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Improving the quality of food at home

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by Sayotychek » Fri Jan 17, 2025 3:57 pm

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Lately, I've been thinking about how to make the food I cook at home more healthy and of better quality. I want to not only diversify my dishes, but...

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Sat May 03, 2025 11:20 am
Chives!

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by vivienz » Sat Apr 12, 2025 2:05 pm

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My chives have gone forth and multiplied with abandon so I'm going to cut a load this afternoon whilst their tender and tasty, then pack them into a...

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Sat May 03, 2025 11:00 am
Anyone Tried Foraged Foods in Recipes?

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by PatrickTyler » Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:02 am

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Hi all!
I’ve been inspired lately to incorporate more foraged ingredients into my cooking and am curious if anyone here has tried it. I’m thinking of...

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Sat Nov 16, 2024 7:22 pm
Products I've liked

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by Stravaig » Thu Mar 02, 2023 12:39 pm
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Waitrose sells an own brand spinach and ricotta cannelloni which I just fancied trying. It was really delicious. If you're in the mood for a ready...
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Fri Oct 04, 2024 7:52 pm
Broadbeans cooking

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by Colin2016 » Fri Jun 07, 2024 7:29 am

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I have always cooked broadbeans with their skin on, but after watching Jamie Oliver removeing the outer skin I gave it ago.

Result was a better...

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Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:18 am
Jersey Royals

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by Stravaig » Sun Jul 07, 2024 6:29 am

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As I'm sure you gardeners know - I'm just a cook - JRs are currently in season. We got a lovely filleted turbot from our fishmonger - we've been up...

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Sun Jul 07, 2024 6:29 am
Some recipes are daft

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by Stravaig » Tue Jun 04, 2024 8:27 pm

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I never follow recipes anyway. Just glance at them and look at the photos for ideas. That said, I have friends who won't attempt to cook anything...

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Thu Jun 06, 2024 2:36 pm
Tesco vs Asda on prices

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by Stravaig » Thu Feb 01, 2024 3:38 pm

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We live within easy walking distance of Asda so tend to buy a lot of stuff from there. But there's a big Tesco not very far away and it's en route to...

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Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:41 am
Retro Food

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by Stravaig » Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:29 pm

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The Prawn Cocktail Years by Bareham and Hopkinson is an excellent book, but relatively expensive and not so easy to find new these days. Even the...

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Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:01 pm
Gnocchi

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by Stravaig » Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:59 pm

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I like twice baked potatoes. You know, you bake the tattie, scoop out the flesh, add cream or cheese or whatever and bake it again in the oven. It's...

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Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:59 pm
What's everyone having for Christmas?

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by Westi » Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:07 pm

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I find Christmas Day a bit busy & would be happy to treat it like another day menu wise, but Mr comes from a large family who made a big deal of it....

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Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:45 pm
Pop-ups

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by Stravaig » Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:46 pm

I'm thinking of doing a pop-up of soups just before Christmas. Either I'll try for it in our front garden or I'll bribe the next-door neighbour...

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Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:44 am
NOT Cornish pasty

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by Stravaig » Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:12 pm

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I like smoked haddock, neeps, and tatties. I thought it might be a good idea to make a pasty using the fish instead of mince. It was OK I suppose. It...

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Sun Nov 26, 2023 11:25 am
Need more ideas for Toms!

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by Westi » Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:13 pm

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I suppose this is directed more to Stravaig, but the more responses the better!

The tomatoes are still producing including the big guys in the...

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Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:32 am
Winter storecupboard emergency planning

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by Primrose » Sun Oct 08, 2023 12:57 pm

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Tigerburnie ,s comment about being cut off by heavy rainfall and flooding has motivated me to enquire what TEN items you would want to have stocked...

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Sun Oct 08, 2023 3:59 pm
Are you insane?

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by Stravaig » Tue Sep 26, 2023 11:03 am

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I was watching a cooking class with one of the world's top chefs. Can't remember but it was probably Thomas Keller. He said, Only an insane person...

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Sun Oct 08, 2023 12:35 pm
Don't order red onions in Kyiv

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by Stravaig » Tue Sep 26, 2023 11:34 am

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When we lived there, we did the bulk of our shopping online with delivery to the door. It was a lot less hassle for us and it was better organised...

