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if you cooked for me every day i soon would

I'm goin to Franco Manca in Brixton for my lunch today :-)

jealous.

i want to be mrs nuknow

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thank you - will be making this. lots.

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i'm really sorry if this has been asked before (i really can't face trolling through 14 pages of posts...) but i have decided to buy an imac but have no idea which one to get.... do i go the whole hog? i will mostly be processing large (raw) photo files and doing bits of video editing.... also thinking of getting and eizo screen. any advice very welcome.....

also, someone told me if i sign up to do a part time course, i can get a huge student discount on software - is this true?

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thank you! she hates the camera and will not pose, have tried to take her into the studio but she hates it!!! like dog like owner i guess.

my dog disappeared last night for over 4 hours and i was worried sick. i live in the country, but not far from a busy main road, and i had visions of her being run over. someone on a horse scared her (not on purpose, she's just very sensitive) and she bolted. i got her not long after i came out of hospital 2 years ago and she has been the most amazing therapy both physically and mentally. i would be so lost without her. i had walked the whole farm calling her but nothing, then was just sitting outside crying on the phone at half eleven last night and she appeared and put her little wet nose in my hand. i have never been so relieved!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJkxUlAtzM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nyYEw4S9eQ&ob=av2n

My grandfather spent his time in WW2 as a gunner, but never knew how it was until i saw this video, and I'm truly stunned. Emotional even.
Didn't realise how genuinely lucky he was to survive it all, and to go through all that on a regular basis. killing, shooting, bombing, being shot at... just horrific.
As a kid he scared the shit out of me and disliked him intensely for that very reason for a long time. I didn't understand him or appreciate why he was like he was.
Maybe now, as an adult I finally do understand why he was so hard, short tempered but so emotional all mixed into one unpredictable character. Maybe that's why he drove so fast, because he was so used to incredible danger it seemed like nothing for him. We had to tell him to slow down every time. Amazing person really, but never spoke of anything WW2 which is so revealing of his character and was a shame he wasn't more open about it for if he was, perhaps we would have known each other better. RIP grandad, miss you dude.
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that is amazing footage. almost beautiful, but so haunting.

being as unproductive as i have been today.

he's chomping at the bit

once he gets started, you'll have the rein him back in

i want to be able to take pictures like that. he's also just released a book called Dogs and there are some amazing pics in it, some awesome dogs too.

took these the day before yesterday....

anyone got any good recipes for venison stew?

i am trying to cut back too - now use agarve nectar (wanky name) in my tea. supposed to be better for you. who knows?

good luck, it's really tough. nothing nicer than hot, sweet tea!

Jamie can sit in a bath half full with some bubble bath
just has to be careful not to get his dressings wet
hopefully get all the dressings off in a few weeks

it's horrible, not being able to have a proper bath or shower. i had 2 months of flannel washes, then could bath and shower but had to keep my leg dry. not fun!!! you never feel properly clean.

my boyfriend appeared yesterday with a box of assorted crispy cremes. i still feel sick.

how does this happen again and again? i was on the road peace website the other day and theres story after story of people being killed, and the driver being let off or not even charged. this really needs to change.

i'm a fan of jay-z but this gets me every time

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apparently it's chocolate week this week. gmtv are doing loads of chocolate related rubbish. just watched a woman have a bikini wax (with chocolate wax). just plain wrong at 11am.

^^^^Another tip for a rich and tasty bolognaise is to go heavy on the vegetables, so as to start with a sweet base. I use a couple of carrots, a few regular onions, a couple of red peppers and a stick or so of celery, chopped into what the French call macedoine (even dice), then sweat them long and gently, until soft, but not fully cooked.

From raw to this state on a low heat takes a while, 30/40 minutes at least, but it’s well worth it. The secret is not to fry the vegetables, don’t add any colour, but to sort of coax them to cook, stirring frequently. Use light olive oil, a couple of bay leaves right from the start, plenty of seasoning and lots of garlic near the end of sweating so as not to burn it, and bada-bing. With the long slow simmer once the meat and tomatoes are added to this base afterwards, which is just as important, you can’t fail.

i did this too (but forgot the bay leaves though) and it does make such a difference.

i love the winter for it's slow cooked stews and pies..... mulled and bottled a whole load of pears last night. the house smelt like christmas.

baked apples tonight. with clotted cream.

i'm going to knock up some "authentic" bologaise sauce this week. go for the full-on 4 hour simmer jobbie.

does anyone make their own passata when doing this? or is there a decent shop-bought alternative?

i made some bolognaise at the weekend and used home made passata and it was the best i've ever made - was a bit worried because the passata had separated in the jar and looked a bit odd but it was lush. put a bit of home made harissa in too for a little kick..... long simmering is definitely the way forwards. my other half made pasta sheets and we made a lasagne. win.