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5 Delicious Ways to Use Mayonnaise

pots of delicious mayonnaise

Hmm, mayonnaise…,(source)

I have to come clean here, I love mayonnaise. I’m not talking eat-it-by-the-spoonful love, I’m talking about a good, wholesome, totally normal love for the best condiment of all time.

If you’re partial to a dollop of the good stuff then here are 5 well-researched and tested ways to put that mayonnaise to awesome use!

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Don’t bug me: tips on how to bug-proof your picnic!

Picnic

Are there any bugs waiting to pounce? (source)

Well, summer is kind of here so before the sun takes his hat off again, it might be best to enjoy the warm days as much as you can! What better way than to organise a picnic.

So the triangle sandwiches, crackers and fruit salad have all been prepared and laid out on the stereotypical red and white chequered blanket as you wait for your friends to get here. But lo and behold the first guests to arrive are not exactly the ones you were hoping for…bugs!

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Top 10 Weirdest Food Festivals

Eat up!What comes to mind when you think of food festivals? Chanterelle mushroom sliders or seared scallops topped with mango chutney? Well for some food festival goers their definition of tasty is a bit, shall we say, non-mainstream. Something happened to their tastebuds as a child. We tracked down the 10 weirdest food festivals around the world. These festivals get weirder and weirder as you go. You’ve been warned. (more…)

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Eurovision 2013: Battle of the Über Ballad

Ready for Eurovision 2013!

It’s that time again! photo credit: Sander Hesterman – Eurovision

Yes, it’s that time of year again. Don’t pretend you don’t know what we’re talking about. The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest is on. This year’s host is Malmo, Sweden, where you’ll catch representatives from 39 countries battling it out with sequins, back-up dancers, and the token obscure traditional instrument set to a thumping house-beat, while the contestants over-emote into camera 1. (more…)

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A Few of the World’s Weirdest Sports: Just in time for Summer

iStock_000023752011XSmallWith the sun starting to poke its head above the clouds, we cautiously plan our summer ahead. Plenty of time in the park is certainly on the cards. But how about something new for this season.

We put the football and Frisbee aside for a while and take a look at some of the weirdest sports out there, and ponder whether this is the year to take up segway polo… or how about some joggling.

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