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Chilli Sauce
I'm planning to make my own chilli con carne tonight without jars! can anyone point me in the right direction for a recipe for the chilli sauce? I know its here somewhere but for the life of me can't find it - feel free to remove this thread once i get the link! Thanks everyone - Ive turned into a right little Delia after…
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Where can I buy empty spray bottles?
Thought I'd give the lemon/vinegar/bicarb methods of cleaning a go. Just been to Tesco, bought 'the ingredients', however they didn't have any spray bottles. Anyone know where they have them in stock.... Wiko's? Thanks.
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Laying a fire
I put lots of firelighters then rolled up newspapers then the sticks then the coal. In this cold spell we are having I wondered if anyone has a better way.
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Pippy clementines
I've got about 2 dozen clementines which turn out to be very pippy-about 5 pips per segment.No one can be bothered to eat them.Any ideas welcome.
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readitswapit....great site to exchange your books
In the past few months there have been a few posts about swaping things amongst ourselves but it's against the site rules. This is a very good alternative for book exchanges, it's called readitswapit. You list the books that you want to swap and then either look around for a book you'd like to swap with or wait till…
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Chicken in white sauce
we love chicken in white sauce. we buy icelands own in a tin. it is £1.79 a tin. but i only buy it when it on BOGOF or £1 a tin. Now i was wondering if anyone has tried this so knows how it taste , to know how i could make it at home. i make white sauce but it never taste how it does from the tin. and by my reckoning it…
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Pavlova/meringue ideas?
I made fresh custard for a trifle yesterday so had 4 egg whites to use up today.... I've made a big pavlova type thing and want to take it to a friend's tonight for dessert and I need a few ideas on what to fill it with! I usually whip up some cream with a drop of icing sugar and fold in HM lemon curd or chopped…
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saraht, your inbox is full!
I just wanted to say thanks! for taking the time to reply, your right, perseverance is needed,so im going to try again. you have helped A LOT! mia x
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Slow Cooker Question
Ok this is a really silly question. I have a slow cooker I've never used it so not sure how to but I'll figure it out. My question is can any recipe be adapted to be cooked in a slow cooker? Can you do things like pies in there? I know its a silly question and I'm sure its on here somewhere. But I'm not thinkng very…
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What else can i add to this dish?
I've bought some diced casserole beef and some Sausage casserole sauce, which was half price (Well i gather it would be ok for beef as well) :rolleyes: I've also got some rice. Is there anything i could add to make it as tasty for the kids as possible? :D
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I need to Detox the OS way - HELP!
Hi All, After last years enormous weight gain and VERY bad eating I have decided to "take the bull by the horns" and have a go at detoxing. I know I couldgo and buy a load of stuff at boots etc but really dont have the cash at the mo and am sure there must be OS ways to do anyhow, just need some guidence(and a swift kick…
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Please Welcome
FunkyFairy is a new member on here. I've known her online for a while now, and she's great I know everyone will make her feel welcome and help her become more self sufficient this year as she plans too! :beer: :hello: :hello:
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Mould - in difficult place...
Morning OS, I have been searching through the forum for questions on mould as I have a problem my lovely old convertible - it's obviously not as watertight this year as previous years as the seats have gone mouldy (that or my 3 year has spilt juice on the sly !!). Anyway its my pride and joy and its just about to be…
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Does anyone know what Swallow Oil is?
We have a "recipe" for "Daddy's Ointment" which is brilliant stuff - it heals almost anything!. Unfortunately, we now have none left - and "Daddy" departed a long time ago. In the "recipe" is something called Swallow Oil (or Oil of Swallow). Now I can imagine what it might be (but don't plan on trapping any :) - but…
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Receipe for Foo Yung Please
Had a takeaway mushroom foo yung last night and really enjoyed it until I saw the Bill (lol) Please can anyone tell me how to make foo Yung & where I can get cheap eggs!! Many thanks :rotfl:
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Rolling Pastry
Came across a tip a few days ago that I had never heard of, so I thought I would share it. You know how sometimes when rolling pastry it sort of falls apart and is difficult to handle? Well, if you roll it between two sheets of greaseproof paper it makes it so much easier. Maybe lots of you know this already, but I've been…
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Bagel ideas please:cinnamon & raisin
Hello, I bought some half price cinnamon & raisin bagels from Sainsburys and had one for breakfast toasted with butter but found it a bit dense and hard work to get through. Threw the packaging away but remember it did have some ideas for using it as a dessert - think it involved mascarpone but not sure I'd like that. Does…
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Mushy Peas??
I want to make mushy peas with the lunch tomorrow. Troble is I have never made them. Currently I have dried peas soaking, do I just cook them for so long that they go mushy or do I have to add something else to them to mush them up? Any advice appreciated :confused:
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Advice needed on Pressure Cookers
Hi everyone, hope you are having a good weekend. I had been thinking of buying a pressure cooker as I am planning on eating more pulses, rice etc and thought it would be great for old style saving ! I saw one today at Macro and bought a Prestige Smartplus 5 litres for about £20. Now I have got home and my husband is…
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Braising Steak and Stewing Steak
Are these two items the same thing just under a different name depending where you shop? If not is there a difference in taste and texture and price etc? Its just that I had a gorgeous home made pie the other day and I thought I might try and make one but I cant remember which steak the person used I know it was one of…
