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.

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

lol :-)

It is an Allegro Bay.

Not the biggest, or the smallest.

Almost as old as myself, but loved by my grandson and granddaughter.

Chugs along at 65-70mph and drinks like a fish, but has always got me home.

It is warm in the winter and cool in the summer and has a large fridge and lives on solar panels.

Also, doubt anybody will nick it, but strangely have had offers to buy it from me.

One of my better investments.

Masculine moments

A telling poll which spells disaster for Tories..........

electionista ‏@electionista

UK: @lordashcroft poll in 40 CON seats w/ smallest maj: CON 29%(30% national) LAB 43%(35%) LDEM 8%(12%) UKIP 11%(13%)

Blimey, big jobs...

How much would one of those cost , any photos of Fred's tank

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/15/islamic-veil-ban_n_3931679.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cukt4%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D208685

Aldgit regarding Fred's tank, let me explain... Oh it doesn't matter.

I see Tanker is spreading the love over the road.

Oh he's back is he, what's his latest hobby horse?