Lasagna Ragu

So I kind of fell off the veggies only diet. But I have two very good reasons, thanks to FX Cusine. The first was Ragu Bolognese, the traditional dish that spag bol is based upon. It took over four hours to cook on Saturday, but was worth every minute. The second was the Lasagne you can then make with the ragu.

I just discovered FX Cusine, and I love it. It's clearly the blog of someone who loves eating. That he takes such lovely photos of the process makes it very easy to understand the dishes.

Inspired, I took my own photos, which pale in comparison.

Peter Kenny's Birthday

60 years of Chinese Communism

If the Olympic opening ceremonies weren't enough to convince you that China had arrived (again) on the world stage, 'ave a look at these fantastic pictures from boston.com. Who, by the way, do lovely photojournalism online in their Big Picture section.

Proof that one thing you get from communism that you don't get in a democracy is unbelievable levels of synchronisation, the 60th anniversary of communist rule celebrations were sort of like the opening ceremonies, but with guns. Which is all the proof you need that they would kick anybody's ass in a war.