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When one of my friends asked me to help him work on a guide to the best toys, I initially balked at the project. It seemed like to broad an effort. After all, how would you rate toys? Would you look for the best selling toys, the best educational toys, or the most unique and unusual toys? Are tech toys inherently better just because they seem to be selling better, or do the classics get a higher rating because they have withstood the test of time? Thinking about all of these questions, I thought the project was impossible. Nevertheless, he convinced me to persist for a while. In retrospect, I am glad he did.
You see, a best toy guide is important for many reasons. A lot of the times, parents don't know what to get their children for presents. The right educational toy at the right time (read more)
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When one of my friends asked me to help him work on a guide to the best toys, I initially balked at the project. It seemed like to broad an effort. After all, how would you rate toys? Would you look for the best selling toys, the best educational toys, or the most unique and unusual toys? Are tech toys inherently better just because they seem to be selling better, or do the classics get a higher rating because they have withstood the test of time? Thinking about all of these questions, I thought the project was impossible. Nevertheless, he convinced me to persist for a while. In retrospect, I am glad he did.
You see, a best toy guide is important for many reasons. A lot of the times, parents don't know what to get their children for presents. The right educational toy at the right time (read more)
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Today I made my first ever leek and potato soup using a leek and potato soup recipe which quite frankly I made up as I went along! If I say so myself it tasted rather good. I think the key thing is to not be too prescriptive about what you put in .. here's what I did, if anybody has a better leek and potato soup recipe then add your comments.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
About 4 pints of good stock. I was clever(!) and made this up the night before from our Sunday dinner ingredients. Basically put a chicken carcass, a whole carrot, a peeled onion with 3 or 4 cloves inserted and 4 to 5 pints of water into a big pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 2-3 hours. Skim the fat off the top regularly. Allow to cool and then strain through a sieve. you can store in the fridge in a large milk carton.
Discard the carcass etc into the bin
1 large onion
approx 3 leeks
approx 4 large potatoes or equivalent small potatoes, chopped into cubes
salt and pepper
single cream (optional)
chives (optional)
Fry the onions and leeks on a low heat until softened and translucent. Add the stock and the potatoes to the pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 2-3 hours. Season well.
After 2-3 hours take off the heat, allow to cool and then whizz down with a hand held blender. For thicker more rustic soups you can leave as is, for a smoother variety pass through a sieve.
When ready, bring back to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes and then stir in cream to taste. Do not allow to boil again. Stir in the chives and serve with crusty bread.
So there you have it - my first attempt at a leek and potato soup recipe!
PS: If you are interested in a soup recipe which has actually been tested there are one or two great ones in the following resource: Click Here!
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