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First time OS'er needs advice!!
Hi everyone! Ive been lurking on here for a while and find this board really inspiring, so i've decided to give OS a go! I'm going to start off small and buy a whole chicken to break down into a few meals. I thought i could make a chicken pie, risotto and some pasta BUT ive never actually cooked a whole chicken before so…
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I didn't think bread was fattening?
I've read many posts, especially on the bread making threads where many people say that they don't eat too much of their bread because they put on weight or worry about weight gain. I didn't think bread was fattening :confused: and I eat quite a bit of it and it doesn't make any difference to me. I just thought bread was a…
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Happy Friday 18th July
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 come in, put your feet up (although check the…
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on now
evening all on now sky260 (horse and country) it's the first part of a wartime winter..about wartime farming and cooking sorry if it's all ready been mentioned
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Chocolate question
Does any body know if chocolate can be frozen in the freezer (don't want to be a pig and eat all at once 4.5 kg)
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Increase in portion sizes?
Has anyone else noticed this? I have a selection of BeRo books dating from the 1970s onwards and in the first one I have -the weight of one egg for a sponge pudding feeds 4. In later ones the weight of 2 eggs feeds 4-6. This could be the equivalent of doubling a portion size. In the same vein I have a Marguerite Patten…
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Recipe for cinnamon & raisin bread?
I've just finished a loaf of Irwin's "Rankin Selection" Cinnamon and Raisin bread. I can't get enough of the stuff but sadly this doesn't seem to be available in any of my local supermarkets. See http://www.irwinsbakery.co.uk/products/product/47/rankin-selection-cinnamon-and-raisin-loaf/ if you haven't a clue what I'm…
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Mealplans WB 18th July 2008
Hi Guys! Another week has flown past...where is this year going????? We are away from Saturday for a week but have devised a mealplan for when we are away with some treats/luxuries:- Thursday-Ham Omelette (using up whats in fridge) Friday-Fish & Chips (OH's treat & no washing up) Saturday-Chicken, Salad & Baked Spud…
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The 1940s House is being repeated
The first episode was yesterday, History channel 7pm - Sky 529, Virgin TV 234. Wonderful viewing. It brought memories of my childhood mostly spent with my gran. They had 3000 calories a day. You can see how they used it up. In the first week were they were exhausted – cooking and washing Not at all fit. 'People petitioned…
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cake advice
Hi there! I am getting married next Friday - a relatively money-saving affair (of course!). We are having our "cake moment" after the evening food (BBQ) - a friend is going to bring her "choco-mobile", some kind of chocolate wagon with fondue, fruit etc. Anyway, we have been wondering what to do for the drinks reception in…
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Egg Noodles
I don't normally cook with these, but tonight we are having lemon chicken and noodles just seem more appropriate than rice. I have bought dried noodles which I assume I just bung in a pan like I would with rice and pasta, but how much do I cook? We are quite gluttonous :rotfl: and I normally cook:- 80g of rice per person…
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Anyone got Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage Meat Book - pig's brain recipe?
Hiya, Cheeky question,:o has anyone got Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's meat cook book, and if you have, would you be a star and let me know his pig's brain recipe?:D I'm collecting mine today, and the internet isn't revealing many yummy sounding recipies. TIA, Weezl x
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OS Daily Thur 17th July 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 welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the…
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Homemade vanilla/cinnamon/orange/lemon extracts
Probably most of you know how to make vanilla extract (split open vanilla pods and steep them in a bottle of vodka for several months, shaking it regularly) But I discovered with great joy that using the same method you can make cinnamon extract! Slightly different method for the orange or lemon extracts: For Lemon Extract…
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Frozen double cream
I while back froze a tub of doube cream before it went past its date. After reading through some ice cream recipes I would love to make some of my own, I have alergies which mean I cannot eat processed food, so I would love to learn to make my own, as im restriceted to Mackays vanilla (£££) on the ice cream front, id be…
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Can I replace the egg in meatballs?
Hi I am planning to cook turkey meatballs for tea tonight and have run out of eggs........:mad: Can I use anything else to bind them? Going away in a couple of days so don't want to buy more eggs if poss as some will get wasted Thanks in advance:D
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what to do with cooked salmon. asap please
i cooked a big piece of salmon on monday and still have quite a bit left. its not going to last much longer and my mind has has gone blank. i dont fancy sandwiches, what can i do fairly quickly with it? i have a good store cupboard, just no braincells! thanks vix
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Dried milk
I had never used dried milk before this morning, didn't like the thought of it at all. This morning I had run out of fresh and found a forgotten tub of dried in the cupboard. Made up a pint and put some in my tea, tasted nearly the same, and my daughter had it on her cornflakes and in her coffee (not knowing it was…
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20 Healthy foods for under $1
Clearly an American site, but nonetheless interesting. http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22145/52070-20-healthiest-foods--1/ Has anyone any other sites that give this kind of advice? Want to be really depressed - read this http://www.peakoilassociates.com/POAnalysis.html
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OS Daily Wed 16th July 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 welcome, please do come in, put your feet up (although check the…
