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    Favourite books from childhood?

    in Children's / Young Adult

    Posted · Edited by Janet
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    Anything by Roal Dahl or Enid Blyton. My absolute favourite was "The Giraffe, The Pelly & Me". I must have borrowed it from the library 30 times...at least (seriously). My eldest son is now two and a half, and it was a great moment for me to read it to him for the first time.

     

    Honorable mentions to; Michael Hardcastle's football books (the inspiration for my first football novel...in the works), the Asterix "graphic novels", The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.

     

    I also remember with fondness the books that helped me learn to read...Roger Red Hat, Billy Blue Hat et al by Sheila K. McCullogh

    Recipe Ideas for a novice?

    in Food, Cooking & Recipes

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    Some time ago, back in September, I got quite ill after eating an ASDA ready meal. After recovering, the thought of frozen ready meals made me feel sick. I just can't think about them, let alone heat one up.

     

    Since then, I have taken the step from purchasing convenience foods from the local Sainsbury's (the mark up on simple items there is incredible...my bank balance is a lot healthier now).

     

    I've found that I have quite a gift for cooking and have cooked some incredible meals recently (or so my wife says anyway). I've found that if we plan the meals for a week, I can source ingredients cheaper. Last night I had a lovely piece of belly pork which I seasoned and cooked with parsnips, carrots and onions, making a beautiful gravy.

     

    Anyway, the point of this post is, does anyone have any recipes for main meals that I could try out that will test my culinary skills, but also be within my limited remit?

    Evening all

    in Introductions

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    Good evening everyone.

     

    Just wanted to introduce myself, although I've more or less got stuck straight in. My name is Paul and I am 24, from South Yorkshire. I am married and have two children.

     

    I'm an avid reader, as are most here, and began with Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton when growing up. I was a frequent visitor to my local library, but as I have grown up, it has been so easy and cheap to acquire books, I have built quite a collection, and I treasure them over most of my other posessions (I'm quite obsessive over book care, etc.)

     

    I love to read Ian Rankin and have polished the Rebus series off three times. Favourite books include;

     

    The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

    Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

    The Damned United by David Peace

    Obviously, anything by Ian Rankin

    The Harry Potter series (my second son is called Harry James:shrug:)

    Various professional Wrestling autobiographies (the whole aura that comes with the wrestling world from early 1900s to the end of "territories" in the late 1980's really interests me)

     

    Hope to see you all on the forums

     

    :P

     

    Paul

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