Has the AB Ed gone off her trolley? How confusing are all these mimsy-pimspey little sub-categories? What was the thought behind that 'improvement'? I'm especially disconcerted by the four...
Apart from making a batch of pesto, anyone got any good ideas/methods etc for preserving a load of lovely basil that we've grown - I don't like the flavour of dried, so that method's out. I know it...
Does anyone know where I can find out the current tarrif of fines imposed for breaches of the Trades Descriptions Act? I'm specifically interested in UK TDA, the maximum penalty for a summary...
At the weekend, within a two mile radius of our house, Mr A and I picked wild damsons, sloes, blackberries, crab apples, cob nuts, hops, wild cherries and greengages. I've got recipes I can adapt for...
My mum's friend's husband has just purchased the most ridiculously large chocolate fountain without, in that strangely male fashion, giving any thought whatsoever to getting supplies for it. He had a...
My poor old blokey needs a real break after working hard during the summer. We want to go to Northern Italy in October. We aren't interested in 'the sights'. We want to eat, drink and relax. Don't...
I've posted this on F&D as well, but had little luck (only one response!) - can any garden-y type person help? We are growing this in our garden. It's an Italian vegetable plant. We've eaten it raw...
We are growing this in our garden. We've eaten it raw in salads (delicious), and I'm told the Italians like it braised with garlic and oil, or boiled in salted water and served as a hot or warm side...
Can anyone help with this? My husband holds an Australian passport and is registered as an Australian citizen, although he's never lived there. He came into this country on his father's passport in...
Can anyone please help? I am desperate to find a stockist of old fashioned, lidded storage tins for cakes. I make loads of cakes, in various sizes and shapes and I want to be able to keep them fresh...
Can anyone recommend a book about Winslow Homer, the 19thC American artist? I'm off to see the exhibition of his work at Dulwich in the next week or so and I'd like to be able to read up about him...
Can anyone recommend a Dutch language course that I can do over the internet? I've tried searching on Google, but all I come up with are text book references. I'd ideally like something interactive....
I have a pink grapefruit tree, about 3 years old, grown by my Mum from a pip. It's been on my south facing kitchen windowsill but is now threatening to take over the kitchen. My question is - would it...