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OS Daily 11th Jan 2008
Good morning.. this is the Daily Thread for Friday 11/1/08. 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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vegetarian sites/advice
Hello, I don't want to become a 100% vegetarian but at the moment our household have meat most days and I would really like to try and make meat just an occasional thing. Problem is I really don't know where to start, I like beans but don't know how they can be used or pulses etc. I wondered if anyone knew of any sites…
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Oven cooked curry
Good evening all :) Tomorrow for tea I am doing a curry, the curry i have is "local produce sauce" so there arent any cooking instructions just a jar with sauce :o I want to make a chicken curry, i will throw some extra bits in to make it tastey but i wanted to cook it in the oven rather than on the hob. Any ideas on what…
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Chemo - Ideas for meals
A friend is cooking for her father who has to have chemo soon. Does anyone have any recipes ideas for meals that are good to have when on chem? Many thanks!
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How do you manage it?
I always wonder - How do other people manage. My hubby is on a relatively good wage for the area and yet we still struggle. I must spend about £120-£140 feeding us all weekly and there is only 4 of us. Just taking the last two days as an example - I know its not all on food but money just seems to evaporate. I took £40 out…
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creme de cacao
Made some fab espresso cocktails with this over christmas however I am left with loads in the bottle. Would anyone have any ideas on what I can make with it?
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Hmmm silly breadmachine question
ok mine is still just about cooking i decided today to try the larger french loaf followed insturctions apart from yeast (instructions said 3 tsp) i use 2 and a half anyway it was at the top of the machine and over the sides (yikes) scooped top off as such and closed lid (and its not gone flat) i now have a lump of spongy…
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Exam time I need brain boosting recipes for my DD?
Hello everyone, my daughter has an exam coming up soon and is already complaining that she is stressed and tired thinking about it. So I wondered if you had some nutritious recipes that I can keep in plentiful supply in order to boost her energy levels and aid her revision. I have a slow cooker and bread maker. Thank you.
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Pastry Economics
Pastry Economics Home made Short crust Pastry Cost 27p/500g Saxby’s Short crust Pastry Cost 88p/500g from Mr T Home made all butter short crust pastry Cost 50p/500g Jus-Rol frozen all butter short crust pasty Cost £2.49 from Mr T. And I used to just chuck em in my shopping bag! Although I don’t use that much pastry, it…
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MealPlans 11th January 2008
Hi Guys!! I think this year is going to pass by too quickly too:rolleyes: Here is our mealplan for this week: Friday-Scampi & Chips Saturday-Lasagne, Salad & Garlic Bread (Family Over) Sunday-Chicken, Roasties, Yorkies & Veg Monday-Chops, Mash & Veg Tuesday-Lamb Stew & Dumplings Wednesday-Spagbol Thursday-Cheese & Potatoe…
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Kabenos-Polish Sausage
I went to Waitrose today and bought a Kabeno (sp?) with the intention of cutting it up and putting it in the slow cooker with some stock,carrots and potatoes, do you think it will work? I have seen loads of different type of sausages in Lidl but I dont know if they work the same way as "bangers" . I did try a piece of…
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Help with Vegan muffins
I am attempting to make vegan banana muffins for a friend and have found a recipe online but the only problem is that it says to put a dash of vinegar in, and I'm not sure what type of vinegar to add? :confused: Any help would be really appreciated as she's coming tomorrow
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Very, very noisy breadmaker!!!!
My Morphy Richards Fastbake BM is about 4 years old and has started to be very noisy. So noisy its impossible to let it run overnight as the noise keeps everyone awake. :rolleyes: I have cleaned the paddle thoroughly and also the paddle housing thingy but hasn't made much difference. Any ideas as to anything else I might…
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Jordan's mutigrain cereal - any recipes for this?
I decided to treat myself to Jordan's Multigrain porridge mix over Christmas, as a treat - it's expensive and I thought it would be a nice change from my usual cheap porridge oats. What a mistake that was - I hate the stuff! Awful texure, awful taste, complete waste of money! So I am now left with an expensive box of this,…
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Anyone help with curtain sizes?
Probably should be on another board but hey ho.... Am just in the process of doing up the nursery for my (sex unknown) baby due in 10 weeks and am starting to look for some ready made curtains, can only afford to spend about £20. Am a bit of a novice when it comes to curtain sizes, the width of the window is 66" so I know…
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Does anyone have a tip for getting Silly Putty out of fabric please?
Oh deep joy - when I attempted to remove my son from his bed this morning he was well and truly stuck to it!!! Daddy (he shall be in big trouble tonight!) let our 3 year old go to bed with Silly Putty (the type you get in a small egg) and it's spread out over his pj's and every item of bedding. I've tried to pick it off,…
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Freezer been switched off / door left open - will food be ok?
We had an 11 hour power cut yesterday, so the freezer went off. I opened it once to rescue some fish and put them into a friends freezer, but other than that, kept it closed. It is a large chest freezer and is almost full, but as the power came back on in the middle of the night, I don't know if anything had started to…
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OS Daily 10th Jan 2008
Good morning everyone, Will just get the sticky - Good morning.. this is the Daily Thread for Wednesday 09/01/08. 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…
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Is this a good price?
Went to the butcher today but having never been to one before not sure if I got a good price and since I generally chuck food in the trolley without checking prices I don't know what I'd usually pay. Got: 3lbs steak mince 2lbs steak sausages 1lb smoked bacon 1lb chinese pork stir fry 4 steak and sausage kebabs For £18.50…
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Advice needed. Can you freeze egg mayo?
Hi hope everyone is okay. I am still quite new to this so please bare with me if I have posted this in the wrong place. My partner and I have recently just got our first house and unfortunatley I lost my mum. This is the type of thing that I would have turned to her about so was so grateful when I saw this thread and…
