Want some free advice about free healthcare in the UK? Get Very Seriously Ill or Very Seriously Injured before you attempt to use it. In a crisis, it’s fantastic. But if you have a minor ailment, here’s what is far more likely to happen to you:
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Q: What’s the most sure-fire way to beat the winter blues, forget about your worries and walk around all day with a big grin on your face? A: By winning not one but TWO categories in the 2008 South African Blog Awards!
Click here for a full portionSmoked haddock with flageolets in a creamy mustard sauce from Nigel Slater
Late, late, late again – for my own event. But in fact, this time my lateness is a literary device – to illustrate practically the fact that I was a relative latecomer to pulses. (Well, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!) Did you have to study something called “Health” at school? From […]
Click here for a full portionLeek and smoked haddock chowder
Regard the leek. Who would guess by looking at it that it has such a colourful history? It’s been cultivated for thousands of years (nobody knows exactly how long) and was already a well-loved vegetable in the first century AD when Pliny wrote about it. According to Pliny, the most esteemed leeks were those grown […]
Click here for a full portionSauteed curly kale with wholegrain mustard
It seems that winter is just not releasing its grip on this little island. Every time we have a crisp, sunny day, everyone thinks “woo hoo – winter is finally over!”. And then the next day dawns and there are gale force winds, driving rain and even snow. So despite my longing for broad bean […]
Click here for a full portionWTSIM deadline extended… and guess where I’ve been
Phew – here I am at home on a Saturday night for the first time since the 9th of February! Maybe that will go some way to explaining my woeful record of posting over the past six weeks or so – every time I think I’m getting into my stride, I leave on another trip […]
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