The Thing In The Cellar

In Tonight's show Friday 10th Oct at 7.40

Tom builds a generator fuelled by pig dung and has call for it after a fishing trip.

You just know what money saving tips are coming your way .......

It's a great past time and many many people do it, however not many people realise there are some great meals to had from freshwater fish.

Having trawled the net, I landed on a page dedicated to fish recipe's, hidden amongst them was a section dedicated to fresh water fish.

Having contacted the sites owner Liz I have kindly been allowed to take a sample recipe to give to share with you guys, she has also an offered to a new recipe for us if anyone has a request.

This is the one I choose:

This recipe for baked carp is one of my favorite fish with stuffing recipes. It's not a very common fish to find in the shops but you can use this stuffing recipe for any whole fish.

Baked Carp1 large carp - about 4lbs (2k)Olive oil for brushing the fishStuffing4 slices white bread - crumbed in the blender1 small onion - finely chopped2 sticks celery - destringed and finely chopped2 oz (50g) butter2 tspns dried thyme

Heat the oven to Gas Mark 8, 450F or 230C.

Wash and dry the carp.

Fry the onion and celery in the butter until they're soft. Mix in the breadcrumbs and thyme.
Stuff the fish and tie it with some string to keep the stuffing in.

Brush the carp with oil and then bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

The carp will produce some flavored juices once cooked and this should be spooned over the fish when you serve it.

Should you like more alternatives please visit Liz's site:

http://www.find-a-seafood-recipe.com/index.html

Before you all go rushing of to start fishing, please check the local law on removing fish from wherever you decide to fish.

I would hate to have a Cod war on my conscience......

Now if your looking at building your own generator as Tom does in The Good Life using effluence, I would suggest a much easy way to use wind power !.

There are some cheap options and kits you can buy, now, there is a small cost but the wind powered systems pay for themselves in a week or so..........apparently.

Check this out.

http://www-renewableenergy.com/WindPower/windgenerator.html

Now we all know there are a lots of these types of money saving ideas on the web, but it does make you think about how we can make our own contributions to energy conservation.