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bread tastes very yeasty! yeuck!
I have a panasonic sd253 breadmaker as recommended on this site and have been using DCL active dried yeast as per instructions for everything in the recipe book that came with the breadmaker. This is a large tin of yeast which I keep in the fridge and is in date, I got it in a health food shop as it was cheaper than those…
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Eggs eggs and more eggs!
the obv scrambled eggs, poached eggs, eggs benedict, fried, omelette..
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Meal Plans-Week Commencing 9th October 2006
To help us get more motivated, I thought if it was OK with everyone else to maybe list our meal plans for the next week. If we can make an inventory of food we have in...maybe we can get a few free meals out of it IYSWIM. It will also help us cut down on wastage of food and wastage of money-as we buy just what we need. It…
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The Weekly Meal Planner Link!
Hi Guys Have been asked to make the weekly meal planning thread easier to locate. This is where LINKS to all the meal plannners will be collected - and members will be able to find THIS thread in the Cooking section of the MEGA Index listed under "Menu Planning". The latest weekly planner is here:- Meal Plans WB 7th…
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Damson & Sloe Gin Chutney recipe wanted
Today in the farm shop I saw a jar of Damson & Sloe Gin Chutney. I thought what a great idea to use the sloes left over from the sloe gin. Obviously, I am too late to get damsons this year so I will have to make that next year. But, does anyone have any other chutney recipe where I could use sloes :confused: (steeped in…
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Making party food
We are having a party on Saturday for my DDs first birthday and I am on catering duties! I'd like to do pasta and rice salads but when I've done them in the past - I have always ended up with a bowl full of stodge! Does anyone have any tips on what I'm doing wrong or what else to try? Have all the usual suspects, sarnies,…
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Nigella Rub (for Chillies)
Just heard a tip on Chris Evans show on Radio 2, but not sure if this is where it should be posted. Seemingly to prepare a chilli you should hold it between your palms (as though you were about to say a prayer) and then rub it vigorously as though you were rubbing your hands together to keep them warm, then give the chilli…
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Defrosting HM cakes?
Just a quick question :) My mum wants to know, when defrosting HM cakes (in this case a Medeira) do you leave them in their wrappers, or is it better to remove them first? We weren't sure whether they would go too soggy/dry depending on what was done :)
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My husband finally made me a meal........
Well. It's only taken 6 years of marriage but last night I cam home to a truly splendid OS meal cooked by by husband. A lovely spag bog made with yellow stickered mince, smart price pasta, yellow stickered garlic bread and a cheap tin of tomatoes. He even managed to add the herbs etc of his own accord. I never thought I'd…
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Durabrand Breadmaker
Purchased a Durabrand breadmaker from Asda a couple of months ago unfortunately every loaf I have made has collapsed in the middle. I always appears to rise OK but then it collapses. I have tried all different types of white and wholemeal recipes and tried to follow the tips given in this forum but to no avail, I even get…
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Is it possible to bake bread in a convection oven?
We're renting a cottage with a convection-grill-microwave thingey but every loaf I have tried comes out too moist inside. Yet the manual said the convection mode is ideal for 'baking' Any suggestions welcome! Can't face two weeks without homemade bread!!:rolleyes:
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Carrot and Swede Mash
Apologies if all you OSers already know this but I just made carrot and swede for tonights tea and I hate mashing it - it always goes a bit watery and takes ages and is still a bit "lumpy", so I put it into a bowl and just blitzed it with my hand held blender. It didn't go watery and is lovely and smooth, but not babyfood…
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Progressing with cooking help?
Hi - I've been gradually building up my confidence with cooking and now can cook pasta, rice and basic bits like that but i really want to progress with my cooking skills. I'm thinking ahead to Sunday to cook a roast (while gf is at work.) I've decided on Roast pork with roast potatoes and veg, yorkshire puddings and…
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Free Range chicken
I've been brave tonight and, after watching the river cottage treatment, I thought I would give these a go. Except Tescos seemed to have a zillion choices. Bog standard chicken - small and large, free range chicken - from this farm from that, finest quality, corn fed, with trees to cluck under, with a large grassy field,…
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Some Farepak Help
Some Farepak Help Good Evening Guys :) I know those of us who come on this thread are DFW and so I'm probably going to get a DFW smack on the wrist for this, but while out in the supermarket today, I saw that an appeal for donations to help victims of the Farepak Fiasco. I saw the chairman enjoying his holiday in Argentina…
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Help- what shall I make??
Ok hi all :D I have a bit of a dilemma on my hands at the mo. Tonight weve got a freind coming to stay with us that wont be arriving in till quarter to 11. I know she will want something to scoff when she gets in, and I dont want to cook twice. I was thinking oh lasagne or something but then realised Ive no chopped toms…
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River Cottage Treatment
Currently on BBC2. They have just made a pizza oven from clay and made there own pizza's in it! Now that is proper OS! Its got me thinking, how cool would it be to have a HM pizza oven in the garden! Has anyone tried this or know anyone else that has? I missed the actual building part as I was looking after the baby while…
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what I have noticed in the last 4wks
since I have been moneysaving old style not only have I saved huge amounts of money :j , I have lost a bit of weight:j , my husband loves the new menus:T , I'm hardly ever hungry and not craving choc in the evening:j , ,I have a food intolerance which was sooooo hard to keep under control and guess what I haven't had to…
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Microfibre Cloths
Just wanted to let you all know about these - you can get them in the pound shop - really cheap. Anyway, they are truly excellent for cleaning spectacles and glasses. You don't need any cleaning solution to go with them, just rub them on your glasses and hey presto. Give them a try they will save on cleaning fluids, which…
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smokey smelling wool
Hi - I bought some wool the other day and it arrived this morning. The only thing is, it absolutely reeks of smoke and perfume, so much so that I don't think I can stand to knit with it as it is. I could try washing it, but I would rather try to get rid of the smell without getting the wool wet at the moment. The only…