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Can you remember the very last thing you bought with......

1.Cash 2.Card 3.Online. Its not as easy to remember as you think, but mine are: 1.Some fresh pasta a a magazine from local Tesco Express 2. Restaurant bill on Sunday - very nice! 3.Weatherproof cover...

Jumbo747

Courgette glut!

I grew 4 courgette plants from seed and now they are like the Triffids! I have cut probably about 20 already (OH is getting a bit tired of them); I have given about half of them away....

NoMercy

Food and Drink Survey

What's your favourite: 1. Meat 2. Fish 3. Seafood 4. Vegetable 5. Fruit 6. Rice dish 7. Pasta dish 8. Wine 9. Cocktail 10. Hors deuvre / party good?...

scotgal

I know this is a funny question, but.......................

Why would a peice of lettuce from a bag of prepared salad have a length of what looks like black cotton thread entwined round it?

Nodger

Mites in rice

A while back we bought around 3kg loose basmati rice from one of those shops that sells dry goods from huge tubs. We'd been using it for a while when I noticed there were tiny insects in it. I rinsed...

carron81

Can you fly with a broken arm????

Hi My brother broke his arm yesterday in 3 places from the elbow to the wrist. He had an op last night and he's had metal plates put in and a cast on. He doesn't get sick pay at work so he's thinking...

dartagnon

Exchange rates

We don't go on holiday until the last week of September and I noticed today when I was shopping that in some travel shops the exchange rate is €1.27 to the £1. Does any one know from past...

KRUSTYMAN

Paintball

I have recently purchased a paintball gun and accessories at an auction. I got it very cheaply considering how new it is - however potential buyers want to see it working but the air/gas canister is...

echokilo

What to serve with Lamb Shanks ...............

.. as above really - what do you serve with lamd shanks?

nobbynoo57

Fruit or Vegetable

If a fruit is the edible seed or seed covering of a plant and a vegetable is the edible leaf,stem or root of a plant, why does everybody refer to peas as vegetables because by definition they are...

sherrardk

Where did I go wrong?

At to time, I cooked some frozen chips (skinny, French fries) in the combination oven thing. I followed the instructions to the letter but they took loads longer to cook than they should have done. I...

nextqueen

Ryanair

i dont get it! We will be travelingl light with Ryanair, hand luggage only. I am making sure that all my liquids are 100ml or less, but what happens if I cant fit them all in that tiny plastic bag...

fabemmy

Healthy marinate for chicken kebabs

Can anyone recommend a healthy marinate sauce for chicken kebabs skewers.

fairycakes69

Roast Beef

Doing a roast dinner tomorrow for 8 adults and 2 kids, always do chicken or pork, but fancy beef for a change. We like our meat very tender, falling apart really, what type of meat do I buy, how much...

furedup

deep fat cooking

I've recently been given a 1ltr. deep fat fryer but no instructions other than how to use it properly. My question is , after cooking ,say, chips, do I leave the oil in the cooker until I want to use...

Valeriea

Recipes With Corned Beef

Hi, Does anybody have a tried and tested tasty recipe using a tin of corned beef?

grahamlong

Authentic Indian rice ?

Dear good AB'ers , Is there anything more you can add to white basmati rice,other than Turmeric spice, to make authentic Indian rice. Is there a better rice than Basmati Rice you can use also, thank...

Rosandbri

Maille

I have been unable to buy Maille Dijonaisse (mustard/mayo mix) for over a month. It has disappeared from the supermarket shelves - an e-mail to Maille was not answered . Can anyone tell me where I can...

spotit3

Savoury Rice

Think I put this question in the wrong place so here goes again! How fattening is savoury rice?

bellazella

Mushy Peas

I havent had them in years, anyone still make them from scratch?

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