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I have just returned from Abruzzo where the breakfast offered was pistachio cake, ricotta roulade, glazed nuts, yogurt, toast and homemade preserve, fresh coffee and juice. In fact I believe I have forgotten some of the treats on offer. Oh yes, there were little bowls of nuts and dried fruits and what looked like nut brittle.

They seem to go in for sweet rather than savoury for breakfast. Another family we stayed with ate brioche and fortified biscuits with coffee every morning.

That looks delicious - what else is in that? I should like to make one at home...

Whoa, Bittermelon!!! You ever stop to wonder WHY your sister is not at home after you call her? Could it be that she is avoiding you? You sound a very angry bear altogether and a tad control-freaky, if I may say so...

The only thing I really do not like is when people don't say "thank you" when I put something on the table in front of them. They do not even have to say they like it, just a simple "thank you" works every time.

Manners, people, manners.

I remember somebody brought out chocolate-covered salty pretzels once and I loved them, but they are now nowhere to be seen!

I LOVE mixing sweet and salty popcorn together, I love Butterkist popcorn for the salty/sweet coating and we put black pepper on strawberries to bring out their flavour.

Hey! How did I get here? I thought this was the link to the delicious-sounding kidney recipe???!!!

Bleagh! I feel quite ill... bad enough blending cake with icecream, but then adding double cream???? Gross.

Why oh why don't we have diners in Britain???!!! I have diner-envy!

Personally, I would mix the discarded flesh with the rest of the filling ingredients and pile it back in then I would bake them in the oven, rather than grill them. Oh, I see, you use grill differently from us Brits! I would still bake them.

@Pumpkinbear - have you read "Why Men Love Bitches" and the follow-up, "Why Men Marry Bitches"?

@JerzeeTomato - I should not have liked to have a neighbour like you to point out my flaws in the culinary department - not at all neighbourly!

@ibchefft - Wow, wish I were married to you! So glad you allow "this woman" to "protect her femininity"!

Oh my goodness - just look at all that seasoned salt! Wow, what a shame. I guess they haven't heard of KISS? (Keep it simple, sweetie) I don't think I'll be ordering a "1/2 ib" er any day soon!

NO!!!!!!!

I love red lentil quiche. Make pastry (wholemeal is good), Boil up lentils with onion, garlic, chopped carrot until thick. Stir in 1T tomato puree and an egg (once the lentils have cooled comewhat), dump in some cheese and bake. Serve with salad. Used to make this a lot as a young mum with 3 hungry children to feed.