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Last chapter(s) of a trip down school meal memory lane. With 4 mini chapters about the desserts with my recipes for the much loved? puddings we had in the 60's and 70's Remember to become a blog follower to recieve notification of new blogs, bookmark it and ust visit every Friday for new posts and recipes (=[:-D ...

@Andysport - good to see you survived the quakes, wekas, wetas and pies! are you down here full time now? I will put my thinking cap on and design something up. Must arrange a visit out, to check out facilities, kitchens etc kia ora bro, churrrr ;-)

Hmmm ...... call me old fashioned, but it takes all the excitement away when always things are readily available and there is no anticipation. Fruit buns on sale is one thing, but to put a cross on them? Why? @FredBassett - i like your thinking though. i would imagine that would be well tasty

@Don Pearson - aha, i have been wondering what happened to you! so in my old chopping (stomping) ground ahy? spending time in dear ole aotearoa, ka ora! Nothing I can think of, for bringing back. Look forward to that beer, on your return @Don Pearson , @webmaster Many thanks for your kind thoughts and support. I have been rather quiet of late on here, having been busy with other projects. I ...

Hi Maud thanks for the posting, and as promised here are the recipes you wanted; home made gravy and mayonnaise. Hope you enjoy! kia ora! https://www.dawlish.com/article/details/172 https://www.dawlish.com/article/details/173

Hi Maud recipes for requested dishes have been emailed :-) That coffee bill is mounting up, I might have to charge your daughter's account when she gets here! ;-) xox

..... and STILL the work continues! New pic uploaded. Opening date of 22/10/12, put back to 29/10/12, then to 05/11/12 ..... then on the 06/11/12 new scaffolding has been erected and bridge still not open. I've been away and haven't had chance yet to find out new estimate for it being open for use?

Re ripening - yep, bananas will do it, as will apples (that can still be eaten, as opposed to the black bananas). All due to the gas; ethylene. But the fruits must be covered (as you say) in newspaper or cloth, which traps the ethylene. In the trade, I often used to 'bury' inripe avocados, mangoes & pawpaw in the rice bin to speed up thier softening. The rice traps the natural ethylene around ...

@frederick - close! Looked for a great vantage point that I could easily take the same shot each time :-) I will take a pic each time any work is done, no matter how minor .... so you may have to play "spot the difference" ;-) As to the order, that's all sorted, the first pic to appear will be the latest one. I did last when I first got here last year see a set of then & now pics of the town. ...

Anyone want them fresh, before I smoke them instead?

update - went out looking for pumpkins and could only find butternut squash on offer, so its in baking ready for some soup for dinner. Anyone have any other varieties growing? Particularly, spaghetti squash?

Back again YAY !!

Barring step daughter going into labour with #3, I'll see you there! :-)

@Philip - not at all, not at all. i loved the cheekiness of the reply! Sorry, my reply obviously didn't get read as it sounded in my head Keep reading, keep commenting and stay as cheeky as you like

Two VERY comfy armchairs. Leather, one brown, one red. Both very large The lady of the house wants them gone. So of your in need of them give me a ring on 07765 673060. You will need a van or trailer and take down 3 flight of stairs

Anyone have any traditional recipes or pheasants?

@Lynne - just scored a pheasant from my lovely landlord. @Don Pearson - would have gone lovely topped with some butter braised pheasant! ;-) Makes a good point tho, in regards to swopping excess produce. Hmmm ... a new discussion thread me thinks! (=|:-D

Just returned from a 'day trip' to Roscoff on what Brittany Ferries called a "gourmet cruise" £79 PP all up got us - the return ferry fare (of course) plus a four course dinner onboard, a cabin overnight, breakfast onboard and a three course lunch inc wine and coffee in a local restaurant overlooking Roscoff Bay. The food onboard and the lunch in Roscoff were superb and WAY above the quality I ...

Not a problem. Think I might post on here to see if I can get a contact to pheasant hunting with ..... Who knows I might bring you a brave back ;-)

@webmaster - thanks for that, i was looking everywhere on how to upload a video, didn't think about youtube embedding! @Philip - thanks. Hope you will pass it on, click like etc

Thanks flo, will check it out

Photos now added (=|:-)

Cool. Thanks. Condition is excellent, super comfy but well loved ;-)

Home now, and letter states "..... at times that cause least disruption"

Well it was a lovely sight to watch whatever it was :-)

Come on Dawlish let's get cooking & see you on TV !!

@Don Pearson - cheers don. always great to get nice feedback. well, just nice to know someone is reading the articles. hope it helped. have a lovely monday!

As promised to some people I met today, here are some classic recipes for mackerel Ready to make use of all those mackerel that will be caught tomorrow at the Carnival Competition I'll be there trying to catch some for my supper, hope to see some of you there at 5pm !! https://www.dawlish.com/article/details/116

Thought I was going to be away, but am staying put now. Looking forward to my first Dawlish Carnival. If anyone out there needs a chef/demonstrator give me a yell (=[:-)

Have added lots more sandwich ideas and recipes on the following article, including Reuben, Bookmaker plus croque monsieur and all its varients. Hope you enjoy one of them over the coming weekend https://www.dawlish.com/article/details/111 Bon appetit! (=[:-D

another recipe recieved, will post that one soon

Thanks for that Lynn. I hadn't recieved a copy, so most helpful. I for one appreciate your marketing of Dawlish, keep it up :-D

Thanks Lynn, great marketing :-)

@neilh - nice one! that is brilliant :-) A man after my own heart, I love food related literature ..... Poems and fictional novels. As to history, I devour anything ancient, as in Egyptology, Crusades and Asia (great tv document last night on Tutenkamen) And as you say, when the three collide, all the better. But any mix of the three suits me. I completed a great degree of research many ...

@ZIGGY - my guests certainly loved them and have left with a "doggy bag" along with some of the home made jam :-) As with most things it's all about, practice, practice, practice & experience. As I always tell my trainees, as they often swear I am using a different recipe or doing something "extra" that I wasn't sharing with them! (and I mean for any recipe) ..... "for every stage in any ...

@Paul - Hi Paul, only  just noticed the photos that you posted (usually i get an email when someone has posted something) GREAT stuff !! Not sure if it was my recipe that inspired you to make your own or not, but either way its wonderful to see someone get into the kitchen and give it a go :-) If I can get enough interested followers and find a big enough kitchen, maybe a cooking demo, a class ...

Cheers Nelson, I'll give them a ring ..... I can almost taste that smoked mackerel now :-)

Nice! :-) But did you try my recipe?

Oooops, best make that ...... Great Britaiiiiiiiiiiiiin! ;-)

hmmm .... chocolate omelet? Heston would be proud of your thinking Philip ;-) Actually a souffle chocolate omelet, with a fresh raspberry sauce makes a lovely dessert (=[:-D