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    Return of an oldie

    Thank you.
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    What's on your mind right now.

    ? Wondering how many of you guys still there remember me. My first post I think was African Recipes.
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    Return of an oldie

    Thank you Taxlady it will be lovely to get to know you
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    Return of an oldie

    Hello, I was last on DC in 2009. Thought I might reintroduce myself. I am Kenyan living in Switzerland. Love to cook love food. Before, I spent hours in the kitchen, a medical condition knocked me back a bit so I take longer to prepare food because I cannot stand for long. Luckily my two lovely...
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    Raclette ideas

    Funnily I was thinking of having Raclette tonight, but realized we had a bit too much to eat over the autumn holidays in England, so we will give it a miss. Yes we do have meat, but only sausages and dried cured meat, but we have different flavored cheese. My favourite is garlic cheese. To use...
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    Cooking

    Just a few of the dishes we have cooked.
  7. Where we live...

    Where we live...

    Post pictures from around your home to let others see your perspective...
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    Royal Dinner anyone?

    England's buzzing with the Royal wedding(me not so much) but it got me wondering,, if you were treated to a royal wedding dinner, what would you expect. Cucumber sandwiched without crusts?
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    Just wondering ... what is everyone reading now?

    Reading The Winner stands Alone by Paulo Coelho
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    Last thing that made you smile?

    DC today! I haven't had any messages from threads I have posted for a long while, so I stopped visiting, but got one today and couldn't help but smile. Now I have several and I am smiling more.
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    Spaghetti alla carbonara

    I always use Pecorino romano cheese and not Permesan and just the egg yolk and discard the egg white.
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    "It's Time to Eat!"--How Do You Say it?

    As kids we used to hear the mosque prayers wherever we were playing and start heading home for lunch. At dinner time our househelp would go outside and yell our names at the top of her voice and we knew what it was about. Here, I just say, "Lunch's ready" or "Dinner's ready"
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    Geneva

    Gastronomic Auberge Du Lion D'or (michelin star fish restaurant) Place Pierre-Gautier 5 Colony Chateuvieux Chemin de Châteauvieux 16, Peney-Dessus, Satigny Business Chez Roberto (Italian) Rue Pierre-Fatio 10 Le Perle du lac(Fish and seafood specialities) Rue de Lausanne 126 Budget Cafe...
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    What's cooking Wednesday November 18, 2009?

    Risotto Milanese salad and garlic bread:smile:.
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    Washing rice?

    My mum always told me to wash rice to get the dirt out of it, but I learned also that if you wash it, you get some unnecessary starch out of it and keeps you a little bit trimmer.
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