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What can i do with maple, fruit and nut porridge
Hi as a new sahm (with a 6 week old baby) and hopefully oser i really want to stop throwing away food (mostly bought by oh and not on my menu plan :mad: ). i have a box of quaker oats with maple flavoured sultanas, dates and pecan which i would like to make into a cake/biscuit of some description. i have milk, eggs and…
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somebody starting out Old Style? (had to share)
Sorry I had to share this. I really shouldn't be laughing at this as the poor woman in question may just be starting out OS but I had to share. The canteen where I work is quite dire now and very expensive. There are lots of sandwich shops and fast food places near the office which have seen a rise in trade from the people…
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Horrid Kettle
My kettle is giving out little bits of ???? when you pour out the water. Does this mean it just needs cleaned and if so how do I do this?
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OS Tuesday
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Tuesday 8th April. 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, please…
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how best to colour soya mince?
ok used 1/3 soya mince today with beef to make spag bol. but DH sussed some thing was not right ( though i liked it and could not really tell un like last weeks try with cottage pie) the reason he knew all was not well was it look a bit pink as the soya mince was a bit white. though i have not told him yet it was soya and…
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soup help please!!
hello, I was wanting to make a soup and i dont have a stock cube, plenty of veg and potatoes etc...also dont want to use meat can i do this or will it come out funny?? apologies for the daft question but im a newbie...to this, and cooking!! any help would be fab. thanks xxx
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evening standard- free book
you can get a free book about decluttering your house with the standard today. have had a quick look and it looks quite good :-)
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O/S Buffet Ideas
Hi All I am looking for a bit of inspiration for some old style cheap buffet ideas. My husband plays bowls and as the captain of the team he is leading by example and doing the first after match buffet - this usually includes sandwiches, sausage rolls, crisps etc. for about 20 people. We get reimbursed £6 for doing this…
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pasta - shortages of durum wheat
it appears that waitrose have run out :eek: :eek: :eek: of their own brand pasta. durum wheat supplies are getting short across europe and canada is running low so may be competing for european supplies. the problems are due to 2 bad harvests on the trot (information from The Grocer magazine) i'm going to buy some later!
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How do I keep mud out of the house?
We live in a rural area and have free ranging chickens...which means we are constantly going out to tend to them and constantly bringing mud in the house even though we take off our boots in the utility room. Do those special door mats that claim to absorb mud actually work? Are there any other ideas please? thanks
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OS Daily for 7th April
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 7th April 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, please do…
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Slow cooker
After reading all the raving reviews about SC's on this forum, I went and bought one. The instruction book dosen't tell me anything about times though, I'm scared of poisoning everyone! I found the SC recipe thread so I'm alright on that front, it's just times and water I'm confused by. I have a pack of cubed steak in the…
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Question for Gaggia ice ream maker owners
My question is do you know who repairs them? I bought a second hand one off ebay from Italy, the freezer works great, the paddle churned for about 1 minute before it stopped and has not started since. I did leave it for the 12 hours you are supossed to let it sit for and was so excited when I was finally able to make my…
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Picknick Ideas For KIDS and Veggie Adults
Hi all, I need a bit of help. I am trying to find some easy to make picknick recipes. We are having a birthday picknick for a 3 y old in July, where only family is turning up. Unfortunately, brother in laws kids are fussy eaters (they are 3 1/2 and 6 years old). Also, brother in law is vegetarian. Any input would be…
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Badly burnt-on and disgustingly dirty cooker
Hello everyone and thanks in advance for reading. Right. I need HELP. We're moving into a new house and the cooker is absolutely disgusting. It has months of burnt-on food. For some reason the inside of the oven is relatively OK, but around the hobs... I just don't know what to do about it. So I'm posting in here to ask…
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cheap food
Hi i have 2 questions, first i really need to sort my food budget out, I have found some great recipes on the boards.thank you everyone my kids are mad on lasagna does anyone have a cheap recipe idea. I have looked through the boards but cant find anything. Also can you freeze it? Second when using foil containers do you…
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Cleaning a kitchen
My sister is moving house tomorrow and has asked me to help her give her new kitchen a clean. I'm going there in the morning and will bring with me some white vinegar and stardrops. I've been told the kitchen units is real oak and I'm unsure what to use on them (I don't want to damage them). She is hopeless when it comes…
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Scaling cake recipes up and down
OK, I have searched but couldn't come up with anything. I need to make a cake for my in-laws Pearl Wedding Anniversary. I've found the cake I want to make. 2 tiers; 1 is lemon and the other is chocolate. Right my question is this...... the recipe for the lemon cake is for a 9 inch tin, but I want to scale it down to a 6…
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What can I make with this?
Went to ASDA today and went mad in the WHOOOPS!!!! fridge. I've got 2 Haddock Fillets 2 Venison Steaks 2 Smoked/Dyed Haddock Fillets 2 Dyed Cod Fillets 6 Vacu-Pak Sirloin Steaks 250g Steak Mince Spent less than a tenner on this. It's all in the freezer now, but I need a good recipe for the Venison, and I want to do…
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Do you have a compact tabletop dishwasher?
I've been thinking/researching getting a table top dishwasher for about a year. I have literally no space for an undercupboard one so it has to be a table top one. I did have a space problem, but I've had a eureka moment today, had a shift around of stuff and now I have space to fit one on the worktop :T I've looked at all…
