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Homemade - Healthy?
Now i know most the answers but i suppose i want reassurance!! Ive been making homemade pizza dough,pasta sauce,home made soups etc.. I wanna try home made 'sweet' snacks - biscuits etc..but healthy!!! Homemade is healthier right?? I know its about what you put in them & i do cut back on salts/sugars etc.. Ive made fruit…
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Something sweet without butter or sugar
I really fancy baking something sweet :o I have no butter and no sugar (oh, and no milk either!!!). However I do have lots of eggs (15 to be exact!) granulated sweetener self raising flour hot chocolate honey vegetable oil Some cherry brandy soaked cherries (as you do!) little bit of treacle tinned peaches ready made…
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strong turkey soup help!
have just made some turkey soup with meat frozen from christmas and used the frozen turkey juices as stock but it tastes really strong tried adding more water to dilute the taste but still very strong any ideas what i could do to soften the flavour.thanks
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Alternative to cooked sliced meat
Hiya, After watching Hugh's Chicken run I've decided to try and get better quality meat. Trouble is there's only OH that eats it, I'm vege and have been most of my life .I don't like touching meat and to be honest wouldn't know where to start with cooking it. At the moment, OH tends to eat vege most of the time and just…
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Difference between sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate?
I have washing crystals from Dri-Pak which say they're sodium carbonate, but is this different to bicarb of soda? When would I use which for cleaning?
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Pepping Up Packet Soup?
I know this is un-OS of me but I've got a stinking cold and cough so picked up a pack of veg soup locally for my lunch... the dried vegetable soup thats a broth, really. My question is, could it be pepped up with something spicy? (I usually get spicy thai soup when i've got a cold). If so what would you use and how much?
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Bags that preserve food in fridge
Someone has recommended bags from Lakeland that you can put fruit or veg in and it keeps for ages in the fridge. Snag.....bags cost about £4 and then another nearly £4 for postage. Don't live anywhere near a Lakeland store so does anyone know if any of the supermarkets stock similar?
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flat mushrooms and cherry toms
got 3 large flat mushrooms and some past there best cherry toms, any ideas please
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HM greetings cards can be expensive for the recipient...
I had to collect something from the sorting office yesterday after getting a card telling me I owed £1.06 for underpayment. When I got there, it looked like a standard size card with a little present (?) in it, I handed over the money. It didn't seem very heavy, but we know how the post has gone up. The weight wasn't the…
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Acrylic paint on white shirt
Hi there DD came home from school yesterday with acrylic paint all over her white shirt . Can anone help with a removal solution ? TIA Spring
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OS Wednesday 9th January 2008
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 today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s…
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Anyone part of a food co-op?
How does it work? Is it just like a Costco (ie stuff that's supposed to be cheaper because its in bulk but often isn't once you do the maths)? Do you have to buy 100kg of washing powder? Any info/tips gratefully received.
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Drying fruit
For a long time I've thought about drying my own fruit since I happened to see someone using the top of their woodburner to do it on television. Does anyone do this, or know where I could get information - can't find much on the internet. Many thanks, Ness.
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Smoked fish what can i do with it?
My dad has some smoked fish going spare and asked me if i would have it (yummy stuff) problem is there are about 5 bits and it was frozen when he got it last night and i can't get it till tomorrow morning i will have a piece for tea probably done in milk in the oven but as i am the only person who eats it is there anything…
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cooking lessons required
lol i have a Slow cooker, george foreman grill and normal cooker,(ohh and a micro), but want to start making more meals for the family. is me, oh, and ds who is 4. i buy all packet stuff at the mo ( steak pies, kievs etc), apart from mince and beef that i do in the sc. i see so many people on here making thier own pies,…
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How many slices?
I'm just wondering, how many slices do you all get from a loaf of homemade bread?:confused:
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Breadmaker Advice?
Hi there everyone. Since the price of bought bread is so ridiculous, I am thinking about making my own on a regular basis. What I was wondering is - is it cost effective to buy a breadmaking machine or to bake in the oven - or would it just end up costing as much as buying bread? Does anyone have any idea? :D
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Old style health remedies
Please bear in mind that we are not pharmacists or doctors though. After reading that someone just spent over £7 on Lemsips :eek:, and pointing out that if they feel they must lower their body temperature (high temperature believed to be the body's natural way of fighting infection, thereby getting rid of your lurgy…
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Gnocchi question
I have had a real craving for gnocchi, but I am struggling as to what goes with it. I have come up with Nigella's pork chops and then I think it might go with fresh fish, but don't know which type???? has anyone got any ideas fo??r serving suggesstions thanks in advance xxxx
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Tortilla Wraps
Calling those who make their own! What sort of flour do you use? Have read various recipes.. some bread flour, some with cornmeal. I'm desperate to have a go at these, as they're my kids favourite type of bread... give them the grated cheese, ketchup, coleslaw and they're away...... but for the ingredients in the wraps…
