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Brace yourself Z but our "wonderful" govt. obtains control of the Senate on 1 July. This is a government that has gone out of its way to dessimate the public school system (you should see the funding private schools get - they are trying to force people into this user pays system. I refuse - the...

Hey Bucky - I'm listening & I hear you loud & clear (& TJ has just won another fan - great quote & so so TRUE). I am the original dissenter - the "Queen of Confrontation" because I cannot condone complacency & loathe apathy. Miss Popularity I will never be but bollocks to that - I am true to...

Drink bucket loads of tea every day & yes always with milk (& a half teaspoon of sugar per teacup - NEVER in a mug). And it must be hot, hot, hot!!!! Love my tea!!!!!! Probably only have about 3 cups of coffee per week compared to about 50 or more cups of tea!!!:rofl: SK

Cheers Andy

Cheers buckytom & I love your signature Z (made me think of ME instantly the first time I read one of your posts:lol:.) You see, my life changed also when some do-gooder teacher of Tom's pointed out he might be ADHD. What the **** was that - weren't they slow-learners or something I thought...

Forgot to tell you how it turned out - liquid as ALL my stocks do but (as usual) extremely flavoursome (made some delicious Vichyssoise with it). This was what I expected to happen though. Concentrated the remainder for the freezer (to save on storage space) - after the fat was removed from...

I'm intolerant of intolerance - totally sick of people trying to jam my octagonal personality into the boring round "socially accepted" hole. Happens to my son too. If one more person uses some incongruous BS initials like ADD or some such crap to pigeon hole us I will send them into orbit...

I have used the old drinking straw trick for years but would NEVER recommend using it with raw meat (esp poultry). You guys in the US have all these snazzy (read expensive) machines (that look a lot like laminators!!) to remove a little bit of air!! Here you can buy (from kitchen specialty...

You don't need to rinse real basmati to cook in a microwave (and you don't need a special rice cooker - just a pyrex dish with lid will do)- about 1 1/2 cups of rice to 3 cups of HOT water (or preferably hot chicken stock for great flavoured rice) for about 15 mins on high. Let it stand for...

From memory its called "nutmeat" here in Oz. Had a vegetarian friend cook it for me YEARS ago - said I wouldn't be able to tell the difference. I could - it was AWFUL!! :lol:

I'm with Constance - crusty bread (& butter on the side) is all you need. :chef:

:cool: Cool. SK

I joined yesterday & am really curious as to how many Australians (still living in Oz or expats living abroad) are on the forum. Come on you shy little flowers - show yourselves ! :lol: Cheers, SK Hope I haven't posted this in the wrong place :ohmy:

Will do jkath!! :chef:

Thanks to you all - especially the lovely welcomes. I love cooking so I think I will be utilising the site a lot. Cheers SK :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: