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I love ALL fresh food but I absolutely hate 1. broad beans (particularly old ones - tough skin - euchhh!) 2. spam (reminds me of school dinners) 3. mcdonalds - and in fact any kind of junk burger (although this is probably very disgusting but many years ago when I was in st louis I did try a bag...

I think you would be fine - they grow loads in california don't they? In europe it tends to grow in warmer places than the UK, like Italy and Spain - that's where most of ours get imported from. I use seed that is good for colder climates - worth a go though - they are expensive here! Oh for a...

not too difficult in the UK - can withstand quite a lot of cold - they don't like loads of WET tho'. But once you have got them going, the plants produce for about 4 - 5 years, and you get around 6 - 10 artichokes per plant!! YUM YUM! That means I can read recipes that say 'take 8 - 10 artichoke...

are durian the ones that taste nice but smell disgusting?

I am obsessed with artichokes. I planted 500 plants here so I can supply them locally. And of course eat as many as possible!

oh no - I have never got to grips with grits!

somerset UK is famous for being cider country - and boy do we drink a lot of it.....also lots of good somerset cheeses, brie, goats cheese etc I actually like black pudding - a couple of slices witha fried breakfast occasionally! But jellied eels is not my cup of tea - basically eels boiled in...

my mum has Korats, and one of them gets hiccups - she always looks as bemused as we are but she doesn't seem to mind, and it's not related to eating/drinking - just comes out of the blue

hello everyone - I'm in need of some ideas..... Amber ginger cat had 6 ginger kittens (by Garfield - ginger tom from the pub who got neutered last week) on Thursday morning. She had them in the nesting box I made by our bed that I had been carrying around for a week. Quiet place away from the...

dear oh dear - do you have a wall of shame for those of us who have never posted a message on the web! It just took me 3 hours but I am here!! Hurrah! What a friendly site...I have spent a week with a cat problem and haven't found the right info........but now I hope to have some sympathisers...