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Archives for May 2007

Where can I buy white vinegar in bulk
Where can I buy those large plastic containers of white vinegar please? I haven't got access to a cash and carry.
Using ghee/butterfat instead of butter in a cake recipe ?
Would this work ?
khjoubz Ammar Recipe
y D/D loves this Arabic bread anyone got a recipe for it ,its a bit far to the Asian deli for it and I make everything myself once I have a recipe .Wonder is it special flour I have Chapatti flour and bread flour ,I find she eats more healthy if I put this on the menu she likes to wrap it with meat and salad.
Baking using nuts
Hope this is the right place to post this - it is really a baking question - but I'm hoping that those of you out there with family members with nut allergies can help. Our school is a nut free zone - so obviously peanuts, walnuts etc are out for packed lunch cakes. However, does coconut also trigger an allergy? or could I…
Bread Maker questions
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OS Wed 30th May 07
Hi, this is today's Daily Thread. 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 in, put…
Where do you buy your free range or organic chicken breast?
I can find free range whole birds but find it really hard to get free range or organic breasts. Where do you get yours?
scaling up cake recipe - 9" square cake - UPDATE with pictures
Hi I am trying to bake a cake in a 9" square cake tin (as we speak, its in the oven). I used a standard sponge cake recipe (6oz flour fat sugar and 3 oeggs) and doubloed it and tipped the whole lot in. Its been in the oven (fan at 160) for about 45 minutes now. The top has domes and split (I dont care about that) revealing…
Stir fry chicken of some sort?
Hi could someone help me with tonights meal please? I have chicken breasts and I also have some stright to wok noodles so I thought I'd make some sort of stir fry. I have onions and carrots, cherry tomatoes, celery, red onions, spring onions would any of these go in it? I have other ingredients too just not sure which…
Are consumers being taken advantage of with organic/food miles/ethical etc?
Recipie for yummy chicken . . .
Soup Cassarole Stew Anything really where I can use the chicken carcuss. Will need to boil it tonight really. Thank you all T xx
Help anaemia and cooking OS style
Hi peeps Saw the doctor today and he said if i dont start doing somethign to fight my anaemia i am goign to be in real trouble. My hair is already falling out in chunks and that really is no exageration, my eyes feel swollen adn sore, im so unbelievably tired but with a 3 year old sleeping is not an option and i cant sleep…
Loaf Tin sizing help
Feel like making some dough in breadmaker and then baking it in oven later on. Only problem is ... don't know what size tin to use. Please could someone who knows tell me the dimensions of a 1lb tin and a 2lb tin. I've got a loaf tin but I've got no idea which size it is. Any help much appreciated Nell
Dry clean only?
My husband has a pair of black trousers that need cleaning before we go to a wedding on Saturday. I can't afford dry cleaning. Any ideas? I'm thinking maybe sponging the worst parts with a Stardrops solution, but any advice gratefully received!:confused:
help with poor mans mousse
Hiya. I saw this earlier on a thread & when I nipped to the shops earlier I grabbed some jelly & tip top but now I'm not sure if tip top is going to be ok, wasn't it condensed milk I should be using? Does it make a difference? Jelly is cooling now lol you would think i'd make sure first wouldn't you :rolleyes: Any help…
Getting rid of doggy and smoke smells
Hi I wonder if you could help me my sister has just bought a beautiful house but it smells bad. She finally realised why the people who she bought it off were always cooking when she came round. She has laminate flooring downstairs and it smells of wet dog and she has it cleaned several times and also the rest of the house…
Housework and cats!
What can I use....
Hi everyone... not sure this is right place!!! First time posting on this board... and was wondering if anyone could suggest something to use for a "splashmat" to go under my 7month olds highchair... We are giving her more and more finger foods, and as you can imagine.... they get thrown everywhere... and if they fall on…
OS Daily Tuesday 29th May 07
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for today. 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 in,…
HELP! Ancient stain on bedroom carpet.
Dear All Please can you help? Three years ago, a bottle of T-Gel brown shampoo got spilled on our beige carpet while we were away on holiday (long story). I've tried absolutely everything to get the stain out. If it stains the carpet so badly, I hate to think what it does to people's heads... We're selling the house now…

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