Chicken, Gravy And Biscuits - Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials

Groovy Gravy

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

I have never mastered the art of making gravy from scratch. Don't get me wrong, I can do it if I'm actually following a recipe in a book, but make me rely on my own skills and I always seem to get some thin, oily, flavourless slop Gravy is just one of those things I'm no good at . Lucky for me then that I don't have to be good at it - there are various instant gravies available, the best known brand being Bisto, which has been around since 1908. They have a variety of flavours, - chicken, lamb, vegetable (as well as doing a white sauce) but my particular favourite is beef . Making this is incredibly simple, simply put 4 heaped teaspoons of these dull grey looking granules into a job, and add half a pint of boiling water , and stir well. Watch as the dull looking granules dissolve to produce a glossy looking deep brown gravy .It will ...

Thehonesttruth 01.10.2009 · Read full review
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Gingernut Biscuits

Advantages: Oh so heavenly!
Disadvantages: They taste better on the second day, but they're so tempting!

I take my role as "housewife" very seriously. I'm so 1950s, it hurts. Anyway, home-baking has now become an integral part of my routine, and you'll always find fresh-baked cakes and biscuits in our kitchen. I have small children, and shudder with horror at all the additives shop-bought treats contain. It's not good for my figure, but I'm saving my children from chemical nasties. That's how I'm justifying it anyway. So, gingernut biscuits. I found this recipe fairly recently, and it's going down a storm in the Douthwaite household. It's too good to keep to myself, and it's so simple that even my three-year-old can do most of it (except the hot stuff. I'm not that irresponsible!). Plus, they only take 10 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook, so you're in and out of the kitchen pretty quick. This is a real bonus for me - I love ...

KTDouthwaite 09.02.2005 · Read full review
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Blue Riband and a nice cup of tea for elevenses

Advantages: Individually wrapped to preserve freshness
Disadvantages: None

I recently saw this 9 pack of Blue Riband on offer at 2 packs for £2.00. They are normally £1.26. I haven?t had these biscuits for ages and thought they would make a nice change from the usual digestives and ginger nuts that my husband usual likes. I also find that enjoying a bit of chocolate now and again is one of life?s little pleasures provided it forms part of a balanced diet. Apparently these biscuits were launched in 1936 so they have definitely stood the test of time. The blue packet displays an opened Blue Riband biscuit so you can see exactly what you are getting - a crispy wafer biscuit covered in milk chocolate. It also clearly displays that there are only 99 calories per biscuit. No artificial colours, sweeteners or preservatives are used in this product as well as no hydrogenated fat, nuts nor eggs ...

colliedog2 13.07.2009 · Read full review
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