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Cauliflower cheese & gruyere soup - recipe anyone?
Hello I was wondering if you wonderful people could help me out. I have just been out for tea and had a cauliflower cheese & gruyere soup as a starter and it was delicious. We have friends coming for dinner on Saturday and I thought it might be nice for me to try to make this myself. So, I was just wondering if anyone had…
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OS drawer freshners...
I spoilt myself the other day when I was in town to a bubble bath crumbly thing from Lush. Now before you have a go at how expensive they are then I split them into 3 or 4 so I get a couple of gorgeous baths from it! Now on the back it said "re-use" and they suggested using the bag in your knicker or sock drawer to make it…
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pickled gherkins and recipe ideas
OK tesco had some reduced to clear pickled gherkins at 10p a jat. I love them on hamburgers ala Macdonalds but we kinda bought a wee too many of them and wondered what else we could use them for ? I know we could use them for salads, and obviously the burgers above, but anybody got any other ideas ??? Recipe ones…
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Trying to find one of the OS recipes - help!
I'm trying to find one of the OS recipes and I'm sure it must be staring me in the face. I can't remember the name, but it is a sponge cake mix put into bowls and topped with a thick mixture of water and hot chocolate (or cocoa) and then cooked. The watery mixture sinks to the bottom and becomes a fab thick chocolate…
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Ice Cream Maker - Do you use yours?
I am thinking of getting an ice cream maker and wonder if anyone who has got one uses it regularly or is it one of those things that sits unused after the initial excitement wears off. I bought a bread maker last year and haven't bought bread since and just wonder whether an ice cream maker is useful as we tend to buy…
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Soya chunks-any tasty recipes please?
Hi, apologies as I'm sure this has been raised before but I am thinking about going vegetarianish (!) as I think it might be cheaper if I eat stuff like lentils, soya chunks and the soup/bean mix that is in the shops. Has anyone got any good tips/recipes for soya chunks etc? Also for the bean mix, I have tried it before…
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Cherry cake, that sinking feeling
How do you stop glace cherries sinking to the bottom of the cake or buns?
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Mucky sheet
My Oh has been ill in bed for a while (changing bedcothes weekly incidentally). But when I went to put a fresh washed (and tumble-dried :mad: )sheet back on the back on the bed I noticed it still looked grubby where he'd been laid previously. Sweat or skin grease maybe? Any ideas on how I can get this sheet clean again…
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coconut macaroons
after the success of twinks hobnobs last night OH has suddenly announced that he wants coconut macaroons as they are his fav (first ive heard of this ofter how many years together?) anyhoo ive trawled my many books and on here and for some reason google isnt working on my veeeeery old puter and cant find it so i need a…
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Too many boiled spuds
I went a bit mad peeling pots yesterday and now have got loads of leftover boiled potatoes!! I mashed up half of it and after dinner I made 12 large fish cakes ( thanks to recipe from someone on here :) ) I'm not quite sure what i can do with the rest of the pots. I left these plain (just boiled in water no salt etc added)…
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Mealplans WB 22nd February 2008
Hi Guys! Anoher week has gone past:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: I havent been well this week so some meals were postponed or replaced by something easier to make. Here is our weeks menu: Friday-Scampi, Chips & Salad Saturday-HM Quiche, New Pots & Salad Sunday-Chicken, Roasties, Yorkies & Veg Monday-Fish, Mash, Veg and Parsely…
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OS Thursday 21st February 2008
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 21st 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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Fairy cakes like mountains!
I love making (and eating:o) fairy cakes and sometimes make butterfly cakes (OH fave) but sometimes just want to ice them The problem is the top is not flat its shaped like a mountain, which is good for butterfly cakes but not for icing. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong please?
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how old is your ironing board ?
whilst ironing today i noticed that the plate bit was starting to go a little rusty then remembered that the board was prolly around 15 years old i reckon its something we keep for a very long time - so how old is yours ?
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Help with Apple Braids
Hello there, I have been reading the apple braid recipe for some time and finally decided that I have to make it! I have a Bifinett BM that has two sections so you can make two 1lb loaves. Can I make the apple braid recipe in this? Or I can do it by hand but (shocker!) have never made bread by hand before and was wondering…
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sticking to the budgets and lists
hi all im feeling guilty just been shopping for the week. i had worked out that all i needed was £70, so i drew that out, and spent £95!! ive been checking mysupermarket, and have today been to tescos, sainsbury and asda. obviously i never kept to my list, 4 easter eggs 'fell' into my trolley BOGOF, an extra £4. i bought…
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So bored of chicken and beef
Hi! My OH won't eat lamb or pork (except bacon and gammon) so we always eat beef and chicken but I am getting really bored of eating the same old things. I tend to always make chilli, bolognese, stew/casserole and curries and stir fries. He is also finicky about fat on meat so I have to buy the extra lean steak mince…
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Fluffy Rug Moulting Everywhere!
Hi there everyone. I'm hoping someone can advise me, A few weeks ago I bought a cream fluffy rug from Argos- looks great but its moulting everywhere! I have told OH not to walk on it as the fluff may be sticking to socks etc, but he says whats the point of having a rug if you can't walk on it (kinda see his point). It just…
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Eating Apples and pie making
I wonder if anyone can tell me if I can make apple pie filling fom eating apples - I have four going soft - and if so how to do it? I've never attempted anything like this before!
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Don't use the Ariel Dosing Calculator
http://www.ariel.co.uk/bio_dosing_calculator.html Hi, I just tried out the Ariel dosing calculator. It recommends 155ml powder with med soil and soft water area, actually I think we're medium. I use about a third of that and my laundry comes out clean. I'm not surprised people have skin problems with biological powders if…
