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Better baking guide, Free with Sat Guardian
Newbie here, The Guardian are giving away a free baking guide this Saturday 24th November, I got an email from a friend on the danlepard.com wbesite . You have to buy the paper (which I don't, but will do this week) but it sounds really good, and not some book preview thing but new stuff. Have been baking bread by hand at…
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Cheesy Nachos?
It's my little girls 8th birthday next week and she is having 3 friends for bowling then tea at our house. Their parents are coming for tea also but i want to do 'bits and bobs' for the parents ie pizza etc. Anyway, this is probably a thick question, but how do you do cheesy nachos (like the ones you get at pizza hut as a…
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Olive oil dressings suggestions please
Hi, I have bought a condiment server one being an olive oil pourer....was wondering if there was anything I can add to it to make a nicer dressing but it also must be safe to use without having to put it in the fridge, for a month or so at least... thanks in advance
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I've broken my sewing maching
I was given loads and loads of free fabric by a friend so I thought I would make some canvas bags for Xmas pressies... Anyway, I think I might have sewn with the foot up :confused: or something has gone wrong because the needle is stuck down and the foot hardly moves up or down with its lever. Obviously it is no longer…
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Does anyone use dairy free cheese
Another question. Does anyone use dairy free cheese and if so which one? Im trying to find one that I can use, particulaly for cheese sauces that would be suitable for a baby, so prefereably with a low amount of salt as well. There seem to be quite a few available on the internet but I would imagine that some are better…
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chicken quarters
I just bought some chicken quarters from the butchers and was wondering how long they will take to cook in the oven. Going to do a mini roast dinner tonight :D
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oatmeal stuffing
Does anyone have a recipie for oatmeal stuffing, i had some last year and would love to make it this year for christmas but wouldnt have a clue where to start. Thanks in advance for any help Lunar
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Stain treatment - Snail Trail!!!!!!!
Yes thats right :mad: , got up this morning and my dark brown velvet curtains hanging at my patio window have had a snail run up through them!!!!! had to leave and come straigt into work - any ideas how to tackle this when i get home? :confused:
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Diary for Wed 21st Nov 2007
Morning everyone 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,…
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Bread Making
Hi all just a quickie, can you make bread without using dried milk? The reason I ask is that my baby has a severe milk allergy and as a lot of bread has milk in it I thought I'd try making my own. I've borrowed my mums breadmaker to have a try but she lost the recipe book but did say I needed milk yeast and strong bread…
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Sliced ham, chicken, quark and crabsticks
My OH and I were lucky enough to go away for a long weekend leaving the kids with a friend in our house. I had ordered a Tesco online shop to be delivered the night we went to leave food for while we were away. Due to an error on their part, they delivered someone else's meat (maybe more than one persons) in place of our…
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Coupon/money-off voucher purse/file
I would like to try and organise all my money-off coupons into some kind of purse or wallet so it would be more handy and useful when shopping,and so I don't miss out on bargains!:rolleyes: Has anyone made one or converted an old purse/file into something similar? Ideally I would want one that could have seperate,possibly…
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frozen oyster recipes pleeeeeeze
I like to go into the local chinese supermarket and buy a couple of things I've never tried before. A few months ago I bought a pack of frozen oysters and I still haven't used them! Any recipes? Also what do I have to do with them - are there any yucky bits that need removing? (I never know what to do with mussels either).…
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I need a strong mop
Can anyone recommend a mop for me. I keep breaking mine, they dont seem to last and I dont really want to clean the floor on all fours all the time. I have tried the flat ones that you pull a lever on and the tradional ones you squeeze out in a bucket, but they keep breaking.
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Pastry disaster....
I'm just trying to makes some minced beef, onion, carrot and potato pasties for OH's lunches but have had a bit of a disaster when it came to making the pastry. I used the food processor to rub in the butter and flour, then transferred it to a mixing bowl and stirred in water bit by bit. It was perfectly fine - except it…
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Help - Car smells of bad FISH!
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Shopping for one
Hi all I'm sure this is on the board somewhere already but my head is all the over the place at the moment and I need quick advice/answers. I am splitting up with my boyfriend of 3 years and will now be shopping for one. How much do you think I will spend including detergents/toiletries etc. Or I should say, what "should"…
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Shopping and cooking for one (veggie)
I am a single vegetarian and currently spend approx £110 a month on my supermarket shopping. This is toast breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and an evening meal. Also includes the usual laundry things... Is this a realistic spend? If not, does anyone have any tips to help lower it?
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salt dough recipes and ideas what to do with it
hello there, Another rotten day out side stuck in with the kids. i am looking for a recipe for salt dough . the stuff that goes really hard . think i have to bake it . can i colour it and then bake it or can i paint it after ???? also looking for ideas on what to do with it . christmas ones would be nice . will try and get…
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Growing Vegetables - Loads of Advice needed Plz!!
