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Curdled curry / dinner
:o Hi, couldn't find anything on a search, so hope one of you expert cooks can give me a bit of advice, please: What causes sauces containing either coconut milk or cream to curdle? :confused: I've been cooking meat and chickpea curry last night, done the same recipe a couple of times in the past, without problems. But…
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Keeping meals warm
Does anyone have any ideas please? My kids come in at different times, and I try to guess how long they will dawdle home. They won't have it warmed in the micro (organisms or something the teacher has "helpfully" informed them) it goes dry in the oven. I thought about the slow cooker plated up and a drop of water in the…
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Getting started
I've got three weeks to go until payday and I'm utterly broke already. As I spend vast amounts of money on food this month I thought I might be able to economise by planning ahead and using up my leftovers. I'm a reasonable cook with a large storecupboard but I don't cook 'proper' meals very often because I don't know what…
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Delias Complete Cookery Course Question!
I think that this might be a good place to ask. I already have Delias Complete Illustrated Cookery Course and I've seen Delia's Complete Cookery Course at a very good price online but I'm wondering if they're basically the same book with the same recepies. Does anyone have both or does anyone know if it's worth having both?
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started to declutter dd's bedroom...what now?
Ok this is a question for all of you full on OSers. My daughter's room hasn't been 'tidied' (read cleared of junk!) for a while so last night we started and already we have 3 bin bags of stuff she no longer plays with or wants to get rid of. Plus 2 bin bags of tat/rubbish which is only fit for the bin. Question is; serious…
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I searched but couldn't find anything
OK folks, here's the thing... it's something we all see and we all struggle with. We do a search and we can't find what we are looking for, and ten seconds later some smarty pants hands us a link :) So here's a quick and easy search routine that will help most often... At the top of the forum listing, towards the right…
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OS Monday 25 Feb
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 24th February 2008. 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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Family meal suggestions (please)
I am trying to spend less time in the kitchen without compromising on HM meals. I am trying to come up with a list of meals that ALL the family can eat (2 parents, 6 & 4 year old). Can anyone help extend my list please? I got * shepherds/cottage pie - with veg * lasagne - with salad * spag bol - with pasta * chilli con…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 25th 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 for…
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Books invading my house
Can someone tell what to do. My husband is a bookworm. He buys so many books. The dinning room, living room is overflowing wit books. And then the books are everywhere in bedroom, under the bed, beside the bed, over the cabinets. In garage you can't even put your foot in as books everywhere. its driving me crazy. I have…
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prob a obvious question but potato help
when i buy a bag of potatos within a week or 2 they have gone green an look like they rotting... i want to buy the big bags and make them last but where should i store them? also are they safe to eat once they have those nobbly bits? (are they called eyes?)
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Using Up Bread - bread & butter pudding etc?
My freezer just defrosted itself :eek: , but luckily after I spend tomorrow jamming the fruit that was in there and bake a couple of pies, there are only a few loaves of bread that are unsalvageable, so I need some ides. I reckon after taking sandwiches into account for a couple of days (before it goes furry), I have about…
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Leftover onions and cherry tomatoes...
Hi all I've got a bag of 6 smallish brown onions and a small tub of cherry tomatoes lurking in the back of the fridge! I'd like to make some sort of pickle/chutney but I've no idea where to start! I don't have any "fancy" vinegars just malt vinegar and a few herbs not many spices though. Will it be possible to make…
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Making yogurt with fresh milk
I've just spent the last hour searching all the yogurt threads for the answer to my problem. I couldn't find it so I've started another yogurt thread -sorry board guides:o For years I've been making yogurt in my electric yogurt maker using UHT milk and dried milk powder. I've had excellent results -thick and smooth yogurt…
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Help ! Dye from jeans on my new suite !!
Hi All Wonder if any one has any tips for me. I had some people round last night and when I woke this morning I noticed part of my new cream suite had turned blue !! It looks like the dye from my neices jeans has come rubbed off onto the suite in the corner where she was sitting. It's a fabric suite, tho' not sure exactly…
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Help with stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in bacon
I'm doing stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in bacon today. Can anyone tell me how long they would cook them for & what temp?:D I have a newish fan oven so I always have to take 20 degrees off, can you let me know if thats fan or normal oven time you quote. I hate things over cooked. Why don't they do all instructions in fan…
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OS Daily Sunday 24th Feb 2008
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 24rd February 2008. 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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Teapot cleaner?
Hi folks, I've been at my mum's today, and she's asked me to ask for your advice! The inside of her teapot is caked with years worth of tea-stained limescale, and she wants to know how to get it gleaming again. She tried various places - Kleeneze, etc - who used to do stuff for just this problem, however apparently as with…
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Uses for Rye flakes
Just found a bag of Rye flakes due to expire next month. what can I do with them? I have forgotten why I had them. Thanks in advance:D
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Apple Crumble Question
I am going to make Apple Crumble for pudding for tomorrow night. I haven't made it in years, but roughly know what I am doing! However, can anyone answer a couple of questions please: a) I have some Gala apples in the fruit bowl needing used up - will they work just as well as cooking apples? Do I just need to use less…
