Author: wpadmin

Paella

Paella

Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 red pepper diced 1 tsp each hot smoked paprika and dried thyme 300g paella or risotto rice 3 tbsp white wine 400g can chopped tomatoes  900ml chicken stock 400g frozen seafood mix Large frozen raw prawns – Morrisons Vietnamese are good 1 lemon, ½ juiced, ½ cut into wedges Method STEP 1Heat the olive oil in a …

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Thai Green Chicken Curry

Thai Green Chicken Curry

Ingredients 4 large shallots or 5 smaller ones 3 or 4 green chillies Ginger from freezer (don’t take out until ready – it defrosts quickly) 1 lime (zest and juice) 3 chicken breasts Ground coriander Ground cumin 1 tin coconut milk Green beans Noodles Fresh coriander Method Light a small pan on a medium ring …

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Melanzane

Melanzane

1:00 prep plus 0:30 in the oven Serves 4 Ingredients 3 aubergine2 mozzarella balls10 sage leavesOlive oil50g parmesan100g cheddar For the red sauce:2 medium onions3 tins of chopped tomatoesFresh thyme2 bay leaves3 tbsp white wine vinegar10 sage leaves finely chopped3 tsp sugarSalt & pepper Method In large non-stick pan, finely chop and gently fry onions …

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How-to: Monitor Windows with Nagios

How-to: Monitor Windows with Nagios

To add a Windows PC/server to the Nagios networking monitoring system there are a few options. In this article are instructions for a solution using a NCPA client on the Windows machine with an NCPA integration and config files on the Nagios Core machine On Windows Firstly, download, install and configure the NCPA client on …

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Sticky Sesame Chicken

Sticky Sesame Chicken

For the chicken 5 tbsp olive oil1 egg lightly beaten3 tbsp plain flour10 tbsp plain flour½ tsp salt½ tsp pepperFull capfull paprikaFull capfull 5 spice3 chicken breast fillets chopped into bite-size strips For the sauce 2 tbsp sesame oil 4 tbsp Cider vinegar4 tbsp honey4 tbsp sweet chilli sauce3 tbsp ketchup3 tbsp sugar6 tbsp soy …

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House DC Power

House DC Power

Make a board as per these PDFs Make aluminium bits to secure PSU. Mount the PSU in the wooden board. 3D Print fuse holders as per this STL Mark copper strips as per this DWG and these photos Drill 1.5mm holes from the marked side Drill 3mm holes in the 12mm pieces – slowly so …

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WiFi-enabled AC Light Switch

WiFi-enabled AC Light Switch

A light switch that can be incorporated into a 2-way household switching circuit to add WiFi control while leaving the existing switching working in a way that requires the user to have no knowledge of the WiFi switch and allows installation using wiring conventions that are recognisable to anyone familiar with traditional 2-way switches. Troubleshooting …

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Using a cloud-based desktop folder on MacOS X & Windows 10

Using a cloud-based desktop folder on MacOS X & Windows 10

These instructions no longer work for MacOS – but these do Using a cloud-based folder (eg a folder within your sync’d Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive) means its possible to a) synchronise the contents of your desktop across multiple devices, b) make it available from elsewhere, and c) back it up. On MacOS X First …

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French Toast / Eggy Bread

French Toast / Eggy Bread

Serves 4 Ingredients 6 eggs, 250ml milk, 300g bread in 20-30mm cubes Soak bread in eggs, milk, salt and pepper for an hour, keep turning it. Don’t worry about it becoming a mush Get a large non-stick frying pan hot – 75% on front left ring After 5 minutes put plenty of oil in and …

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Tartare Sauce

Tartare Sauce

0:15 Serves 4 Ingredients Mayonnaise (approx 150)Capers (approx 4 tbsp)Gherkins (approx 3 tbsp)Lemon juiceSalt & pepperWhite vinegar (optional) Method Chop capers finelyChop gherkins coarselyMix capers and gherkins in a bowl, add a large squeeze of lemon juice and a pinch of salt & pepperAdd mayonnaise until a very coarse consistency is obtainedTaste and leave to …

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