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Cheap Wholemeal Flour
Good Evening, Hopefully a quick question. Can we have your best price on wholemeal flour? We have been making very cheap loaves in our breadmaker using Asda Smartprice plain white flour (27p for three loaves) but for health reasons we have been advised to switch to whole foods like wholemeal bread. When buying shop-bought…
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Quick common sense Q - cooking fruit??
I have been given a carrier bag of pears and am making a pear crumble. The pears were given to me a week ago so now they are probably overripe. I have been told by two people that I need to cook the pears first but now I am thinking that they shouldn't be cooked as they are REALLY soft already. Can anyone confirm or deny…
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Do BM quick yeasts vary ?
I've just made a 'quick' med size, white loaf in my Panasonic and used for the first time Tesco's Fast action yeast. Up to now I've always used Allinsons yeast. Everything about the loaf was the same as I always do - same flour, same measures of sugar, milk powder, salt, I use oil not butter, water, but the loaf is like a…
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Pudding rice.
Do the supermarkets still sell pudding rice? I couldn't find any last time I was in Tescos. What makes pudding rice different from normal rice?
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What to do with sprouted beans?
apart from salads and stir fries? With the growing season almost over outdoors I'm wanting to use my sprouter regularly and eat them at least once a week...but I'm stuck for ideas. Any suggestions please? tia!
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Is there an altenrative to Iams Hairball control?
Our longhaired cat needs to go to the vet if she doesn't eat a bit of the stuff daily (vomits badly and gets hairy poos :eek: TMI - sorry!). Even with careful brushing. Browsing thru old threads here Autarky dog food was recommended as being better and cheaper than Iams. is there a good alternative to iams hairball control…
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Cheap Cookshop - Online or Local
I'm getting interested in making preserves and a lot of old style cooking practices and I was wondering if anyone knew of any particularly inexpensive cookshops online or in the London area (or anywhere else - I'm sure it'll be useful for someone else too). I’ve had a look around the site and a number are mentioned but not…
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A bit of help needed
Does anyone know what the difference is between dark rum and and the white rum that you add to coke to drink.I like to put rum in my xmas cake and have white rum in the house should I buy the dark rum or will the white do ?:confused:
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Where can I get Sloe Berries
Unsure whether this is the right place to post this so forgive me if its not! Does anyone know where I can get hold of some of these? I'm in the West Midlands area (Wolverhampton) and really do want to make Sloe Gin for an ill relative for Christmas. I would even be prepared to buy these! Thanks in advance to anyone who…
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Going shopping this weekend - need to be a bit more OS
I've got the monthly shop to do this weekend and although we do cook a lot of food from scratch I could do with a few ideas to improve on this. Generally we have things like casseroles, spag bol etc but I could do with replacing some of the convenience food we eat to save money (and eat healthier of course). The main issue…
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Cauliflower & Broccoli Soup
I had some leftover veggies (bought half-price at Lidl) so decided to make a soup and it was delicious. Thought I'd share my throw-together recipe with you. I had about half a head of cauli and also broccoli left along with a couple of sticks of celery. I chopped an onion and sauted it in a little oil with crushed garlic,…
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Chicken in red wine sauce - recipe needed
Hi, I've got half a bottle of red wine and a piece of chicken on the bone. Would like to make a nice sauce with the red wine, but not sure how. I've got all the store cupboard essentials. Any ideas? Thanks in advance! P.S. I did do a search and couldn't find anything, but i am notoriously bad at searching, so sorry if…
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Persuading my parents to be OS
At the moment I feel like shaking my parents for not being OS enough. At the moment they are living above their means, my dad has been off work sick since April and has just been finished at his job after 26 weeks and my mom works 30 hours a week and gets paid minimum wage. They spent £80 a week on their grocery bill for 2…
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OS phrases
Frequently when I read posts things are shortened for ease of understanding, some of which though don't register in my little brain so can anyone explain them for me DS - think its something to do with son DD - ditto daughter OH - I am assuming is Other Half DH - No Idea? IHO - In Honest Opinion? IMHO - as above with my?…
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Fridgidaire Slow Cooker
Does anyone have one of these, and if so are they any good? Saisbury has a 5.5 litre one at half-price (£19.99) and I am very tempted to buy. It would match my kitchen so well (stainless steel/black)! However, I have an old Tower one (cream/brown), which I think is 3 litre, which I use a lot and it works really well and…
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I feel stupid asking this..
Ok, I really do feel dumb asking, but hey, ill never learn if i dont ask... For the first time ever im cooking a roast dinner tonight, and i need to know.. How do I roast spuds and parsnips? I know I have to par boil the potatos' first, but then what? and the parsnips? how do i do those?
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Help needed
My DD has got hold of a highlighter pen and she has drawn on my landing carpet. Does anyone have any suggestions on removing successfully? Thanks:eek:
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November '06 PMS Challenge
Here we go for November's PMS Challenge. With Christmas looming large, don't forget to keep your eye on the New! Christmas & Winter Festivities Board loads of wonderful ideas! Good luck for November. Remember: Pinch those pennies and squeeze those pounds ;) :D
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Yoghurt left in flask, is it still ok?
Hi everyone, I made some yoghurt yesterday and it was left in the flask for 20 hours instead of the usual 8-10. Will it still be ok? Thanks:o
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Arghhhhhhh Cooking Chicken Breast
So I am trying to cook chicken breast to go in a baguette and I can't find a simple chicken breast cooking guide anywhere. Is this too simple to be put on the web? I can only find recipes with garlic, butter, etc etc. I'm looking for a healthy and safe way to cook a chicken breast. Thanks Olly
