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Little Tweeks to everyday staples

It can be hard creating new and exciting dishes or side dishes at home with such busy lives these days, especially with more and more allergens, intolerances, dislikes and fussy children etc. Why spend excess money on things that are gonna be more hassle than it is worth especially if your efforts go unnoticed. So here are a few tips on making the everyday essentials that little bit better...in my personal opinion. 1) Yorkshire Puddings. Ok I know this is going to be a touchy subject being that I am a Yorkshire man and thoroughly believe that frozen pre-bought Yorkshire puddings should be removed from existence. I understand that people are extremely busy these days, but the batter can be made a day ahead of time and kept refrigerated so there are no excuses for buying them in. All you need are a decent Yorkshire pudding tray which are sold in most supermarkets and £1 shops these days, Equal volumes of egg flour and milk, fat (preferably beef dripping though vegetable oil will su...
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End of an era

Having declined in health rather drastically I find myself in the position where I am no longer fit to work in the fast paced environment that I have come to love, my kitchen. I can no longer stand for periods of time unaided, my muscles spasm uncontrollably throughout my entire body, nerve damage has rendered my steady hands to quivering wrecks, I have BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) both introverted and extroverted variations and my hearing has rapidly deteriorated. Devastated hardly seems to do justice to how I feel, my mind takes me to every spectrum of thought focusing on the best and worst outcomes all at once. "What do I do now?" "How will I support my family?" "how will I be able to look after my daughter?" "Would it be better all round to just end it now and not be a burden?" The list of these questions are endless, but one could also say that so are the solutions. There is very little likelihood that I will be fortunate enough ...
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