-
Mackerel, to freeze or not
Hi everyone. I've just bought three nice mackerel fillets in Morrisons that are suitable for freezing. I intend to eat one tonight and the others during the coming week. Will they keep in the fridge for 7 days - well the last of them anyway? I don't think 7 days is too long, but I don't want to take chances and the pack…
-
Lavender cup cakes - recipe?
Hi all, It's my friend's birthday next week, and I want to make her some cupcakes.:A I have an idea of doing lavender and lemon ones, with plain white royal icing on top. Now, I have Nigella's book, but I bought some ready mixed lavender sugar for pancake day and would like to use this in my recipe - otherwise it may never…
-
Can I do anything with overcooked/separated chocolate?
I tried to make a chocolate sauce to cover a sponge cake I made, but it's all gone wrong :( The recipe was just double cream, butter and dark chocolate, which should be simple enough but I thought I'd try it in my Le Saucier. Must have had the setting too high and it's ruined - all lumpy chocolate with separate oily…
-
foil trays
Can anyone tell me where I can purchase these cheaply? I am looking to get a load to make pies/puddings etc that I can then freeze
-
What are you doing to make Easter Sunday special?
As a child Easter Sunday involved, church , chocolate eggs, a new dress and very often a vist to or from relatives. We have followed a pretty similar pattern whilst my daughter was younger, or have at times gone away for the weekend This year we have nothing planned - I have'nt even shopped for a roast yet. There are just…
-
shampooing carpet - stardrops?
I need o clean my lounge carpet - not any specific stains but its pretty grubby. i haven't got round to hiring a cleaner and thought I'd give it a go myself before spending money on getting someone in. I remember someone mentioning using stardrops - is this only if you have a machine? Any tips on getting it clean manually?…
-
whats a cheap alternative to sambuca
i just love this stuff, but its soooo expensive. any ideas on a cheaper alternative.. thanks skint xx
-
Empire biscuits ?
Hiya Has anyone got any yummy recipes for empire biscuits ? There is a fantastic shop in town that sells them, they are a whopping £1.35 but gorgeous. I have checked through my recipe books and dont have a recipe for them. However the recipes posted on here are always yummy, so was hoping someone could help. Many thanks…
-
Coloured eggs - where did I go wrong....
I have searched the site, but cannot find this already posted. Forgive me as this is a seriously daft question which I am sure I should know ?? :confused: I did a trial run to make coloured eggs for the kids for tomorrow morning. I just assumed you put the food colouring in the pot with water and boil the eggs in there…
-
U S Moneysaver anywhere ?
As an avid reader of and occasional contributor to Money Saving, I am constantly amazed by the depth and breadth of the knowledge of your readers. (and also by the sometimes sheer ignorance- but not often) and I got to thinking.............(doesn't happen often) does the U S and Aus have a similar sort of WWW to turn to?…
-
OS Daily Thread - Saturday 11th April
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Saturday 11th April. 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…
-
diet bread
Are there any recipes for home made diet bread ? Or is it not possible to make it at home ?
-
lamb and herbs outside!
hi ive brought a leg of lamb for tomorrows diner, (hubbys fav) anyway on way home i relised i forgot how to cook it, got parsley and rosemary in garden didnt no if i could or should use them? but dont know how do you just cut some of:confused: so whats the secret to cooking a ice lamb dinner got veg and spuds with it.
-
good chocolate muffin recipe please!
Hope this is the right place to post. With DD being off nursery for easter i'm looking at ways to keep her amused. She likes baking and asked to make chocolate muffins, problem is I don't have a good recipe, our first attempt turned out rather dry and flat! :o Recipes appreciated and also any ideas for other things we can…
-
Anyone use a microwave pressure cooker?
Just wondering if anyone had one of these and how they find it? I use a lot of pulses and am considering getting a microwave pressure cooker so that I can cook dried pulses quickly. They seem much cheaper than a normal pressure cooker, and easier to use, and the fact that they're not that big wouldn't be a problem for me…
-
Useful website for old user manuals
Not sure if I've posted this in the right place, but wanted to pass on a link to a site which provides user manual for just about every appliance you can think of, great if you've bought something second-hand without one! https://www.diplodocs.com
-
MealPlans WB 13th April 2009
Hi Guys! Well Easter is here! Here is our mealplan for next week: Monday-Lamb, Roasties, New Pots, Cabbage, Swede/Carrot Mash & Yorkies Tuesday-Shepherds Pie, Carrots & Peas Wednesday-Chicken Curry & Rice Thursday-Away Friday-Away Saturday-Egg & Chips Sunday-Pork, Roasties, Yorkies, Carrots, Cabbage & Sweetcorn What are…
-
What are you making and baking for Easter??
Hi everyone:easter: Hope you are all good and preparing for Easter. I have made hot cross buns and choc nests so far. Please give me more inspiration by telling me what you are making and baking????
-
OS Daily Good Friday 2009
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Friday 10 April 2009. 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.…
-
Melting chocolate other than cooking chocolate?
Cooking chocolate seems to have gone up in price so I was wondering if I could melt some Galaxy chocolate to make those chocolate Easter nests...what do you think?
