Why must it be brie OR beer? I'd go both, myself.

Seriously, try kale chips*, they're awesome. They turn to ash in seconds though, so keep your eyes on 'em. Seasoning is the key.

I so wish I had your confidence when I was in my twenties! Or even now for that matter. Maybe one day I'll be brave enough to say "ah, fuck it" and wear a tutu.

I think I must be the only person who thought Theron in Monster was just a bit... meh. I really felt that she got whatever award/accolade it was that she won for that one just because she was willing to be made ugly for it. Whoever made her ugly deserved the award cos they did a great job, but Theron's acting was…

I love the idea of the bread seal - we've been using a tin foil envelope technique that I found somewhere on the interwebs that makes the most deliciously moist slow cooked meat (lamb shoulder: ooooh yessss... hellloooo) so my dutch oven hasn't seen any action in ages. Also we've been using obscene amounts of tin…

I only ask because I have about 6 pairs of legs & thighs languishing in my freezer. We raise our own chickens and they're active and not as young as supermarket birds so the legs definitely need slow cooking (the breasts usually get snapped up for quick cook weekday meals pretty quickly). My plan was to put a whole…

Oooh... the recipe had me at "a bird bathed in white wine and broth" (luxurious!), do you reckon it'd work with just legs/thighs instead of a whole chook?

That last shot can't be the finished hair cut... surely.... he's gotta be kidding.

... is it just me, or does it look like Jaden Smith is under the impression that America constitutes the entire planet? I'm all for homeschooling, but this kid is not a good advertisement for it!!

You're too kind, I'm all for a public display where we feed the little arsewipe to lions, and he definitely doesn't deserve a stick to defend himself with.

What? That's just... ooh now what's the word I'm thinking of? Oh yes, criminal.

This immediately brought to mind a time when I was single (heartbroken, after my First Love) and a co-worker thought it HILARIOUS to constantly rib me about making Dinners For One.

I really don't know why, but when I read your comment my brain immediately piped up with this terrible and horrific thought: "she might not be able to get pregnant because no conjugal, but gosh I wonder if (once they're married) she's allowed to request a 'sample' and do IVF/turkey baster or whatever?". Please,…

Yeah I'm not sure how that works but it is true that it's cheaper in the UK (even taking into account the exchange rate). It was more commonly eaten when my dad was a kid I think, but it is popular on restaurant menus still. It is one of the more expensive meats to buy at the supermarket these days so more of a…

Ah right, that explains a lot! Sounds like it might have been a tea-room or something? Things have definitely changed since the early 90's :) Cafe's and restaurants have mostly improved the food quality & service since then (smalltown/rural pubs not so much, though there are exceptions).

Yes, this. Incidentally, "sorry mate, the last 3 were all faking" isn't what they expect as a response in this situation :D

I was teetering towards "this won't work" when a guy said on a first date that he didn't eat anything with tomatoes or chilli in it (most things I cook have tomato or chilli in it), a few dates later when I discovered his idea of sex was him just jumping on top and humping away I decided enough was enough.

I wanted one too, my parents said no because they thought that it was a weird concept as a toy and also because if the toy makers were going to have a pregnant dog they could have at least made the puppies and the "birth" part of the proceedings a bit more realistic.

Don't worry, I"m 32 and I'm the same. Don't ever grow up, being grown up sounds boring as.

Oh hurrah, I loved Up. Will put this on the mustwatchlist.