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Ham Hock - Week and a half old
I was in the butchers the weekend before last and bought a bacon hock, because it was a quid! Plans of pea and ham soup were on my mind. Anyway, stuck it in the back of the fridge, ate the saussages, bacon, chicken and lamb and forgot about the hock. Do you think it will still be ok? I think it was cooked when I bought it.
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Fish previously frozen at sea...
When buying fresh fish at Tesco's fish counter I always check if the fish has already been frozen. There's usually a label stuck in the fish saying 'previously frozen at sea and therefore unsuitable for home freezing' or words to that effect. Basically you shouldn't refreeze fish (or anything) that has already been frozen…
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Old Style 16 January
Am I really first :confused: I'll off and get the sticky.............. Back again :beer: Good morning everyone! Busy day today. Off to w*** where we'll be discussing what service we'll be offering at our CAB after the funding reductions in April. It's likely to be quite bloody :eek: :eek: I'm planning sitting on my hands,…
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Help - hosting an engagement party
We've having a party this Saturday to celebrate our recent engagement:j, and was hoping for some advice. I reckon we're going to have about 30-40 people, which in our 1 bedroom flat will be a challenge in itself! I'm going to put on some food, thinking chilli with rice or jacket potato, HM pizza that I can prepare…
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House dust mites
Does anybody know how to kill house dust mites? I know I should replace my mattress and carpets which are nine years old but I can't afford to at the moment. Vacuuming my carpet and mattress just seems to make me even more snuffly. Thanks in advance. Farf
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Washing clothes inside out - why?
Hellooooo Could any of you good people please tell me why some clothes must be washed inside out? And if I wash said clothes on their own right side out, is that OK? TIA Suze
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Home made ice cream question.
Has anyone tried using powdered custard rather than a fresh egg custard to save time and money? Did it work? Thanks, Ness.
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Goats cheese substitute
Good evening all :) Just a quickie..... Before christmas I had a really nice meal out, it was pasta tagiletelle (sp) with pesto, pinenuts, sundried tomatos and goats cheese. mmmmmm Anyway as I am now starting my healthy eating again I wondered if i could make the same thing (low fat pesto) but instead f goats cheese which…
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Have you inspired/converted someone to the "OS ways and means Act" 2008?
Our family motto for 2008 is to "Make it great!", not just for ourselves but for those who's lives we touch on a regular basis. I live OS - have always lived OS - but sometimes, without any preaching or web forums or broadcasting, we can touch the lives of others simply through example. I don't walk about in my daily life…
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Help Pastry
Hi, I was just about to make the pastry for my steak pie for tonights tea, and have realised, I dont have any lard:mad: Do i really need lard to make the pastry? If I dont, does anyone else have any recipes that I can follow to make it. Jackie
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Alternative pasta sauces?
I am trying to find a pasta sauce that I can use for all of my family. Due to health problems and sheer fussiness, I can't use the following ingredients: Tomato Milk/cream Cheese...although cream cheese can be tolerated Mushrooms Garlic Bacon This obviously rules out most of the standard sauces but I would love to cook one…
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Feeding baby HM bread?
Another breadmaking question please!! I'd want to try my 7 month old on HM bread rather than shop stuff, but is it safe to do so as recipes all say to add salt and I know I shouldn't be giving her salt?
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Yeast storage
I've looked in the mega index collection and can't find the answer to my question, so here goes. I can only really find yeast for my BM in sachets. As I only make medium loaves, I only use 1tsp of yeast at a time. I end up with half sachets that I put in the fridge and they manage to spill all over my shelves. I was…
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advice please
I have been given some reusable nappies by a very kind freecycler they are quite old and they are the shaped terry type with plastic wraps. Can someone please advise me the best way to bring these up as white as i can again ( Old style of course )some of them are stained and the plastic wraps are off colour aswell ive…
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URGENT please: How do I properly grease a cake tin?
I confess I usually use cake tin liners and loose bottomed tins but we've just moved and I can only find one-piece 7in tins. What do I do to ensure I can get my sponge cakes out? And how do I get them out?? My sponge batter is eagerly waiting for expert advice...
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"cook" pasta
I'm making tuna pasta bake tonight but I havent got a hob to cook the pasta first (well i'm using a camping stove but thats ran out of gas lol), is there anyway I could "cook" the pasta, as the recipe I follow says to use cooked pasta. Thanks QP.
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Tomato Pasta Sauces
I know there is loads of advice about this on this site and people like the Lidl one for 55p, but me and my lot just didn't like it that much. When it was cold, I thought it tasted like pizza topping, but heated up, it just wasn't as nice as the Dolmio Stir Ins I usually buy for them. Tonight or tomorrow I am going to…
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Danish leftover dish - with a twist
Well last night we had a bunch of spuds left over from the night before that i wanted to use up so this is what I made: "Brasede kartofler" - it's the danish equivalent i guess of bubble and squeak. I took the spuds and chopped into small 1 to 2 cm cubes. Fried 3 rashers of bacon left from the weekend with some chopped…
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Help - bread sinking
I'm hoping someone can help - I got a Panasonic breadmaker for xmas and all the loaves were wonderful from it. Now the last 2 I made have sunk in the middle and the tops are very rough textured. One was the 100% wholemeal on a long bake and the one I've just taken out is a 70% wholemeal on rapid bake. Does anyone have any…
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Gordon Ramsey wants people to be OS and cook from scratch - but at 9pm on a friday!??
