Moser XV Cabernet Sauvignon, Changyu, Ningxia, China. 14% abv. A wine resulting from a collaberation between 15th Generation Austrian Winemaker, Lenz Moser, and the renowned Chateau Changyu winery in...
I've been in bed now for nearly 2 hours and I can tell it's going to be a night where sleep eludes me completely. My bedroom is like a sauna and there's nothing but garbage on the box. So ... I just...
I want to do a special breakfast for OH's birthday on Friday, with champagne.
Any suggestions? Full English is out because we will be eating out for lunch.
Thanks....
I spend a bit more time these days entering competitions and free prize draws and participating in online surveys if there is a chance to win some vouchers. Has anyone won anything this way? I just...
1. It's a BH weekend, so an extra family day together. 2. Drinks and takeaway tonight round his cousin's house. We always have a right good laugh. 3. In-laws coming round for lunch tomorrow. Posh fish...
... that you look like someone famous? Or is one of your closed loved ones a dead ringer for someone famous? It was bugging me for ages who my OH looks like. For anyone who remembers John James who...
Does anyone know why they tell you not to wind babies anymore? Baby G is the windiest baby you could imagine. He farts like a trooper and if I put him over my shoulder after a feed, within a minute or...
I've just sat and mulled through what we have spent over the last month on groceries alone. We each have our own current accounts and savings, but we also have a joint account and 2 joint savings...
I suspect there will be a pregnancy announcement in the not-too-distant future, as the happy couple have intimated that starting a family will be top of their agenda. So, will their first born be a...
Most Wanted Chardonnay, South Australia, 13% abv. This excellent example of one of the world's most versatile and widely-planted grapes is brimming with ripe, juicy flavours of citrus and stone fruits...
What can I add to garlic butter to make it more interesting to go on steak?
I have an epicurean collection of spices and herbs so please suggest away.
Thanks....
We're having meatball chilli with triple cooked fat chips in dripping. I'm fasting all day, as I do on alternate days now, so it's not all that sinful.
What's cooking at yours today?...
My hair looks constantly greasy. This is a new thing. Posdibly common in the post natal period? As soon as I've washed it, it's greasy looking again. Having very dark hair just makes matters worse....
We don't get on with our NDNs on the one side. I've never exchanged a word with them, but there is animosity between them and my husband which goes back over 15 years. They've done things over the...
What do people think of the concept of twice cooked / baked? I find a whole multitude of foods are better when twice cooked. I always twice cook my roast potatoes and family go mad for them. I've...
OH and I were just having a conversation about this coming Christmas and what we think we should spend on Jnr, who will be just over 10 months by then. I'm personally of the belief we should put the...
Mr NM has Friday off and we're in for some good weather - fingers crossed. We've decided to go out for the day but I can't think where to go. I fancy the seaside but not anuwhere Weston or Porthcawl....