a few nights, but rather over a few weeks. This is an extremely pleasant port, it’s only aged 12 years – so its no oldie in the age stakes,…
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Optimized Firefox 2.0.0.3 for G4, G5, and Intel Macs (updated): BeatnikPad Journal
Optimized Firefox 2.0.0.3 for G4, G5, and Intel Macs (updated): BeatnikPad Journal The latest version of the “BonEcho” optimised firefox has been released. Grab it while its hot.