Shane introduced me to the idea of CSS Naked Day via PlanetApache, and it’s today - so for one day only (unless I forget!), this blog is CSS-free.

I’ve been interested in the issues of designing websites that work well in non-standard/text-based browsers/readers etc since I started in uni. Although I’m not a design person at all, and my templates were all written by other people, I’m pleased to see that they’re still usable without CSS. (It’s something I usually check - but it’s been a long time since I changed theme). It does looks kinda funky, with all the text on one side, and the background image in the middle, but it really doesn’t seem that bad (to me!) in terms of information flow, browsability etc.

So, do you look good naked?

Just had the most wonderfully tasty pasta dinner… I’m not usually a fan of creamy sauces - but this was da bomb! Cooking time, approx 10 mins - which means it beats the socks off phoning for pizza too

Serves 4

Chop up three small onions, fry lightly in a small saucepan for a minute or two until softened.
Add 175g pancetta, fry for about five mins, until it all looks wonderfully juicy.
Add 250g garlic & herb cream cheese (think Boursin, although I used Tesco’s “light choices” one), and about 150ml milk - keep heating gently, and stir until the cream cheese melts into the sauce and stops being lumpy.

Put on the pasta at the appropriate point - at the beginning if it’s dried pasta, or while the pancetta is frying if it’s fresh pasta - so that it’s done at about the same time as the sauce.

Drain the pasta, mix in the sauce, and tasty’s your dinner