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Passata alternative - help please!
Just a quick question - I want to make a recipe which asks for a jar of passata. There was none in the supermarket when I looked yesterday, so I was wondering, could I strain some tinned chopped tomatoes, and whizz them up with some tomato puree to get something similar? Has anyone got any recipes for passata - I've also…
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Friday 12th December
Morning campers!! I know what is she doing up at this hour. Long story, but condensed; had an awful day yesterday organised DH for his trip to blighty. First the bank made me call back after 12 for money, met a friend for coffee who is supposed to be going to a family wedding for the weekend. Got home to make cake for DS…
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Your Guilty Cupboard of secrets..
Your Guilty Cupboard of secrets.. Well we know how well all of us on this board are at house keeping and what lovely sparkly kitchens we ahve and show home living rooms we sit down in in the evening;) SO....Do you have a cupboard that you would die of emmbbarreesseemmeenntt.(i know there is a double something in it)..if…
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Baking trays hurting my eyes - what's going on?
:undecided Basically, I'm cooking chips for the first time tonight (go me) but I can't stay in the kitchen because there seems to be 'fumes' coming off the baking tray and it's stinging my eyes to b*ggery! :confused: The tray is warping in shape and a couple of the corners are basically rising so it's not flat in shape!…
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MealPlans WB 11th December 2008
Hiya! I couldn't find this week's thread so thought I'd start it :p This week we're having: T - (veggie) pie, chips, peas and carrots F - cheesy fish bake S - [strike]chicken jambalaya[/strike] chicken supreme S - [strike]moroccan lamb and cous cous[/strike] shepherds pie M - tuna pasta bake T - [strike]chicken…
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recipe help needed - good housekeeping dec
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can help. I am looking for a smoked salmon and beetroot recipe that was in December's Good Housekeeping. I appear to have thrown mine out! Would be most grateful if anyone had a copy that could let me know what it was cheers Housemouse
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Please help: Money saving OS for Specific prescribed diet
never mind
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Thursday 11th December
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for DECEMBER 11TH 2008. 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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sausage meat
I bought a roll of sausage meat for HM saus rolls. The OH hates it. He likes sausage rolls usually but he hates this meat. Is there any way I can tart it up or disguise it ? The harder I try to be moneysaving, the more I seem to waste..:mad:
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Christmas Meal for Children
Hi, I have a almost 4 year old daughter who doesnt really like food....I have always fed her what we have and she tends to go through a week of not eating then slightly eating for a week or so then back to nothing. So, my question is what can I give her for her Christmas lunch, we are having ham and veg, but I woul dlike…
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supper ideas for 7
we have invited some friends round for a games evening parents and 2 boys 16yr & 18yrs i need to cook something it must be fairly easy and something i can make in advance so i'm not spending all evening in the kitchen there are 3 of us as well. any ideas and recipes would be great. thanks
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Fancy dress help needed again.
DS's class are doing a James Bond theme on Friday, and naturally he wants to be James Bond. He only told me about it last night. The only idea I've had is to convert a spare school blazer into a tux - thinking covering collar with satiny lining material. Will this be horrendously difficult and has anyone any idea how to go…
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frozen HM roast potatoes
Hi all, i read on the Daily thread that some folks make HM roast potatoes and then freeze them. I would like to do this as i buy the ready prepared frozen ones but much prefer my own. How do you do it?..do you par boil and then cook a little? just par boil? or cook completely then freeze. Do they need to be coated in oil…
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Getting smoke smell out of non washable item?
How can you get stale smoke smells out of a silver cross coachbuilt pram? Have tried washing inside and out with antibacterial washing up liquid, febreeze, and lots of airing outside. Only recently aquired the pram, have thrown the old stinky mattress out. The pram smells better than it did but you can still smell the…
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Cat Litter/ Grit?!
Dont know if this is the right place for this, so sorry if it isnt! We own a bar and last night we had a very buzy night. As you know it was freezing and we have a garden the students love to sit in as it has heating, however there are really steep metal steps to the garden and wooden decking all which gets really…
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OS Daily Wed 10th DEC 08
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for DECEMBER 10TH 2008. 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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Cooking for a family
I am no great cook by any means, but as a family of 6 now, meals are becoming a real issue. I tend to cook the same things, and as my youngest is 9 months old he can't always have what we are eating. i really want to cook for everyone so we all eat the same. At the moment i do things like chicken, shepherds/cottage pie,…
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Ideas for nuts!
Last night I made my christmas cake and managed to forget to put the nuts in. The cake turned out fine, but I am now left with a container of ground almonds and chopped brazils mixed together (about 200g). I have looked through my recipe books but nothing really seems to stand out (apart from another fruit cake which I…
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Lakeland mini stitch
Hi, I am thinking about buying a Mini Stitch sewing machine from Lakeland Plastics. They are only £19.56. Does anyone have one, I wondered what they are like and if you would recommend one for small jobs and repairs etc. Thankyou
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season pudding
My nan was from Sheffield Yorkshire, she used to make something called season pudding at Christmas which was something like yorkshire pudd with some herbs in has anyone heard of this or knows how to make it. Thanks
