She was getting ready to go to her second job, the eczema on her hands looking like a messy meal that had set.

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And she makes Gretel set the table for a meal in which Gretel herself will be the main dish!

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The first course, a lush soup of cumin-roasted mushrooms, red lentils and cilantro, set the stage for the entire meal of creative, richly flavoured cooking, with a subtle use of spice.

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Sir Gulam Noon, founder of a ready-meal business, and (Lord) Kiran Bilimoria, who set up Cobra beer, are confident that British businesses will do better in India.

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Before the launch of every new set-meal, Wowprime surveys on 200 free trials to arrive at a fair price and then cuts that by 30%.

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In one famous scene set in a restaurant, a waiter asks Thatcher, who is treating her ministers to a meal, what she would like to eat: "Steak, raw please, " comes the reply.

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For simplicity, we could set the total amount of money at such a level where a single dollar gets you a single meal.

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Thousands of "heating shelters" have been set up where those in need - particularly the homeless and the elderly - can receive a hot meal and a warm place to sleep.

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