Holidays at the last minute

Most of you will know lastminute.com - operated as you MAY NOT KNOW by SUNWAY HOLIDAYS - well there's a much better and CHEAPER alternative by an IRISh company http//:www.travelrepublic.ie called TRAVEL REPUBLIC, a very honest view of hoilday sites and at a much cheaper rate than some are offering on the NET - Trust a mother who's tried them all!!!

Buying Cook Books - Only Time NOT TO GO IRISH

I would always advise  to buy IRISH - but in the instance of buying books I would advise amazon.co.uk, much cheaper unfortunately and they have a much better selection - this is one of the few times I would advise AGAINST buyin Irish!!!

The Best Yogurt Dip - EVER

I have a friend - Suzanne - who is simply the best cook I've ever met - she made this dip from the Barefoot Contessa Book last weekend and we simply went week at the knees - even the 18yr olds boys (whose birthday party we were celebrating) were hogging the celery and carrots just to have a DIP!!
Again - click the link for the recipe - dont bother with the shallots -onions are fine and forget the tabasco sauce - not needed to still make it fab!!!

http://bordersblog.com/kitchen/2010/11/02/cookbook-of-the-week-barefoot-contessa-how-easy-is-that/