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Wed Sep 27, 2023 2:15 pm
Here's a nice recipe

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by Stravaig » Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:20 pm

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It's supposed to be for left overs but... I make it from scratch. Have made it a couple of times before and it's really good. Very British! A suet...

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Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:20 pm
Is anyone interested in cooking Thai food?

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by Stravaig » Thu Sep 21, 2023 4:38 pm

We holidayed there often, then we lived there for ten years. I've done several Thai cookery courses in Thailand. And when we lived in Kyiv one of my...

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Thu Sep 21, 2023 7:15 pm
Sourdough bread

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by Stravaig » Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:48 pm
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I've bought starters and also made my own from scratch. On our first evac from Kyiv, gawd knows how long ago now, I even took a 20+ year old starter...
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Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:39 am
Baked tatties

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by Stravaig » Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:09 am

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Sorry if I've posted similar before but I've no memory and am too depressed to challenge myself.

A baked tattie is a very nice thing but a...

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Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:37 am
Too many courgettes ?

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by Primrose » Mon Jul 24, 2023 1:16 pm

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Mr Primrose has just found using grated courgettes with oats in this way actually makes a very good substitute base for pizza ! We had it at...

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Mon Sep 11, 2023 4:05 pm
Nettles

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by Stravaig » Mon Sep 11, 2023 11:43 am

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I was very suprised that we didn't have a nettle patch in our neglected back garden. And I've always wanted to cook with nettles. Yeah, I know we...

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Mon Sep 11, 2023 11:43 am
Surimi style prawns

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by Stravaig » Sun Sep 10, 2023 1:42 pm

I saw this on a supermarket website but I'd never hear the term 'surimi' before. I had to look it up in case I was missing out on something...

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Sun Sep 10, 2023 1:42 pm
Bringing home the bacon

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by Stravaig » Wed May 17, 2023 3:55 pm

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Bacon can be dated back to 1500 BC, making it one of the oldest cuts of meat. The phrase 'bringing home the bacon' originated in 12th century...

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Mon Sep 04, 2023 9:09 pm
Have we done the air fryer thing on KG?

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by vivienz » Mon May 15, 2023 9:27 pm

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I'm onto my second air fryer now. I used to have a single drawer one, you know, the ones that look a bit like the helmet that Darth Vader in Star...

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Last post by Myrkk
Sun Sep 03, 2023 11:44 pm
Valor potatoes

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by retropants » Sat Aug 12, 2023 6:32 pm

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I’ve dug my first valor maincrops up today, 2 plants, only 8 tubers, but a good size. I need to ‘honour’ them, as there aren’t many, I can’t decide...

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Sun Aug 13, 2023 8:49 am
Elderflower cordial is fermenting!

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by retropants » Thu Jun 22, 2023 12:35 pm

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My second batch of elderflower cordial this year is fermenting. I did leave it a day longer to infuse that I maybe I should have. Will it be safe to...

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Last post by Colin2016
Fri Jun 23, 2023 8:59 am
The Menu (film)

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by Stravaig » Fri May 12, 2023 9:25 pm

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I have only one word to describe this:
weird, weird, WEIRD!

Ralph Fiennes stars as the head chef and, of course, he's brilliant. (He does do weirdos...

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Mon May 15, 2023 2:42 pm
How to serve baked beans in tomato sauce

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by Stravaig » Mon May 08, 2023 10:53 am
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You know what I do? I put them on the plate! :lol:

Blimey, though , if you get a Full English in a hotel or B&B these days they seem to think the...
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Fri May 12, 2023 10:09 am
Mayonnaise

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by Stravaig » Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:23 am

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Yeah, yeah, every dog and his man will tell you that you should make your own. OK, I've done it and know how to do it, but you're working with raw...

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Thu May 04, 2023 7:27 pm
Coronation signature dish

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by Stravaig » Mon Apr 17, 2023 6:57 pm
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Eurgh! I could have spent days trying to figure out something worse than this. It'd be hard to come up with something worse.

They could have...
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Thu May 04, 2023 5:03 pm
My current favourite...

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by Stravaig » Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:37 pm

... a Camembert or a stinky brie. Bake in the oven (or wherever you bake stuff) until liquid. Like molten lava.

We don't buy breadsticks as such...

