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cooking with frozen sausages in SC
Hi, I'm planning on making a sausages casserole in my slow cooker, and toad in the hole in the oven. I am usuing up the bits from my freezer so I was wanting to know if I'm using frozen sausages for these recipes, Do I defrost them first or put them in from frozen??? Tia for your help Verity
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Summery Soups
I love having soup at work for lunch and have eaten a mountain of minestrone, a vat of pea and ham and enough spicy chick pea and chorizo to drown an army this winter, however its no getting warmer and brighter and I need summery soup inspiration - I still would like hot soup but am getting stuck for ideas - I have a quick…
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Wax on Carpet + Pics = Help!
Ok now a big Ikea candle had leaked all over my carpet at a dinner party. The OH was convinced an iron and greese proof paper would do the trick and it would just "peel off".... .........it did NOT. It melted the wax, and bedded it in the carpet even more! It looks really bad, and were in rented accomadation. Please help…
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donut maker
I am looking to save a few quid and make my old donuts. My problem is im looking for a gadget i used to use years ago but am unable to find it and thought maybe the keen eyes of all you money savers could help. what im looking for is very cheap and effective and is essentially a funnel with the bottom section removed and…
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Shallots galore
I picked up half a dozen bags of shallots in Sainsbury's last night which had been reduced from £1.55 to just 10p :) Cor, I love a bargain. I'd really like to make some caramelized shallot chutney, and thought it would be easy enough to find a good recipe online .... but I have been googling for the past two hours and…
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yeast free ring doughnuts
my dh's favourite treat is getting some hot ring doughnuts from the local market but they are now £2 for 4 :eek: so after a bit of hunting i came across a very easy non yeast doughnut recipe and they are yum ,so if you want a naughty treat here is the recipe ring doughnuts 12oz self raising flour 1/4tsp salt 1/2tsp ground…
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OS Daily Tuesday 21st April
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Tues 21st 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…
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Dusty kenwood Chef
Please help! My dh gave me a lovely kenwood chef a few years ago, something I've always wanted. I'm ashamed to admit it's hardly been used, and sits on my worktop gathering dust. What do you all use yours for? We've got a breadmaker which I use everyday for bread and once a week for pizza dough, me thinks that would be the…
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price book
I want to start a price book but I not sure were to start :rolleyes: what works well for you or what did not work or if you just gave up thanks ella
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Ginger beer - not a recipe
Having finally ordered some proper ginger beer plant with the aim of some traditional brewing I've discovered there is very little history regarding Ginger Beer manufacturing in the UK. I mean, this stuff was made for centuries in the UK it seems, there are collectors that pay a lot of money for ginger beer bottles etc,…
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HELP needed re Kenwood Chef Restore
Hi..I have recently 'inherited' an old Kenwood Chef 701a. Its in full working order, however, it needs a new electrical lead etc and I would be happier if it was fully serviced. Whilst searching I came across the above Company (sorry I'm not allowed to post the link as I'm a newbie) and I can't seem to find anywhere local…
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Using frozen chips in soup!
OH has kindly left 5 kg bag of frozen chips on (out)side of freezer .......... OK, we can have some for tea tonight (his will be intravenously) but I was just wondering how else I can use them up and wondered if it would be OK to use them in soups a la leek and (fUNrozen chip) potato soup. Wot do people here think? I mean,…
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Any ideas for revamping a veneer bookcase?
Hi all, I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right place for this. I have a cheap bookcase I got from Argos. I can't post a link to it cos I'm new but it's a light-coloured veneer and it's a small one, a bit over a metre high. It's fine but not very interesting and I was wondering if any creative souls out there have any…
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doggie smells
Hi will be letting my holiday cottage this summer and will allow people to bring dogs. The cottage has all stripped pine wooden floors and leather sofas so not much in the way of soft furnishing. If possible, between occupancies, i would like to all but get rid of the previous doggie smell without resorting to nasty…
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Do you think this would work?
DH takes a yogurt to work everyday - Tesco own brand @ £1 for 6. If I can get him to like homemade yogurt, do you think I could freeze it in portion size with a bit of stewed fruit at the bottom, then it would have defrosted by lunch time? Would that work freezing it? Sorry probly a dumb question. Ruth
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How do you clean a Wooden Worktop ?
Hi everyone, we're just having our new kitchen fitted and my OH insisted on having a butchers block style worktop in birch (- I wasn't that keen but he's paying for it :D ) We have oil to put on it every few months but what do I clean it with day to day? Anyone else got one?
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OS Daily Monday 20 April 09
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Monday 20th 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…
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Bugs!
I don't have a big problem but have found a few woodlice and what I think was an earwig. :eek: I hate creepy crawlies and was wondering if anyone had a natural way to deter them, I live in an old ground floor flat, and have a dog so I would want something that wouldn't harm her. I disinfect my floors regularly, which are…
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wine Making need fermenting lid
Hopefully I have put this in the correct thread, if not sorry. I have been making wine for a bit now and been quite succesfull, however I am now looking for a 25ltr lid for my fermenting bin. i only need the lid. This is because i cut a hole in my one so I could fit the air lock and made a mess of it. Anyone know where I…
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eating meat in season??
hi all we grow most of our own veg and so eat veg that is in season most of the time, and i buy mince, shoulders of pork, lamb etc from the butcher .... BUt are particular cuts of meat in season at particular times of year? i guess they are but i am not as aware of the seasonal nature of meat as i am of veg.... i know that…
