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• TASTE OF THE TOUR: Sheep stomachs and Roquefort in Millau

  21-07-2018 21:29 via winnipegfreepress.com
  MENDE, France - The Tour de France travels through a region where the gastronomy is heavily influenced by sheep on Sunday, with stuffed sheeps' stomachs and Roquefort cheese just two ......
  
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• Super Cool SPOCK Wireless Earbuds

  21-07-2018 18:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spock, is calling! How do you answer the call? With these Vulcan themed wireless earbuds, of course.And there is no other allowed way, did you hear me. Oh you did – of course … with this huge ears you must hear everything. So as a hardcore Star Trek Fan, would you where those out and proud? Or would these more be a private thing?
  From the product page:They come with 3 sizes of silicone eartips, and you can use them for 4-5 hours on a single charge (depending on the volume). We&rsqu
  
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• Boring Garage? Turn It Into a Showstopper

  21-07-2018 15:00
  A garage is no longer an afterthought. Image: Stonecreek Building CompanyGarages used to be (there’s no other way to say this) boring enclosures for your car: functional and practical, but plain and bare. Some homeowners also used them as storage areas for all the junk they didn’t want cluttering the house. But times have changed. Now, garages are so stylish that you’ll be tempted to spend more time there than in the house.“These are a few of my favorite things&helli
  
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• Thomasina Miers’ recipe for green bean and new potato ‘tonnato’ salad

  21-07-2018 13:00
  Anchovies, tuna and mustard come together to make a creamy backdrop for this summer stunnerI love tonnato so much that I could eat it for breakfast. It evokes sunshine for me – summery holidays where all cares in the world are fixed by peaches, white wine, anchovies, quiches and creme brulee (though not necessarily in that order). I fell for tonnato on one particular Italian holiday, when we ate it with veal. It was so mouthwatering that I was smitten. Here is a version loaded with vegetab
  
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• Tamal Ray’s recipe for white nougat with dried apricot and cherry

  21-07-2018 13:00
  A fudgy, light mix of caramel and meringue, studded with toasted nuts and fruitI used to live near a cafe that had tempting little bags of nougat by the tills, all tied up with shiny gold ribbon. I wasn’t sure what to expect the first time I tried it, but that first richly sweet, airy bite was instantly familiar – the fudgy centre of my favourite childhood chocolate: Milky Way. Continue reading...
  
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• Yotam Ottolenghi’s blueberry recipes

  21-07-2018 11:00
  Blueberries work as well in savoury dishes as they do in sweet, so try them in a chutney to serve with tangy fried cheese or in a bold whisky jam to go with creamy dessert oatsMy first serious encounter with whisky was over a summer I spent in Edinburgh in 1994, as part of a literature students’ exchange programme. It was also when I first tasted fresh blueberries. And, of all the lofty notions to which I was exposed during those blissful months, it’s the idea of combining the two (w
  
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• The best deep conditioners for hair

  21-07-2018 09:00
  Dry summer hair will lap these up gratefullyI have a very narrow window when I’m keen to test deep conditioners on my hair. In winter, spring and autumn, it responds to rich conditioner like a weeping willow does to a biblical downpour. But in summer, when it gets drier and straw-like, it soaks up the right product gratefully while managing to keep some bounce.My conditioning mask of choice has mostly been Philip Kingsley’s Elasticizer (£18, 75ml; various, delicious-smelling &l
  
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• Which MP was opposed by the Dog Lovers’ party in 1979? The Weekend quiz

  21-07-2018 08:00
  From a rocket to Jane Russell, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 Which MP was opposed by the Dog Lovers’ party in 1979?
  2 In Formula One, what does a yellow and red striped flag indicate?
  3 Which rocket’s payload was a Tesla Roadster?
  4 What did Sinatra ask for at a “quarter to 3”?
  5 Which film features the Hounslow Harriers football team?
  6 The Churchill Barriers were built to protect which anchorage?
  7 Which verse form traditi
  
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• The ‘monster’ mortgage is back – is it a risk?

