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Random culinary pondering as I'm bored. I've promised a friend of mine steak tartare, which I think I'll serve as a main course. What would you do for starter/pud? Or would I be better having the ST...

Gist of this story is that a couple's application to adopt a child was turned down because one fo them (I have confess I wondered "which one?" when I saw the pic) is morbidly obese....

Two weeks ago I managed to get thrown off a horse and break my hip in two places. I had surgery that night to fix it and I have two canulated screws fitted. I'm now hobbling on crutches and can't put...

Hi, My friend made this yesterday and it was quite nice....sort of. After she has taken it out the oven and let it cool, a layer of cloudy jelly appeared on the base of the cake. We werent sure if one...

My H bought his father a jacket for christmas which is a bit small. He tried to take it back but Tesco will not take it back without the tags not even to exchange. We have looked everywhere but cannot...

I'm buying new kitchen stuff and would like to know what type to go for. I've come accross cast iron, hard anodised, or non stick? Budget £100 ish for a set of 4

I'm thinking of getting some of this for my birthday this month and was wondering if its worth the price tag? I'll be 33 so have a few lines appearing (sadly), my skins prone to a little bit of...

Am bored so have been reading the (very funny) Grauniad Word of Mouth blogs. They don't like John and Gregg much. List 1 Beautifully cooked A coherent plate of food Delicious pud! Yum! It tastes ......

We need to buy a new cooker for when we move into our new house. We've always had built-in appliances before but with me doing a lot more cooking recently we've decided that we'll splash out (with a...

We're planning on spending a week in Hvar and a possibly a couple of days in Split. We have only been to Dubrovnik before so don't know much about either place. We've provisionally booked the hotel in...

And your eeeeeeeeeyes, your eyes, your eeeeeeeeeeyes They tell me how much you caaa-aaaa-aaaare Ooo...ooo...ooh yes, you will alllllllwaaaaays beeeeee My.....endleeeess......looooooooooove

Please could I ask for some advice on this. I have had a summons which is addressed in my maiden name. (I'm pretty sure I sent back a Electoral Register form with my amended name on). For forms of ID...

We're a bit stuck and google hasn't been much help this evening, so I though I'd ask on here as we want to get this sorted tonight if possible... FIL sadly passed away a week back and now we're trying...

Does anyone have any experience of ME or post viral fatigue syndrome? I've been unwell for quite a while and the Dr seems to think this might be the reason. Thanks x

I have an interest in this story as I live in the area, and was talking to my best friend today about it. Her daughter was due to go to this party, but changed her mind at the last moment, but her...

I have been feeling constantly nauseous since yesterday lunchtime - with no other symptoms except that its that time of the month. I dont usually feel like this though. What can cause just nausea? I...

Just heard an advert for Take a Break mag on TV. They were talking about the new mag and then said 'win 10,000 pounds' Is this correct or should it be 'chance to win 10,000'? You dont win 10,000 by...

If so, where from? I'm struggling. Thanks

My mum is going into hopsital on Monday to have her voice box removed. After radiotherapy her tumour is back and I was wondering whether anyone or know of anyone who has had any experience, good or...

My car insurance is due for renewal at the end of the month and I got The Letter today. I'm currently with Direct Line and my renewal price is £557.55, excess £0. I have 5 years protected no claims,...

How does this man still have a job on Corrie? Is he knobbing the Director or head of ITV or something? Do.you.think.he.talks.like.that.in.real.life?

I think I'm having people round tonight (mum can't decide) and I was going to do cottage pie. Now I can do bread to go with it but would you serve anything else with it? Usually when I make it we just...

I suspect I already know the answer. They wrote to me saying it was a year since my last eye test and said I could go for one cheap, so I booked in. Firstly he asked why I'd come in after only a year...

No real basis for thinking this, other than I passed by the one in our local shopping centre today and there were huge "clearance" posters up, and the shelves looked pretty empty.

I have a smallish piece of pork belly (650g) and all the recipes I can find are based on much bigger pieces. For most joints the time's based on weight, but I don't know if that applies for...

(Nigella's recipes unless indicated otherwise) Good: Brining turkeys. It rocks. Fast cooking turkeys. Fast, hot cooking then resting beef - still a winner Her chestnut stuffing. The cranberry sauce....

Has anyone got one of these, if so which site did you get it from?

Anyone come across this site.? the prices look a lttle too good to be true...

H bought me a CD on christmas eve. The place was mental and he just entered his pin without checking properly. He's just looked at his bank account and they've charged him twice. He dug out the...

I went to the butcher's at 8.30 this morning (cos if you wait till late in the day on Hogmanay the queues are right out the door!) for ours and there was already a queue, and gazillions of steak pies...

I'm on this and it's really upset my stomach ☹️ just in time for NYE as well. Just wondering if anyone else has had issues with it? TIA x

This chap is a genius. I need to see him about my phobia of spiders. It's controlling my life and I can't stand it. I bet he charges a fortune! I am like the woman who has a phobia of frogs. I cry...