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cheftallyrand

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24 Nov 2012

@stephen15 - i tried but rain was just too heavy. only got one decent one, will post up shortly

24 Nov 2012

As of 10pm the town front is flooded and police have closed the roads.

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! http://www.dawlish.com/article/details/172 http://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?

To be fair though, I have offered my services free of charge and offered suggestions, all via email and not even had the courtesy of an acknowledgement that my emails were received :-(

@Jasonclatworthy - and a damn fine job you did too! i was stunned just how "quick & easy" it all happened. which of course like my line of work, true professionals can make anything look easy. Well done that man I say!!! Awesome stuff.

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 ...

16 Oct 2012

@Lynne - thanks for the green tomatoes. I have a batch of indian spiced chutney on the go, will give you a yell in a day or so if you would like to pop down for a jar or two? Hope you enjoyed the Welsh Cakes? Anyone one else trading like for like? Give me a yell, if you have garden surplus. Only too happy to take them off your hands, and return some in a chutney / jam form, or maybe swap you ...