A lovely hotel with some dodgy art

Advantages: Fantastic location by the river
Disadvantages: No lift

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GK1976 02.04.2007 · Read review
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Garnie Synergie Bio-contour eye gel

Advantages: It works, Easily available
Disadvantages: Price

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natalierees 29.11.2003 · Read review
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Dancing shoes on

Advantages: well thought out characters and a nice story
Disadvantages: likely to make you cry

...I first read Ballet Shoes when I was eight. It was the first of Noel Streatfield's books I'd read, and it remains my favourite. I put it away during my teenage years and forgot about it until Christmas 2007 when I watched the BBC adaptation with Emma Watson. I went to Indonesia and got the film on knock-off DVD, and immediately after watching I rang home to get my parents to order me a copy. It was a great welcome home. The book opens with 'Garnie' moving into a huge mansion, filled with fossils. She and her nurse (Nana) are moving in with her uncle. You don't really get any of their story until one day her uncle Matthew arrives home from a trip with a package, containing of all things... a baby! They agree to take the baby and name her Pauline. Once Pauline is a bit older, and Great Uncle Matthew (GUM) is away again, another package...

M.Newcastle 02.09.2009 · Read review
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Midweek recipes with taste.

Advantages: Easy and quick.
Disadvantages: None I know of.

...to taste 12oz Easy cook rice 1 cup frozen peas 1 small red or orange pepper diced ! bouquet garni Method In pan fry chicken in a little oil until sealed and golden, add onion and Kabanos fry 3-4 minutes add garlic and good sprinkle of cayenne pepper (I use about a teaspoon and this is quite spicy), give a good stir. Add the rice (unwashed) and stir until coated then add the stock and stir. Put in the bouquet garni and cover and simmer on a low heat for 10 minutes, do not uncover but turn off heat and leave for another 10 minutes. Then add the peas and peppers and stir, if you don't have a cast iron pot you can turn on the heat for 1-2 minutes to just heat the peas and pepper, if you do, just leave for 5 minutes to heat them through. Remove bouquet garni and serve from pot on table. Salmon parcels with hot Honey and Mustard...

scalywitch 30.11.2004 · Read review
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Podgy Puddings That Please!

Advantages: Full of flavour and a perfect winter warmer for vegetarians
Disadvantages: A bit fattening.

...Quorn Beef Style And Ale Puddings. ------------------------------------------------- Ingredients ---------------- Water, wheat flour, Quorn beef style pieces (16%) [mycoprotein*, rehydrated free range egg white, flavouring, roasted barley malt extract], vegetable suet (vegetable oil, wheat flour), Dorset ale (4.6%), carrot, onion, cornflour, tomato purée, vegetable oil, salt, flavouring, black pepper, bouquet garni (marjoram, parsley, thyme, rosemary, bay). *14% of product ALLERGY ADVICE: CONTAINS Egg, Barley & Wheat Gluten. Made in a factory which handles Celery, Milk, Mustard & Soya. The long dark nights of winter are coming and already the night sky is lighted up every evening with fireworks. It's the season for comfort food, and I think I have found the perfect thing if you seek a warming hearty no nonsense...

Violet1278 30.10.2009 · Read review
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Souper Sprouts for Sipping Soup

Advantages: You have found a new way to use up those sprouts
Disadvantages: None at all

...vegetables are tender. Purée and return to cleaned pan. Stir in milk and season to taste. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Add extra stock, to thin, if necessary. Stir in cream and serve. >Vegetable & Bean Soup 1 oz Butter, 8 oz diced Carrots, 8 oz diced Parsnips, 1 sliced Onion, and 2 peeled and diced Potatoes, 1 seeded and diced Green pepper -, 2 oz Lentils - 450 ml Vegetable stock, 450 ml Milk -, 1 Bouquet garni, 7 oz can drained Red kidney beans, - 7 oz can drained Butter beans, Sprigs fresh parsley to garnish, Bread rolls - to serve. Method Melt butter in a large non-stick frying pan and add the prepared vegetables and cook until softened. Add lentils, stock, milk and bouquet garni and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Remove and discard bouquet garni. Add beans and heat through. Garnish with parsley and serve...

