Raspberry Pi Wifi
When I got my Pi some months ago I bought a wifi adapter for it, as you do. But I couldn’t get it to work reliably in Raspbian, and I didn’t even try in Arch Linux. So I tested the adapter on my windoze box, and it worked just fine, and I tried it with Linux and it worked just fine, so I put it in the ‘too hard’ box.
Read more →Python
I’ve studiously avoided Python up till now, even though it appears to be fairly popular, because it violates the first law of compiler design: ‘Blank space shalt not be significant except to separate tokens where necessary.’. That’s why you can minimise a lengthy JavaScript script like jQuery to one enormously long line and it still works just fine. But, she-who-shall-be-ignored (self categorisation) decided she wanted to enter an advent calender competition which involved checking a web page to see if your name has come up and sending an email if it does.
Read more →Clementine Cake
This is an adaptation of a Marguerite Patten recipe dated 1963. As adapted by She-who-shall-be-ignored, with additional chutney technique. Ingredients Cake 7oz self raising flour 1/4tsp Baking powder 5oz margarine or butter 4oz golden granulated sugar 3 medium eggs 3 clementines, chopped up into small pieces and any pips removed Icing 3oz Icing sugar 2oz margarine or butter Method Put the sugar and the chopped clementines in a small saucepan on a gentle heat.
Read more →Doug’s Seafood Risotto
This is my interpretation of my brother’s risotto. This is in no way a conventional risotto recipe, but it works nicely. Hearty dinner for four. Ingredients 2 cups of risotto rice Three or four onions, depending on size Three cloves of garlic A red pepper and a green pepper A punnet of mushrooms, approx 200g 350g approx of seafood selection Freshly ground black pepper Oregano A chicken stockpot Butter Water Olive oil Method Warm up a large saucepan with a good glug of olive oil in it.
Read more →Spanish Frittata
Another not so light lunch for two. Ingredients Two largish onions Four or five eggs, depending on size Chorizo, sliced Cheese, sliced Freshly ground black pepper Oil for cooking Method Warm up a large skillet or frying pan with some cooking oil in it. While the pan is warming slice the onions into rings and place in the pan. Whip up the eggs and grind some black pepper into them. When the onions are nicely browned, turn the slices over and pour over the eggs.
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