I love cooking and today I bought a large whole plaice; about half an hour ago I cleaned it and filleted it, and was about to coat it in egg white, flour and breadcrumbs. Suddenly a thought came, No,...
Are you an optimist or a pessimist? I was brought up to expect that in any given situation the worst outcome was likely to occur, and I have never been able to escape from this mindset. I wish that I...
On my thread here yesterday Evianbaby put up a link to a recipe for chicken. It suggested using "Kallo" stock cubes. I do a fair amount of cooking and food shopping, but I've never heard of...
Do you have pet(s)? My dog (Blakeney) is staring at me now wondering why we haven't gone for a walk yet. He is our third black Labrador. Mrs R didn't like dogs until I brought home a puppy. Ten...
What have been your experiences with high street restaurants? We like Zizzi and Prezzo. Went to a Pizza Express in Buxton a couple of years ago and was told there would be a two-hour wait! Express?...
Just been watching his workplace choir programme ~ he is a genius at motivating people to exceed their own expectations. Or doyou thnk he s just an annoying twit?
myself. I was supposed to be working today ~ had an E-mail saying the job wasn't available yet ~ but I got out of bed anyway! It's market day, so on with the wellies and a trek along the very muddy...
Have you eaten yet? What did you have, or are planning to have? I usually cook a meal from scratch but on Tuesdays Mrs R goes to choir practice so tonight I had a ready meal from Tesco ~ lamb hotpot ~...
Anyone there to give a report? It's awful here (near Sheffield). Mrs R has gone on a trip to visit the pre-Raphaelite exhibition at Tate Britain ~ I wondered if she is getting rained on>