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ideas for lunch at home (not packed)
Hi, We seem to eat the same lunches when at home and I was hoping for a few more ideas - feeling stuck in a rut :o We often have: jacket potatoes beans on toast omelette/fritata HM soup Pasta OH insists on protein so must include some sort of meat or beans :rolleyes: And I try to get as much veg in the step kids as I can…
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Cake storage question - fridge or not?
Hi all have googled this and come up with conflicting answers so thought I'd ask you guys. I've just made fairy cakes for red nose day they have buttercream icing on. Do I need to keep these in the fridge or are they better off just kept in airtight containers? I'm worried the icing might go too hard/crusty/shiny in fridge…
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meal suggestions with these things!
hi, we have all been eating lots of fresh produce for the last month, and money is a bit tight tight this week, so im relying on a lot of 'bargains' that i have picked up over the months to put on the freezer for one of those tired cant be bothered days. i have rather a lot prepacked things that i hate having to resort to,…
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How can I get rid of the smell of gloss paint?
Hi everyone. I have tried searching for this but i dont seem to have the knack! OH glossed the wood inside our bedroom cupboard while he was (finally) sorting it out for me. That was saturday and i cant seem to get rid of the horrible smell of gloss! I open the windows in the bedroom most of the day with the cupboard door…
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What's the best way to clean burn marks off a stainless steel hob?
I've got the agents coming to do an inspection and I didn't notice that I'd dropped pasta on the hob and it caught fire - now there's a ****** big mark. The hobs new so I can't use anything abrasive and I've soaked it all night with a damp cloth and it's not moving. Help, please!
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Room fragrancer recipe?
Have you seen those glass jar things with some sort of liquid in and sticks poking out the top? I fancied one for my sitting room and was wandering round the garden centre the other day and they were £20 for the smallest and it only lasts a few weeks! Does anyone know what the liquid is? it looks like some kind of oil with…
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Thurs 12th March
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 12th March. 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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muffins
I wonder if anyone has a nice basic muffin recipe.I have tried a few but I'm not that impressed.They all seem to be more of a breakfast muffin,not too sweet or cake like. I'm after something like a cake shop type of thing more "cake like" and a bit sweeter,but not like a fairy cake.If you get what I mean. Thanks.
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hot flambed bananas ??
I've two bags of bananas to use up. I remembered on holiday once the chef in the hotel was making these fanastic 'flambed bananas'(sorry about spelling) He was using rum i think and sugar and cooking them in a frying pan before our eyes and they were to die for :j . we have quite a bit of booze left over from xmas so that…
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Cost of things in 1949?
Not sure where to ask this question and apologies if it is in the wrong thread :o ! I am trying to find a site where I can check how much things cost in 1949, I've googled and cannot find anything, can anyone help? Fingers crossed that someone can point me in the right direction.
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Aldi Kenwood Chef type mixer
I posted a couple of weeks ago about my kenwood Patissier mixer having broken and even though it can be repaired it will still work out as expensive as getting a new one so I am on the hunt for a replacement. I was in Aldi the other week and noticed that they had some Kenwood Chef type mixers with the same sort of…
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making bread rolls
hi everyone i would like to make bread rolls with dough from my breadmaker, but i dont know what to do when the dough is ready. can anyone give me instructions. many thanks
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How to get charcoal out the carpet?
While turning our gas fire on the other night, my husband cunningly decided to put the control-panel guard down on the (new) carpet. We now have a black charcoal mark on the carpet right in front of the fire place. Any ideas to remove it? I got him to vacuum it immediately, but he had already 'rubbed it in' by then! :eek:…
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Has it defrosted? And how can I tell?
Just went to get something from the freezer, and it appears that the freezer door was slightly ajar. I last went into the freezer @ 5pm Monday. Everything seems to be frozen, but there is a huge build up of ice. I am loath to get rid of everything in there, but I would rather waste the food than give everyone food…
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choc pastry
Hi, I made Jamie olivers choc tart, followed recipie but ended up with enough to make 2 tarts with filling and enough pastry to line another tart tin! Have baked 2 choc tarts,ate 1 but 1 still whole. Can I freeze it? Have the other raw pastry tart in the freezer, will this be ok to cook? Also any ideas what filling to put…
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Crabsticks
I've just bought some Mr T value crabsticks/seafood sticks and although it says on the pack that they must be eaten before the use by date, it doesn't say when to eat them by once opened. Does anyone here know? It does say they are not suitable for freezing. thanks MK
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Sun dried tomatoes: How long will they keep?
Brought a big bag of the things back from Pisa last week. Will they keep indefinately as they are in a plastic bag, or can I freeze them? Cheers
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getting used to cooking less
my eldest ds has been at uni since september. my eldest dd is going in september, and lately has been becoming more independent in not wanting meals provided for her...basically justing coming and going as she pleases. but i still find myself cooking large portions and still find my self shopping for 5 people when there…
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OS Daily Wed 11th March 09
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 11th March. 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.…
