Max and Min

We intend to visit Max's dog breeder next Monday, on our way back to the UK. On the remote (certain) possibility that we will chose a female companion for Max (above, in his usual elegant pose). We have decided to call her (the mythical dog) Amina. Amina because she will have to have a name starting with the letter A (see previous postings), and also because we can shorten it to Min. So then we have Max and Min - geddit? I would have preferred Asbo which is an acronym for an Anti Social Behaviour Order, however, Jan pointed out that that would have been a better name for Max. Whatever.

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This morning, William and I play tennis, whilst Jan went off to her art class. I know which I prefer. I was serving well, tried very hard and basically kicked his butt, however, I suffered with a lot of aches and pains for the rest of the day. Ouch. As I suffer, I remember that I meet the nutritionist on Friday so it's all in a good cause. In keeping with this looming deadline, Jan prepared two salads for lunch. The first a beetroot and cumin salad and the other, an old favourite, bean sprouts and peppers with a very tangy and tasty dressing. For all you foodies out there, this how you make the dressing:

Zap all these ingredients in a liquidizer:

Half a teaspoon of ground ginger
Half a small onion, finely chopped
6 Fluid ounces of olive or groundnut oil
2 Fluid ounces of red wine vinegar
2 Tablespoons of soy sauce
A small stalk of celery, finely chopped
2 Teaspoons of tomato puree
2 Teaspoons of lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

This should produce a liquid dressing that is quite thick and tangy. It has a strong flavour so it will overpower delicately flavoured food. I reckon that it could also be used as a marinade. Play around with the ingredients to suit your taste.