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Posting Photos on the forum

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by Char » Sat Aug 07, 2021 2:28 pm » in Welcome and Forum User Guides.
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There are two ways you can add a photo to your posts.

To upload a photo via the attachments option you simply click on the attachments tab with you...
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Fish - English French translations - expanded version

Last post by Blaze « Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:27 pm
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by elsie » Thu Sep 02, 2021 6:19 pm
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Abadèche rouge – type of sea bass
Abusseau – type of sea smelt
Aigle de mer – skate
Aiglefin/ Lieu – Haddock (if smoked) – Haddock
Aiguillat –...
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The best sandwich in Paris?

Last post by Blaze « Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:13 pm
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by RobertArthur » Wed Oct 22, 2025 8:51 pm

« The internet says the jambon beurre at one restaurant in Paris is the best. The internet is wrong.
I recently found the best jambon beurre in Paris...

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Thu Oct 23, 2025 12:13 pm
The fridge and freezer of shame

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by Headers » Sun Sep 21, 2025 10:57 am

I have just opened a red top bottle of milk that was hiding in the back of my fridge. DLC 1/09 ! :o
It tastes absolutely fine.
How do they do that?...

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Fri Sep 26, 2025 9:25 am
Gravity defying Bramble Jelly

Last post by Headers « Thu Aug 28, 2025 2:56 pm

by Headers » Thu Aug 28, 2025 2:56 pm

I have collected a record number of kilos of brambles this year.
I decided to have a go at bramble jelly.
The juice extraction took a while and the...

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Thu Aug 28, 2025 2:56 pm
Alcohol free wine

Last post by manonthemoon2 « Wed Jun 04, 2025 10:48 am
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by manonthemoon2 » Mon Jun 02, 2025 9:04 pm
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I've been trying different types of red and white alcohol free wine, but they're all so sweet they taste just like squash.

Does anyone know some...
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Wed Jun 04, 2025 10:48 am
Pride and Pudding

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by RobertArthur » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:28 pm

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Fri Apr 25, 2025 6:49 pm
Fresh or frozen?

Last post by Spectrum « Wed Mar 26, 2025 7:36 am
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by manonthemoon2 » Tue Mar 04, 2025 11:36 pm
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I've just watched a programme on UK tv about whether fresh vs frozen is best. A typical roast dinner was 100% better fresh.

Frozen came out on top...
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Wed Mar 26, 2025 7:36 am
Buzet Coop on the rocks

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by Headers » Fri Mar 21, 2025 9:09 pm

The Buzet wine co-op has been mired in financial trouble for well over a year now and next week could well be the coup de gras.
Tens of millions in...

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Sat Mar 22, 2025 10:06 am
What's for Dinner?

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by demi » Mon Aug 30, 2021 3:21 pm
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I love cooking (and food!) but I am feeling bored of thinking what to cook.

So I wondered if people would like to post what they are having for...
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by ajm » Tue Dec 31, 2024 7:51 pm
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Happy New Year to you all.
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Wed Jan 01, 2025 1:13 pm
It must be Christmas

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by ajm » Sun Dec 22, 2024 4:24 pm

Just been brought my first mince pie with a cuppa :angel:

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Sat Dec 28, 2024 7:19 pm
Fois gras

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by Headers » Fri Dec 20, 2024 7:54 pm

This afternoon I was called to my neighbours house to watch her as she prepared fois gras.
She had acquired two whopping great duck carcasses with...

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Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:09 am
Trompette-de-la-mort

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by RobertArthur » Sat Nov 16, 2024 3:40 pm

The trompette-de-la-mort has a distnctive, hollow shape and dark colour, from grey to black. Its delicate flavour and rarity make it a much-loved...

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Sat Nov 16, 2024 3:40 pm
Restaurant at the end of the universe.

Last post by Niftyons « Wed Nov 13, 2024 12:23 pm
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by Niftyons » Sat Nov 09, 2024 7:10 am
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Woody Allen ate there
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Wed Nov 13, 2024 12:23 pm
Brewpub

Last post by RobertArthur « Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:25 pm

by RobertArthur » Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:25 pm

The times, they are a-changin', but not everywhere.

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Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:25 pm
The Worst Value in the World

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by Niftyons » Sat Aug 31, 2024 12:46 pm
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Le Tilleul du Gourmet

Last post by Veem « Sat Jul 20, 2024 2:25 pm

by Veem » Sat Jul 20, 2024 2:25 pm

I think one or two members have visited La Grange aux Oies in Neuil in the past. It was a fabulous restaurant in the grounds of a stunning chateau,...

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Sat Jul 20, 2024 2:25 pm
La buvette

Last post by RobertArthur « Tue Jul 16, 2024 2:00 pm
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by RobertArthur » Mon Jul 15, 2024 10:59 pm

A vide-greniers or brocante without buvette : almost impossible.
Incidentally, it seems that all attics have been pretty much cleared out in the last...

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Last post by RobertArthur
Tue Jul 16, 2024 2:00 pm
May I recommend

Last post by Lori « Mon Jun 10, 2024 3:47 pm
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by L Austin France » Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:27 pm
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Thought I'd start a new thread with quick & easy recipes for nice meals which even I can cook. Please contribute with photos if possible.

This...
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Last post by Lori
Mon Jun 10, 2024 3:47 pm
After the Comté it's now goat's cheese

Last post by Antonia « Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:41 pm

by Antonia » Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:41 pm

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Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:41 pm
Comté cheese recalled 19/4/2024

Last post by Antonia « Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:36 pm

by Antonia » Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:36 pm

Entremont ( all supermarkets ) and Comté au lait cru ( Carrefour Extra )
Presence of listeria.

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Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:36 pm
White bread made healthier

Last post by L Austin France « Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:16 pm
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by L Austin France » Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:18 pm

I've unwittingly been doing this for years when I bake, slice & freeze my breakfast toasting bread 'cos it keeps well & saves hassle in the morning...

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Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:16 pm
Nice chips

Last post by Hotrodder « Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:34 pm
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by L Austin France » Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:28 pm

Just tried Aldi's MrFrites , Frites, Steakhouse au Four.
Half a 1 kg packet in the air fryer at 200 deg for 14/15 mins & they were yummy. :D

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Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:34 pm
Lidl chicken

Last post by Niftyons « Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:55 pm
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by hughnique » Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:30 am

We have, for some time, bought our chicken breasts in Lidl and it has been fine, however of late, we are finding that the end result after cooking,...

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Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:55 pm
Joking a part

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