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A mistake that worked
Hi all, I made a pizza yesterday. I normally use either a scone base, or the breadmaker with yeast recipe and I use bog standard plain value flour. What I didn't realise until after I made the breadmaker recipe with yeast version was that I hadn't used plain flour - I'd used the value self raising flour. With yeast! I…
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Help! How to cook frozen chinese pancakes?
Says it all in the title really.. how do you cook them? The ones I bought came in a clear bag with no instructions :rolleyes:
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Make Your Own Lamb Kebabs
Went into Mr T's and saw that they were selling 4 Lamb kebabs with mint on Skewers for 2 pounds and encouraging you to buy 6 packs for 10 pounds. At first I thought this was a good deal, then I looked how much meat there was on each kebab. Instead I bought some lamb mince, added seasoning and some mint sauce. I had enough…
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Pouting Fillet
I've done a search but can't find this fish mentioned? I bought some from Mr. M's because it was cheap I'm not really sure what to do with it? I'm doing stuffed courgettes, a recipe I found here http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/VegetarianMC/cheese_stuffed_courgettes_v_h_50.htm Think I can just poach the fish in some milk and…
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What i can freeze
Hi all im wondering if you can help me and give me some ideas i want to make some batches of meals up for the when i cant be bothered days and then no more wavering the chip shop of take-aways the problem is when i was in school they didnt teach us how to be good with money and the how to save money because everything was…
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Any suggestions for MS host/ess presents?
What present(s) do you give your host/ess? I want to acknowledge their hospitality but would like to keep the cost down and don't wish to appear mean.
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pastry shell recipe for lemon curd tarts please???
many thanks
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Tuesday 5th May
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for 5th 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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Can I freeze buttercream icing?
I made a cake this morning & made too much icing, there'd be plenty for another cake so could I freeze it? :confused:
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OS Daily Monday 4th May 09
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for 4st 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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canterbury kisses
wonder if anyone on here remembers lovely cakes called canterbury kisses?? years ago i used to buy them at a patisserie in waltham abbey (warrens was the name if my memory serves me well), but i have never been able to find a recipe for them. they were like a large polo mint in shape, round with a hole in the middle and…
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Can teabags go off once they're opened?
I'm a great fan of Yorkshire teabags and have also been saving the tokens off the boxes for a while. ----bought when they're on offer of course!!! :rolleyes: I've just learnt that from June they will no longer be doing the reward system, though you can still buy the items if you want. (teapot, mug etc) As I buy them when…
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Baking basics
Im really keen to start baking more and making more treats for the kids. I'm spending a fortune and never know whats in the stuff. What are the staple things I should have in the cupboards for making the goodies. Also what bakeware do I need i.e. tins and stuff. I always seem to need to go get ingrediants in to bake then…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 4th May 2009
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it! Following requests to start things steadier for…
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3 ways with chick peas
Bought a bag of chick peas today. made: Jamies pasta e ceci (from Jamie Olivers Italy book) Falafel from (cranks bible) Humus from (the beanbook) All of these books were advised on here,. Cheers .
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Quick Programme - Bread Maker
Hi everyone Please forgive me if this has been covered elsewhere, I've been trawling the various Bread Maker threads and can't find anything. My BM recipe manual tells me that to use the Ultra Fast setting (an hour instead of 3) that I should only use specially formulated recipes. But doesn't give me the recipe!! Can…
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hypocritical vegitarian seeks recipes please
im not veggie but im very fussy about meat so only eat white really ..anyways i love vegiterain food and was vegi for about 4 years before i wash lured back by a bacon butty ..dont all stone me please..i found giving up smoking easier anyway we all know meat is quite dear and id love some lovely vegitarian dishes please!!
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Wine/champagne kept in the conservatory?
Just wondering if this will be ok to drink, as we have LOADS of bottles that have been given to us, and neither me or OH drinks it. We stashed it away in a corner behind some old chairs and forgot about it, only discovering them today after moving the chairs to chuck out as they are mould ridden :o now I am a bit woried…
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Darken/age brass?
How do I do this? I'm buying a fold out dining table that has shiny brass hinges that I want to disguise a little as I don't like them. Only other option is a table runner/cloth, which I'm also not too keen on..... Thank you in advance
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Getting savoury loaf from tin
Hi, I'm hoping one of you lovely people can help. I often make savoury "loaf" style meals in a loaf tin, which I then slice and have with mash, veg etc. I can never seem to get them to come out of the tin in one piece and I am not sure why. I grease the tin liberally before adding the ingredients. Could it be that I need…
