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Three recipes which are just right for a warm summer's day. We start with a Chilled
Green Soup that is made from lettuce and watercress. To follow we have a Savoury
Mince Meat Pie which is equally good served hot or cold with a crispy, green
salad. To finish the menu our supreme summer desert is Italian
Lemon Ice Cream, a dish that is guaranteed to cool you down.
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Shortbreads are a well-known favourite and would probably have been one of the
best-loved biscuits in the NAAFI canteen. They are a very rich biscuit having a
high proportion of butter to flour. This would obviously have presented some
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A topic being discussed at the moment on our forum:
Now I can get my kitchen organized!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fri Aug 27, 2010 2:21 pm // 0 comments // Terri The PROBLEM is that I have too much stuff in my kitchen. But, I now have gotten a small china hutch from my MIL (She moved). |
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Featured in the BBC's Best of The Web, Connie's Cornish Kitchen has recipes for: Cornish Pasty Saffron Cake Clotted Cream and more. |
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Sprouts, a traditional Christmas vegetable probably have the worst reputation of
any vegetable. Unfortunately, sprouts are often over-cooked mushy and
unpleasant. This is often due to the fact that sprouts bought in the shop are
over blown and poorly stored. Also sprouts do not freeze particularly well and
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Two essentials for healthy, glossy hair are a skilful cut and gentle yet
thorough cleansing. Pollution, heat from hairdryers, straighteners and the
sun, chemicals in haircare products all take their toll on the condition of the
hair. Life can be so rushed it is (continued..) |
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Sextilis was the name given to the sixth month of the year by the Romans. When
January and February were added to the calendar the name of the 'sixth' month
was incorrect. The Emperor Augustus is said to have regarded Sextilis as his
lucky month and since Julius Caesar had a month named after him Augustus in
similar vein changed Sextilis to August (continued...) |
