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Making Life Easier
Hi there, I have one dd who is 3 1/2 and my second baby on the way in a few months. Im finding time to be a little on the short side these days and im getting concered for when no 2 arrives. What Im hoping is for some food advice really as I would like to cook some batches of food to freeze so Im not having to cook meals…
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Bread.... Again !
After several naff loaves from the breadmaker (I don't know what I do wrong :confused: ) I decided to make my own bread by hand :T I have tried 2 recipes, one from here and one for Naan bread which uses yoghurt and was delish - I will adapt it to make cheese and onion bread, herb bread etc - Both were great, so much better…
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Strawberries smelling 'bad'
Why do strawberries smell so flipping awful these days - I bought some and used half, the other half are now smelling so bad that I raked the fridge to find something which had gone off. Located the smell in the strawberry punnet. This has happened before - is there any reason for it cos I feel like putting them in the bin…
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pea and ham soup but with out the peas
trying to get back on track with my shopping budget.... i am just about to boil some ham for sandwiches for the week..... and i also want to make a broth or stew as well with the stock.... my mind has gone blank ( must have something to do with my age ..lol...) so if i boil the ham and add veg while boiling.. like normal…
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can i freeze............
fresh parsley ? ok in my wisdom (or lack of) i decided to do pasta for tea and decided i'd try to make my own garlic bread ( panicking now , never done this before) ............ so bought the bagette thingy and a garlic thing and a bunch of parsley........ going to attemp to make some garlic butter but this bunch of…
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making menu cards ( like resturants ) any ideas
i had a little set too with my youngest a week or so ago about what we were having for tea..... and i dont know how we ended up at this comclusion.. but i was going to print out menus like they have in rsturants/cafes .... with what we are having for tea..... but with a slight choice....so they he could 'choose' what he…
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How much for a free range chicken?
Hi all :hello: Would be really grateful if anyone who buys whole free range chickens could give me some prices to compare with. I've never bought/cooked a whole bird before (:o) but the farm that my chicken/pork comes from charges £4.72/kg (for a min 1.5kg chicken). Is this about right? Thanks muchly x
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chinese rug
anyone tried to clean the fringes on a chinese rug?
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coleslaw wedges and gravy
Hi Can someone tell me a recipe for coleslaw wedges - is it coleslaw and wedges or something else? Can people post their recipes for hm gravy - not after roast, but say to go with sausages or meatballs- please.Thanks
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O S for Monday 14th May 2007
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 14/05/2007. 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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Cleaning marks from black granite sink
I've got a black granite sink in my kitchen and have soaked some mircofibre cloths in some wash powder for a few hours. The sink bottom is now covered in white marks upto where the water was. How can I clean these off? Have tired scrubbing with Stardrops but to no avail, anyone have any other ideas? Thanks!
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Weekly Flylady Thread 14th May 2007
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread, usually ran by Moggins but I'm just filling in temporarily. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to…
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Eggless Cookies?
Anyone got a recipe for cookies that doesn't require eggs? (or something else quick and unhealthy ;) ) I've got a craving, and the oven's on anyway, but no eggs :( Chocolate would be a bonus :D
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Mississippi mud tart?
Does anyone have a recipe for this? It was a tart with something like jam in the pastry at the bottom, a coffee mousse like stuff and topped with a hard icing which I guess was dark chocolate and cream together. Its the chocolate mousse I'd like to copy the most! Thanks!
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Recipe for Branston pickle?
Has anyone made a pickle similar to Branston's? I've searched this forum but haven't found a recipe but if anyone knows one pls let me know.
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what happened to my Yorkshire Pudding?
What am I doing wrong, my yorkshires are always soggy in the middle and dont cook properly. I heat a small amount of oil in roasting tin til smoking, use normal batter mix and have oven at 220 degrees. The top always goes crispy, the bottom usually goes crispy, it rises nicely but I end up with a soggy mess in the middle.…
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No Space - any ideas on best/cheapest way to store recycling outside?
I can imagine us buying lots of different containers and ending up wasting money. Dh wants us to keep it in the kitchen, but we have no space so I think that putting it outside the kitchen door is bestest. But we need something to keep it in that's waterproof that won't look too hideous outside or take up too much space,…
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How do veggies with meateaters cope?
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Mars, Snickers, Maltesers etc going non-veggie
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Help needed please!
Hi all, I am planning to spend the afternoon batch cooking a variety of meals for during the week and have a question! I am planning to make chicken and veg soup for my lunches for work in the slow cooker, but I have forgotten to defrost the chicken breast :o (only using one as there will be plenty of veg to bulk it up…
