Activity of baublegirl

We're going to a friend's for Christmas dinner this year, and I've offered to do the starter. I normally do something quite light - gravadlax, or king prawns or similar. However, this year I need to cater for the following pain in the arses careful...

I've got some chicken breasts that were use by yesterday. I don't want to throw them away if they're ok, so I've opened them and they smelt fine at first (no discernible smell). I put them on the grill, and as I was moving them there was a bit of a...

I just woke up our cat in order to show him the two squirrels that were cavorting around on our decking, about 3 feet from the window. He's is now apoplectic with rage and is shouting feline insults through the window. I find it quite amusing. Am I...

My H in his wisdom bought a heyooge piece of stilton last weekend and has been nibbling it all week. Consequently our fridge now smells as if something has died in it - moreso for me because I'm pg and so have a nose as sensitive as a geiger counter....

Hi, I've been thinking lately that the portion sizes I make are too big (I'm a pig!), but I'm not sure what a correct portion is.. So - tell me. When you are cooking the following, how much do you cook - and if you don't actually weigh it, how do you...

Wow - just had my new water bill. Since we moved into this house two years ago the bills have gone down and down. We were originally put on a DD (based on estimated usage) of £45 per month. After 6 months they reduced this to £30. We're now so much...