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OS Daily Thurs 9th Oct 08
Hi, this is the OS Daily thread for the 9h October . It 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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Mealplans WB 10th October 2008
Hi Guys! Am starting this a little earlier than usual as my OH is downstairs and Im in bed watching boring TV:D ....this week we are having: Thursday: Sausage Cassarole & Baked Spud Friday: Pizza & Salad Saturday: Steak, Oven Chips, Corn On Cob & Garlic Bread Sunday: At friends for dinner Monday: Chops, Mash & Veg Tuesday:…
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Need help urgently please guys
MIL passed away on Monday and as the only female in the family the guys are relying on me to organise the funeral food. What on earth do I do?:confused: No idea of numbers or anything. The meet afterwards is from about 5pm onwards at the house and potentially there could be people from 200+ miles away. Please help Gilly
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german cooking
we moved out to southern germany in April this year i had to give up my job and be a lady of leisure! so i've loads of time on my hands the food out here is more expensive but is good quality there are lots of things i've never seen before and lots of things you cannt get. i'm still trying to save money but its more…
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Dinner for six - ideas?
Hey there, wondering if any of you can help out with a few ideas, as I'm totally stuck...... Got some friends coming up this weekend, we're off out walking on Saturday and I've already cooked up and pre-frozen two pots of thick soup (Lentil & Red Pepper and Pea & Ham) for when we come back Saturday evening, and will set…
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Making children's meals...
Ok, so I do main evening meals, but.... When my children have reached High School it's become their responsibility to get themselves breakfast and make their own lunch....I'm now starting to wonder how money saving that is or how good for them. My original thinking was that as they get older they need to know how to look…
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Cake and chicken!
Morning old stylers...long time no see! I am in need of some of your worldly wisdom...I made a cake the other day, just a basic vanilla sponge, and added some choc buttons to the mix. Predictably, they all sank to the bottom, despite me coating them in flour first, which I thought was the solution. So how do you stop them…
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Making Apple Juice - The Transylvanian Way
This could rate as one of the more unusual requests for O.S.'ers - but am hopeful someone can tell me how please. In the Transylvanian region of Hungary they use surplus apples to make apple juice. It is done in such a way that with natural preservatives only it lasts for literally months. The secret is apparently…
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OS Daily Wednesday 8th October 2008
Hi, this is the OS Daily thread for the 7th October . It 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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What little OS thing have YOU done today?
Apologies if this thread isn't a good idea - I'm sure a mod will take it down if it's not though. It's a spin on a thread we have running over on Mortgage Free wannabe - the idea being that it's for the little things that don't necessarily need a thread of their own, or fit in anywhere else, but that you really want to…
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Boiled a chicken with the skin on
I am having a major cooking night tonight but have had a bit of a disastor! I usually boil up a chicken to do a soup but cut the skin off first - only this time I forgot (had too many other pans on the go at the same time!) and now I have a film of fat on the top of my stock (havent added anything to it yet, have just…
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Apple Sauce with Cider Vinegar to keep?
Hi all ... I saw this advertised the other day ... http://www.englishprovender.co.uk/products/description.asp?range=1&category=3&product=51&organic=0&fairtrade=0 AppleSauce with Cider Vinegar ... ... and thought it would be nice to make some ... all the recipes i have found however .... including some on here from last…
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Help! What can I cook tonight?
I had/am having a miscarriage and therefore don;t want to go out to the shops. OH is willing to but doesn;t really want to either. We don;t have a lot of food in but I will list it. I'm looking for ideas for dinner tonight. We have: 4 tins tuna 1 tin pink salmon 2 tins plum toms 1 tin mushy peas 1 onion 1 pepper 1 big…
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Timing for sausage and baked bean stew in oven/hob
Hi, just a quick question. I've picked up a recipe from one of the lovely people on this forum-it's a casserole using sausages, baked beans, 1 pint of stock, lentils and oats. It was for a slow cooker which I haven't got yet-going to look round the carboots for one. Could anyone tell me how long this would take on the…
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Meal Planner Help
Im starting to sort out my debt and monthly spending - starting with food. I am looking for the MEAL PLANNER as this weeks effort has already ruined as ive run out of stuff dsoo have to go to the shops - dangerous. Found out im good at baking - did my first bread and cookies but i am awful at cooking on the cheap and from…
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calzone
My new years resloution was to make better calzone and better fudge (not using condensed milk) . I have not really suceeded. My main issue with the calzone was that I can't get the dough to stay soft when it's cooked. I really want something like they serve in Frankie and Bennies, it has a lovely soft dought. My dough…
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OS Daily Thread Tuesday 7th October....
Hi, this is the OS Daily thread for the 7th October . It 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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Slow Cooking For One!
Hello Old Stylers :j I've now moved into my own place and kind of got it sorted! I bought a slow cooker (one of the tesco ones that were on offer, thanks to a kind OS'er!) and am now a bit stumped. When I was with ex-MrK, I only used the slow cooker a couple of times before we broke up, and he seems to have acquired it.…
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how do i make a pork Casserole, with tender meat!
Hi all ok i cant cook to save my life, everything i cook i over cook it, as im worried about killing everyone, the only things i can cook is the basic's curry, sunday dinner etc. my husband says he likes what i cook but i can tell hes just eatting it to keep me happy! so for the last few months ive just been cooking 1 meat…
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Greaseproof v Baking Parchment?
What is the difference between greaseproof paper and baking parchment? Sent OH out to get some greaseproof and he came back with baking parchment "because it was 37p cheaper" - so he does listen to my complaints about cutting costs sometimes:rotfl: I assume that they are both OK for lining my (greased & lined) cake tins,…
