Isn’t it strange how two Western cultures can create their own version of the same imported cuisine? “Moo shu beef”, “egg rolls”, “crab rangoon”… What are these odd things? They’re found on menus of most Chinese takeaways (sorry,”takeout”) in America. Yet in the UK they’re completely alien. In my limited understanding, immigrants of different areas started these restaurants on different […]
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If you have little ones round the house you’re probably swimming in more chocolate than you know what to do with right now. Here’s a few leftover Easter egg recipes to help give you some inspiration to help clear out those last few chocolate treats. Thanks to Sainsbury’s for providing an Easter basket of treats as an inspiration for this post. I’ll be giving […]
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I seem to have a thing for baldy guys with glasses. No, not that one this time. I’m talking about Adrian Edmondson. I was a fan of the Young Ones growing up. Though I suspect I was too young I would sneak a look at my brother’s VHS tapes. Hole In My Shoe was the first song I bought. I […]
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Some of the best meals come when your hands are tied; everyone’s hungry and you just have to work with what you’ve got. I had this recently whilst on holiday at Center Parcs Elveden Forest. Worn out from trekking, swimming and climbing, the troops needed fuel! We’ve been to this village several times over the years and never failed to […]
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