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Home-Made Tartare Sauce

I have a recipe for home-made tartare sauce which uses, amongst other ingredients, 1 large egg, 6 fl oz (170ml) olive oil, half a teaspoon of mustard powder and half a teaspoon of salt. This is...

DTCwordfan

Favourite Hotels?

Leading on from the Claridges thread, what are your favourite hotels, say two or three in the UK/Ireland and two from overseas (one Europe one elsewhere?). Do say why.... It may help build a wee...

gibba8

Toothpaste Stains On Upvc Window Sill

Anyone know how to remove the stains without scratching the UPVC. Since my daughter started cleaning her teeth by herslf we now have several unsightly stains on the white windowsill.

Tefler

Windows 8 Constant Restarts

I've had a new Dell Inspiron running Windows 8 for three weeks now, with no problems until today. I tried shutting it down, which happened, but it immediately restarted again, for no reason that I...

maggiebee

Vitamin Supplements

Just been reading an article about boosting your immune system over the winter by taking vitamins and minerals. Recommended are echinacea, zinc, garlic, vitamin D and vitamin C. Do any of you good...

Barmaid

Glasses

I've been telling Mr BM for ages that he needs to get his eyes tested. He's OK at distances, but can't read stuff close up (eg at a carol concert on Sunday in candlelight, he was having real...

Frogears

A Quick Bit Of Advice On Christmas Drinks Needed Please

I have never had these and want to know what your opinions are on Bombay Saphire Blue Gin Bacardi Gold Tequila (Gold/silver or normal?) What are they like, what would you mix with them, hangover...

bednobs

How Long To Steam Cauliflower For?

please

ethandron

A French Christmas

Leading on from coccinelle saying she's having a French Christmas this year, I thought I'd ask what it consists of food wise...over to you coccinelle :)

Ric.ror

Food Transit Path

Roughly - on average how long does it take for your food to pass through your body? For instance I had porridge at 8am and a mandarin at approx 10.30 - will I have 'passed' that now?...

trixilator

Endoscopy shows I have hiatus hernia and have been given list of dos and donts. Any fellow sufferers out there with tips on best way of dealing with this? I dont smoke and have been on the wagon for...

Bluestone

Setting Christmas Pud Alight...

What do you put on Christmas pudding to set it alight? Is it brandy or whiskey?...

ethandron

Dupuytrens contracture

Does anyone here suffer from this? If so, has anyone had it treated with radiotherapy and how successful was it? Thanks....

rockyracoon

Birthday Cake

I made this cake for my daughters birthday party, first time I've attempted to make one, I usually buy them. I'm pleased with this, thank you Lorraine Pascal....

silliemillie

How Often Do You Clean Behind The Sofa?!

I only pull my sofa out about once a month to hoover as I need help to move it. Sister in law tells me she does her's every week, made me feel like a right dirty 'article' - maybe I am??!! What do you...

Tilly2

Drying hair

This is very trivial. Just an observation having just had a shower. When I go the to hairdressers they always leave my fringe until last when blow drying. When I do it myself, I always blow dry my...

Maydup

Freezing meal containing rice

I've made a batch of vegetable/lentil stew and frozen it in portions for mid week microwave meals. I've done it before and its delicious served on its own or with freshly cooked potato. I read that...

Jemisa

Christmas starters...

I'm planning our christmas dinner, its the starter I'm not sure about. I want something easy peasy, something quick, something I can perhaps do christmas eve & will be still fresh nx day. (for 10)...

NOX

Blood sugar reading...

Hi is there any other likely reason for a fasting blood sugar reading of 14.4 in a 14 year old girl please? My daughter has just had this reading and have made a Drs appointment for her but just...

TWR

Strange!! But true.

A while back my wife's Mother passed away, one morning well after the funeral my wife walked into our bedroom to see a white feather in the middle of her pillow, have you ever encountered something...

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