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    Which restaurants do Christmas lunch?

    why dont you buy prepared veg,in a vacum pack,its already peeled and cleaned,put in boiling water,and cook for few minutes. same with spuds,and if you want roasties,pre-cook in micro for 7-8mins,put in hot oiled pan and place in oven for half hour. meat can be cooked the day before,and you dont...
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    Advice on honeymoon destinations - Jan 09

    well i wouldn't recommend the carabean at all,was in barbados many years ago and had a fantastic time,but the drug seen on the street today,you just get hassled all the time,people in jamacia are down right rude,you cant step outside your hotel,theres nothing in st lucia except your lovely hotel...
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    Cork - places to go, stay, do, eat...

    If you go from cork city to kinsale,go the western road,as i think it better(safer) than airport road,you could stop and have lunch,have a cycle up by charlesfort,fab' views,then head out towards ballinspittle,follow route to killbrittian,corkmacsherry,(this is coastle route)down into...
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    Have home insurance costs increased (in general) this year?

    my ins' came up back in may and had risen dramaticly,went on line got the same policy with the same co' wait for it---- can you believe over 300 euro saving,i went back to broker,he said he cant get that policy for that money,he wanted over 700 euro.also tryed quinn direct who where very...
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    Dryer - condenser or vented?

    i find my electric bill expensive,we have 3 adult children living with us but children will be children and think things are never going to run out ,i couldn't tell you weather its more expensive than a vented dryer to run,to be honest i never considered that,as they both dry the...
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    Dryer - condenser or vented?

    hi april, i dont know about the running cost of either. the vented dryer you have to drill a,i think its 4'' hole ,thats no easy task,fit a flexable pipe to fittings you put on wall,and fit a flap cover on outside.so when you use the dryer all the condinsation and heat goes out the pipe.and when...
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    Cooking buttersquash

    hi phoenix, try softening a finely chopped onion in a saucepan,with a small drop of oil,on a low heat,after 2-3mins add aclove of garlic again chopped. while this is sizzling,peel and chop your butternut squash,add to pan stir it up,then cover with boiling water,and simmer till soft. zap it with...
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    Employers want a meeting with me - need advice!

    hi amazon, many years ago i was asked to attend ameeting with my employer,thinking it would be the m.d. and the accountant,and myself i attended,when i arrived the whole board of directors where there,i got quite a shock,and said so,but to be honest thats about all i could say,it was a horific...
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    Chef needs Career Change Advice

    is this relivant. . not relivant. this is not relivant as to the op origional question,if you cant be helpful to the question in hand,please refrane from posting thankyou. . well sad chef and i totally agree,perhaps you should consider an administrater position here. as to your qustion chef,go...
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    How do I clean timber decking in apartment complex??

    HI zohan, go to your local hardware store,you can get deck cleaning product,if your deck is very bad you can use neat or reduce it,as much as 4 /1 with water.brush it on,dont let it dry out,(check label)leave for 10 mins,now they recommend power wash off,with your circumstances,get a bucket of...
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    Opening a Restaurant

    Good point pollyanna, you would also need to pay a visit to food safety authority of ireland(FSAI)great web site,go into industry info',buisness start ups,you'll find all info you need,you can also get an EHOto visit your premises and give you advise on preparing the building before you start...
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    Opening a Restaurant

    I agree with mercman,you dont say how well you know this chef,theres a huge differance working in a kitchen,to working for yourself,and i mean no disrespect,what do you know about food,have you done any coarses,tryed working in this area,again no disrespect intended,just be sure you know what...
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    Lidl bread mixes - any success?

    Do you actually eat that stuff,what could possably be in it that they can produce it for that price. and if you dont know the differance between home made bread and that stuff(i wouldn't atempt to call it bread),you haven't lived.
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    Lidl bread mixes - any success?

    if this is the case then why use mixes at all. it would be interesting to know the list of ingredients,as far as i'm aware to make bread in this way there has to be adatives,and if none,then thats why it didn't work!
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    Lidl bread mixes - any success?

    Hi clubman, never tried these mixes,and with all due respect dont understand why people do.not sure what kind of bread mixes they are,irish soda or yeast so heres 2 recipes for you to try. 1--------------------------------2 wholemeal flour 1000g ------------bakers flour(strong) 1000g salt...
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    Large Redundancy - how to proceed

    you really haven't given sufficant info for anybody to asses your situation. your age,will you work again,do you have a pension in place,are you already drawing it down,if yes is it sufficant to last the whole of your life. is this money the whole of your savings and do you really want to put...
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    commercial mortgage

    Re: comercial mortgage Thanks for your reply ldferguson,i see where your coming from,and why it makes sense to purchase personally,i appreciate your time,i knew there was something just couldn't remember,cheers,yob.
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    commercial mortgage

    good evening all,will be purchasing comercial property through my co. loking for best and most tax efficant way to purchase. thinking on the lines of a pension mortgage as been the the most suitable,as already have pension set up and would just pay interest on loan,which would suit me. i...
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    What size condensing oil boiler?

    Having 3 showers and a bath doesn't tell us anything of usage. my house came with 225 ltr tank,it caused more arguements,theres 5 of us,and never any hot water,i've since installed 300ltr alongside the old one,loads of hot water. i must stress we play alot of sports,so at least 2 -3 people would...
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    Should I wait before opening up my small business?

    hi rexel2, i started a bus' in a tourist town in 93,and i have to honestly say,this year has been quite,but this july is by far the worst july i've ever seen,and i dont anthisipate a surge in august,now thats out of the way.one must remember that we've had massive growth in this country in the...
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