I'm a big Nigella fan but my sister emailed me these and it just made me crack up so I had to share...

1. Nigella's Way: Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice-cream drips .
The Real Woman's Way: Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Goodness sake. You are probably lying on the couch with your ( Read more... )

And not the way you may be thinking LJ readers...

Yes, for the first time in years, I remembered it was Shrove Tuesday today - pancake day!!!  Ignore the original reason for clearing out cupboards, this was no history lesson.  This was purely a blast of retro cooking to be enjoyed.  No Gillian MacKeith, no healthy bits - just sit back and enjoy as ( Read more... )

I'm back in London having spent Christmas in Brighton and wow, the relief at broadband and wi-fi being back is just enormous.  God I hate dial-up.  Feels really strange coming back as usual...  Brighton as a town doesn't really feel like home anymore yet when I come back to London I just miss it loads and want to move back.

A few mentions of my nan ( Read more... )

Well here's a few gems coming out.. still haven't got the full listing but here's some stuff I'd definately recommend...

Doctor Who and the Runaway Bride? Surely a new British TV Christmas tradition Doctor Who on Christmas day? This year it features comedian Catherine Tate as bride-to-be Donna who appeared in the Tardis with the Doctor at the ( Read more... )

I really should have been packing for my Amsterdam trip but have singely handedly failed to do that... I have however started a word document of all the things I should pack that will hopefully help me tomorrow morning where I try and do it all in five minutes flat.

But couldn't resist a quick mention of today's Arsenal victory over Manchester ( Read more... )