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Have I made a mistake?
I put a whole pheasant in the slow cooker this morning. When I put the liquid in, the pheasant kind of floated in the liquid (not completely, just a little). Due to this, it was impossible to cover the pheasant completely in liquid, which is what I know I was supposed to do. I'm now panicing it won't have cooked properly.…
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Will this soup work?
I've searched through the recipe index and discovered I don't have enough ingredients for any of the soups that use lamb stock! I just boiled up some lamb bones from dinner yesterday (I had a huge lump of lamb, basically double chops but all in one piece, so I roasted it whole then cut the meat off) with onions, carrots…
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what's your families favourite pasta dish??
Hi, i was just wondering what is your fave pasta dish? I do the usual bolognaise ,meatballs ,lasagne with beef or turkey mince but that's it. I would love some more cheap and quick ideas for a family of five. Nothing spicy though as kids won't eat it Thanks a lot in advance for any ideas
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Ideas for a Valentines meal on a budget
Since Christmas have been trying to cut down on grocery bill, trying to keep it under £200 a month. Managed £180 in Jan. My dh is less keen on the whole concept, I don't know why as we seriously need to cut back! I want to cook a really nice meal for valentines but on a budget, want to show him that we can have a nice meal…
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Valentines biscuits
I would like to make some valentines biscuits with my son, i have bought a heart cutter from tescos (£1 for 3) but I need a recipe so that I can cut out the bisuits. We normally make cookies and he knows how to make these by himself, I was thinking of maybe a shortcake one but any other ideas would be gratefully accepted.…
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Really great recipe website...
Hello all, Not sure if anyone uses this, but I've just found a great recipe website - it has everything from food to home made cosmetics. It's got a lot of adverts and the weights and measures are given as American units, but it looks really useful... https://www.recipegoldmine.com Hope this helps someone :)
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Bought a whole duck - should I slow cook it?
Half price in Mr T's this morning, so I thought I'd buy one, never cooked one before, I would prefer to slow cook it, do I stab the skin? Would I need to place the duck on a upside down plate to prevent it swimming in fat? I would appreciate any ideas, cooking it tomorrow. Also, I would like to do a homemade orange sauce,…
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How to Sell A Wedding Band?
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Old Style Lent
I'm not what you'd call a comitted Christian, but the Christian year is part of my culture and my kids go to a catholic school so I've been thinking about lent this year which begins on Wednesday. It is a good opportunity to either give something up, make a lifestyle change or do something that helps those in the world who…
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Guardian ARticle today - excellent money saving old style tips!
I have just been reading an article in today's Guardian about a lady whose mum was a real old style saver - some very good tips in there too! I will try and post some of them later. One I'd never heard of was dried orange peel to use a firelighters - apparently makes the fire smell nice too! Really worth a look - in the G2…
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Kefir making for good health and good bread!
I've started a new thread as the other one I started has got a bit long now and I notice that a lot of the info on there is now out of date. I killed my kefir a while back but I've got more now and I dont know how I managed without it! As soon as I started on it again I found the old 'colon cleansing' properties of it were…
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HM Bread Question
Just wondered if any of you lovely people could help me.... I am starting to make my own bread but I keep getting massive holes in the bottom of the loaves where I have to prise the metal mixer thing out the bottom. Is there any way of not getting it stuck in the loaf in the first place or minimising the damage? Many…
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OS Daily 4th Feb 2008
Morning all, I'm off to get the sticky Hi, this is the Daily Thread for today. 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.…
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Nice natural smelling rooms for potential buyers....
I was going to post this in the Housing bit but I thought I would get better/OS tips off you clever lot. We are putting our flat on the market in a couple of weeks, spent 5 hours today clearing out the loft, and I am going to spend the rest of this week, doing each room, getting rid of clutter and giving it a good old…
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Easy oven bake recipes?
Hello lovely OS ladies :wave:, I'm on the hunt for some baking recipes which involve as little effort as possible especially recipes which are dairy, egg & yeast free or can be converted and recipes that don't need kneading. So, if you've any good recipes for bread, drop scones etc I'd be really grateful if you could share…
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Recipes for pears before they go off..like 1n 2 days!!
Hiya All, I did a big fruit shop & have 6 pears left! doubtful all be eaten in next day or two. Any ideas on any recipes & ways to use them..mayb as a disguise somewhere as other half not all that keen! I have all day tomorrow to cook. Thank you all x p.s a few months ago id of just chucked em today! now look at me!
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Hazelnut syrup - is there an alternative?
I usually buy this from Whittards to put in coffee but my local store have not had any for some time and neither is it on the website. (According to staff there is a supply problem). Googling and eBaying shows various other versions of it but it's quite pricey especially when you factor in delivery. Do any cooks here know…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 4th February 2008
* * Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it! Following requests to start things steadier…
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Potato cake recipes, anyone got any good ones?
My mum used to make them but i can never get them to taste like she did.Anyone got any tried and tested recipes they`d like to share please?;)
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Defrosting beef roasting joint
Hey guys Have found a Beef roasting joint I'd bought ages ago when it was on offer and have decided I'm making it feed us this week :D The problem is I dont know where to start, I've looked through the indexed collections and have some good ideas but my problem is, how do I defrost it? I know it sounds stupid but sometimes…
