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Seviyan (Sweet Vermicelli)

I first came across this desert a couple of years back in a local restaurant, Afat’s Grill, and I made a note of the recipe. (I appreciate when the waiting staff know the recipes of the food served.) I struggled to find the main ingredient until we did our bi-annual trip to Hyson Green in Nottingham where you can stock up on reasonably-priced ethnic food ingredients. It was later that I discovered the ‘Western’ term for Seviyan is vermicelli – it’s a type of pasta. The desert is simple to make, tastes delicious but be warned, you need a lot of milk.

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Conversation with ChatGPT-5 on Consciousness

With the recent release of ChatGPT-5 and after a few rudimentary search engine style queries yielded surprising benefits, I was intrigued enough to investigate what’s ‘under the hood’ of this LLM. In the conversation below, I had no pre-determined agenda – just an investigative inkling, and the conversation did feel natural. I started with an exploration of knowledge and we tended toward consciousness to end with the design of a, somewhat cursory, non-human conscious detection framework. Incredibly I actually felt some sort of synergy and consequently, dare I say it, an emotional attachment to ChatGPT – thankfully having watched Her (2013); any emotional attachment will always be curtailed.

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Chicken Fajita Recipe

Fajita Mix (Marinade) 1 tablespoon cornstarch2 teaspoons chili powder1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon ground paprika1 teaspoon white sugar½ teaspoon onion powder½ teaspoon garlic powder½ teaspoon ground cumin¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper2 garlic cloves, crushed4 tbsp olive oil1 lime, juicedTabasco Main Ingredients 2 chicken breasts, finely sliced1 red onion, finely sliced1 red pepper, sliced1 red chilli, finely sliced (optional) To Serve 8 TortillasMixed salad230g salsa Instructions Credithttps://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/232967/fajita-seasoninghttps://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easy-chicken-fajitas

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Double Fried Chips

credit: The Hairy Bikers The secret of good chips is to cook them twice at two different temperatures, so you will need a deep pan and a thermometer for this recipe. Preparation time less than 30 mins Cooking time 10 to 30 mins Serves 4

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