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I LOVE this recipe. It's my fail safe "I want to impress you but i don't have the time to make an effort" dish and almost tastes better than Nandos (I only say nearly because A) I don't want to be lynched and B) Nandos will bring food to my table i didn't have to …
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I haven't been too lucky with housing since i left home. I seem to have stumbled from one failed tenancy to another. Such stories include breaking up with a boyfriend and living in a friends basement for 3 months, sofa surfing in a pub after quitting uni and living in a shipping container (no word …
Dessert I toyed with the idea of making a light desert, but also remembered it was CHUFFING CHRISTMAS and light food is not the order of the day. This is a wonderful (in my humble opinion) step away from the traditional stodgy Christmas pudding towards something a little more refined and quite frankly exciting. You …
Hello again, hope the soup went down well and the guests are crazy for more! I spent a lot of time thinking about what to suggest for a main, i wanted to try and do something that would appeal to all the dietary requirements of my brothers and sisters (veggies, vegan, wheat intolerance etc) but …
Hello again, I hope you have all tried the cocktails but now its time to start feeding those hungry guests of yours. Now usually i would class soup as a starter as a bit of a cop out but its the damn holidays and I don't want to be slaving in the kitchen whilst everyone …
Apparently it's Christmas time which everyone knows is about eating good food, drinking good booze and pretending we like our fellow wo/man. Over the next few weeks I will be picking some of my favorite dishes to serve on the grand day itself starting off with one of my favorite cocktails. I first tried this …
Sorry for the delay in posting, i am currently between houses and this is the first chance i have had to sit down and type anything...mostly because i have been sent home from work, sick. Anyway I won't gross you all out with tales of my leaking face and terrible cough and tell you about …
So...winters coming which is when we are all looking for comfort food to make us feel a bit better. The magic of this recipe is that it can be as quick or as involved as you like. I am not going to judge you for using falafel mix from a packet and cajun spice from …
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Hello again and welcome along. A fab way to look great, save money and learn a skill is to get those knitting needles out. They are super cheap to buy from Ebay or ask a relative if you can have some of theirs. Once you have learned to knit and purl you can make scarves …
So the best way to keep costs down but still have filling and tasty food is learn how to make a few decent soups. It freezes, it tastes great and it is the perfect excuse to have some thick slices of fresh bread and butter. I am trying to only have meat once a …
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