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Creed's Spring Flower - the perfect Easter gift

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A note to the boys: a chocolate egg is all well and good, but it doesn’t last very long and you may not get thanked for it. Instead why not call Roullier White on 020 8693 5150 and find out about the fabulous range of Creed fragrances . Creed’s Spring Flower, in a seasonal pink bottle, is the perfect alternative to other more calorific offerings, highly chic and perfect for a glamorous chick this Easter. Roullier White Easter Opening Hours; 10 to 5 Good Friday 10 to 6 Saturday Closed Easter Sunday 11 to 5 Easter Monday BTW girls there are plenty of Creed men's fragrances to turn your fella into a happy bunny this Easter too, including Green Irish Tweed as worn by a certain Mr Clooney! That got you thinking didn't it!

Peg to differ - twisty pegs by posh pegs. New from Roullier White.

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In recent months there has been a dramatic reversal in the use of tumble dryers as the environmentally conscious consumer becomes far more aware of their electricity usage and subsequent carbon output. This has resulted in resurgence of the clothes line; not only is it a more environmental way to dry your clothes, it is also free and your clothes will last longer. Whilst the clothes line, as a laundry option, was going through a slump, traditional wooden pegs were less in demand and as their prices dropped so did their production quality. The Twisty Peg is a whole new concept in peg technology. Designed and manufactured in the UK the Twisty Peg is a solid one piece design with no moving parts, it will flex and twist as required, but will never break or snap. There is no spring mechanism to malfunction or become detached, sometimes hitting you in the eye! What’s more you can peg out with one hand. No more trying to hold kingsize sheet, peg bag and peg all in your mouth at the same tim...

Smood potato masher by Dreamfarm - perfect mash everytime

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You have heard it said ‘if it’s not broken why fix it?’ If Australian design team, Dreamfarm, had employed such a lasissez-faire attitude then you would be currently witnessing the rebirth of the potato masher. Indeed, Lawrence, of Roullier White, would still be using the trusted potato masher that was given to his parents as part of a utensil set for their wedding fifty years ago! For something we all do so often, it's crazy that mashing potatoes is such long and hard work. Masher designs have always had the same problem – large holes that don't make smooth mash so you have to repeat the pounding action dozens of times, or small holes that the potato doesn't actually pass through so you end up with squashed potato instead of mashed potato. Smood is the ingeniously simple invention that you'll wish was around decades ago. Smood gives you perfectly smooth and fluffy mash in seconds by trapping your food and forcing it through the thin gaps between Smood's collapsing ...

Cooking in Southern India with Diane Seed

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At the time of writing it is a wet and windy March Sunday morning in London. Only the most dedicated of dog walkers can be seen crossing Peckham Rye Common outside my window; pulling their faithful, yet reticent, charges further away from the comfort of their baskets and blankets by the Aga. It is a far, far cry from my birthday two Sundays ago which was spent idly drifting across one of the most spectacular waterscapes I have ever seen; the Keralan waterways. I know it must have happened, I have the tan to prove it, but it seems so far away now. I click on the image file on my computer the pictures open as a slide show on my screen; each one brighter and more vibrant than the one before. I can hear the street sounds, smell the garlands, and taste the air. Two weeks ago I really was in India. I have visited Diane Seed at her Roman Cookery School on several occasions. I love the way she enthuses about every aspect of the culinary experience; from the group visits to the markets to buy f...

She's Spanish I'm American: Car Crash

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