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Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:37 pm
Oysters

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by Stravaig » Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:58 am

They are salt water bivalve molluscs.
They have a three-chambered heart and two kidneys.

There is no evidence that oysters have a brain. (This is...

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Sat Apr 29, 2023 9:32 am
Vegan black pudding

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by Stravaig » Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:41 pm

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Asda is now selling vegan black pudding. Eh?

Of course I'm daft enough to buy some just to see what it's like.

I'll report back in due course. :)

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Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:55 am
Fresh Tuna with pasta

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by Colin2016 » Sun Apr 23, 2023 9:20 am

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Seems fresh Tuna is in the fish shop/van so thought I would look for a recipe for tuna & pasta bake.

Seems all I can find is for tined tuna....

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Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:15 pm
There are two types of salt

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by Stravaig » Wed Apr 19, 2023 4:23 pm
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OK, don't shout me down. :wink:

As a foodie freak I probably have about 50 different salts in my cupboard, eg kosher salt (which has nothing to do...
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Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:24 pm
What are you afraid of cooking? Anything?

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by Stravaig » Thu Apr 20, 2023 3:21 pm

I watch quite a lot of cooking progs on the telly. It's surprising (for me) how many people say they're afraid to cook fish at home. I think of it as...

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Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:02 pm
Pajeon (Korean seafood and spring onion pancakes)

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by Stravaig » Mon Apr 17, 2023 6:53 am

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I sort of follow John Torode's method from his Sydney to Seoul cookbook. But I spice mine up a bit by adding a bit of shichimi (Japanese seven spice)...

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Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:29 pm
Cookbooks vs restaurants

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by Stravaig » Tue Feb 28, 2023 7:35 am
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Given that I'm often not in the UK and thus unable to try a restaurant or chain, I often buy their books and try the restaurant later. With mixed...
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Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:11 pm
Beware of saying you like something...

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by Stravaig » Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:26 am

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My boss stupidly told his cook that he liked watermelon. Thus he got watermelon in every conceivable way at every meal thereafter. My favourite was...

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Tue Feb 28, 2023 2:36 pm
Som Tam - Thai Green Papaya Salad

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by Stravaig » Sat Feb 18, 2023 7:47 am

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I'm very keen on Thai food and love cooking it. But it can sometimes be inconvenient and expensive to get the right ingredients. It might mean a long...

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Mon Feb 20, 2023 8:23 am
Real Bread Week

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by Stravaig » Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:16 am

Apparently real bread week starts today (or tomorrow according to some sources). I used to make sourdough regularly but with two evacuations and 100...

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Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:25 am
Really great mashed spuds

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by Stravaig » Thu Feb 02, 2023 5:22 pm

Well, I use Maris Piper - nothing exciting there. Then I add plenty of butter and sometimes also double cream - again no surprises. But what I tried...

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Sat Feb 18, 2023 11:01 am
KItchen gadgets - slow cooker

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by Stravaig » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:36 am

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I probably own every kitchen gadget or kitchen bits in the known universe (excluding these serving dishes like mini chip baskets and the Hairy...

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Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:01 pm
St Valentine's, etc

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by Stravaig » Sat Feb 04, 2023 1:32 pm

Not exactly a cooking tip but a foodie/restaurant tip (which you probably don't need anyway).

As someone who has done a few stints as a chef in...

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Thu Feb 09, 2023 2:36 pm
Want to eat less meat without missing your favourites?

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by Stravaig » Tue Jan 31, 2023 6:03 pm

I like Holland & Barret's natural soya mince - it's a dried product rather than something like that damp yukky Quorn mince.

I don't usually go...

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Wed Feb 01, 2023 7:23 pm
Make sure your fennel is fennely enough

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by Stravaig » Sat Jan 28, 2023 8:58 am

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Gee that Rick Stein is a right moaning old git. He's always complaining about something. Why oh why...

I wouldn't normally choose to have his...

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Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:22 am
Soft drinks

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by Stravaig » Sun Jan 15, 2023 1:21 pm

I don't like soft drinks, because invariably they're too sweet, (excluding mattie juice) so I tend to drink too much wine.

I wondered about trying...

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Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:16 am
Sharpening knives

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by WestHamRon » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:08 pm
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Can anyone explain why every time I try to sharpen my knife using a steel I make it even more blunt?
I draw the blade down the steel at a 20 degree...
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