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Bread/yeast question.
Yesterday, I made some dough using my bread machine. First time i have used that setting. When it bleeped, I shaped the dough into barm/tea cakes (or whatever your local name for them is) :D I left the things to rise...as instructed in my bread book....and then popped them into the oven.... Well, I have made them into…
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Chilli
hi i w as wondering if i could do this in slow cooker? Would i need to brown mince and is it just like putting on hob i.e tin toms spices and beans? Or do i need stock?
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Monday 19th Nov 2007
Morning everyone...Hiya Haribo, I see ya lurking!!! 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…
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Setting up a new kitchen - what storecupboard essentials would you buy?
I'm busy putting together a list of stuff from Tesco for my sister who has just moved into a new house. At the minute she is living on pasta and jars of sauce, mainly as she cannot afford all of the "twiddly bits" that allow you to cook rather than re-heat. I've got a few ideas, but I'd welcome advice as to what stuff…
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Strong white bread flour
It's the only flour I have left at the moment ... can I use it, instead of plain flour, for making shortbread? Or will it be too heavy? Thanks
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Cash Machine Robbed Me Of £140!!
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AB customers
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How long can I keep ... HM sweets and chocolates?
I have been testing out some recipes for a christmas fayre on Dec 6th. I have made some squares of coconut ice. some I have left plain and some are covered in chocolate. Will this batch last until the fayre if I wrap them in cellophane? Or will I have to make a fresh batch nearer the time?
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WikiRecipe
I was just thinking that wiki software would be great for a recipe site, so there must be some out there using it. Managed to find this site; http://www.wiki-recipe.org/index.php?title=Main_Page Thought it might be of interest to old stylers to use and/or add to.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 19th Nov 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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just a thought ...well 2 actually
i have been doing my sunday batch cooking.....even though i am full of flu.. and still recovering from seeing motorhead nad alice cooper in concert on friday night...lol.....( the rebel in me ) and was trying to think of ways how i could get my basic store cupboard ingredients a bit cheaper...... first of all i thought…
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Woks & cookers
I have a conventional 4 ring cooker and i use my wok quite a lot. The wok won't stand properly on the cooker ring and is quite precarious. Isn't there a devise you can get to put on top of the cooker round the gas ring so a wok can stand in it? Does this make sense to anyone? I've looked everywhere but can't get hold of…
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Rainbow fairy cakes??
Hi all, I read a recipe somewhere a few weeks ago that was something like 'fastest ever rainbow fairy cakes'. I thought "I'll come back to that and write it down" but I didn't and now I can't find it or did I dream it?
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Challenge tru's house
I've decided that the things in my house need to pay their way, so I need to pick your brains :D It MUST be OS because of our Five Year Plan and being as self-sufficient as poss :D I've been looking at our house as a business (from a cashflow point of view), the aim is profit, ie. savings - whether that profit is actually…
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Flours risen another 15%
Just done Mr T's - best time to doing when it's raining cats and dogs and blowing a gale - hardly anyone there :D BUT, the 3kg Allinson's bread flour that has been £1.99 for weeks has suddenly this week shot up to £2.29 I'm glad I stocked up a couple of weeks ago! But, bonus, the twin pack of Kleenex tissues is half price…
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how long will home made biscuits keep?
I'm hoping you can help me. Instead of buying Christmas cards I had the idea to give them each a personalized gingerbread man. I've done my list and i'll need to make about 100 biscuits:eek: I was thinking of making the biscuits over 2 or 3 days, then icing them all on 1 day, packaging them in food bags the day after, and…
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can you put clingfilm in the oven?
Hi, probably reallllyyy stupid question, but I am going to make flapjack today and I sont want it to stick to the dish so I thought i could line the dish with clingfilm first so it will come out easily... Does anyone know if this is ok as it needs to bake for 15 mins? Thanks..
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Where to find some funky draught excluder snakes?
Does anyone know where I can get some draught excluders, you know the snakes that you lie along the bottom of a door to stop draughts seeping through? I have a three month old and she is really feeling the draughts coming through when she plays on her play gym or bouncy chair, and having just come out of hospital with her,…
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OS Daily Sunday 18th Nov 07
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Sunday 18th November 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…
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Help have I made a mistake
Hi whilst shopping in Asda's this afternoon over the loudspeaker came an announcement that the large chickens were now 2 for £6.00 as they were priced at around £5.90 each I thought great bargain and bought 2 then called in my mams on the way home she was not impressed she said they were selling them off over the scare for…
