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Travelling - food to keep me going?
Hiya This might sound a bit pathetic that I can't come up with a solution myself, but I'm looking for some food inspiration for driving. I now drive up and down the motorway every week in a 500 mile round trip, which is rather exhausting! I keep ending up spending money in McDonalds and buying lucozade/crisps/chocolate to…
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Daily thread for Tuesday November 28th.
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for xx (add date). This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do…
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Pasta- dried or fresh- what is the proper way?
I have always found this confusing, some chefs swear by fresh pasta and say it is the best stuff, then others say the true Italian uses nothing but the finest dried pasta. What is the proper and best pasta?:confused:
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Pasta & stollen
As I'm just getting into this using leftovers and wasting less can anyone give me some good ideas to use up leftover cooked pasta and stale stollen. I like shop bought pasta salads but have never had any luck in making any myself so any ideas would be useful. Also have Stollen, only I like it in the house and its starting…
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Life without a bin?
I recently heard something about my grandmother that I thought would interest fellow OSers. She didn't have a bin, she simply didn't have any rubbish. Any glass jars were highly valued and reused, anything paper was burnt, kitchen scraps were fed to the chickens. She was passionate about gardening so I think a lot of…
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Help needed with weekly food shopping
I've been reading posts a lot lately. Previously I have been in terrible debt - but thankfully have now paid this off. Had to sell the house though and have ended up in a tiny 3 bed semi renting. Anyway with Christmas looming and the terror of debts always at the back of my mind - I've just got to cut my food bill. For…
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Knitting needles for scarves
I have the wool for a fluffy scarf but I'm not sure which size needles to use. So far I have been told to use Size 1 (in old money)/7.50mm,but also have read that you can use 6mm & 4mm. I'm having a problem finding Size 1's but may have to resort to buying some! I have 2 balls of wool per scarf. What needles have other…
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Can you freeze Quiche?
Debating making a homemade quiche tonight, but wondering if I can frezze some?
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help recipe needed for daughters cookery lesson
hi all need some help daughter has to do a chinese dish in cooking this week can anyone recommend something easy and quick for her to do many thanks
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Christmas pudding in slow cooker is it possible?
Could someone please confirm that it is possible to cook Christmas Puddings in a Slow Cooker. Common sense tells me that it is possible but never having made one before, I have recipes but can't see the point of putting pudding to cook on hob if I use the slow cooker on high to simmer. Has anybody out there done it? Sorry…
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any gamon joint recipes
hi i have a small gamon joint and not sure what to do with it have you any ideas and do i have to soak the gamon in cold water first before i cook it thanks
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Easy recipes for one hand???
I broke my wrist last week and despite oh being very good, there is a limit to how much prepackaged food I can bear. Any ideas for easy things to cook? I have various helpful gadgets such a food processor, hand blender, mini-chopper etc.
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Storing Garlic and Ginger
Just wondering if anyone can let me know what is the best way to store these two? Also, how long should they last before being unfit to eat? I'm never quite sure?
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Oh no!! My larder is too full, AGAIN.
I have done it again and gone the dormouse, hibernation route. My cupboards are so stocked that I could withstand a seige Argh!! why have I done it? I know things are different these days and shops stay open but there is this mental block. I`ve got to stop-- well I will once my big order of organic, stoneground flour is…
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Out of date jars and dried foods
Afternoon all I have just gone through my food cupboard as there was lots of stuff just shoved in there and I couldnt see what I had. Anyway, while going through it all and organising it again I came across a bag of rice, use by nov 2005 and a jar of madras curry sauce, use by feb 2006. Do you think these would be ok to…
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Main Meals
This is where I fall down on my budget for food for the month. I like to have a bit of variety and the people I cook for like their meat. Here is what I have for main meals for next month so far. This is for 3 people by the way and I know the amount they can eat. Mince (800g x 3) - £7.20 enough for 4 meals Braising steak…
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Peppermint Creams - egg-free recipe?
Has anyone got an egg-free recipe for peppermint creams? I'm sure when I was little I remember making them without - but can't remember how it went. The main aim of this is to get a longer life on the finished product.
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Meal planning help
Good morning. In my fridge I have... a packet of bacon (from Aldi - lovely!) some ready to roast veg (from Morrissons - also lovely but not as cheap!) and the normal basics in my cupboard What can I make for my tea?!?!
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Help -setting up Young People/Family Cookery Sessions
Hi I wondered if people could help me or send me in the right direction. Basically I'm currently trying to set up 2 projects to runfornightly. One will involve cooking with 10 children aged 6-13 years and the other is aimed at young mums and their children as part of Family Learning. The aim is that the session will run…
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Money Saving Calendar
Hi everyone, I am currently trying to create a money saving calendar on behalf of the citizens advice bureau and was hoping you could use your vast knowledge to help me out with some money saving tips for each calendar month ie for January we might have picking up next years Christmas gifts in the sales. Pleae note - the…
