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Archives for September 2006

Mr Badexamples Cooking Index
For those of you not aware of mr badexamples cooking skills I thought he could have his own receipe thread. From humble beginnings....... Cauliflower cheese, anyone? SC stew help for bloke please Bloke wants to cook chilli without cheating! Chick-pea curry for bloke help please! kedgeree for bloke Mmmmm, cake (for bloke!)…
Parkin Recipe - by request
225g SR Flour 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp bicarb of Soda 1 lightly beaten egg 115g caster sugar 60g butter 116g golden syrup 225ml milk Grease a 25cm x 18cm cake tin and line with greased greaseproof paper. Sift the flour, ginger & bicarb and stir in the sugar. Melt the butter and golden syrup together and add to the flour…
Need to .... get off... sofa
Tonight I am going to be batch cooking low fat versions of: Spaghetti Bolognaise Lasagne (not too low fat, will have cream in sauce!) Broccoli cheese Mince beef and onion pies (including making pastry) Beef burgers Tomato soup Chicken and leek soup (or maybe pie, having been inspired by a recent thread! ;) for freezing.…
Brocolli & Cauliflower
The leafs & stems etc on Brocolli & Cauliflower. Do people normally just throw all these in aswell. Was just wondering what to do with them
Refreezing cooked lamb?
Hi, At the risk of asking a question thats been asked a million times.... Can I refreeze some lamb thats already been cooked and frozen? I have some left over roast lamb thst I froze so my DH wouldn't eat it and I'd like to make it into a pie. Can I defrost it, make it into a pie and then freeze it again? Cheers
Sunday roast cook off
Inspired by this thread, how's about a roast dinner cook off? Open to suggestions but I thought ... Any menu that you like. We can say beforehand to give ideas to others. Photos taken before during and after (can always be posted later rather than real time) For newbie chefs that need help we could keep the thread running…
I would like a receipe for a vegetarian meatloaf
I recently went to a hot finger buffet. There was a fantastic vegetarian meatloaf. I didn't know the hostess very well and forgot to ask for the receipe.:o I wonder if any of you have any receipes I could try out. :beer:
Paprika Chicken in the SC recipie?
Hi Sorry about this but I swear swear swear the search facility hates me!:mad::o:p A few weeks ago on one of the daily threads someone:confused: was talking about someone elses (Queenies?:confused: ) yummy way of cooking a whole chicken in the slow cooker? I know it involved covering the chicken in paprika & sitting it on…
pots and pans
My pots and pans have seen better days. They are starting to rust now and the handles are falling off. Seeing as it is nearly my birthday, I thought it was time I bought some new ones. OS style of course. So what are my options for cheap and cheerful and also for more tradtional 'last a long time' kind of pan?
what to do with sliced ham?
i have a large pack of asda's thin sliced honey roast ham ( unopened) and its gotta b eaten.apart from omelettes i cant for the life of me think what i can make for t with it.any suggestions? not gonna see it go to waste.
What vegetables to serve with fish pie??
Sorry for the odd post, but we have some friends coming over for dinner tomorrow, and I have decided to cook fish and prawn pie (seeing as the weather has turned so rotten, I thought this would be nice cosy food), but am stuck on the vegetables to serve with it - I want to add a twist to them, my thoughts were spinach,…
Quick LIDL question
Do they take debit cards? I know they always just used to take cash.
What to do with pie leftovers?
This afternoon I've made cheese, onion and potato pies (Nigella Lawson's Dometic Goddess book), however, I've got loads of filling leftover and no pastry left. The filling consists of 3 cheeses, parsley, partly cooked potatoes all bound together with creme fraiche. Any ideas what I can do with the leftovers as I don't want…
how much do you pay for rice?
Stupid question perhaps But I eat rice about 3 times a week and my hubby is forced to eat it 3 times a week too. Up to now I have been using uncle bens 10 minute boil in the bag. I know! I know! its not exactly cheap but its quick and convenient but now I am thinking about buying long grain loose rice and cooking that.…
Now on LBC - Home remedies
in case Hiya guys - just to let you know..... Anna Raeburn is doing an os style phone in ! now till 3pm LBC is 0n 97.3 fm or on digital
recipe thread??
hi there , can anybody show me where the recipe thread is please (heard a lot about it) thanks lamb
Please could someone explain flylady challenges?
What is it? :o How to I join for tips? Is there anything else I need to know? I've read a few of the posts and see that it's all about cleaning and doing little things here and there. I got the impression that there's a website or something that sends tips out, although we can't post the tips directly from them :confused:…
Not one to brag...but...
I have just purchased a Kenwood Chef Excel (I think km210) via my local paper for £10!! And it's in perfect working condition, all shiny and new-looking, with the three doodleys and a glass blender jug. And the mixer book!!! I am overjoyed. :j My husband doesn't care however (it's a mixer, what's is so special about that)…
Removing dried on paint, and it works!!!
I had a cotton trackie-type zip up top, really nice quality, (NEXT) a sort of 'mod' looking thing, red white and blue. It somehow got white paint on it don't know what sort, gloss or emulsion? and I thought this would be the end of it, i'd tried turps, paintbrush restorer, white spirit, none worked. I just left it for…
Star Drops Where to buy them?
Hi there I have heard from others that Star Drops are very good for cleaning, and I need all the help I can get in that department:D But I can't find them in my local Tesco, so wondered who sold them? Also what is the best way of getting rid of persistend limescale down a toilet. I have tried all sorts of things, but other…

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