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Sunday lunch: slow roasted shoulder ...

I have my friend and fellow blogger Mrs Wallop to thank for this one.  I was at the butcher’s a couple of weeks ago, and was rather taken by a whole shoulder of lamb, which I bought on a whim because...

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Grapefruit, orange and apple marmala...

My Mum’s a great cook.  If I ever want to try something, nine times out of ten she’ll know: cakes, casseroles, weird Australian fruit cakes, Scotch eggs… you name it, she’ll...

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Memory Monday: fabulous foodie memor...

The lovely Jennifer, Lifestyle Editor of the Times Online and writer of The TimesOnline’s fabulous blog AlphaMummy has challenged me to reveal a deep, dark memory from my past. Ooer. Of course,...

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Review: ‘My Kitchen’ by ...

So I get some pretty wacky PR approaches – you name it, everything from: ‘would you like to come to our breastfeeding seminar?’  Er, no. and… ‘would you like to write an...

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That ’special’ cuddle...

Oh lord.  Oh lordy lord. I’ll warn you now, this is going to be one of those ‘too much information’ posts to which I am especially prone.  But I need advice, so I’m going to...

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Promotional Codes and really dodgy j...

So fashion, then.  I know I’m not particularly trendy (I blame four years of living in rural Ireland for the whole jeans/wellies/big jumper look), but since being back amongst my beautifully turned...

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Chicken dhansak (spicy chicken and l...

Every time we have a takeaway from the local Indian Restaurant, Hubby always raves about their Chicken Dhansak.  It’s kind of a lentily, thick and very slightly sweet chicken curry with a powerful...

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Nope, I’m all out. You’l...

Okay, so after the madness that has been the last couple of days (I think I notched up 5 straight hours on Twitter on Saturday – ridiculous), and with our Shelterbox total standing at a very respectable...

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Bloggers for Haiti: with a little he...

      Apologies for channelling The Beatles there.  But an amazing thing has happened.  A little email chat between friends has turned into a really amazing thing.  And I’m so, so proud. ...

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