Author Archives: Olivier Dehon

Absolutely Love this – Boston Dynamics

When I saw the first digital camera from Canon, I thought it was the future and wanted one immediately. It was clunky, saving files on a micro floppy disk at resolutions that were sub-par, etc….but I knew it would one … Continue reading

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2020 is a Leap Year

In 2020 we have one extra day to do “something”….given the state of our planet I will use this extra day to try to improve my CO2 footprint. In 2018 we got rid of the petrol car and went full … Continue reading

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Solar Tracker

A simple Raspberry Pi tracker for Solar and Tesla Battery Here.  

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Crispy Pancetta Bacon

This is very easy to make ….the most difficult is to wait for a few weeks so that it is ready to be sliced and cooked to crispiness heaven. It is just a piece of pork belly which you cover … Continue reading

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Went to see my mate

              It was Darren Hooker’s anniversary of his passing recently (22nd January 2016) and unfortunately, another one of my work colleagues (Paul Foster) has gone to join him upstairs only a couple of weeks … Continue reading

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Waffles not as easy as it sounds…

[Original Post was 18th Feb 2019] This is how you make waffles… If you are not using these recipes you cannot be making the true traditional recipes   The Brussels ones The Liege ones Latest update !! July 2020 : … Continue reading

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Bread Making – Top 10 tips

Just a quick post for savings my latest tips on how to make a piece of good bread at home.           1- Flour is critical. Want to make a baguette only T55 Flour will be good … Continue reading

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Bouillabaisse Oli style

    This is quite an undertaking but it is worth the effort. It is originally south of France dish made out of a whole bunch of “extra” fish from the day’s catch. However, it has evolved over the years … Continue reading

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Bao with anything you like (duck is nice)

This is a nice bread from China or Hong Kong. It is the equivalent of a burger bun. It is steam cooked. Bao means bun. Very soft and can be flavoured with a bit of mirin to give it an … Continue reading

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Ciabatta – Tupperware method !

Found this recipe and method on the internet and had to try it…really a cool and easy way to make a superb Ciabatta from scratch. Check out my Bread making top 10 tips as well. (note half of yeast and … Continue reading

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Tesla Powerwall and Octopus Energy pricing

Trying to do a bit of coding to optimise the use of electric prices changing every 30 minutes. Red line in the graphic is “average price” and clearly you could charge the battery at cheap rates overnight or during non-peak … Continue reading

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Year to Date Market

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Quiche Lorraine / Shortcrust pastry

              Too easy to make ….to not make it from scratch… Ingredients : 250 g Plain flour 110g Butter / 2 to 3 Tablespoons of water for pastry Pinch of Salt   3 Eggs … Continue reading

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My First Cheese – Mozzarella

Been a long time coming, bought the kit to make cheese probably 18 months ago….found the time and patience to try my first Mozzarella. I am very pleased with my first go, however, it is quite fiddly and definitely needs … Continue reading

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Back to origins…

A few years ago, I started playing with Processing as a language. Recently discovered that the language has evolved and more importantly you can now run sketches from anywhere on the Cloud/web. Magic…

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Nice Chicken Liver Pate or Parfait

I use this recipe but I do not use cinnamon and I used red port instead of the white one recommended in the recipe.                  

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Mamy Recettes – “Mamyfique”

                      A few recipes…    

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Lyon

                             

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Stringing Tennis Racquet

This post is to have a reference point for stringing tennis racquets with the stringing machine. Install the racquet on the stringing machine. Do not do this too tight! Just so that the racquet is not moving when pulling on … Continue reading

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More trivet designs

    Made some new Trivet designs, as well as a, incent burner inspired by a Japanese design that my mum has at her house. There are more designs to come…      

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