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fan oven query
my landlord has asked if i'd like a new fan assisted oven in the kitchen, a built in one, as my current one is ANCIENT!! i'd just like to know if these are better than normal cookers, as i like to bake a lot of cakes, pies etc, and i'm used to my old cronky one!! would i just cook things for a slightly shorter time in a…
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Keep salt dry!!!
I am having problem lately with cooking salt! Despite changing to new box / new pack , it gets wet! any clever ideas to keep salt dry and free flowing
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Question re Aldi £6.99 Turkey Crown
I've just bought one for next weekend as i always cook a xmas dinner for dad and stepmum before they go on holiday over xmas. I been trying to be frugal this xmas so thanks to this forum my husband has just been to Aldi and bought a £6.99 Turkey Crown...thank you everyone...anyway my question is.... There will be four…
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OS Saturday 8th December 2007
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Sat 8th Dec 07. 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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Bread Pudding :Suet vs Butter
I was just reading another thread and there was a recipe on it for bread pudding but made with butter instead of suet.I have always used suet but it got me wondering does anyone use the butter recipe and if so is it better than the suet one? Lesleyxx
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An extra portion of stew for pennies....
When you next make a stew or similar,thicken with cornflour/water and adjust the seasoning.Cook this out on a low heat and for the price of a few pence,you have an extra portion...or 2. If you do not need the extra portion/s,simply freeze it. After doing this a few times,you could have enough for a day or two worth of…
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What to buy at Waitrose?
I've got £40 to spend at Waitrose thanks to Pigsback I don't usually shop there as we can't afford to, but I now have these John Lewis vouchers in my paw :) Rather than spend all my vouchers on 'everyday' food, I would like to buy a couple of items that I would never usually be able to afford - be they conserves, wine,…
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Questions for chicken owners...
We're picking up our first 6 hens tomorrow. :j We've got one of these carriers: http://www.petscorner.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=119, would they destroy it if we transported them in it in the car? It's a 1 hour journey. thanks
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Freezer cookie dough
I'm on a really tight budget for Christmas this year and am making as much as possible from scratch. One thing I like to have available over Christmas is cookies - , you know the sort, all big and chewy :) I used to buy in several bags, but they are so expensive at over a pound for just five......just shocking!! What I…
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Disguising the taste of antibiotic
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Any seafood lovers care to help me out?
I love seafood (we all do in our house) will always order it when eating out but i am not that good when it comes to cooking it myself, i can manage grilling certain fish like mackrel, cod, and can even manage mussles. Prawns are a fav. But there are so many seafoods i have not even tried to cook, i am desperate to cook…
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What went wrong with my sponge cake?
I am practising making my sons birthday cake before the big day next week, i followed this reciepe to the word. http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/smallspongecake_14563.shtml but if i had left it in for the full 90mins it would have been burnt to a crisp, i checked it after 1hr 10 and it was dark brown (ok to eat)…
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Tefal Actifry
I`m treating myself to one. I decided after I saw some of the recipes. Not just for low fat chips :T Anyone else got one and how do you get on with it?
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MealPlans WB-8th December 2007
Hi Guys! Yes another weeks worth of meals are due:D This week we are having: Saturday-Pizza & Salad Sunday-At sisters (Roast Beef Dinner!) Monday-Fish, Spuds, Sprouts & Carrots Tuesday-Toad In Hole, Mini Roasts & Roasted Veg Wednesday-Red Thai Chicken & Rice Thursday-Shepherds Pie & Roasted Veg Friday-Egg, HM Chips & Beans…
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Is it too late to pick wild rosehips for jam?
Well i've given all my jam away! I made about eight jars to last me through until next year and everyone kept knicking a jar! :D Now I notice there are still rosehips on the trees in the forest where I take the dogs (I often eat a few of the skins on my travels as A Vit C boost) Some of them are really squishy but the…
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OS Daily FRIDAY 7th Dec 07
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Fri 7th Dec 07. 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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Raclette cheese
Evening all - I should really be in bed but need to post this before I forget. I get the weekly Lidl special offers newsletter in an email.....not sure I should be admitting that in public but there you go :rotfl: Anyway they have Raclette cheese on offer from Thursday next week (13th December) for £1.99 a pack. The pack…
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Looking for a great cookery books for kids!
So i thought Id come to you lot :wave: Hope you are all well, havent had the time to look in much here these days :( Just thinking about buying something for our nephew. he was the worlds fussiest eater ( literally biscuits only!) but now hes making some tentative steps to cooking himself his diet has varied loads :T He…
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nail-polish AHHHHH!!!
Not sure if this is the right place, but my 10 year old daughter has just spilt silver nail polish( Boots GWP :) ) all over my new MOTO jeans, any tips on how to remove, apart from nail polish remover as I think that would also stain the jeans?:confused:
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Meal ideas to freeze ahead
I will be going into hospital with my daughter for at least 2 weeks. I will be there 24/7. My husband will have time off work to give me a break during the day. The in-laws will stay at our house to look after our son. My husband won't cook he would live off cheese and marmite. Can only do basic ie fishfingers! so I will…
