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Old Style 16 April
Off to get the sticky ............ Hi, this is the Daily Thread for today. 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…
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hm heinz style chicken soup
Hi, Does anyone have a chicken soup recipe similar to cream of chicken by heinz. I have been boiling my chicken carcus and need to know what to do now! TIA Ging x
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Recipes for Morphy Richards breadmaker
We've had our MR breadmaker for a month or so, and love it - but just wondered if anyone has any good recipes that they can recommend? We've tried those in the recipe booklet but would like to try out a few more. I know I've seen somewhere posted on this forum somewhere, but there are so many BM threads now I can't find…
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Sunflower or vegetable oil?
Vegetable oil is slightly cheaper than sunflower oil, but - for general purpose cooking - which is better?
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Drying your own fruit?
Evening all:) I came across and old wartime tutorial on how to dry your own apple rings, and wondered if anyone had tried drying their own fruit at home? My baby son loves dried banana but they are so expensive to buy in packs!
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how do you keep boiled eggs from going grey?
Help please. How do I serve boiled egg slices at a buffet without them going grey around the yoke? TIA Ging x
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bean emergency
I thoguht I would do HM baked beans...I soaked the beans for 48 hours then cooked in sauce on the oven for two hours and they are still raw and crunchy - what can I do? I just bought the beans this week so they're not old. It is way past my dinnertime and i have nothing to eat unless I redeem these :(
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anyone NOT like frozen meat?
I have this thing about frozen meat, especially mince. I think I only once used frozen mince ( already frozen ) and remember it was not nice. I have also frozen fresh mince and again once defrosted just did not tast the same as fresh so never tried it again. I NEVER freeze fress meat as always fear that once it defrosts it…
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Italian food "cucina povera"
Just wondering if anyone has any recipes that may fit this category, I don't mean standard pasta dishes, but dishes I have tried like Minestrone Tuscan bean soup Jamie Oliver's basic beans recipe. There is a book on amazon that is all about this style of cooking, but its £40 :(…
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chicken and wraps
i have chicken and wraps left over can anyone tell me something i could make for dinner?
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Simple food
I've just had, bacon, 2 crumpets with 2 dippy yoked eggs on top, with a big mug of coffee to wash down.... and you know what.. bloomin marvellous!!! Who needs posh food when simple things taste as delicious as this???:j:j
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Cupboard looking a little bare!
Hi guys, I was hoping you clever and imaginative people could give me a couple of ideas for dinner! I've twisted my knee so can't get to the shop and my food delivery doesn't arrive until tomorrow. At the moment I have the following in: 1 tin of chopped tomatoes 1 bag of quorn chicken pieces quorn sausages frozen peas…
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Making tablecloths
Hello, Sorry if this has been asked before, but if it has, I can't find it! After being quoted c. £8-10 each :eek: to hire tablecloths for my wedding, I've decided to make my own... My question being - what sort of fabric should I use? I haven't done a lot of sewing (apart from making the bunting for the wedding!) so I…
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cheap easy tasty meal please
i need a cheap easy meal that is lovely i know its a lot to ask lol but i need to cook it for tonight just found out i have parents comin for dinner mum is vegetarian but all the others eat meat anyone got any ideas?thanks ashlea
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OS daily Wed 15th April 09
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Tuesday 14th 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…
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Where to buy?
Hi Im looking for a joke present for my Sisters Birthday coming up. We always get something nice and one or two joke presents. Now, no offence to anyone who has got these, but where can I buy Doileys from? :confused: You know the type that go on the back of chairs, and on arm rests, and dining tables etc. Ive tried a few…
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Anyone heard of tomato custard?
My aunt was giving me a recipe a while back for strawberry jam from an old cookbook she had and while I was having a flick through it I came across this recipe which caught my attention. I must say I haven't tried it yet but I wondered if anyone else has heard of it? TOMATO CUSTARD 1/2 lb tomatoes 2 raw potatoes 1/2 onion…
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Flashy Cleaning but without Flashy Prices
Hi Folks, As I did my housework yesterday (bleugh!) I realised that I do a little money-saving thing but hadn't shared it because I'd forgotten that I did it. You know the Flash cleaning products that you get in the supermarkets that come in the trigger spray bottles, and cost anything from £1.60 to £2.00 - well if you get…
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Cleaning a flask
Does anyone have any tips for getting the inside of a thermos flask clean please? I usually fill it up with hot water and a squirt of washing up liquid and leave it for an hour or so then rinse, but ive just noticed that its got loads of brown stuff in it...yuck...coffee residue stuck to the inside. the logical thing is a…
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A Cooking Idiot
Hi all Well, I've managed to get the best deals I could find on most things - from mortgage to mobile, car insurance to credit cards - without making any major sacrifices. But food - that's the one big expense that remains. Problem is, I cook for one and am not very experienced. Anyway, I was looking for some ideas or…
