Colman’s Mustard
“If the strength of a country were judged on its mustard, we in the UK would be International Supermen (and women).” Robin Lawrie sings the praises of a great British favourite – Colman’s Mustard.
Tracing family and friends in Britain
You’ve lost the phone number of your best mate from college, you can’t remember your cousin’s address and you are not sure whether Great-Aunt Margaret is…
The wise counsel of friends
“Had cameramen captured another submarine volcanic eruption – surely that was it? Only slowly did I realise that the deep blue was sky and the monolith was a skyscraper. Somehow in those moments the brain filtered out the explanatory words of the newsreader. Only when a second plane swooped like a dragonfly and exploded in flames into the World Trade Center did reality reassert itself…” Liz Butterfield writes in the aftermath of the 11 September tragedy.
BMED [now part of BMI]
Review of the former British Mediterranean Airways, which was absorbed into British Midland International (BMI) in October 2007.
A silent spring
“It’s been an eerie week out in the countryside. The weather clamped down over the weekend and the first signs of Spring were quickly covered with a blanket of icy wet snow, chilled hard by a biting wind straight from Siberia…” Liz Butterfield describes the eerieness of a country in the grips of foot-and-mouth disease.
Suet and suet-free dumplings
“It’s mid afternoon and the sky is dark grey. The rain hasn’t let up, and it’s cold as well as miserable. Fancy a salad, anyone? No way! Let’s have some good old British stodge. These dumplings are cheap, quick and easy to make, and add a nice touch to any casserole.” Kay shows how to make dumplings – even if you can’t get hold of suet where you are.