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I am so bored of the cookbooks that I use to plan our weekly menus (mostly the Tana Ramsay ones, plus Delia) and would like to treat myself to a couple of new books - I'd be really grateful for your...

That thinks they are the biggest waste of money and the most expensive way to get clean? just wondered if anyone out there can justify them or make me a bath believer.

Im going to Mexico in 10 days and wondered if anyone had any tips for getting the best tan possible, aprt from actually being in the sun! Do any of them pills actually work or am i too late in taking...

Following on from Saracroft's thread, been thinking about this for a while now. Some titles are quirky, some are straight forward some are requests for help. Which ones do you think I will look, read...

Ok, 6 of us have decided to do our own version of Come Dine With Me. I'm not amazingly worried about 3 of the guests as they're not the best cooks but one is fab and I really really want to beat him!...

Breaking news now on Sky Sports News. He has finally succumbed to the cancer. So very sad, one of the greatest men in football. RIP Sir Bobby ****, you will be missed.

I went for a blood test today and the nurse had a terrible time trying to find a nice vein. Right arm, left arm, back to right arm... I now look like I lost a fight with a hedgehog. but anyway. When...

Mostly our arguements are about - 1) who gets to watch what on TV 2) How LAZY he is 3) Decorating - whenever we are decorating we ALWAYS argue!! This weekend we were decorating and all we did was...

I interviewed for a job 3 weeks ago on thursday and was offered the job 3 weeks ago today. Told them that I could start earlier than the 4 week notice as I wasn't needed in the casual position from...

...are lovely. has anyone else tried them? They are little tomatoes the size of cranberries, extremely tasty and are great for salads or adding to omlettes or pizzas. I think I am becoming a tomberry...

I'm still on cloud nine. I had a great time, couldn't stop smiling and relunctantly took off my gown, hat and hood this afternoon but not after playing crazy golf in it at the local pub in my mind the...

Http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8132642.stm How utterly utterly tragic. For her neighbours to think she hadn't a visitor in 10 years, for her hardly to get any post. What a...

Hi, I have tiny 2 feet and really need some comfy casual summer shoes - for beach and walking the child etc I always come to crazes late BUT was wondering if these in the kiddies could be my salvation...

I need jeans that fit me and don't know where to look. I have a relatively small waist but have a belly and big thighs and hips so find high sitting jeans gape at the upper waist but low sitting jeans...

The last few times I've made chocolate brownies they've ended up more like sponge cake than brownies. I'm following my recipe (BeRo cookbook), and cooking for the shorter end of the time, but they've...

I just wanted to post this to help make it easier for me to be open and honest about the process with people. Right... I am having weightloss surgery. I have thought long and hard about it and have...

Everyday on my way to work and back I pass a cottage in a nearby village with a huge garden devoted to veg, a couple of months ago Mr Scarecrow popped up to ward off local birdies. He soon...

Just pondering. Do you still do snogging and how long have you been together? We've been together for 11 years so not much snoggage these days. I think that's normal though.

Hello all. Anyone had this or know anything about it.... Thank you.

Does anyone have any? Breakfast for me is often grabbed as I go out of the door, and all the really quick things are quite carb-heavy (mmh, hot cross buns, sigh...) Anyway, can you suggest any good...

She has only gone and got a tattoo. Is it possible to have a midlife crisis at 72? She retired on Friday and decided to have a tattoo of my grandads name in hearts on her arm. I'm not against tattoos,...

I've got some friends over at the weekend and thought I would try making paella. Has anybody any tried and tested recipes that they would like to share. Or any top tips Thanks in advance

Dull, sorry. We've had a leak from our shower through to our kitchen. The leak is fixed but the kitchen ceiling now has brown stain marks. What's the best thing to use before painting over it? Is...

Oh my, I had a lump in my throat when I saw this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1170249/Frail-Patrick-Swayze-shadow-self-cancer-takes-toll.html Poor man and his poor family ?

Just finished reading The Boy in Stripped Pyjamas, and i've now no desire to watch the film as I can't imagine it will match up. On the other hand, I read Marley & Me last year and couldn't wait...

I have some friends coming over tomorrow evening for chilli, fajitas and mojitos. I was thinking of making a key lime pie as well. Nigella has two in HTBADG one baked and one not. I was wondering if...

Hello. Does anyone have one? If so how do you keep it clean? We have just had one fit and it looks awful....it's all streaky. Any tips? Thanks.

Do you have someone in your past (other than you current H/OH) that can still give you butterflies/feeling like you were 17 again? Background - very good family friends moved abroad 18 years ago, we...

Hi everyone! I need to find a nice, yet decently priced bottle of champagne. My dad suggested Lanson, but i've never tasted it. Is it any good, drinkable? Even for people who aren't so keen on...

Hey never started one of these before but im lacking some inspiration for tonight's meal so what are you all having to hopfully inspire me??