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how long for rice in a SC?
i've got chicken thighs and chopped sausages in a spicy sauce in the SC at the moment with about 4 hours to go. If I throw in some long grain rice , will it cook in 4 hours? Or will that be too much time??:confused:
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Whats the best way to use my Pukka Project Book?
I need some help and guidance guys:D I bought a Pukka Project Book a couple of weeks back and dont have a clue how to organise it:confused: It is A5 size and has 3 seperated sections. How would you organise it? I dont want to spoil it by using it a daily scribble pad, but was thinking more of lists that need to be done or…
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deluxe hand mixer
Hi I am wanting to start making my own cakes and bread. I can not afford a bread maker or a food processor, but have saw a deluxe hand mixer in argos. It comes with a dough hook and twin beater for £14.99. Can anyone tell me if this is a waste of money or will it be worth it. Will it be good for kneading. Thanks
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Lightly Toasted Oatmeal
Following a recipe for cooking a turkey i know about 3 weeks late but our was broken and just got a new one :( Can anybody tell me the difference between normal oats and medium lightly toasted oatmeal? It's needed for the stuffing and i could only see the normal stuff. Thanks Shamish
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Made bread from flour from our local windmill
Thought I would buy some flour from Skidby Mill our local working windmill. It was more expensive that supermarket flour at £1.70 for normal sized bag and it came in fine or coarse but cheaper than I had suspected and still value for money IMO. I choose fine. I mixed the flour with 1/3 white flour as I find totally…
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OS Daily Thread SUNDAY 14TH January 07
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 14th Jan. 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 come…
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Meal Plans WB 14th January 2007
Here we are again. Another week. Here is my meal plan. Sunday-Having a full Roast round friend’s house. Monday-HM Fish pie, Carrots and peas Tuesday-Lamb Stew and dumplings Wednesday-Toad in Hole, Mash, Carrots and cabbage Thursday-Shepards Pie, Cabbage and sweetcorn Friday-Egg and Chips Saturday-Chinese (sp)…
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Containers for planting...
I'm not too sure if this is the right place to post this but I couldn't find a gardening section :confused: I'd like to grow some of my own veg this year but as I only have a back yard and no way of getting an allotment I thought I'd have a go at doing some container planting... I was just wondering if anyone had any…
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microfibre cloths+sainsburys
Can anyone tell me where in the store they are?. :confused: Its the only supermarket near me and I spent 15 mins reading every packet of cloths!! must have looked really strange! What do they look like? So far from this site I have worked out that they come in pink and blue and are they only ones worth having. And I want…
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The Complete Jam, Chutney and other Preserves collection
This post is going to be a complete collection of ALL Jam, Chutney and other Preserves threads here on Old Style. Please do not add any posts or questions into this Index Thread but do your best to choose from the many threads below one which is most closely related to your query and by all means join that one. This is a…
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Please Please Help Inexperienced Cook
Please Please help me!!! I am pants at cooking anything new but this morning I watched bloomin 'Saturday Cooks' and saw an "Easy" receipe for maramalade chicken as as my OH is away til tomo I thought I would make it for a treat when he gets home. The problem is it says chicken thighs and wings and I have done breast and…
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Old Style is GREAT !!!!!! Thanks to everyone......
Hi Thanks to everyone who contributed to Martin's Thrifty Book - I received this book for Xmas (i did ask for it !) and started implementing many aspects of old style straight after. I've used up stuff lurking in my freezer and cupboards, meal planning, I've been making double, freezing etc etc. Well the good news is that…
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SC chicken soup?
I just wondered if anyone had any good recipes to make chicken soup, and if possible, ones for the SC? Please and thank you! xx
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Dried fruit - nutritional value?
Lidl have a half price offer at the moment on their 500gm mixed dried dessert fruit (not the baking kind!). Does anyone happen to know whether dried fruit of this kind retain the same nutritional value of the original fruit or whether any is lost in the process? I love these things and would like to think they are doing me…
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Quick Question .........
If you were staying away for a couple of days would you tine your heating to come on say for an hour at a time say twice a day or would you leave it off completely and then come home to a freezing cold house ?
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Eek! Curry stain in/on worktop!!
Typical!!! I finally discover a love of curry (from an excellent place) and in my hurry to scoff it I leave a spoon with the tiniest bit of yellow curry sauce on it on my black laminate worktop........... result - a bright yellow stain that won't budge no matter what I use! I'm guessing it's tumeric that has done the…
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Help with cowboy sausages!!
Hi all! I have looked high and low and cannot for the life of me find the recipe for the Cowboy Sausage bake thing that Aril makes :confused: :confused: I wonder if someone could post the recipe for me or a link to the recipe. I know it involves sausages and beans but not sure how!!:p Many thanks all!!! :D
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Minor triumph in supermarket
In Sainsbury's on Thursday, I wanted to buy the three pack of peppers that cost £1.29. There were none on the shelves, only individual peppers for 68 pence each. So I asked an assistant if they had any packs in the back and when she said no, I asked f I could have three individual peppers for the price of the three-pack.…
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stew ?
hi im thinking of making stew next week can anyone tell me what i need and how long to cook it for ? ill be using diced beef so do i just chuck in loads of vegs, what about potatos? and how do i make the stock ? sorry just need help :rolleyes:
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cooking gammon - help
Help please. I've suddenly had a call from OH. he's bringing 4 of our friends back for tea tonight. Decided i will make it easy and prepare it all now. Got a 650g gammon joint out of fridge and am boiling it now. Wrapper says 30mins per 500g so approx 45 mins cooking. Is this enough? Don't worry not going to starve them…
