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Multigrain Bread
I want to hand make multigrain bread. Has anyone got a tried and tested recipe please. Also where do I get the multigrain? or what do I need to get for the mix? Thanks in advance Snow
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Baking potatoes
Can anyone advise me on the best type of potato to buy for baking? Hubbie likes baked potato but they do tend to be expensive when bought in supermarkets. Any suggestion please?
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i wanna be os...
hey folks, well i've started reading this thread for the past couple of days and am soooooo impressed by how well you all seem to cope with work/business' while raising kids, having m*n around etc etc. i'm on my own and can't manage! so i'm looking for your help! basically i need to find more time to myself. At the moment…
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Can any one recommend a good pressure cookery book?
I have a fab pressure cooker given to me, I use it mostly for veg but am interested in using it more. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good pressure cookery book? Many thanks!!
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new kitten + update
hi i got a new kitten a couple of days ago and theres a distinct aroma coming from one of our bedrooms. I havent found any poo yet, although it hasnt done any in the litter tray since wednsdayAny ideas please on how to get rid of the smell!!, i couldnt find any wet patches on the carpet . So is it possible that its done it…
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My Weekend Food Challenge -can you help
Tipping it down - lovely horizontal rain up here. Decided to quit work early and spend the rest of the day getting organised to do my own weekend food challenge. I'd like to fill up the freezer with as many meals as possible from my storecupboard ingredients - its about 16 weeks before Xmas so if I could make 32 meals that…
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Ex-vegetarian seeks meaty advice
After 10 years I am no longer a veggie... except I am rather unprepared for this meat-eating lark!! I got a bit carried away when I went shopping and could do with some help using ... a tin of pilchards in tomato sauce (something other than putting on toast!) 2 chicken legs (thought I could roast them? Or any other ideas.)…
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Great Northern Beans
can anyone explain what are Great Northern Beans in English as I dont think I have seen them here, are they called something else I am trying to do some bulk recipes from 'Saving Diner' (Flylady) and the american terms are confusing me. Cilantro I think is coriander - am I right Top round steak - not worked that out yet…
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milk of magnesia face mask cheapest?
hi I am wanting to try the milk of magnesia idea as a face mask, but the cheapest I can find is £3 odd a bottle - I asked for a generic at the pharmacy and got odd looks and I wouldn't put that on my face stick to the brands ( you would think that a pharmacist would know the brands are all base products in fancy bottles…
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how much is weekly shop??
All of a sudden I am finding that I have to find a lot of money pretty soon and one of the areas I can cut down in is the weekly shop. I admit that I am the laziest person in the world when it comes to cooking and most days I just dont do it at all really. There are only the 2 of us and I know we do waste stuff and buy…
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EEK ! crisis cleaning up wee ??
EEk I have just had some workmen in the house who decided to use the loo. No only did they leave pee over the toliet pan but down the toilet bowl and on the vinyl :eek: Yuk ! What is the best way to clean it and get rid of the smell. I have stardrops, starclean & bicarbinate- but will willing buy what ever I need !!
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New to OS
Hello everyone, I am new to posting on this site, but must admit to being a lurker for a very long time. I am wanting to start to make some OS changes and realise from reading the many great posts that it is best to make small changes. I need to stop buying my lunch in town when I am at work and would like to organise my…
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your best ever recipe.
HI Folks Not sure if this has been done before, but I thought if we al shared our one cheap, easy and impressive diner recipe we migh get some lovely inspiration. Here's Mine... Garlic Chicken Take a large oven dish and cover the base with raw, new potatoes sliced into halves. cover these with chicken thighs, lay them over…
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Apricot Crumble
Does anyone have a recipe for simple apricot crumble, using fresh apricots, if so can you please help me. Also do I need to take the skins of before cooking or can I keep them on. I'm ok with the crumble topping but don't know how much sugar / water to add and whether I should remove the skins. Any advice would be really…
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Help!! Sausages Mixed with tomatos
Help !!!! I made a sausage cassarole in the slow cooker the other week, and everyone said it was ok, (froze what i had left) but it had a stong tomato taste. Is there anything i can use to reduce the taste of tomato. Would like to defost it and use for a meal later on in the week. Any ideas !!!!!!
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Slow cooked lamb
I have cooked hald a shoulder of lamb in the slow cooker overnight, I am going to make oh lamb madras with it later on but what do I do with the juice/fat? can I use it again? and would you suggest taking the meat off the bone and adding madras sauce now???:confused:
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Tefal 3 in 1 Rice and Slow Cooker?
Thought this would be the best place to ask for advice! OH would like me to get a rice cooker and I have seen a couple, one which is also a pasta cooker:T Anyway, today I come across the Tefal 3 in 1 Rice and Slow Cooker .... slow cooker too hey:D BUT it is a whole £30 more than 'just a rice cooker'. Is it worth it? Does…
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Anthea Turner - Perfect Housewife
I caught the last 15 minutes of the programme, could anyone tell me where one of the ladies bought the odd sock clip board thing? It is just what I have been looking for! I need to get out more:D
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Advice needed, freezing beef and bread
Hi all, I'm a single girl trying to improve my OS skills! One of the things I'm doing is bringing in a packed lunch. My favourite lunch is a granary roll with roast beef (and lots of hot mustard and salad of course). From looking in the shop the whole beef joints work out so much cheaper per KG than the pre-cooked sandwich…
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Freezing gammon
Hi, was wondering if anyone could help me? Bought a gammon joint to cook, slice and freeze for when I need it. But, looked at the back and it had already been frozen before I bought it. Is it alright to re-freeze the gammon when I've cooked it? If not, how long do you think it will last in the fridge for? Thanks a lot,…
