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Nigella has a lovely leek and cheese risotto that i make quite often. tis the only way i'll eat leeks at the moment....still new to them.

if you want to know more i'll find the book and message you.

can i just revisit this again..... i was baking, or rather looking for ingrediants to bake at his house yesterday, and noticed the plain flour is 2 years out of date! :shock: ....would that also play a part?. his wife reckons not, but i personally wouldnt use flour 2yrs out of date to bake with. i t...

yeah g'day! howzit going?!. (chch girl living in London)

welcome to Ish, theres a few kiwis who pop in now and again!.

snap! zoe....think it may be fixed now!!

it was happening to me, but didnt this time, so fingers crossed, and thanks a bunch John!

welcome to Ish.....lovely part of Ireland you come from....i love the west!.......*note to self....must go back one of these days!.

i love the strawberry Mrs F...well done you!!

without a doubt.....butter. why?.....its a natural product. i'd rather have a small amount of butter than regualr amounts of marg, which is vile in my opinion :pukeright: !! i also believe anything that manmade cant be good for you....all those chemicals in it to keep it on the shelf til we use it.....

40C.......I only coped with the heat at my sisters on the Gold Coast by jumping in the pool or turning on the aircon(very uneco i know!). i saw there was a bit of a heat wave down south...Adelaide was have 40C days as i was leaving 2 wks ago!.

Hi New Goody, welcome to Ish!. I've just got back from a month in Oz......what part of the country are you moving to?.
you'll find lots of good info here, and there seems to be a steady stream of aussies and kiwis popping in!!

i shall definately think about this Andy....i reckon i could get about 1/2way up the scale. certainly keen to give it a go

i shall watch this thread with interest, but cant take part til next year....am moving out of this flat on wed and wont be in a new one til feb/mar time, as going to oz for a month in 3 wks....will be there in 3wks!!.......moving out is a great way to solve the gas and eleccie bills.....

not sure if i can be much help...... can you buy night store heaters over here?. in nz we have night stores that charge up at night on the cheap rate and discharge their heat during the day without taking on more electricity(thats my understanding anyway).....think they have ceramic tiles in them th...

i've emailed her as well......fit the age range and the just starting out bit!!.

anyone heard back from her?

thanks for those replies....i think the idea of watching him is best.....i'll pass on whats been said.
i reckon hes gungho, heavy handed, wants it over quick etc, rather than enjoying it all. he does it with his 3yr daughter so i reckon theres some clues in that also!.

i'm trying to help a newbie baker....a male!.....understand why his cakes keep falling. orginally they were burning and falling and i've got him to test the cakes earlier than the stated time in the recipe....however they still are falling. one thought i had last night when he asked me again why thi...