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These sweet and sour onions are great as a starter or they can be eaten as an accompaniment to a meat dish. Otherwise serve them with bread and cheese if you’re planning on a picnic or a simple lunch. You will need 500 grams of pickling onions, olive oil, brown sugar, white wine, white vinegar, tomato paste, dried thyme, currants, seasoning and parsley for the garnishing. Allow for an hour of preparation and cooking time ‑ and an hour of chilling time. (more…)

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If you’ve ever visited Argentina or spoken to someone that has been there you are bound to have heard about their delicious food. Known the world over for their steak, they truly do not disappoint. A wonderful country to visit; full of culture, vibrant cities and breath-taking landscapes, food is at the centre of it all. Argentinians are social people and a work day is often cut in half for a long, big lunch with family and friends. (more…)

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Vegetable bake is a great accompaniment to a fine roast or juicy steak and is an efficient way to fill up on nutritional foods. Vegetable bake can be made in large quantities with very little effort and so is a fantastic addition to any dinner party spread, too. By changing some simple ingredients your bake could range from traditional English fare to spicy Indian style, fitting in with any themed evening you have planned. Below is a guide on how to make vegetable bake. (more…)

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‘Since when did being a writer become a career choice,’ questions Tim Parks at NYR. He wonders if all the modern day degree courses and pecking orders make any difference to what gets written. It may seem that over time, society has held two visions of the writer. He is either a talented craftsman who is rewarded by his community for his services — or he is a self-determined individual who follows his own course, indifferent to the expectations of others. What of the writer today? (more…)

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‘Holy mackerel! We’re eating meat from cows that don’t eat grass.’ These are the words of chef Dan Barber, who has been listed as one of the most influential people on Time’s ‘Time 100′ list. Barber is passionate about sustainable agriculture: he writes and educates on how to keep the food chain in balance. For example, his popular TED video explains why feeding chicken to fish doesn’t equate to sustainable fish farming. Barber suggests that there are better alternatives. (more…)

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Janice Waugh created a travel blog where she gives the rundown on traveling solo. In it she speaks on where to go, experiences you can expect, and how to save some money while doing so. Her money-saving tips include using local transit, being flexible about your fight dates, using libraries for guide books and maps, using free online information, eating at fine restaurants at lunch time rather than dinner time, staying at youth hostels, buying food at grocery stores and watching your food groups. She adds that she packs light so there are no extra airport fees to contend with. She also refrains from buying souvenirs. (more…)

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When purchasing ‘green’ home decor, it is important to check that ‘eco’ terms are not being used solely for marketing purposes. This is because some manufacturers misuse these terms at the environment’s expense so as to increase sales. By ensuring a product has been made in a sustainable way, one can make an ecologically sound buying decision. Here we discuss three terms that are pertinent to the question of green decor and design: recycling, upcycling and reclaimation. (more…)

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Vegetarians are able to enjoy healthy sushi as much as meat eaters with these fish-free sushi rolls. Vegetarian sushi rolls allow you to get creative with colour in the kitchen, while omitting fish, a characteristic of sushi rolls. They can be made from a combination of grated baby marrow with wasabi and sesame seeds, grated carrot and alfalfa sprouts, cream cheese and mixed peppers, cucumber with avocado pear and mayonnaise, tofu and rocket, omelette and water cress or whatever other filling you wish to experiment with. This recipe will serve six. (more…)

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Veneers are extremely thin sheets of wood that can be used to cover or decorate a wooden base. Just as wood is unique and not always uniform, so is veneer. These paper thin veneers are often described according to their source. They can be called crown, burr, burl, butt, ray, birds-eye, curly or striped, for instance. Inlays, on the other hand, serve to decorate table tops and wooden doors. Although they were historically created by highly-skilled carpenters, they can be bought ready made today. (more…)

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A new book called 30 Lessons for Living by Karl Pillemer offers advice on how to live now in order to finish without any regrets. Pillemer is a professor of human development and a gerontologist. He compiled the book from interviews with older people who shared what they did right and wrong during their lives. The interviews were part of the Cornell Legacy Project. Jane Brody summarises their life lessons in an article that addresses career, marriage, parenting, happiness, regrets and ageing. (more…)