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[GreyQueen]

Originally Posted by mardatha

Made soup, with cabbage onion lentils barley chicken stock. Its bland and too cabbagey. What can I chuck in to make it tastier? before teatime tonigh!t

Peel and dice some tatties and chuck in, cook down til tatties soft, add some milk and whizz with blender. Salt and pepper. Makes it smoother and creamier and should neutralise the cabbagey-ness a touch. HTH.

[7 week wonder]

Originally Posted by mardatha

Made soup, with cabbage onion lentils barley chicken stock. Its bland and too cabbagey. What can I chuck in to make it tastier? before teatime tonigh!t

Have you got any bacon you could chop into v. small bits, then fry and add to the soup?

[mardatha]

Got bacon and tatties ready. thankyou both ! IOU xxx

[squeaky]

Originally Posted by Ess-six

Is there a list anywhere of all the different challenges? - I keep seeing them in people's signatures and think 'that looks interesting, I'll find out a bit more about that' and then can't actually find the thread?

Thanks

Not that I'm aware of. They are spread all across the boards.

[applepad]

Yorkshire puddings wanted for tea, but only got SR flour, will it be ok?

[mummyjane]

I would think so, might be a bit fluffier than normal but I am sure they will taste fine

[valerie57]

I don't think they will work. For a reason that I don't understand using SR flour for Yorkshires means that they don't rise. I had a complete disaster when I used SR flour by mistake.

[ms_night_ryder]

Have 2 questions please oh gurus

Milks sel by date and useby were 3rd dec, want to make a macaroni cheese and a hot fudge chocolate cake, alright to use?

Also, receipe for hot fudge cake says flour but doesnt specify, what shall i use?

[CCP]

With the milk, I'd go for the sniff and taste test - if it smells OK and tastes OK, then it's probably fine to use. (And I'm very fussy about my milk - if it's even slightly off then it has to go - not very OS of me, I know. )

As far as the fudge cake goes, it's not something I've ever made myself, but a quick G00gle suggests that most recipes use self raising flour, so that seems a good bet.

HTH.

[LazyLizzie]

My fridge was left slightly open last night, and when I woke up this morning, the stuff at the bottom is still cold, but the stuff at the top like sausages, bacon, cheesecakes, cream feels not as cold, a bit warm. There's also two already cooked chickens on the middle shelf that feel warm too.
Do I have to throw it all away? I don't buy meaty stuff often because I find it super expensive, so I really really don't want to throw it away.
I think the fridge was open for about 8 hours, maybe a bit more.

At least I've learnt something from this, in future I'm just going to put drinks and things that are okay to go warm at the top of the fridge, and all the important/expensive stuff at the bottom!

[beautiful_ravens]

^The only thing I worry about is lukewarm meat like that...its one of the only times I throw food away...not even sure if I would give it to the dog. Unfortunate that you have so much in there.


Quick question - Whats the thing called that you put between a pan and the hob, to slow the heat right down...? The one I once had had a wood handle and a metal..round flat area.

[CCP]

Originally Posted by beautiful_ravens

Quick question - Whats the thing called that you put between a pan and the hob, to slow the heat right down...? The one I once had had a wood handle and a metal..round flat area.

Do you mean a diffuser? I've never seen one with a handle - the ones I've seen are just metal discs that you put under the pan - but it might be the same sort of thing?

[beautiful_ravens]

Thats it! heres one just like my old one
http://www.kitchenniche.ca/images/he...%20run%201.jpg

[SDG31000]

I want to make parkin today and the recipe I have calls for medium oatmeal. Can I use Tesco value porridge oats? Or should I give them a whizz in the food processor to break them up a bit first? Thank you

[squeaky]

I should think a quick whizz would be fine. He sez. Guessing

[Eenymeeny]

I've just bought gingerbread men from a local baker and want to keep them for visitors on Boxing Day. Will this be ok please and if so, what's the best way to store them? (Thinking ahead in case we get snowed in!)

[rosie383]

Can you not just freeze them? Mind you, depends on what decoration is on them I suppose.

[Eenymeeny]

Originally Posted by rosie383

Can you not just freeze them? Mind you, depends on what decoration is on them I suppose.

Thanks Rosie, I wondered about that but they have icing and smartie style sweets on them. They came in one of those paperbags with white paper on one side cellephane on the other. I've folded it over to size and put them into an old ice cream carton. I could put that in the freezer? I was wondering how people who make them for hampers etc manage?

[omnom]

Plz help, I'm an absolute moron. I'm making a madeira cake. I was beating the butter and sugar, all good, however I then prematurely added the eggs (from the fridge) after I came in from an errand, I've tried to beat them in but the butter is all clumpy and lumpy and now there are lumps of butter everywhere. Can I save this? Total waste of butter, eggs, etc. otherwise. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Edit #1: OK WELL. I decided to risk the microwave and it's not looking too bad (was worried about the eggs). Hopefully it will work out.

Edit #2: Ok well... err... it's not looking so great (why didn't I beat the butter properly, woe!), but you can but try. Not sure why I'm updating this post lol, but yes.

Edit #3: Ok, er. If anyone was wondering how far wrong this experiment could possibly go, I thought I had turned the oven on but the only thing I managed to do is make the kitchen stink of gas. BAD DAY. However, the cake batter looks alright with flour etc. added!

[Diflower]

I think I would try adding the flour as well, since for an all-in-one mix it works. The only difference with those is that you use soft tub marg or very softened butter, but if you're using a mixer it might be ok.
All-in-ones also usually have a little baking powder added so maybe add some.
Good luck with it, how annoying.

Oh I was too late!