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Kids embarrassed by OS?
First post by a long-time lurker! We (Me, DS and DD) have recently moved home and with that, DS has had to change school, his new school is in a wealthier area than his last. He came to me and asked if I could change his packed lunch to "What the other kids have". When I asked what he meant he explained that the kids at…
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OS Daily thread - Sunday 10th May
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Sunday 10th May. 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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Easy Way to (Kids) 5 a Day?
Hiya I'm trying to rack upi the fruit and veg my two eat (6 years and nearly 2). They'd both eat fruit till it came out of their ears but I struggle sometimes with the veg. If we eat pizza, we make sure we have veg on there, and our bolognaises are packed with veg, but if we have more basic dinners (say sausgae & mash) we…
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Chicken tikka masala recipe PLEASE!
Today I made the chicken korma recipe from the posting by Curry Queen. It was really nice and i would make it again definitely. Just wondered if there is a chicken tikka masala recipe using the same basic curry sauce? I am going to get the book, cant remember the name, but i do have it written down, i think it is someting…
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Help... raw prawns advice please!
Firstly, hope this is the right board, but there is usually lots of clever cooking people on here so I'm hoping someone can help... I've got a dinner party tonight and have bought Morrisons raw prawns (pre-packaged) - they're shelled already but have got those sort of dark lines on the underside - do I need to remove it?…
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Footstool cover?
Hi, Am in the middle of a DIY/decorating extravaganza at the moment (yey) and have found a lovely dressing table and stool up the stairs (we have a third floor of the house that never gets used so am sorting it out for me and my partner to take it over rather than be cramped into a room less than half the size on the mid…
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Flash wipes caused rust on my stainless steel splashback
Hello peeps. The other day, I cleaned my brushed stainless steel splashback with flash wipes (knew it was a stupid thing to do whilst I was doing it but hey ho) now there are little rust dots all over it. Can I get it off somehow - I have bicarb, bar keepers friend and baby oil kicking around if any of these will be of…
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Coconut Flour
I have a recipe that needs coconut flour but all I could find in the shop was coconut powder, anybody know if this is the same thing. Thanks
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old things in cupboards
do you have old tins etc in cupboards that you always thought you would use but dont? i had a tin of mixed veg dated 2000 finally i thought to use it as the tin was not dated, i gave it to boyfriend in a lasagne about a month ago he was none the wiser and said it tasted great i just didnt fancy it myself after buying it al…
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OS Daily - SATURDAY 9th MAY
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Saturday 9th May. 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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chocolate frosting
anyone know how to make a chocolate frosting using chocolate and other ingredients to make a frosting that can be used hours later for decorating a cake and eaten soon after without setting - i need the idea for a fair trade childrens party we are doing at church on sunday - but want to do my prep beforehand but get the…
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Raw food diet
Hi all, I've tried searching on topics about the raw food diet, but I can't seem to find any. I'm really interested in this type of eating, and am starting to eat more and more raw foods, but was wondering if anyone here had any experience of doing it? What are/were the good points and bad points, that kind of thing.…
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Knitting pattern help
Hello everyone, I hope somebody can help me :o I've been knitting for about 7 months now and can still only knit square things! I have knitted my fill of scarves, mobile phone pouches and camera cases and would really like to be able to move on to socks and hats. Unfortunately, I cannot work out knitting patterns for the…
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Foolproof hollandaise sauce recipe needed please...
The asparagus season is now well under way, and I just love hollandaise sauce with it. Please does anyone have a foolproof recipe - I have just had my attempt split on me. Tasted lovely - looked awful. All help gratefully received. Cheers, White
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Lump of shark! any ideas
My old house mate moved out a while back and today I have found in the freezer a big lump of shark! I know it's shark because I remember him getting it off a mate and cooking some for himself and his girlfriend. Thing is I don't have any idea what to do with it, so any ideas for shark recipies? Oh and as anybody tried…
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Puff pastry - where did I go wrong
I hope someone can tell me where i went wrong today. Made a steak and kidney pie with a puff pastry lid. don't think I over rolled the pastry and wetted the rim of the pie dish but the pastry has risen and shrunk away alot from the edges of the dish. Looks very silly as I now have puff pastry in the middle sitting on top…
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can i still cook this?
Morning everyone! I got some mince out to defrost, unfortunately its now been left out too long, and its just above room temp (i stuck my finger in it !) will this be ok if i cook it now!? thank you
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MealPlans WB 11th May 2009
Hi Guys! Wow.....this week has gone super fast! This week we are having: Sunday-Lamb (reduced to £1), Roasties, Mash, Cauli Cheese, HM Yorkies, Carrots & Peas Monday-Sausages....not sure what yet. Tuesday-Shepherds Pie, Cabbage & Petit Pois Wednesday-Cod, New Pots, Petit Pois, Corn on Cob & Parsley Sauce Thursday-Spagbol…
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Friday 8th May
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for 8th May. 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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Low calorie coleslaw
I would really like to make my own low calorie/fat coleslaw. Has anyone a good well tried recipe?
