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The chemical processes used in the manufacture of margarine would put you off the stuff for life. It certainly did me. I use a lot of olive oil in cooking and I'm not averse to spreading a nice dollop of butter on a slab of home made bread the odd time. all things in moderation, as they say, but...

Try the Island on Lancaster Terrace - a short walk from Paddington Station and quite near Hyde Park. The food is quite simply excellent. British trad fare but with a modern stylish twist. Another good one is a place called Bizzaro on Craven Road - the best Italian food I've had outside Italy and...

A rinse under the tap usually suffices for most vegetables. A bit of "clean" dirt never harmed anybody - it probably helps build a decent immune system. What I'd be more worried about would be chemical residues left by intensive farming. I always peel carrots for this reason unless I know who...

I went into a cafe and asked, "Do you have frogs' legs?" "Yep - we sure do." "Good. Now hop over the counter and make me a ham sammich."

Whilst we're on the subject of dressings here's one that goes well with seafood. Some of the ingredients come from jars but don't let that put you off. The amounts of each ingredient used are up to the individual - instead of an ounce of this or a tbs of that simply use dollops... A dollop of...

I haven't posted here for quite some time, having joined at the behest of the late, great and much lamented Sydfan. Having recently re-discovered my username and password has also helped. :rolleyes: Anyway, here, for your delectation, is a fine recipe I dug out of an old book. I think it's...

I once had a slightly fraught experience involving my sister and some bathroom products. Every time she visits she finds room for improvement - the curtains are the wrong shape, the ceiling has too many paw prints, the refrigdterator has not enough tinned artichokes and so on. Any of you with...

This thing is definitely cast iron - it weighs a ton. It has a teflon coating as well - by "recently purchased" I mean within the last six months or so; this particular pan may since have been discontinued. The outside is a very nice red enamel. Edit: just checked the LeC site - here's my cast...

Greetings to all and sundry and I hope that you had a hugely merry festive season without having to accomodate too many ancient and incontinent relatives. I have a small question. The missus recently purchased a very nice and expensive cast iron frying pan made by Le Creuset of France. The thing...

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:pig: Do you like black pudding?

:chef: :pig: I like drink, more drink, heavy metal music and black pudding. I am quite the connisseur of all things related to black pudding - white pudding, most types of sausage and the mighty haggis. I even have a recipe of my own devising for a fine black pudding curry. I hope that...