loopylibby 22.10.2002 (23.04.2004) · Read review
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pasta fagoli (Italian bean and pasta stew)

Advantages: excellent for baby's 9 months upwards and it will keep for a few days
Disadvantages: Take a whle to cook so cook in advance

...Serves 2 adults and 2 children. suitable for 9 months up (don't put any seasoning in if it's for babies) Preparation time: 20 mins, Cooking time: 50-55 mins Ingredients: 1 onion, finely chopped 2 celery sticks, cut into 1cm dice 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp olive oil, plus abit extra 400g can haricot beans, drained 400g can cannellini beans, drained 300g/10oz tomatoes, skinned, seeded and chopped, or a 200g can chopped tomatoes 600ml/1 pt vegetable stock 1 bouquet garni (small bag of herbs) 85g/3oz small pasta shapes, such as macaroni Serve with parmesan Method: 1. Gently cook the onion, celery, garlic in the oil for a few minutes until they are all soft. 2. Puree half of the amount of beans in the blender, then add to the pan...

emmachef 28.06.2005 · Read review
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Our Sal's got her Dumplings in a Right Good Stew

Advantages: Tasty, filling, aromatic and "homely"
Disadvantages: Not for vegetarians I'm afraid

...): Low: 7 – 10hrs. High: 4 – 6 hrs. Oven (170 deg. C/325 deg. F/gas mark 3): 2hrs 30mins Hob (very low heat): 2hrs Ingredients for the Stew '' 30ml (2tbsp) vegetable oil 30ml (2tbsp) flour salt and pepper 800g (1lb12oz) stewing steak, cubed 4 rashers lean bacon, chopped 2 large onions, sliced 3 medium carrots, sliced 300ml (10 fl oz) brown ale 150ml (5 fl oz) beef stock 15ml (1tbsp) tomato puree 5ml (1tsp) French mustard 1 bouquet garni Ingredients for the Dumplings 100g (4oz) self-raising flour 2.5ml (half tsp) salt 50g (2oz) shredded suet 15ml (1tbsp) dried mixed herbs 90ml (6tbsp) cold water Cooking Instructions...

Sally3 03.12.2003 · Read review
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Duty Free in Italy

Advantages: High in the alps, Duty Free
Disadvantages: Long Transfers

...My wife and I went skiing in Livigno in March 2000 looking for somewhere a little cheaper and smaller where we could work on our skills. Accommodation We stayed at the Garni Francescato, which offered new clean rooms with ensuite facilities. While not overly large, they were fine for a week where little time was to be spent indoors. The breakfast room/bar, was downstairs and offered an alternative place for relaxation. TV?s were in all the rooms, as well as a personal safe. Advantages Livigno?s main claim to fame is it?s Duty Free status. This means that no sales tax of any sort is charged on purchases. In practise this means that high duty items such as tobacco products and alcohol are good value, whereas lower duty items are simply reasonably cheap. Livigno is based high up in the Swiss/Italian Alps. This means that...

PuddyTat 16.11.2000 · Read review
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Never Forget

Advantages: Medicinal and Culinary properties
Disadvantages: Slightly pungent smell

...~~ Rosimarinus Officinialis A member of the Labiate family, this is a woody herb originating in the Mediterranean. The leaves are valued for flavouring food, as well as for their medicinal qualities. It is fragrant, but with a pungent and slightly bitter aroma. ~~ Culinary Use In cookery, use sparingly in lamb, duck, chicken, sausage and seafood dishes. It also accompanies potatoes and root vegetables, as well as adding flavour to soups and casseroles. It is used in marinades and for stuffing with roast meat - see recipe below. It may be used dry or fresh, but chop finely beforehand. It can be used as part of a bouquet garni, or if you add a whole sprig to your casserole, remember to remove it before serving, as it has quite a woody texture! It is also a consituent of Vermouth, which is a white wine flavoured...

aspebbles 27.01.2006 · Read review
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