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Easter Biscuits
Quite often at Easter I don't give Easter eggs to my family but make something instead. This year its truffles but last year I made a tin of the following biccies Easter Biscuits Preheat oven 190C. Makes 24 9.5oz plain flour 6oz butter 4oz caster sugar 2oz currants pinch nutmeg, cinnamon & mixed spice grated rind 1 lemon…
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Quick Question, Yakult as a yogurt starter?
Hi Got some yakult reduced from £2.79 to 50p today. Can I use one of the bottles as a yogurt starter in my EasiYo or does it not contain the correct starter Live bacteria:confused: Just a newbie yogurt maker trying something new. Also if i can use a Yakult, what do i add to it in terms of water/milk/uht/sugar? thanks…
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Party and Catering - any ideas?
Hello all, In June my parents and I are having a joint 30th/60th/leaving England party. We've sent out 320 invites, and are hoping under 200 people come (otherwise they're never going to sit down!!). We've got a good rate on the local town hall and Dj, but haven't a clue what to do about catering. It's a black tie event…
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Beef casserole
Just made this in the slow cooker, and have to say its a success, so thought I would share, if thats ok, its a low fat recipe. Beef Cobbler 400g Lean braising steak 300 ml beef stock 2 onions ( I used shallots today) 200g tinned tomatoes 2 tbs pearl barley tsp herbs 2 bay leaves 2 large carrots 75g self raising flour 1/4…
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Need serious cleaning help (kitchen)
The kitchen is in a very icky condition, and my fiances' parents have gone away for the weekend so I'm trying to get it clean before they come back, as they don't seem to mind it. My serious problems are: Probably years of burnt on black stuff on pans. I've tried scubbing with a brillo pad, and attacking with a knife, but…
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Idiot's guide to cooking fats and oils
No, I'm not offering guidance, I am the idiot :D I remember reading a comment somewhere on here recently that extra virgin olive oil wasn't best suited to cooking, that it should be used for dresing salads etc. and ordinary olive oil was the thing to cook with. And I got to thinking - I haven't a clue which oils are…
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Help! Washing Blunder
I inadvertently put a yellow duster in the washing machine along with my daughter's favourite pink wooly jumper. The jumper now has yellow dye running through it. Any ideas on how I can get the jumper back to its natural glory please? I have used colour run in the past but I'm not sure if this would work on wool. Any…
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Scuff marks!
Anyone out there got any good tips for cleaning scuff marks off amtico type flooring? :confused: The marks are mainly from shoes, but also from chair legs being scraped across the floor :eek:(doesn't that put your teeth right on edge?!!!). Many Thanks!
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How late can I plant Tomatoes?
Hi All Haven't posted for a while - hope you are all well? We are about to move (13th May) to a flat with a garden (haven't had one this last year) I really want to grow some tomatoes so that we have some through the summer. My question is - how late can I leave it to plant them or do you think I should plant some seeds…
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Mouldy Cheese!
I bought a pack of pre-packed cheese last week in Asda. It cost £1.71. Yesterday as I was moving stuff about in the fridge with this weeks shop, I noticed the cheese was all mouldy! I haven't opened the packet, so air hasn't got to it. The fridge is ok, nothing else gone off and the date on the packet is best before 10th…
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need advice(wash coat think ive ruin it)
Firstly i hope ive put this in right place.. washed my coat last night its a brown padded jacket from next(winter catolgue) its got 30% feathers in the padding and now coat had dryed coat is all lumpy and like look like coat did before i put in machine bit of the coat are lumpy and other bit of the coat have gone all flat…
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Use for cheap conditioner
HI all In an attempt to go serious money saving I bought some morrisons own conditioner. Its not for me makes my hair knotted and painful. Dont want to bin it, what can I do with it?
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How do i make a traditional chicken casserole?
Hi there I have a pack of 4 chicken thighs that I would love to turn into a chicken casserole in my slow cooker :D Now, in the past I have always bought packet mixes to do a casserole - I've searched the indexed collection and couldn't find anything....... What do I need to chuck in with my thighs to make a delicious…
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Potato barrels advice?
I would love to get a crop of potatoes this year. As yet we haven't finished designing the garden and its, quite frankly, a muddy mess while I build my log cabin. I remember seeing a gardening programme a few years ago showing success growing potatoes in barrels. I've had a look at them online and only one type appears to…
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I am lost
No doubt squeaky will be unhappy about my post here but will somebody please help me to find the silver board. Forgive me this once squeaky. Is it still here or has money saving expert done away with it?
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Supper ideas please
The clock has struck midnight and its time I retired but I feel a little peckish. I know I will have difficulty nodding off if I dont eat but if I eat too heavy a supper I will be wakeful for most of the night. Can any body please suggest something that will be sufficient to satisfy my hunger but light enough that it will…
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O/S pledges on pledgebank.com
Hi all, Read about pledgebank.com in the Guardian today. Its a site where you can make a pledge to do something, if a certain amount of people agree to join you. Kind of like the cutting our shopping budgets pledges that the O/S gang are famous for. Anyway - it attracted my interest, so I wondered if we could all make some…
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freezing pies
I'm gonna make some chicken pies to freeze, and i was just wondering.....do i put them in the freezer BEFORE i cook them or after? ie) with 'raw' pastry, or cooked pastry :confused:
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Fashion colour coordination advice needed.
Don't quite know where to post this so feel free to move. I'm going to a Black Tie Dinner. I have a dark burgundy ball gown and I need to find a pashmina to cover my shoulders. What colour do you suggest? Or any other ideas maybe?
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Help!! Can You Thicken A Casserole Without Using Cornflour
I am just making a sausage cassarole but its a bit runny, can i thinken it up with anything other than cornflour? I have got some self raising flour could i do anything with that :confused:
