which category did you fit into Lil'Abby and did you buy anything ????? Sue

Terrydox ..... minor European/Geordie royalty of course !!!!! Sue

Hi Brie.......why not make a Spanish tortilla (omelette) you can do many different varieties, meat and/or veg, it's as good cold as it is hot and very, very filling. Sue

Terrydox........Forgot to mention that when I went shopping on saturday I found some !!!!! I've never seen them before down here because they only sell them in El Corte Inglese in Puerto Banus, the Harrods of the Costa del Sol. I don't usually shop there but I like to go and have a mooch around , it's full of extremely rich people i.e. minor European royalty, ex east-end gangsters and Russian prostitutes, so occasionally we pop down to see how the other half live. I guess they can't all be bad people if they use zip-lock bags. Sue

Terrydox.......warm weather is what Geordie lasses have when they live in southern Spain !!!!! 72'F yesterday.a: n0 Sue

Hi Helen's mum......living in Spain I often have loads of tomatoes left hanging on my door by friends and neighbours and I've found the tastiest way to roast them is with a mixture of 250ml olive oil, 1 level tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon black peppercorns (crushed with mortar & pestle) and 3/4/5 cloves garlic crushed (depending on taste). Halve toms and spoon over the mixture, roast at 200C/Mk6 for 1 - 2 hours depending on the size of toms, I like to do them until they start to caramelise slightly round the edged. I then remove skins and add 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar to the flesh and then either use or freeze until needed. Sue

Have you tried deliaonline.com ? This is Delia's own website and carries hundreds of her recipes. Sue

Thanks hos, I live in Spain but will try to find out if there's a Costco in Newcastle or Durham and then maybe a friend can send or bring me some.

Does anyone know of a supplier of these wonderful storage bags, I've just used my last ones. Originally I got my supply from America about 5 years ago (12 boxes) so maybe they now stock them in the UK, I certainly haven't seen them here in Spain. I've tried other makes/variations but these are by far the best. Hope someone can help.

if you put chicken royals into the search box at the top of the page you get a Simon Rimmer recipe for royal chicken in almond sauce, it sounds as though it would suit your recipe.

There's a wonderful recipe on deliaonline.com for this. Sue

Does anyone have a recipe for a savoury filling summer pudding type of dish. Someone made one on masterchef but I haven't been able to source the recipe. It was made with bread but the filling was a selection of roasted mediterranean veg. Is anyone creative enough to come up with a recipe.

Hi Brie I'm also enjoying the series but it's because I live about 1 mile away from AWT's Spanish house. When you see the episode where he buys his garlic and spices that's the same market stall that I use and I can tell you it's absolute heaven. Sue

Suggest you try Delia's Ultimate Carrot Cake it's the best I've ever tasted. www.deliaonline.com

Sounds as though it could be similar to a recipe that I do very occasionally, quickly dip ginger snaps in and out of brandy or sherry or something dark and alcoholic and then sandwich together with whipped cream (with a little of whatever you dipped the biscuits in beaten in) then cover with whipped cream and decorate with fresh fruit. You can form the biscuits/cream into a log shape or a circle.

I was just about to ask you all if you had a recipe for preserving peaches when I realised that I hadn't tried google. I've now found several recipes for peaches and a really superb site called picklenet.com. I would still like to know if any of you out there have a tried and tested recipe for preserving peaches (not pickled).
Thanking you in anticipation. For those of you in the UK enjoy your Bank Hol week-end, monday isn't a hol in Spain so I'll be working, I hope you get some of our Spanish weather to make it more enjoyable. I was watching TV last night and a programme was showing some footage of Newcastle, the Quayside and the bridges, and I felt a slight twinge of homesickness (the first in 5 years) and I started fantasising, imagining myself walking around M&S food hall, Tesco's and Sainsbury's etc...........sad or what ????? Sue

Hi susiepops.........try www.spanishhampers.co.uk/tapas.html they have some traditional tapas recipes listed. Also try google for gambas pil-pil this is prawns cooked in hot oil with garlic and chillies, the prawns must be raw not pre-cooked or they will go extremely rubbery and tasteless. Also google for albondigas, these are meatballs in tomato sauce. If you need any more ideas let me know. Regards Sue

Many thanks for your help Rustie I'm going to check them out and to Nick, I've sent you an e-mail and I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Sue

Hi .....I wonder if anyone can help me, I'm looking for a tried and tested recipe for a chutney/preserve made with tomatoes, peppers, onions etc but no fruit, I love garlic and I like spicy things but have an aversion to things like sultanas or apple mixed in with savoury things. Hope someone can help as I'm about to be inundated with all of the above veggies very soon. I've tried 'google' but with no luck. Thanks in anticipation......Sue Bowen