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SUNDAY ROAST DINNER IN THE MICROWAVE  The Roast Dinner on a Sunday, Mid-Week or even Christmas Day can be quite a task. The trick is to make sure that everything on the plate is piping hot and your onto a winner. Older generations have the view that the Roast Dinner is something a bit special, especially those who lived through the years where food was on the ration, where plates were rarely filled up for over a decade as rationing continued for nine years after the end of world war 2.  Due to the respect of the Roast Dinner, it is considered to be Englands National Dish. The french actually refer to us as Ros Bifs (Roast Beefs) The origins of the Roast Dinner are from people basically cooking a large meal for after church on a Sunday. Some families would fast before going to church, and would required a large meal for later. The meat would cook while the family were at the church service, and the veg was cooked when they returned. During the reign of
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SALADS With Summer on the way, people feel less inclined to eat heavy wintery meals and start moving towards lighter and healthier options, such as chicken or fish dishes, barbeque, and of course, Salads. Traditionally a salad is considered to be a cold dish of lettuce or leaf, accompanied by a bit of garnish, such as tomato and cucumber. A salad is a mix of ingredients, usually fruit and vegetable's with a dressing or sauce, usually served cold. Not all salads are cold, not all salads are dressed and not all salads are meat free. Although an original Caesar Salad didn't contain anchovies, over the years, anchovies have been added as an option, even though Caesar Cardini who created the salad hated the idea of anchovies being added.  Caesar Salad  The Caesar Salad, a firm favorite in many restaurants, was originally created in the 1920's. As the story goes, a Fourth of July rush depleted the kitchen's supplies. Cardini had to make do with what h