Category: General
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Researchers at Oxford, that home of high-quality science, have new data which supports what all right-thinking people would know anyway. Namely, vegetarians and vegans suffer from greater shrinkage of …
Books
There are a myriad of cookery books all competing for our attention. I cannot claim I’ve read all of them, but I have experienced a few which any serious …
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Not being able to eat wheat puts a dampener on enjoying food. All prepared food seems to contain wheat. Supermarkets these days have ‘free from’ aisles, which supposedly have …
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I used to blow up custard powder and flour when I was a youth, but this lorry driver managed a far bigger explosion than I could have dreamed of. …
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Sitting just off Edgware road Green Valley can be found; a Lebanese delicatessen of such quality it is deserving of destination-status for any lovers of Lebanese food. We have …
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Those of us who have difficulties with wheat can have a miserable time choosing food; wheat is in bloody everything. However, on my last trip to our local branch …
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I have railed against the danger of salad in the past: lettuce will give you cancer. Obviously lettuce is to be avoided wherever possible, but there are ways to …
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Last Saturday we joined the neighbours to cook a veritable feast of Thai food. We could not have done this without the truly excellent book Thai Food by David …
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Pravda is having a go at vegetarians, calling them a freak of nature. I particularly liked the paragraph: Furthermore, cosmetologists say that a typical vegetarian has dry and fragile …
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My packet of Lurpak butter has this to say about wonderful, wonderful mashed potato: When it is made properly it is a marvellous thing. I wouldn’t make it with …