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Gordon Hamilton's professional background is within the UK Banking Sector. Between the years of 1988 and 2007, he worked for what was initially Halifax Building Society (Savings and Loan,) became Halifax plc and ultimately Halifax Bank of Scotland plc. He

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Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Tips for making pizza healthy: 1 of 30
If it is by any stretch of the imagination possible to extend sympathy to a foodstuff then I do so to pizza. It has somehow come to be thought of in conjunction with other fast foods as being also a junk food, detrimental to our health and if not to be avoided at all costs, certainly not to be consumed on a regular basis.Why ... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Cooking is becoming a lost art: 1 of 25
As the pace of daily life seems to increase with every year that flashes by and greater and greater demands are made on our bodies and our time, it is perhaps hardly surprising that a "microwave culture" has evolved, particularly among those who are single and live alone. Why should you face the additional "pressures" of slav... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Meats How to cook a moist and tender whole turkey: 2 of 33
The process of cooking the perfect juicy turkey does not start in the kitchen. It starts in the supermarket or wherever it may be that we intend purchasing our bird. Many of us when going to purchase a turkey will consider chiefly - or perhaps only - the size of turkey which we require but there are other, just as important c... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Desserts Dessert ideas: 2 of 33
Dessert is is the part of any meal that is most often associated with decadence and delicious indulgence. It is sometimes almost as though it is thought of as the reward we grant ourselves for getting through the healthier option previous courses of perhaps lean meat, fish, or vegetables. Often, it is high in calories and in ... More..
Food & Drink > Beef, Pork & Meat Recipes Recipes: Hamburgers: 2 of 28
Chilli and Mozzarella HamburgersAs one who is a strong advocate of healthy eating, burgers are not something upon which I tend to focus much of my attention. I did once take it in to my head, however, to try to come up with a more nutritional alternative to the mass produced chemical concoctions sold in fast food outlets and ... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Fruits & Vegetables Vegetarian and vegan cooking: 1 of 13
There is very often a consensus of opinion among omnivores and carnivores that vegetarian and particularly vegan cooking is boring and tasteless and that those who choose to live their lives in this fashion do so on a diet which amounts to little more than pureed lentils. I even recall the celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay voicing... More..
Food & Drink > Fast Food Do you prefer fast food or home cooking?: 10 of 124
Whenever attempting to make a decision as to which of any two things we prefer, it is first of all advisable to consider all the pros and cons of each. We can write them down if there are many or simply sift through them in our heads. The former, however, is probably the best and most reliable option.The Pros of Fast FoodWhen... More..
Food & Drink > Soup & Stew Recipes Recipes: Cream of broccoli soup: 2 of 22
Why is it that so often, dishes such as this are overly complicated and effectively ruined by the addition of a list of ingredients as long as your arm? These ingredients are not only wholly unnecessary, they serve only to completely overwhelm the delicate flavours involved that make the dish what it is and produce a concocti... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) How to make pizza: 1 of 11
Pizza, from its humble Italian beginnings, has risen to be quite probably the world's favourite fast food. The number of different toppings that are now put on pizzas is probably beyond calculation and almost any pizza parlour offers enough varieties to spoil even the pickiest people for choice. So why do so few people bake i... More..
Food & Drink > Cocktails Drink recipes: Rusty nail: 1 of 11
The "Rusty Nail" is a very simple, after dinner cocktail, devised in the 1950's. It is traditionally a mixture of single malt whisky, Drambuie, a twist of lemon and ice but there are a few basic measures which can be taken to ensure the drink is enjoyed at its very best.The first thing to do is to chop a lemon in to one inch ... More..