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S/R flour problem - is it me or just the flour?
I have always been good at baking as my nannan taught me the basics at a young age. When i moved out of my parents i didnt really get all the utentils and stuff needed to make the cakes and buns that i love doing. My OH's Gran brought round some very old weighing scales with some weights and i attempted to make a cake. i…
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Help! I unplugged the freezer!
I need advice becuase I'm in [STRIKE]a bit[/STRIKE] a lot of a tizzy! I accidentally unplugged the freezer 24 or possibly 48 hours ago and only just noticed. It hasn't been opened since. Most of the stuff is paritally or completely defrosted what can I keep, what do I have to throw away and what stuff can I do soemthing…
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Recipe - I have 500g of Beef and 500 g of Lamb
I have 500g of cubed beef and 500g of cubed lamb. I want to use the meat to make a casserole or stew (obviously one beef, one lamb not all in the same pot!). Can anyone give me their os recipe (inc. oven temp and times) as I don't want to use a packet mix - they cook two quickly and IMO the flavour is never that good. I…
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New Kitchen Sink – What’s best?
Help required please – I’m totally confused.:confused: I will be putting in a new kitchen shortly, the current one is over 20 years old and typically French. It has a ceramic double sink on concrete walls and a white tiled topped (think public loo) concrete double unit with rough wooden planks for a shelf beside it! I’ve…
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OS daily Monday 15th Oct 07
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 15th oct. 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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I'm so cheap in the bedroom - photos
The Chez MATH marital suite has long since needed an overhall but as per money is tight. Mrs MATH claimed nothing was salvagable and it all needed ripping out and we needed to buy new, but I with my OS canny ways new better and argued that we could revamp on the cheap. Mrs MATH rolled her eyes and put an order in for…
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"Subway" style honey/oat bread
I'm experimenting with my breadmaker tonight; trying to make bread that tastes like the Subway's honey & oat bread. I'm not very hopeful (anyone who remembers my "pork smells like poo" thread will know I am not a gifted cook). I've amalgamated two recipes from different books (because one had honey and one had oats). Even…
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Sew a belly dancer outfit!
Hi folks Have an 11yo daughter who has decided she wants to be a belly dancer on Halloween so she has decorated a little black top with sequins etc and now needs me to sew the bottom half!!!! Only problem is the sewing machine is on the blink and my normal standard of sewing stops at putting on a button. We have bought a…
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Which steamer and liquidizer would you recommend?
Hi all Need to purchase the above. What would you recommend? Thanks in advance MM
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Weekly Flylady Thread 15th October 2007
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. 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 enjoy it! Following requests to start things steadier for…
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Mealplans WB 14th October 2007
Hi all, Couldn't see a thread started, but if i have missed, please feel free to amalgamate!! Think Pen Pin poorly atm, so (((((hugs)))))):D hope you feel better soon. This week i will be aiming for- Sun-HM Fish pie with savoy cabbage Mon-Lamb or Chicken tagine(depends on which is best value), cous cous Tues-Out at…
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I'm disappointed with my slow cooker
I have bought a Prima slow cooker as recommended by WHICH magazine. I have had three attempts and cannot get it right. 1. Pork cooked it for 8 hours on Auto (this is HIGH for a few hours then automatically turns to LOW) - all cooked but drier than I expected. 2. A stew again on AUTO for 8 hours - OK but very bland tasting…
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Frozen Milk has turned yellow - is that normal?
I stuck some milk in the freezer for the first time (ever) last Monday, was ferreting around in there and noticed that it had turned yellow (looks like frozen pee to be honest) I freaked out and flung it in the bin :o , just discovered that now it's melting it's turning white again, so my question is....does it always turn…
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Cod roe....what to do with it
I have a tin of this, and I just sliced it up into 5 chunks to fry up and make into a sandwich, but thought 'hang on'. Is there anything really good I can do with it? I do love it btw, and I do realise what it is :D What do you lot recommend, or should I stick with the yummy sandiwch!?
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Family of 5 'shop from home'food storage challenge...
:hello: Hi Everyone This month has been a nightmare for us even though I have tried to budget for OH's strikes (he's a postie) The numbers are just not adding up :eek: So we need a little help *insert grovelling smiley here* I have always kept a Food Store.This evolved from when we were first married and OH's boss had a…
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!st my boots now my jeans!!!
I can't seem to do anythingthis week without damaging something!!! I have a fab pair of jeans that are baggy but have a little cresae dowm the front (they're actually nicer than the sound) I iron them lightly on he crease only when I put them on today I noticed a drity mark right dowm the crease line, assumumim=ng it was…
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Cleaning a leather jacket
I have a leather jacket which could do with a clean, on the inside at least. Anyone know how I might go about this at home? Shops are wanting around £40 and weeks to do the job! Thanks.
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Yuca. How do I cook it?
While I was in Spain last week I bought a Yuca. I assume it is a root vegatable (because I bought it in the veg section in Lidl and it looks like a brown root). It was on special offer so I couldn't resist. I was thinking of peeling, chopping and roasting it and having it with our roast dinner this afternoon. :rolleyes:…
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Christmas Dinner
Hello everyone, Christmas is fast approaching so I was wondering if we should post recipes / side dishes that make a perfect Christmas dinner.
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£10-15 a week food challenge - any advice and pointers?
It's the middle of the month, and I always seem to run short at this period but I've read some posts on here that some people managed to survive £10-£15 a week food wise. Can anyone give me some advice and any recipes/meals to make and try? Thank you in advance.
