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Sous Vide for dummies

1st February 2024 Rookwood 2553 Comments

So what exactly is Sous Vide? If you have ever been served the most perfectly cooked steak, piece of chicken or fish in an upmarket restaurant, the chances are that it has been cooked sous [more…]

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Bash 2024

14th January 2024 Swiss Bob 3595 Comments

Time and place June 28th – July 1st 2024 at the Gate Hangs High. Near enough the longest days of the year and fingers crossed it’s warm. Accommodation Many of us will be camping in [more…]

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A View (Round The Corner) From The Greenhouse; Happy New Year……Innit?

9th January 2024 Colin Cross 1927 Comments

Welcome to 2024 Postaliers. A new year, undoubtedly filled to the brim with the same old bollix. At least, so long as I’m able to maintain my concentration, you’ll have my fortnightly diary to take [more…]

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The 12 wines of Christmas

31st December 2023 Going Postal 2633 Comments

In no particular order are here my 12 wines of Christmas with the descriptions as found online From left to right Mersault J.M. Boillot 2019Beautifully crisp and textural Meursault with fresh white fruit and striking [more…]

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Can You Keep a Secret?

27th December 2023 Novak and Goode 2229 Comments

I would like, if I may, to share a secret with you, after all I am sure you can all keep a confidence. As I have mentioned before I have been travelling to Central Europe [more…]

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The Christmas Cake, Part One

31st October 2023 Going Postal 2570 Comments

It’s a somewhat inclement Sunday morning approaching the end of October, the lawn which just a few short weeks ago was dead and brown is now lush and green but under an inch of water [more…]

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Steak à la carte

30th August 2023 Going Postal 2604 Comments

I set before the Puffinati assembled a little piece of nourishment backed up with some history. A story as to how a piece of steak came to be one of the most famous dishes in [more…]

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Big Bash 2023

15th April 2023 Going Postal 1330 Comments

Time and place 21st – 22nd/23rd July 2023 at the Gate Hangs High. Accommodation Many of us will be camping in one form or another at the GHH, there is a very large field with  [more…]

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A Postcard From India; The Food

14th February 2023 Colin Cross 2463 Comments

You’ll have heard all the scare stories, especially if you’ve travelled to the Middle East, Eastern Europe or Asia; before we set off I lost count of the number of people who warned me about [more…]

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