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birthday cake
right then, here's one for the bakers.... sunday, as you know is, mothers day. rather expensive one this year, as not only are there two sets of mothers and grandmothers to make feel special, it is also my MIL's birthday! she's decided that sshe is going to throw a tea party for family memebers on sunday night, so i…
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tonight....
Boyf and I were going to go to the cinema but instead we're getting a DVD from Blockbusters and making popcorn at home! My housemate has a popcorn machine and I've got the kernels - mm can't wait. has anyone else ever made popcorn at home? its lovely.
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American cookery terms
I prefer to use American recipes as they use cups which I find easier to remember and use. I'm trying to make a banana and walnut loaf and the recipe uses baking soda, another recipe I looked at used baking powder. So is baking soda - bicarbonate of soda? and is baking powder what we call baking powder? HELP! lol
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fishmongers
well - I thought I would try out the fishmonger shop local to where I work. I am all for supporting local independant shops over the big supermarket giants. I am having a friend over for dinner tonight and as a treat decided to cook tuna steaks with oriental style noodles. Yum. Tescos do two small to medium tuna steaks for…
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How do I use soya mince?
Just read the Quinoa thread and it reminded me that I have a packet of soya mince in the cupboard that I've been too frightened to use not knowing what it tastes like. Is it a good substitute for Quorn/mince for spaghetti bolognese/chilli etc or does it taste yuk?
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Watch out for Tesco's Value
Whilst shopping in Tesco's lately I have noticed that they appear to be playing a nasty game. Several items were packaged as "Value" products, you therefore expect them to be the cheapest. However I saw a couple of things that were the same price as their standard products. E.g. Value 1 litre Unsweetened Soya Milk - 65p…
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Went shopping yesterday...
And used the tips and advice on here. I brought Ready Brek porridge instead of buying the sachets which was only 99p and will last me ages. brought Mr Sheen in the can (33% extra free) instead of the usual wipes. I know thats only 2 small things but its a lot for me - def used to go for convenience over money saving.…
