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Dartmouth Boat Trip And Picnic Aboard Blue Marlin III

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Dartmouth Boat Trip And Picnic Aboard Blue Marlin IIIDartmouth Boat Trip And Picnic Aboard Blue Marlin III

My husband Steve, has half shares on a little day fishing/cruiser boat, with his brother Mike.  It is moored on the beautiful River Dart in Dartmouth down here in Devon.  Steve and Mike try to go out fishing in the boat “Blue Marlin III” once a week, and I use the word “fishing” loosely as they never seem to catch anything!!!  Anyway, occasionally I am taken out for a picnic on the boat, where no fishing takes place.  On the 6th May 2013, the bank holiday Monday, it was a beautiful day here in Ivybridge, so we decided that today would be a good day to take for us to take the boat out. [Read more…] about Dartmouth Boat Trip And Picnic Aboard Blue Marlin III

Rhodes @ The Dome Restaurant on Plymouth Hoe

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Rhodes @ The Dome Restaurant on Plymouth Hoe
The view from our table

Rhodes @ The Dome Restaurant on Plymouth Hoe

My husband (Steve) and I have a have a small Internet business silver2treasure.com  and every year we  go out for a firm’s Christmas meal, except it is never usually around Christmas time and we went out for lunch for last year’s meal  (2012)  yesterday 27th February 2013. [Read more…] about Rhodes @ The Dome Restaurant on Plymouth Hoe

An Easy Way To Poach An Egg Perfectly EVERY Time

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An Easy Way To Poach An Egg Perfectly EVERY Time

I do like a good poached egg on occasions but like many, I have found it difficult to master the art of the perfect poached egg.  I have tried the cheffy way of cracking the eggs in a pan of boiling water, using many different recommended ways, some saying just have about an inch of water in the pan, just simmering.  Some say half fill a pan, get the water boiling, swill around whilst the egg is in the water and add vinegar.  I have tried all these way, but each time have ended up with a complete mess  floating around the pan, and totally inedible.

I have tried using a microwaveable egg poacher, which is okay but the whites are rock hard and you can never get the yolks to be runny, and they just like a fried egg but neater.

There are many egg poachers on the market including individual silicone ones, and although I have not tried them have read reviews and the majority of people who have purchased them say are a complete waste of time and money and do not work. [Read more…] about An Easy Way To Poach An Egg Perfectly EVERY Time