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My Meals Planners from last few weeks.
I have got so much information and help from other members showing their meal planners i thought i'd list mine. Now i must confess it isn't an amazing meal planner , but sometimes i just get stuck for meals. we do have alot of the same old stuff for a couple months at a time then don't have it again for a few months. i…
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Anyone still use the old manual carpet shampooers?
Argos are selling a Minky for £18.99 and wondered if they`re any good. thanks val;)
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Apple Crumble recipe please and can you cook it from frozen?
Hi all, Just picked up all the apples that have dropped off the tree and want to make some apple crumbles. I want to make a few in those little foil tins (like you get from chinese takeaway). So if I slice and stew the apples a little first and then cover the top with crumble, can I freeze it then and, when I need one, can…
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Cooking SHARK
I have some shark meat,and I do not wish to waste it ,and I am seeking advice about methods of cooking ,recipes,I realise that this might not be the correct thread,but I have just managed to get hold of this meat and need to know how it can be used
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Vegetable casserole
Normally when I make a veggie casserole I cheat and use a packet mix for flavour, I don't have one in and I can't be bothered going to the shops. I have swede, courgette, red pepper, onions, green/red lentils, carrots, fresh tomatoes aswell as tinned, various dried herbs/spices and other store cupboard type things. What…
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just one question. before i start the sept grocery challenge
i am starting the sept grocery challenge....never done one before.. i have set myself £50. per week. to feed the rabble...mentioned in sig i normally use money off coupons when excepted.. and i also do r & r on meat etc.. when i can find them now this is where i need advice/suggestions.. do i ...what ever discount i can…
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My September challenge
Hi there, have been reading loads of your posts and got inspired so this month I am going to challenge myself. I've never done this before, so this is quite weird. I've budgeted a total of £200 for the month, that is for me (pregnant), husband and three cats. My meal plan for September is: 4 times Spaghetti Quornaise 4…
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can you freeze coconut milk and thai paste
bought loads of cans of coconut milk the other week at aldi and actually used one last night!! well half anyway in a curry with some thai green curry paste. does anyone know if you can freeze the leftovers? I have half a can of milk and a fair bit of the paste remaining and i probably wont make another one in the next few…
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Dry Cleaning...OS??
I know this sounds strange...but has anyone come accross this..:confused:
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What to do with a fresh coconut?
We won a coconut in the village fete? its been here a fortnight now ans we don't know what to do with it? Do they go off? What can I do with it? Vikki
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Ideas for home made "remedies"
I am looking to pull together a hamper for Christmas full of home made remedies. I don't really care if they work or not. So far I only have some elderberry syrup which is reputedly good for colds, but I took some this morning and now have a filthy cold. I thought when they said it was good for colds it meant it prevented…
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How long can I leave bread to rise for?
Over the weekend I read the 'Making bread without a bread machine' thread and baked a loaf with my DD. We all enjoyed it and I'd love to do it more often. I work FT though and would find it difficult to fit this in. Could I make the bread at night time and leave it rising until I got home at 4 the next evening?
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chutney making -any tips?
my wife followed recipes for tomato chutney/picallilli she pulled from a magazine and followed carefully. stored in a cool dark place for 6 months then tried. Aaarrgghh! inedible! I argued too much vinegar - she showed me the recipes. anyone out there have any suggestions on how we do it PROPERLY this time? many thanks
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Ox Liver?
Help Bought some ox liver today as it was reduced, but i've never cooked with it before? Can I treat it as per lambs liver, or has anyone got any suggestions for a tasty treat with this? Thanks in advance.
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New to OS cooking and in need of a little help
Ok, so I've dabbled a little and can rustle up a spag bol and some chilli. I've started doing a bit more. I tried out some of the biscuit recipes and the weetabix cake from some of the posts, but could do with a few pointers on making simple food for me ad the OH - we don't have any kids. Is there a good book out there to…
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please help easy recipe for jam
evening everyone my two little ones decided to pick blackberries today while out walking the dog, we came home with a big bag full now they want to make jam does anyone know a nice easy recipe for them ( with my help:D ) i have searched over nearly two hours and found everything to make from blackberries except jam many…
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Another chilli question
I have loads of chillies on plants in the garden but they are all green, how long should I leave them on the plant in the hope that they go red or is it a case of if they haven't gone red yet they're not going to?
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Defrosting bread/buns
Tried it in the microwave but it just went from fozen to soft to hard. What's the best way to defrost bread/buns....leave them out on the kitchen bench for x amount of hours?? And how long can you keep them in the freezer?
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Slow cooker weird meat problem
hi all I usually knock up an easier than pie meal in the slow cooker of lean brasing steak, mushrooms, carrots potatoes, then thicken the gravy at the end and then serve with warmed french stick YUM Ive come back to it today and im not joking it looks absolutely RANK. the meat has gone grey and the fat is hanging off the…
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what to do with a tin of mackerel fillets in tomato sauce ?
now that i am really trying to use everything up.... i need some suggestions in the tescos i had a free goodie bag for men. and in there was a tin of princes mackerel fillets in a spicy tomato sauce.. its only a small tin 125g.. like a sardine tin... so have you got any suggestions on what i can do with them.... we are not…
