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Vinegar??
Hey guys, Wondering if anyone can help. My local market sells 5l tubs of vinegar: malt, spiced malt and distilled malt, which is fine but they also sell one called non brewed condiment. Does anyone here know what that is? its clear like the distilled. Also, when making pickles, chutneys, etc, if the recipe calls for red…
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Stopping buying milk..am i wrong ??
Good morning everyone, Today is the 2nd time this week ive woke up to no milk ( this happens every week ) i only work part time but all i ask is for a nice cuppa before i set off to work in the morning.Its just not on, we go through approx 2-3 pints a day so costing me £10 -15 a week depending on if ive managed to get to…
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Sticky Bread maker
Hi there - just wondered if anyone could help? I have been making bread in my new (from ebay) bread machine as per its instructions and have found that each time the bread is really difficult to get out of the pan. So much so that the loaf usually ends up in several pieces - not really what I'd planned! Its almost as if I…
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OS Daily Thread - Friday 11th September (9/11)
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Friday 11th September. It 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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Old pine furniture painted looks fantastic
I am only posting to brag about my latest money saving plan. I have old pine furniture (wedding presents). Nothing wrong with pine but we were totally fed up of it. Our spare room looked a bit neglected. So I searched laura ashley and wondered how much it would be to replace it. Well it was around 2k for a bed plus extras.…
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Meals to cook and freeze
I'm sure there is a thread somewhere? Anyway baby due soon so want to freeze some nutritious meals that can be reheated in the oven etc. What can i do apart from lasagne/pies? Need to be fairly simple to reheat as dh can't cook! and how do i freeze them to maximise space as i'd like to keep some of my dishes out of the…
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keeping a baby warm this winter
Trying to cut back on heating costs and worked well last winter but the kids were all over age 3 so could tell me if they got too cold/wrap up warm etc This year we have a baby due and i want to obviously make sure she doesn't get cold has anyone any baby tips for me or am i just going to have to keep the heating on this…
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MealPlans WB 14th September 2009
Hi Guys! Thought I would start the thread:D Isnt it quiet with the children back at school! This week we have: Sun-SC Beef, Yorkies, Roasts, Mash, HG Carrots, HG Cabbage & Peas Mon-Sausage Cassarole & Baked Spud Tues-Quiche, New Pots & Salad Wed-Chicken, Mash & Corn On Cob Thurs-Egg & Chips Fri-Curry & Rice Sat-BBQ or…
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slow cooking
Hi. Just bought a slow cooker from asda £7 bargain. Has anyone got 1?? Its a 3.5l removeable pot with high & low settings, stainless steel body - an impulse buy! Should i be looking 4 anything more from a slow cooker?? Thanx
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Fat on chicken stock question
Hello, hope someone can help. I have tried looking on the search function for an answer but can't find anything. I am in the process of trying my first chicken stock with a recipie from my 96 year old Grandma. I have the bones form a chicken in my slow cooker along with a few veg etc, but my question is this, all the…
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Your favourite elastic chicken recipies please!
Hi Don't buy chicken often, but have a nice free range one from aldi and want to make the most of it! Need 5 adult portions per meal. My "default" slightly elastic chicken is: Roast dinner one night and slow cooker carcass soup the next, I'm sure I could get at least a 3rd meal out of it surely. I have lots of veg and…
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OS Daily Thread - Thursday 10th September
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Thursday 10th September. It 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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Looking for easy curry goat recipe.
Do you have a simple recipe for curry goat? a West Indian dish. Link to web would help too. Thanks MSErs
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Accident turned into yummy soup...
My OH doesn't believe in adding salt to cooking water.... so I dumped some salt into the sweetcorn on the stove when he wasn't looking. For once, he had actually put some salt in himself, so it was revolting and inedible. Later on, I fried an onion and some chopped potato, added the over-salty sweetcorn, a chopped rasher…
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Can anyone help a student cook on a budget?
Hi Guys and Girls, My first ever post, exciting times! I was wondering if someone could help me. I am off to University for my final year and while I have paid off the credit cards, and not in my student over draft.... my accommodation is £75 a week ( more than my £60 last year! and a car loan of £130 a month) so my budget…
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Kenwood Chef Premier KMC560 - help!
Most of our stuff is in storage at the moment and whilst I managed to keep the Kenwood out, I stupidly left the dough hook in with the storage stuff. I'm going to bite the bullet and buy a replacement as I'm not going to get to the storage stuff for six months or so BUT I can't work out what dough hook I need. Can anyone…
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Removing stones from Damsons
I know there are already threads on Damsons but this discovery deserves a thread of its own - I'm SO excited! :j There are currently 3 schools of thought regarding Damson stones 1. Life is too short to remove a stone from a Damson - let the diner spit them out while eating. 2. Skim them off the cooked Damsons 3. Cut…
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Advice re Delia's xmas pud
Hi there all, I'm just making my christmas cake and was reading delia's christmas pudding recipe while I'm at it. She says that the pudding can be kept somewhere cool such as under the bed but she doesn't say how long it will keep for. I am wondering if it could be made in a couple of weeks time and kept until christmas or…
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Old box of Rose wine?
I have a box of Rose wine that was given to me ages ago. We won't drink it and I don't want to waste it. Would it be okay to put in a stew/casserole and what type of meat would it taste best with? TIA:D
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nigel slaters simple suppers, on now bbc1 7.30
just a quickie, dont know if this has already been posted, looks to be good!
