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The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on May 23 to examine how the world's food crisis is undermining the right to food for millions of people, officials said on Friday. The rights to adequate food and freedom from hunger are enshrined in international law as basic, universal human rights. The request was submitted by Cuba, Egypt and Pakistan and approved by 41 of the Council's 47 member states. In a statement, the sponsors said that while middle-class families in ... Read More

THE WATERDINE Tuesday, 06 May 2008 £32.50 Sauté Lambs Sweetbreads with Pine nuts and Crème Fraîche New Seasons Asparagus with Dill Hollandaise Cornish Crab and Smoked Salmon Terrine with Sauce Vierge Bruchetta with Provençal Vegetables and Melted Langres Cheese Mozzarella Grilled Figs and Spanish Black Ham Salad ## Fillet of Salmon on Crushed New Potatoes with Creamed Leeks on Tomato Sauce Pork Tenderloin with Marsala Sauce Mustard Mash and Braised Cabbage Breast ... Read More

Lemon Curd Tart Pastry 1 egg 1 egg yolk 80g icing sugar pinch salt grated zest of ½ lemon 125g soft unsalted butter 250g plain flour ½ tsp rose water or rum Beat together the egg, egg yolk, icing sugar, lemon zest and salt add the butter and beat add rose water or rum then gently fold in the flour, work as little as possible, wrap in cling film and leave in refrigerator the for at least two hours. Roll out the pastry thinly and line a non stick flan ... Read More

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To explain the difference between a traditional sauce and its modern approximation I will select just one very simple sauce, the standard Parsley Sauce, or Sauce Persil and try to suggest some alternatives and modern interpretations. Parsley Sauce is Béchamel sauce with chopped parsley, or is it? Firstly, the parsley itself would traditionally be the curly parsley; (the flat or Italian parsley has a finer and more pervasive bouquet). Then it would be washed chopped and squeezed dry in a cloth, or worse yet ... Read More