  21-07-2018 08:00
  A leading bank has begun offering first-time buyers loans of 5.5 times their income – and they only need a tiny depositAfter the financial crash struck in 2008, loans to first-time buyers were immediately slashed. There would be no more jumbo-sized mortgages of five times income or more. There would be no more 95% or 100% loans. Buyers would need a large deposit. But this week Clydesdale Bank said it will grant first-time buyers mortgages of 5.5 times a borrower’s income and lend up
  
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• Student holiday jobs: it’s pay tax now and reclaim later, after rules change

  21-07-2018 08:00
  Special tax-free status has ended - now temporary staff will be taxed like any other workerStudents taking short-term holiday jobs this summer face paying income tax and national insurance after a little-known change in the tax rules a few years ago, accountants have warned.Those starting temporary jobs as waiters, bar staff, cleaners and fruit pickers in the coming days face being taxed as any other worker if they earn more than £987 in a single month, tax advisers Blick Rothenberg said t
  
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• Six of the best strawberry recipes

  21-07-2018 08:00
  Toss them with balsamic and rocket for a refreshing salad or wow guests with an impressive strawberry-themed baked alaska
  Prep 15 min
  Serves 4450g strawberries, hulled and halved or quartered
  1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, or more to taste
  Salt and black pepper80g-100g rocket leaves
  2 tbsp olive oil, or more to tasteToss the strawberries with the vinegar and some pepper in a large salad bowl. Set aside for 10 minutes.Add the rocket, sprinkle with some salt to taste, and toss again. Drizzle with the oi
  
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• Fit in my 40s: 'My thoughts slide through my brain like melting cheese' | Zoe Williams

  21-07-2018 08:00
  Barry’s Bootcamp started us on a ‘jog’ that is as fast as I would normally run, working up to a run that is faster than I have ever consideredNigella Lawson once advanced the idea of using prunes to replace butter in a cake, saying it seemed unlikely, but that’s what they do in California, “where they make it their business to know that sort of thing”. This is what kept coming back to me in Barry’s Bootcamp, an extremely high-voltage exercise class whose
  
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• Anna Jones’s egg recipes

  21-07-2018 08:00
  Nestle just-set boiled eggs in a rich, spiced sauce for a Greek-style breakfast, or surround them in a herby dressing for a heavenly sandwichThere is nothing that splits opinion like an egg. Some of the finest food writers and cooks won’t touch them. Prince Charles, I have it on good authority (I cooked dinner for him once), won’t have a meal without one. I love to eat eggs when the mood takes me, and here are my two favourite ways: Greek-style breakfast eggs, with feta, olive and he
  
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• Owner of vintage hockey game shoots -- and scores

  21-07-2018 07:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Hello Mike,Enjoy your articles. I have an old hockey game that I would appreciate your comments and some indication of value.My hockey game is complete with all six original National ......
  
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• Life in plastic not fantastic

  21-07-2018 07:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Craig Graffius started EcoGlass Straws 12 years ago with three decades of glass-making experience and his vision for an alternative to the ubiquitous plastic straw. What he didn’t have was ...
  
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• Taking a stand against beauty pageants, sort of

  21-07-2018 07:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  I hate to complain, but I have been experiencing an empty feeling in the pit of my stomach that pizza and cheeseburgers cannot fill.As a crusading newspaper columnist with naturally ...
  
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• Swan Upping count an annual tradition

  21-07-2018 07:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  STAINES-UPON-THAMES, England — By ancient law and custom, the Queen is entitled to claim ownership of any wild swan paddling in her vast realm. This is because mute swans were ...
  
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• Midlife crisis? It’s a myth. Why life gets better after 50

  21-07-2018 07:00
  We don’t peak in middle age, say the experts. So forget about the stereotypes and embrace changeBeware midlife! You will be prone to sudden, disruptive upheaval. Around the age of 50 your productivity, creativity and adaptability begin their inexorable decline. With them, happiness ebbs. Your best years are behind you. Naturally, your job, marriage and shattered aspirations are to blame. If you or someone important in your life shows symptoms of midlife restlessness, be alarmed! The dashbo
  
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• Killer sudoku 615

  21-07-2018 01:01
  Normal sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within dotted lines add up to the figures in the corner. No number can be repeated within each shape formed by dotted lines. Continue reading...
  
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• Quick crossword No 15,040

  21-07-2018 01:00
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• Prize crossword No 27,567

  21-07-2018 01:00
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• Simpler, one-dose treatment to prevent malaria relapse OK'd

  21-07-2018 00:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  U.S. regulators Friday approved a simpler, one-dose treatment to prevent relapses of malaria.Standard treatment now takes two weeks and studies show many patients don't finish taking every dose.Malaria is caused ......
  
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