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Duck Crown - What to do?
Hi everyone, Was hoping for some advice. I got a (very) reduced duck crown in Mr T's recently but have no idea what to do with it. I would roast it like normal but roast duck is too rich for me :( Does anyone have any recipes? I was wondering if I could do Chinese Crispy duck, but I always thought that was the legs…
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How long can shortbread pastry be left before cooking?
I made a batch of shortbread pastry before christmas :rolleyes: and put it in a sealed tin. I've just remebered about it and was wondering if it'd be ok still to cook? Thansk
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Saturday 29th December 2007
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 29th December 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 welcome,…
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meal planning
I know I know loads of threads on this but im looking the "meal planning experts" to come out and advise me where to go to find the calorie counts of my meals? ive joined the boots change one thing to lose weight in the new yr and it suggests a calorie count of 1200 a day which would be fine... if i knew the calories in…
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Onions in everything... aargh!
Hi OH has a pretty drastic onion intolerance. I've found that many many recipes rely on onions for bulk or to add flavour - doesn't help that they're cheap, either. Does anyone have any ideas about what to add as a substitution for onion in recipes? Believe me, I'm not up for just disguising them - he may be paranoid about…
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Slow cooker or bread maker?
Hi all! :hello: I'm fairly new, so I thought I'd ask the experts! I have a little bit of spare cash (only a little, mind!) and can't decide whether to buy a slow cooker or a bread maker. I can see the benefits of both but wondered what other OSers think. I'm thinking the bread maker will get more use, but I'd love to hear…
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Meatballs & gravy at Ikea - Any ideas?
Hi all Would love to rack your brains on how I could source the receipes for the meatballs and gravy they serve you at Ikea stores. My hubbie and kids absolutely love them and I don't fancy a trip to our local ikea (over an hour away) each time. Can anyone help? Guesses on the receipe would be appreciated - I don't know…
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Proving dough
Our airing cupboard is not always that warm. Do you think it would be ok to prove the dough in the oven on a very low setting? Jasmine
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January 2008 Grocery Challenge
Hello everyone, Welcome to the first Grocery Challenge of 2008. If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your December budget, then keep on posting in the December Grocery Challenge. As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be…
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cooked meat, can someone help
hi, i have four pieces of cooked meat in my fridge, 2 gammon and pork were cooked on xmas eve and 2 beef and turkey were cooked on xmas day, but we were all ill and didnt eat anything. we are much better today but i wanted to know if you would eat these or throw them now. has it been too long. thanks in advance for any…
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What to do with unused food?
By the time new year comes around and I start my diet I will have tonnes of food left in the kitchen OH won't eat some of the stuff, there are also tins/packets in the cupboards he wont touch and I cant eat due to the type of diet I am going to be doing. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions? I dont want to throw…
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Maple roast ham joint-advice needed
I bought this 450g ham joint in case we had unexpected callers but we haven't used it yet. It doesn't specify whether it can be reheated or not. I was going to do it for tonight's tea with egg or pineapple and chips and peas (maybe onion rings too if I'm feeling flush). Should I slice it and serve it cold or do you think…
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turkey curry
Hi Sorry if this has allready been posted but i did a search and couldnt find anything. Does anyone have a recipie for turkey curry. I have a slow cooker and could make it in that, but really any recipie would be great. thanks Lunar
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Leftovers - Cognac/Brandy sauce, whipping cream - what can I do?
Is there anything I can do with these today which doesnt take up time? I need to get to the inlaws around 3pm. I would really like to not chuck them out, but cant think of anything to do! I am under the impression cream can't be frozen? I also have a full packet of parma ham, chorizo and other similar meats. Can these be…
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Daily Thread 28th Dec 2007
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 28th Dec. 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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Soya mince cooking times
I'm doing a bolognaise sauce with soya mince. The recipe would need 1 - 1.5hrs if I was using meat. How long do you think I should give the sauce considering I'm using soya mince instead? also, can you freeze soya mince? thanks
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Help with cooking Lamb please
:confused: Hi all, Looking for some cooking expertise as I'm definitely a novice! :o I want to cook a boneless piece of lamb, but I can never get it right :confused: eating out in restuarants it seems to be lovely and tender, but still on the rare side, whenever I cook it, to get it tender enough it's normally cooked to…
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Oven smells of oven cleaner
Did the yearly task of cleaning the oven out yesterday:rolleyes: , and way and behold I want to use it again tonight - just to get it back on the road to being dirty again :rotfl: . However, it stinks of ovencleaner eventhough there is none of the ovencleaner white residue visible. Any ideas of what I can quickly stick in…
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Indulge ~ An amazing dessert book
ok not totally OS but this book i am about to tell you about is fantastic and is on offer on amazon at present http://www.amazon.co.uk/Indulge-Perfect-Desserts-Claire-Clark/dp/1904573754/ref=dp_return_1?ie=UTF8&n=266239&s=books I have been lucky enough to be given a personalised signed copy of this book for Christmas by my…
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easi-yo CHEAP.....
just to let everyone know i picked up a easi-yo yoghurt maker for £7.50 today in julian graves they where half price it was a 'gift pack' that included the easi-yo maker and 1 yoghurt sachet plus the other youghurt sachets everything was 1/2 price.
