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ideas for bday tea??
Hi its my little girsl bday next monday and on the sunday everyone will be coming around to our house!! I normally do nibbles and things when people come for things like this (pre brought from the likes of mrT) But this ends up costing alot so i was thinking of cooking a meal. Would love to be able to cook something that i…
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Iconic recipes from well known chefs
Can we have a list of iconic recipes from well known chefs AND the recipe or link to it? I've heard about a Nigella ham in cola recipe, http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/chefs/nigella-lawson/ham-in-coca-cola-recipe_p_1.html Delia's Parmesan parsnips, http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/parmesan-baked-parsnips,808,RC.html…
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Cooking for other people phobia
Hello, this is my first post and I hope some of you very wise people can help me. I've got a terrible phobia which has made me seem deceitful and unfriendly but it's one I must conquer. The problem is cooking for other people. It makes me feel ill at the very thought of it and I've managed not to cook for people other than…
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Tower 6 litre pressure cooker
Can anyone tell me if this uses a 15lbs weight? I have a couple of pressure cooker cookbooks, and all the recipes are for 15lb weights, my Prestige PC has just died, so I am looking for a replacement pressure cooker with 15lbs. Thanks!
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Help needed urgently!
I am cooking Chicken tikka masala from JO's new cookbook. He asked me to buy natural yoghurt but there isn't anything in the recipe about it. When should this go in? I've just put the tomatoes, coconut milk and water in and now its to simmer for 20 mins then it's ready... Should I just put the yoghurt in now? Ahh I'm…
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cooked ham
Hi all I was given a lovely piece of ham on the bone for Christmas, which went over its use by date yesterday. Please could somebody inform me as to what I do with it! Can it be frozen? Many thanks MM
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Where can I buy boxes for baking AND giving cakes in?
I often give people cakes like banana loaf, which involves baking it in a tin then removing it, and giving it to them wrapped in clingfilm. Today I saw this: http://www.supercook.co.uk/products/bake-in-the-box/bake-in-the-box-white-chocolate-&-raspberry-cake-mix/15429 which got me thinking! Are there any little tray/box…
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Baking Bread in a Slow Cooker?
Just wondered if you can bake bread in a slow cooker and if so does anyone have any recipes:question:
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What's the most overpriced food product that you could make yourself?
Apple, Stilton & Walnut Puffs I bought these on impulse on Xmas Eve as they were reduced to £2 - could not believe the original price: £6.99 :eek: For 12 little blobs of pastry with a tiny bit of stilton, apple and walnut on top! I reckon even if you bought puff pastry and all the other ingredients it would cost you half…
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Oakham Chicken
How good are they from M & S? I did 1 in my slowcooker a month or so ago and had heaps of meat, enough for 3 meals and so much stock to use for soups. I bought a Tesco one yesterday and have slow cooked it again in a similar way, veg and water, salt pepper and mustard, but no way is there as much meat! I've got 1 good meal…
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I've just killed my panny..
thought it sounded a bit 'rough' the other day but just got a loaf out and it looks like its been chewed by a rottweiler :rolleyes: Anything I can try before buying a new pan?? *It's nearly 2 years old and in daily use so I'm quite pleased it lasted this long!*
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Nigella's Black Bean Soup
I'm just cooking my ham in coca cola (a whopping 3.5 kilo one I got for less than £8 so very happy!). I'd like to give Nigella's black bean soup a go and wondered if anyone had the recipe and any tips? Thanks!
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What to do with leftover beef, gammon and duck?
Hi all, I have searched the board for things like "leftover duck" but haven't come up with anything (must be doing it wrong) so I was wondering if anyone can suggest some recipes/ideas or point me in the right direction please. I have a lot of leftover meat to get through, though I'm not sure how much longer it will keep,…
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Ideas for a Home Made Present
Hi Everyone, as part of my New Years Resolution I plan to make birthday (and Christmas) presents in 2009. It's my mum's birthday in March and I want to get a head start on it - but have no ideas. Can anyone think of something that I could make? She doesn't take baths (only showers so she isn't smelly!) so I can't make bath…
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Beef and Blue Cheese Pie
Does anyone have a beef and blue cheese casserole/pie recipe that I can pinch? I've seen M&S advert on TV but not brave enough to just throw caution to the wind and have a go myself. So if there are any recipes out there all would be kindly received x thanks in advance Sarah :D
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OS Daily Monday 29th Dec 08
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Monday 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. Everyone is…
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Child-Friendly Recipes with no Rice or Pasta?
Hi I was hoping to rack everyone's brains here. DS1 is a Type1 Diabetic (5 years old) and whilst he can eat anything, certain food play havoc with his blood sugars. The two main culprit that give us trouble are pasta and rice. While we're not excluding them completely fromt eh diet (I don't thinkthat'd be either healthy or…
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Butternut Squash Burger Recipe Please
Hi I had a yummy butternut squash burger at a restaurant the other day and wondered if anyone had a recipe for one that they could share? Thanks :)
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Does anyone else eat too well?
This is something I've been thinking of for a while and now seems a good time to post it. Most of us have been having special meals over Christmas and probably have more planned for over New Year. I'm thinking of the coming year, a sort of New Year's Resolution. My problem is that trying to be as OS as possible cooking…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 29th December 2008
LAST THREAD OF :bdaycake: 2008 :bdaycake: Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it!…