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home frozen chicken
hi all, I froze some fresh chicken breast last week and froze it and now want to cook it for dinner,is it safe to cook it from frozen or do I have to defrost it first?and also is it safe to defrost in a microwave? thanks emma. :confused:
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Use for extra thick double cream?
I bought a huge pot of extra thick double cream last night - reduced of course. I thought I'd make ice cream with it but I see from pot it says for spooning and is not suitable for whipping, freezing. Can anyone suggest a use for it? Thanks Becky
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Goodbye and thanks.
Hi everyone. Over the past few months as MSE in general, and Old Style in particular has grown bigger and busier, I've been finding it ever more difficult to find the time to help out as much as I used to on the forum. Consequently I am stepping down as a board guide here on Old Style and will be taking some time off from…
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Help Please
Hi Was wondering if anyone could help me with some EASY recipes for cakes i could make with my nearly 4 year old daughter. Thanks in advance
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First meal planner!
Hi i have just bought myself a white board from Asda and put it on the wall for meal planning / shopping lists. I was wondering if anyone could help me at all, i would like to try the tuna pasta bake on here one day, i don't have dinner here on thursdays as mum cooks for us. Today we had shepherds pie. Need menus for…
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What am I doing wrong?
I have just started using a breadmaker, however, the bread seems quite hard to me. I have used a basic mixture. 310ml tepid water, 2 tbsp veg oil, 1 1/2 tsp salt, 1 1/2 tsp sugar, 2 tbsp dried milk powder, 600g strong white flour, 1 sachet dried active yeast. I didn't have veg oil, so used olive oil, could this account for…
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Dh just wont
as you can see im in debt hence why i started comeing on here to see how i could cut back ive done the stardrops and microfibre cloth thing, i use soda crystals when i use my washing machine and only half the powder.(he wont and puts full powder in) my problem is DH take yesterday for example he invited our neighbours over…
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Lawn Food
Does anyone have any tips/recipes for making lawn food. I have quite a large area of lawn and like to give it a feed at this time of year to green it up and keep it healthy but the cost of the stuff I get from the shop makes it 'not quite so money saving' in that area of my spending. I was wondering if their is a…
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Knobs anyone
I suspect this should be on the I want it board. But thought I would ask here as it is rather OS. I have sauce pans where the knobs on the lids have broken. Now there is nothing wrong with the rest of the pan. But was wondering any one has bought just replacement knobs and the best places for them. Other wise it is going…
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Home made cards!
Hello. This is my first post. I hope that I'm posting this message in the right area. I have recently taken up the hobby of card making, which is a really fun pastime in addition to saving money. I have also sold some of my cards at car boot sales and have made a nice profit. Does anyone else make their own cards? If so,…
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Boots Addicts
Following on from the Old style HMV thread http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=187761 would this idea work with a boots credit/gift card? If we could add money to it then it would be a good way to save up for Christmas if we start now.
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chicken supreme
Hi, Has anyone got a yummy recepie for SC chicken supreme please? Nettos are selling chicken fillets at 2 packs for a fiver so thought of that to make cos my OH loves the ready meal ones so I thought id try impress him with a HM version. Ive had quick look at the recepie index but didn't find one. :confused:
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Chicken Housing
On my way to pick Mum up from hospital I had to pass a local fencing company, they are the kind that does 'extras' as well and in their grounds they had the usual sheds, wendy houses, dog kennels etc. Today for the first time I saw they are doing chicken housing complete with mesh run so I nipped in to ask the price which…
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How can I get rid of smell?
Hi there, Hope someone can give me a tip. I brought a material tye dyed belt from River Island but it stinks of wee. I can only think this is because of the dye that has been used. I put frebreeze on it but still smells. Any tips please? It's a gorgeous belt that I want to keep but too scared to wear incase everyone thinks…
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Gluten Free Foods
Hi This is my first post on MSE, so I hope I've got the right place. I've recently started a gluten and sugar free diet and am finding the price of gluten free products (and health food products in general) in supermarkets and health food shops extremely pricey. I can cut down costs by making a lot of recipes from scratch…
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Eggs and apples???????
Been sorting out fridge and fruit bowl,got 7 eggs (11 days out of date,but that's ok) and 8 apples that nobody liked,skins are a bit wrinkled but otherwise ok, :o Has anyone got any ideas to use these up today been thinking all morning but brain just isn't doing it's job :p
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paneer
Decided to post this separately to the yogurt thread (where I mentioned this) as it looks a bit long and OT! 1. Boil milk in a big pan. 2. When full boil is reached reduce the heat (quickly!). Before foam subsides completely add lemon juice, and stir slowly in one direction. You should start seeing the formation of curds…
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Help not got all ingredients?
Cooked a chicken yesterday and we didnt eat it, today I was going to pop it in the sc with a spicy chicken mix that was in my cupboard but on the packet it say a tin of tomatoes and I dont have any but I do have tom puree could I use it? any suggestions?
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Local Exchange Trading Schemes (LETS)
Just to let you know that there is a whole word of free services in most areas of the UK. They are called Local Exchange Trading Schemes (LETS) where people trade skills, knowledge and services between each other. Most people have skills or simply muscle power or time that are valuable to other people and can be exchanged;…
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Xiddi - swap unwanted DVDs
Another post with no real home, but it helps you keep out of the consumer rat race a little. If you have unwanted DVDs simply go to Xiddi.com where you can swap them online for ones that you want! And it's better than Ebay-ing them because there's no listing fee. You can use it as an online video rental scheme if you…
