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Veggies for the slow cooker : need inspriation please
Hi everyone:j I am increasingley usign my slow cooker these days, far more than when I was at work even:eek::D. I am quite good at bulking out meals with pulses & veggies but I find I rely lots on carrotts, onions, mushrooms & spuds in the SC. Anyone offer any inspriation on what else is in season, cheap & might work well?…
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Should use bleach with hot or cold water?
Should you use bleach with hot or cold water? I use it with hot for cleaning, but I'm sure I saw somewhere that you should only use it with cold water.
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Questions re. panasonic breadmaker
Can I double up the ingredients for pizza dough, as I need to make 2 pizzas at a time? I bought wheatmeal flour in aldi, is this the same as wholemeal flour? Can I use it in a pizza dough recipe? Where do you prove the pizza dough after you have shaped it and do you need to wrap in cling film? I tried the microwave method…
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has anyone tried eating with only british foods ?
with the war time programe on the bbc at 5pm everyday.... and now just coming back from a farm shop which is 15 miles away... where i saw frozen wild pigeon breasts for sale ( i think it was 10 for £5.50 ) it got me thinking . .does anyone just buy british seasonal foods...? and by this i mean just british foods.... no…
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Please Please Please Help me!
Hello folks, I'm in a bit of a predicament just now and panicking! We are the 1st tennants in a newly restored very plush house, white wool cream carpets etc. We got married in April and were given a shaggy leather rug (like a rag rug but with leather off cuts) This rug is all kinds of reds burgandies and browns, generally…
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How to remove Dye from Leather shoes?
My little brother spent £55 on some designer white leather shoes (teenagers huh?!) but at a recent foam party the dye from his jeans run onto the shoes, the dyes been on there for over two weeks. Any ideas on how to remove it? I've searched the mega index but cannot find any similar situations. I remember once someone…
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Looking for Inspiration & recommendation
Having got my slowcooker now, Ive browsed through lots of the Recipe Collections on here, especially for slow cookers. Went to the shops and bought some ingredients specifically to use in it. Here is what I have got, can anyone recommend anything to me to try. Also If I make it today, how long will I be able to keep it and…
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Bread maker keeps burning the bread!
Apologies for repetition - I did post this query in another thread but I think it might have got overlooked, so second time lucky! :p I have a Panasonic SD 253, and for the first few weeks it made lovely bread - no problems at all. Then I got a few burnt 'bricks' and after reading through the Breadmaking Mega Index I…
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Easiyo Drinking Yoghurt
I've made some Easiyo drinking yoghurt for the first time and the consistency after 8 hours is like milkshake, is this how it is supposed to be or has it not worked?
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Diced turkey thigh meat
Well did my OS shopping for the month last night (and it came in about half the price of my normal monthly shop!!!:eek::eek:) One of the things I did was buy different cuts of meat - normally it would be chicken breasts, this time I bought lots of diced turkey thigh I'm planning on digging the slow cooker out - but does…
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Shopping-How often- do I need a freezer?
Hi I was just woundering how often you shopped? I used to have an old overflow freezer in the garage-but it has now died. I have been shopping online at tesco once a week-since I do not have a car. But last weekend I went to a farm shop and they had loads of good cheap frozen stuff- but i could not buy it as no room in my…
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Need Help, Friends for Dinner No Time to Cook!
Having Friends for Dinner, At a function this Pm, Very little time to cook, Help! I'm having some friends round for an early dinner, 6pm. Whilst this would not normally be a problem I'm actually out from about 12.30pm at my sisters 25th Wedding Anniversary celebration. I'll probably be out until 4ish so I need soemthing…
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Gardeners help please ....
Hello everyone....Came back home from a short holiday to find 2 huge courgettes hiding in my garden. One is 2kg and the other is 3kg:eek: . Its my first attempt to grow them. The others I have grown so far have been much much smaller and very tasty. Just a couple of questions for experienced gardeners .... are these two…
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Stains in a toilet bowl
Help please, anyone got a tried and tested method of getting stains shifted from the toilet bowl? These are lime deposits etc. Tried someones method of flat cola but that only made the water brown and the stains possibly even darker (though maybe am imagining that). Any assistance greatly appreciated. Have loads of…
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New Duvet Cover is all crispy
I bought a new king size duvet and pillow cases yesterday in Gosport for £6.95 and while its really good quality (the reason they are selling them cheap is they have buttons instead of poppers) its been heavily starched. I washed it through this morning, with a pre-wash, I put borax in both the main wash and pre-wash, gave…
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Bumper ~old Style Saving Thread~
Wanted to make an easy access BUMPER old style thread... please keep adding...make do & mend, waste not want not and all that old style jazz:T *Freeze candles they will burn slower therefore lasting longer (according to my OH) *Use cotton wool soaked in white vinegar to remove Limescale from taps. Wrap around taps, cover…
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Slow Cooker Worry
Sorry about starting yet another thread, but I have grown concerned. I have the Morphy Richards 6.5litre SC and having read all the relevant threads, I am unsure if it is working properly. The lid does not fit snugly - it rocks, and in some positions there is a 3mm gap between lid and pot. I suppose the water seal is…
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How do you store / freeze flapjacks ?
Afternoon everyone. I am in a baking mood and have just made a banana and walnut loaf and some banana flapjacks. I know I can freeze the banana loaf but can someone tell me the best way to store it please and also can I freeze the flapjacks if so again how best to store them. Also how long do they keep fresh for in a box.…
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Faggots - yummy scrummy & help needed...
THank goodness for my OS son, aged 6. He decided he would like faggots and chips for tea. We got freshly made faggots off the market for 25p each :) Thing is I've only ever bought the ones in a tray in gravy before. How should I cook these? Make gravy then bake them like the others? Not sure 'bout the chips n gravy thing,…
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Marinating chicken in fridge
I cooked some chicken night before last and left half uncooked in a marinade in the fridge. Will it be ok to cook today? The chicken is well within it's sell-by and has been sealed in the marinade. Some sites I've looked at say you can marinade up to 48 hrs - does anyone know if this is ok? (They're thighs in a tandoori…
