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Help with first ever attempt with Breadmaker
Please be gentle as this is my first post ! I've been viewing the site for weeks and have been inspired by your breadmaking tips etc. I've managed to borrow a friends BM and am about to make my first loaf. Please can someone let me know what exactly a 'cup' of flour is ? The list of ingredients says to add '3 cups' of…
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Household Tips & Tricks
Came across this site and thought it may interest OS'ers - it's basically loads of Household Tips & Tricks: Cooking Tips; Cleaning Tips; Laundry Tips; Home Remedies; Pet Home Remedies; Ingredient Substitutions; Measurement Equivalents; Measurement Conversion; Temperature Conversion; Meat Temperatures; + Recipes. An…
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Can gherkins go off?
I opened a jar of gherkins a couple of weeks ago, and they have now got a white layer of bits on the top. When I moved the jar some settled on the bottom. I just wondered, has anyone else had this? Are they still ok to eat? I washed one and had a little taste, it seemed ok, but I don't want to make anyone ill. I've only…
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Carrot Tops!
Can you do anything with them aside from put them in the compost bin (ie. eat them?). Managed to buy an absolutely insane amount of carrots this morning from famers market!
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Winters Coming-What Pulses In Stews??
Hello Just a few questions. Normally when doing a stew, I put in tinned butter beans/harriot beans/black eyed/chick peas/barliotti beans etc. This is more for convienance and usually buy when on offer. If I was to buy them dry-do I need to soak first? How much do they cost compared to tinned? How much do you use in a stew?…
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How do you make Chinese Toffee Apples?
I really like the toffee apples they do, the ones in batter with sesame seeds Is there an easy way to make them? Thanks for any help
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help me 'detox' the OS way
right well cutting a long story short, the past month or two has had a lot going on - anniversary, holiday, birthday, funeral to name but a few, and all the good habits and intentions have given way a bit, and i want to get back on track. normally OS living leaves me feeling fighting fit, but of late its all gone…
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use for out of date orange squash
today my dad who is 78 - for some reason best left undiscussed lol - put the leftovers from an out of date orange squash bottle into his old tea mug and left it on the side for 20 mins when we emptied it we discovered the squash had cleaned away all the old tea stains that usually require a scrub with bicarb to remove -…
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Pork steaks / cubes need using up
I just got a big pack of gorgeous pork loin steaks for a very good price at Costco today. Has anyone got any recipe ideas as I will be eating them for quite some time to come!!! Thank you
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Bicarb and white vinegar for a blocked loo
hi there right - I use vinegar and bicarb for most household things these days. A true convert ;) Anyway, my toilet appears to be a little blocked. it's still flushing but not properly all the time, as if there is a block somewhere. Want to try sorting this myself before the problem gets worse and a plumber is needed. I'm…
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"SAUCE" recipe Board thread
My meals need some extra flavour without the extra cost. If anyone knows of good cheap "sauce" recipes maybe we could all post them here.The bottles of sweet and sour sauce cost more than £1 for a small bottle in the shops, this recipe makes a huge pan full ,for less than £1 (I freeze into batches) and serve with…
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Coconut milk
I have half a tin of coconut milk left after making C_Q's Chicken Korma and since I've had two curries now already this week I was wondering what else I could do with the rest. Does anyone have a favourite pud that uses it, please? Or can I just freeze it ready for next time?
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Bread Disaster!
Hi all! I've just got my first breadmaker and have made several white loaves which have turned out delicious! :drool: but when I tried a granary loaf it came out like a brick! it seemed to rise but then shrank .I couldn't find a granary recipe in my book so followed a wholewheat programme , was that right? I also want to…
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Can I get my beautiful briefs pink again!
Please help! My husband has put my gorgeous NEW pink satin knickers in a dark wash. :wall: They are now lilac and don't match the bra any more. I could cry. I waited months for the Agent Provocateur sale so I could buy the set I really wanted and it's ruined already. Is there anything I can do to get them back to colour?…
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Ironing Water
Hi everyone in my pre OS days i became very used to using (and kind of addicted to) that lovely smelling ,ridiculously priced ironing water sold by the comfort people. i know its a nice to have as opposed to a need to have - so does anyone have any nice OS ideas for the same kind of thing? i hate ironing and the lovely…
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Can you Freeze Fruit Juice
Just wondering is it ok to Freeze Fresh Fruit Juice from the Supermarket? Thanks
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Cooking fresh salmon fillet.
How can i cook an unsmoked salmon fillet healthily? I dont want salmon that comes from a tin for dinner today. Want the proper thing :p
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Trick or Treat?
I know there are a couple of Halloween threads on here, so please merge this with one if needs be. But what's everyone's solutions to cheap treats to give out to the little monsters when they bang on the door?
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Lemon Cheese Recipe Please
HI, OH loves lemon cheese, and hates lemon curd, and unfortunately lemon cheese is a lot more expensive. Tried googling unsuccessfully :o and can't find anything. So can anyone help please. Edit - Just found some, but they look the same as the lemon curd ones, perhaps it's just we've had to buy 'really nice' home made type…
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nails
Anyone got a treatment for hard nails.
