Originally Posted by northernbird

make one, my Mary Berry recipe is fool proof and yummy.

Originally Posted by Elvira

Have you posted it in the Recipe thread?

Originally Posted by northernbird

It isn't my recipe so I didn't like too. I posted a nice brocolli salad though

Originally Posted by St.Georges Girl

Oh go for it C, other peeps have posted Nigella's recipes, we're not proud.

Originally Posted by St.Georges Girl

Oh go for it C, other peeps have posted Nigella's recipes, we're not proud.

Originally Posted by northernbird

some days I wish I had one of those, less hassle.

Originally Posted by paulrachel

You have..downstairs

Originally Posted by jan

For all you dreamers out there of how wonderful life will be back in the u.k.
Whilst it may be good for many going back it is very bad for some.I am on holiday right now in the u.k s.e.london at the moment, i have been back here for four weeks and reading the papers i would say it is the most depressing i have ever known,the politics(say no more,stealth taxes,spying in dustbins,the idea of working out how much you should pay in rates depending if you have...Nice views,a smart house,and have taken the time and money to make your home nice you should pay more tax for it !QUOTE Daily mail saturday 24/3 page 2 £1,000 fines by i.d.card secret police. A POLICE FORCE HAS BEEN SET UP TO ISSUE £1,000 FINES TO ANYONE TO UPDATE THEIR PERSONAL DETAILS ON THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW DATA BASE, IT HAS EMERGED. THE UNIT, PART OF THE IDENDITY AND PASSPORT SERVICE, IS EXPECTED TO SEND THE PENALITIES BY POST, AFTER SNOOPING THROUGH COMPUTER RECORDS. POTENTIAL PITFALLS INCLUDE, FOGETTING TO TELL THE GOVERNMENT OF A CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR NAME, FAILING TO NOTIFY OFFICIALS OF AN ERROR ON THE NATIONAL IDENTITY REGISTER AND FAILING TO HAND IN AN ID CARD BELONGING TO A RELATIVE WHO HAS DIED. ALL CASH RAISED WILL GO TO THE TREASURY. LAST NIGHT IT ALSO EMERGED THE REGISTER WILL BE USED AS A POPULATION DATA BASE TO REPLACE THE HISTORIC CENSUS. FROM 2009 ANYBODY APPLYING FOR A PASSPORT MUST ENROL ON THE REGISTER AND HAND OVER A RAFT OF DETAILS, LIKELY TO INCLUDE FINANCIAL DATA AND ADDRESS LISTS AS WELL AS HAVE FINGER PRINTS AND A FACIAL SCAN TAKEN. SHADOW HOME SECRETARY DAVID DAVIS SAID "THIS SINSTER FORCE WILL BE COLLECTING MONEY FROM UK CITIZENS TO GO STRAIGHT INTO THE TREASURY, THERE IS A REAL DANGER THIS WILL BE ANOTHER STEALTH TAX". THE HOME OFFICE INSISTED THAT THE £1,000 FINE FOR NOT RETURNING A DEAD RELATIVES ID CARD WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT MISUSE. OFFICIALS PROMISED TO HANDLE THE RETURN OF SUCH CARDS SENSITIVELY. THEY REFUSED TO SAY HOW MANY CIVIL SERVANTS WOULD BE NEEDED TO CREATE THE NEW "POLICE FORCE", THOUGH SCORES ARE LIKELY TO MONITOR THE RECORDS OF ALL BRITIONS.

Originally Posted by celine_uk

god be quiet, everyone knows the daily mail is a lot of all tosh, again i say this ,

the UK media will be the death of the UK makes me sad really, in england we are the only country that encourages people to put down their own country, its the complete opposite here, the media here makes out how 'great' everything is here, hmmm when they have the same problems like any other western country ( or 3rd world)

Originally Posted by fishfinger

I certainly haven't attacked you. I have merely pointed out that you weren't moving back to the UK so you were posting in the wrong forum and then I didn't understand what you were saying. Please do not infer I was attacking you.

Originally Posted by dunroving

SHE wasn't inferring, YOU were. SHE was implying. YOU were inferring that SHE was implying you were attacking her ... oh, never mind, forgot I'm not in front of my writing class. And to anyone sensitive sorry I was SHOUTING.

Originally Posted by dunroving

Yes, as much as I love the UK, I recognize there are plenty of things that truly are worse - but the worst of the lot is the petty, sensationalist carping on in the media. Whatever happened to GOOD news!!!! (even the bbc news web site for example - every headline is depressing).

Well I've been back now for 8 months, there's been some bad times (not least when I saw how much my mortgage would be), but I am otherwise just luuurving it. And if any of you doom and gloomers want to try to change my mind, (ahem - Clint Eastwood voice) "Go ahead, punk ... Make my day"