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Apples
Why are all the supermarkets selling apples from South Africa? Isn't it British apple season now? I love apples but I'm not going to buy them if they've come half way round the world. :confused:
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What do I make with curly Kale?
help. got some kale in my organic box, question is what to do with it.
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Struggling to organise packed lunches
I really need some ideas on how to get organised with my packed lunches. Life has been incredibly hectic of recent and I often get home far too late to think about preparing a packed lunch for work the following morning. Making a packed lunch in the mornings never happens, despite my good intentions, because an extra 10…
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wonderweb?
Does anyone how to get rid of wonderweb, this is for hems on trousers, i put it on the wrong side of my trousers and can't get it off, i tried steaming and washing it off but it is still there. Can anyone help?
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Cottage Cheese
Big tub of it in the fridge - its for dinner on friday, anyone got any ideas what to do with it aside from Jacket Potatoes?
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Fruit / herbal Tea
Can anyone point me in the direction of how to make fruit/herbal teas at home please?
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how to clean mildewy rim on washing machine seal?
Hi all My washing machine has a rather fetching blackish mildewy rubber seal. What is the best way to clean this off? Sky xxx
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Orange curd
I adapted the lemon curd recipe by Glad (which is in our Old Style Recipe Collection), thank you Glad :) Knowing full well that aussielass had not been too impressed with an orange version, and knowing too that orange is nothing like as strong as lemon, I decided to use TWO lemon sized oranges and hope for the best. It…
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Can i make HM pizza without yeast?
was looking at the pizza thread i have plain flour, salt sugar in the house but no yeast and absolutely no money to buy any can i make a pizza base without yeast?
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Stew without Gravy Granules?? Any suggestions?
We like a lot of stew in our house come winter. I mainly make a veggie stew (lots of veggies, beans, potatoes) as one daughter is veggie but try to make it like a thick meaty stew because this is how kids like it. To achieve this I use garvy granules (lots of! :eek: :eek: :eek: ) How else can I make a thick and rich meaty…
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Can anyone help me find any site for children turning Vege?
Sorry if this is in the wrong place? I have seen several items on here about info packs etc for children who are or want to become vege. any sites forkids and adults would be really helpful. Thanks CJP ;)
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Beef Jerky
Has anyone ever made beef jerky?? I love this, but at nearly £2 a packet it's rather an expensive treat. Can anyone help?? Thanks!
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Dishwasher advice
We've just got a dishwasher off our local freecycle site (yippee!). Although in good working order, it hasn't been used in about four months, so it's a bit smelly. Any ideas what to 'run through' it with? We're not big on using anything too chemically though.Any advice greatly appreciated.....
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Soup
hi there, my hubby eats soup for lunch most days and at 60p+ a tin its seems a waste if i could make my own for him, has anyone any recipes??
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Dried up Beef.
The Mrs is always complaining that she can't get her roast beef to be nice and moist/juicy. No matter what she tries it always comes out dry and tough. She has tried getting her beef from different suppliers, she's tried cooking slowly/ fast. tried basking it every 15 mins, but alas always the same result :o , can some of…
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Ive been slacking!! quick, someone kick me up the jacksey!
i have been so slack lately on OS front. the summer holiday really threw me and a split from my b/f and i cant seem to get back on track......it doesnt help that i have 2 nights out in october that i cant get out of which are going to be fairly costly! i have put a loaf in this evening (first one in a week!) a cheese and…
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Microwave chicken nuggets
My daughter had some McCain micro chicken nuggets, they were on bogof otherwise I wouldn't have bought them. I was wondering would I be able to just cook normal frozen chicken nuggets in the oven, put them back in the freezer in batches and then zap them in the microwave like the McCain nuggets? :confused: I don't know if…
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Any tips for car boot sale
Im planning to do a car boot sale at the weekend and was wondering if anyone has any top tips. Im a bit unsure about pricing stuff? we have lots of fairly new kitchen stuff like tins for tea coffe biscuits etc and lots of books also have some ornaments glasses bottles all pretty trendy stuff, how much should i price it at…
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In this weeks womans weekly
the recipe pages are all about meals on a student budget. some of them not as cheap as we can probably do, but theres some great ideas. well worth a look. if i get chance i'll post a few.
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Leftover Gammon
Hi all, I'm slow-cooking some gammon for tea, and hope to have plenty left (if i hide it from his nibs in time!). I want to make a pie on Monday using the leftovers and some chicken, and wondered if it was safe to freeze the cooked gammon until i need it? Of course, is anyone has any great chicken and ham pie recipes…
