Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Cynic,

I will rest.

For this evening I am pondering more on making fish soup and stew, and whether, when I wander off in the motorhome, if I can cook a Paella in a slow cooker, while I am driving.

Previously, slow cooked Pork and Sauerkraut, over a 6-8 hour drive on a drive from Calais to the Dordogne.

It was perfect.

But before I go.

I am not sure.

Think USA and Russia got the decision they wanted, but maybe not a good one for Syria.

Miscalled Assad, Acid.

Perhaps less than a "slip".

Nice cartoon. Lots of overtones.

Update: Labour lead at 5
by YouGov in Politics
Sun September 15, 6 a.m. BST

Latest YouGov / The Sunday Times results 13th September - Con 33%, Lab 38%, LD 9%, UKIP 12%;

Hays,

The polls are interesting and like to see a trend chart.

But I think until the UK is 6-9 months out from the election then they have little projection value for the result.

I think by then some of the problems created by the coalition will be hitting home and doubt that the Cons will be able to sell themselves as a success.

I "think" Miliband is playing the cards he is dealt reasonably and perhaps skillfully and he will start introduce "labour" and "moderate" policies and the party may be even more united than it appears at the moment.

However, tory will feel the effects of UKIP and its own Right wingers some of whom are worried about the Cameron.

The UKIP and Nigel effect will appeal to more and more Right wing "tories" and will be frightening more of the newer tory MPS, with the migration of the vote from them to UKIP with increasing old LID/DEMs again migrating to Labour.

Interesting to watch.

What odds can I get.

Labour has no policies.

The British public have got to know what they stand for and that's not 3 or 6 months before the election.

Dms,

Labour have no "proposed" policies announced, but don't be surprised if they are being formulated.

While Cameron and his crew are announcing ill-thought-out policies on the hoof, and attempting to implement one week only to withdraw them when one side of the disjointed party point the stupidity of them.


Cameron will go down in history as the U-turn PM.


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Lucky, for Cameron that he lost the Syrian vote in the HP, due to ED.

Mind he blamed Labour for his lucky "escape".

He has done something right by not controlling his own party.

Laughable.

Hasn't somebody advised Cameron to take his trousers down.

Perhaps, he wouldn't be in such ssssh.

Labour in my view will not have Ed as leader come the election. I bet they are finding it very difficult to put a policy together and what's more when questioned about them have creditable answers.

We will be grateful for mansion tax if Ed gets in, because there will no doubt be more taxes that to now you have never heard about.

fred - i cannot imagine that paella would work in a slow-cooker notwithstanding that bomba (paella rice) is best left undisturbed while cooking, unlike arborio (for risottos) ..... however, the liquid level still needs to be monitored, for the dish must be neither too sloppy nor too dry

Thank you.

Umh,

You are describing my fears.

May try Risotto with cups of Arborio rice?

When I am hungry, tired and driven 300-400+ miles, I won't noticed.

don't even think of trying rice in a slow-cooker :-)

pulses would prob work .... start with dried and soak them o'night bnefore cooking, or make yourself some red lentil soup with ginger and chili etc, as i'm sure that would hold well on a very low "light" for many hours

Arborio rice is not very good quality for risottos. Better bets are Carnaroli or Vialone Nano if you can get it. The result is creamier and the rice keeps its shape better.

Thank you both.

Do you know you have set me thinking.

I might just do a red lentil soup, or a meat curry of some kind.

(I always carry various frozen beans, chickpeas smoked ham which I have precooked, and a few dried sausage,)

Even think of Serbian Ham and Bean Soup (Pasulj).

More sensible than cooking risotto or paella, will experiment later, or put my wife in the back of the "van".

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What type of van have you got?

Hey Kev what's in the shed?

A shed load of data, lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAzQ9MKoYMA