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Potentially Delicious (AND filling) Lentil Recipe
i'm looking for a recipe that will not only taste good, but will substantially fill me up. i'm sort of toying with the idea of being vegetarian, and economically so, so any ideas on what I can do with my bag of chick peas and green lentils to make a flavoursome explosion of natural goodness? any ideas would be very…
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Clean House Clean Planet - help please!
Ages ago I bought the above book by Karen Logan and have been using it ever since...I thought it might be nice to make up some samples of the recipes in the book for a 'bless the house' type Chrimbo pressie (which will go alongside others)....I'm having trouble finding containers to put them in, I need fine mist spray…
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alternative to celery salt?
Hi there, I am just about to make some flat breads, I am going to be using my breadmaker to make the dough. The recipe I have includes 1 teaspoon of celery salt, of which I have none! I was wondering if there is an alternative or if I should just use regular salt? Any help appreciated. Vicci
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Can you stretch statin shoes?
I bought a pair of shoes that I really love only problem is they have peep hole toes and are a little tight. Is there anyway of stretching them before sat? (works do):confused:
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Frayed jeans.
Hello, My daughter's favourite FiFi jeans are frayed below the knee. Please does anybody have any ideas on how to mend them? Rachel
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Roasting meat in slow cooker
I've (oddly) won a boneless turkey joint in a raffle :T Whenever I've roasted turkey in the oven it comes out really dry. I was wondering about cooking it in my slow cooker. I don't usually cook whole joints of meat because they always turn out really dry - lamb, beef, everything. I figure I'm losing out on saving money…
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Decent Margarine Quest
I am looking for decent margarine - no trans fats. I need to lower my cholesterol, trouble is marge is so tricky! :o Any advice will be gratefully received. :D
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1-2-3-4 Cake
Just came across this and thought I would share: 1 cup butter, at room temperature 2 cups sugar 3 cups sifted self-raising flour 4 eggs 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare 3 (9-inch :eek:) cake pans. Using an electric mixer, cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar and continue to…
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Up all night with kids, need wholesome food today: help!
Dunno what's up with my babies but both kept waking last night. We all got a total of 3hrs sleep. Hubby's away on business trip and no family local enough to help. Anyway...can you help me think of something nutritious that i can just throw in the slowcooker so that if/when the kids finally nap I can sleep too and then we…
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OS Daily Wed 26th NOV 2008
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Wed 26/11/08. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already.…
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Heinz soup ideas please
Just been given 3 tins of lentil soup and 2 tins of mushroom soup. No one in my family are that keen on tinned soup as i always make my own vegetable soup. Any ideas of how i can use them up please. Thanks in advance Emilyx
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Cheesy Red Rice recipe?
Hoping someone can help, I got a recipe from a thread ages ago for Cheesy Red Rice and now I can't find it *pulls hair out* :confused: I've checked the indexed threads and used the search function but no luck. It was basically rice, onions, chopped tomatoes and stock, but it's the quantities I need as I can't seem to get…
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in my fridge.. recipe ideas wanted!
4 sausages 2 battered cod potions carrots frozen peas birds nest pasta (name? looks like a messy heap of string,,) 1 pint UHT milk bag of brown rice bag of couscous jar of honey have done pretty much every combo of sauagages and rice that I can think of..
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Storing food, like salt, flour, sugar etc
Sorry can't find another thread that may have this info on! I have some big bags of flour to store and I'm not sure what I should go out and look for. I've got a few big glass jars with plastic lids to go on some shelves where it's handy, but I can't fit everything from the big bags into that jar. Do you think some big…
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Simple but very tasty non dairy Dinner Party dessert?
Does anyone have a simple but very tasty dessert suitable for a dinner party? Preferrably non dairy. Thanks in advance
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OS Tuesday 25/11/08
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Tues 25/11/08. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already.…
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Curry Instant Seasononing instructions unsure?
Hi, I brought a rendang curry mix from my asian grocer but am a little unsure regarding the instructions as I have never cooked a curry this way before. It states 1. Prepare beef cubes and boil until tender. Allow 2 cups of broth to remain. This is the part i am unsure of. I probably sound a little silly but I don't want…
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can someone explain a slow cooker ?
I have been veggie since the age of about 17 so my cooking skills are very veggie based! A slow cooker is not something I have ever used -is it worth the outlay for a veggie family? ( kids eat meat but I do not cook it for them -they only hve it in a take out or meal out ) Also , while im asking questions! is a bread…
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Pullman Loaf Tin
:D I just took delivery of one of these babies today http://fantes.com/images/4009loaf.jpg I'm going to have a play tomorrow and will post some pics. DS3 will eat homemade bread but moans if its not the 'right shape' as he loves his perfect corners :rolleyes: Has anyone else got one? Any hints or tips on using them? The…
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Patching school trousers
Can anyone help me with how to patch the knees on school trousers. DS has done it again - I turned the last 2 pairs into shorts, but can't carry on like this (esp in November!:rotfl: ). I'm not too clever with a needle, so perhaps iron-on patches would be the best but don't know where to buy them (trousers are grey).…
