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freezing potato
Hello, i'm Kelly's mum I want to freeze cheesey mash. Does anyone know the best potatoes to use? Thanks Sue
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Jelly?
I have 4 packs of jelly that need using, I know if I just make normal jelly it won't get eaten! Has anyone got any ideas/recipes? Thanks annie
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Smelly Chicken
I have 6 chicken breast in the fridge that I bought Friday from Tescos with a use by date of today on them, I opened the packet and 3 of them stink:confused: I flipped them over and they are going a funny color underneath YUK!! anyways I have used 3 of them in the SC for tonight dinner (the ones that looked ok) should I…
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Spag Bol/Chilli Sauce Too Thin
Hi all, Had my first attempt at cooking large batches of bolognese and chilli to freeze up at the weekend thanks to Costco mince being on offer :D All turned out ok, despite realising I could do with buying a larger pan and the fact that the sauce was very thin, to the point where I strained some off. I was thinking of…
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Wedding buffet make-ahead dishes ideas please
Hi I've just been asked to do a wedding buffet for my friends do in February (ages away but I'm worrying already!). I've got a lot of ideas, as I've catered for lots of parties of 40 or so, but I've never done for so many before. Basically, I'd love any ideas on how to work out quantities for this many people. The food I'm…
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Ink on new sofa! Help!!!!
I have managed to get blue ink on my new fawn suede sofs whilst I was marking my classes jotters!! Can anyone help please???
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I keep trying to bulk cook, BUT...
as soon as I do then OH comes and eats it all!!! ARGH! If I make lasagna he'll eat till he's fit to burst and there isn't enough left to freeze for me... MEN ok ok so it must mean my lasagna is pretty good, but still ;) He really can be SO annoying at times :)
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Freezing Meals
I want to start cooking meals or part meals to freeze and use during the week. However, I just don't know what the 'rules' are, especially with regards to re-heating after freezing. I've never done it but really want to because most times during the week I don't have time to stand and cook from fresh and I would prefer to…
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Ideas for really cheap easy Buffet food please!!
Hi peeps I have put a thread up somewhere else regarding my 2 year old Birthday Party in 2 weeks time, to cut a long story short, I only have about £20 to do some sort of buffet/party food for approx 20 adults and 10 small kiddies. I was advised to put up a thread over here, so..here it is!! Any ideas would be immensely…
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Beef and blood!
Hi I am cooking some roast beef, it looks cooked, the meat isnt pink but the juices are still a bit bloody, is there problem with that? I was gonna leave it another half hour as i've put the spuds in with it. thnx xx
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HM Crispy Pancakes
I know they're charva food, but hubby adores Birds Eye Crispy Pancakes. He's been pondering making them at home and so far we've come up with: make a normal pancake add filling, fold in half and seal with beaten egg coat outside in beaten egg and dip in breadcrumbs either grill or oven bake Would this work? Or has anybody…
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any recipes for biscuits in the microwave
hi, does anyone have any recipes for biscuits that can be made in the microwave, as my oven is still broke!!!! many thanks molly xx
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Pink stain on white jacket. Help !
My daughter went out last night and someone dropped a drink over her new white linen blend jacket. She tried sponging it off but now the stain has dried in. Its a deep pink stain and she thinks it may have been a cocktail of some sort. Can anyone suggest anything before I do something to make it worse:confused: Thanks
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HELP felt tip pen on vinyl flooring !!
just seen quite a bit of felt tip pen on my kitchen floor its lino/vinyl tryed nail varinsh remover....pva cleaner... anyone got any ideas i only had it fitted a few months ago & cost around £300 i cant shift it !!
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Washing powder
I know quite afew of you OSers make up the good washing powder/basic w.p. mix. I haven't tried this as yet, does this mix really work ? Is it also better to use a premium good powder eg ariel rather than bog standard ? I am currently using a choice of Fairy non bio (kids have excema) & Bold for when I need to. However I…
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When previously OS Mum isn't OS anymore!
:j Hi folks! just noticed a strange thing yesterday. I think the whole idea of OS is brilliant and we were brought up with all the OS ideas, with Mum always baking, no treats unless they were home mad, HM clothes(some a bit scary!:eek: )and trips to parks that didn't cost too much as there were 3 of us girls.My Mum was…
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Meat dry and tasteless when cooked in slow cooker.
I have a large Morphy Richards slow cooker and I find that when I cook stews or curries in the slow cooker the meat ends up very dry and tasteless despite there been plenty of stock/sauce. I've tried cooking the meat dishes on low for half a day but it makes no difference. Where am I going wrong and what can I do about it?…
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Freezing sausage slice bar?
Any advice please on how i would freeze sausage slice bars? Since finding this thread when i make things now i make extra and like to freeze for another time. So ive made sausage slice bars (very yum) for tea and have 2 more bars which i would like to freeze. Do i just stick them in freezer bags and freeze and what about…
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Urgent help with my new bird!
Ok, sorry about the title, but I needed attention quickly! :p I have been to feed my mate's cat, and the little <expletive deleted> had brought a bird into the kitchen. :mad: It was still alive, and laying on its back on the floor. I shooed the cat out, picked it up with a tea-towel and put it in a well-ventilated…
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Buying meat from the market
I went to a local town today and bought 2 small bits of beef for £5, not sure what bits, just a lump which i'm going to cook one for lunch tommorrow. Anyway, when i told my friend she sounded disgusted coz she reckons there must be something wrong with it t be sold on a market - is she right? The man said it was m&s beef -…
