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Chocolate + Carpet = Ooops.
Does anyone have any way of getting old chocolate out of carpet? We've just bought a 2nd hand car carpet & it has a chocolate mark in one area, unfortunately not an area covered by a seat! Is there anyway of removing this? It's a black carpet, if that makes a difference. We've tried hot, soapy water, but the chocolate mark…
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2/3 course meal?
Im having my mother in law, brother in law and his pregnant gf over for dinner later( just arranged:eek:) any had a quick root through kitchen and need help frm u lovely lot (again:rolleyes:) theres is also myaself, oh, and two boys.. Here is my list and please please help me with this, its a long story but i want to prove…
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A free meal from what you have ? anyone else do this
I don't know about the rest of you but I have been thinking about the wastage involved in a lot of cooking I do my best to use every scrap up that I can or what I have left I try to utilise into something else.Probably for me its a bit easier as I live alone so only have myself to fend for.I do try to see if I can get what…
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OS Daily Thread - Sunday 6th September
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Sunday 6th 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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Help- preparing a shared meal
hi, I am doing a shared meal tommorrow for my housemates, two of them are trying to learn to cook as we do the meals. I wanted to do a curry and am swaying towards Dahl as it very "different" to the curries we have all experienced in the past. However, I have never done it before and am worried that a) should I put meat in…
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£100 to kit out my kitchen...
So … we have just bought a new house in need of much refurbishment and will take entry on October 9th. We will not get to the kitchen for a long time (quite possibly a couple of years) because of financial restraints and so I need a temporary kitchen that will function for us even though it won’t be pretty. We will be…
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White wine shelf life?
We just found what should have been a lovely sauvignon blanc at the back of a wine cupboard, which when opened was well past its best. We also found some chablis bottled in 98? Worth trying or likely to me in a dish where both white wine and vingar are called for?:o
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How to butcher a duck (or any bird)?
Tesco currently have half price on whole ducks so I bought one. I'm on my own so it will provide plenty of meals. I just want to know how to remove the legs and breasts and anything else I can do? I'm going to make a stock out of the carcass after and I'm not sure if it has giblets; if it does, they'll go in the stock. Any…
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Lamb Shoulder Fillets - any ideas?
Hi guys My OH came back from Asda with some Lanb shoulder fillets he found on the reduced section (I've trained him well ;) ). Bit unsure what to do with them though. Any ideas? Sarah x
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I've just enrolled on my first sewing course - help!
I've enrolled on a part time sewing course for beginners at my local college and I'm really looking forward to it :j I class myself as a complete novice .... the only sewing I do is repairs to clothing that has come apart at the seams and teaching children to sew puppets and purses etc! I'm going to have to get myself a…
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Stale cigarette smells!
Does anyone have any tips on getting rid of stale cigarette smells? The people in the flat downstairs have started smoking and it's making my lovely home absolutely stink! :mad: They never open their windows and a quiet word hasn't made any difference, not sure what else I can do. I'm dreading the winter coming along when…
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Lightweight freezer/microwave containers
We've been using the aluminium foil containers for freezing mousaka & similar meals but they're not fuel or time friendly because foil can't be thawed & reheated quickly in the microwave, needing at least 20 minutes in a hot oven. Can anybody suggest an alternative lightweight container which doesn't take up a lot of…
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How do you clean inside the tines of stainless steel forks?
I did various searches on this forum for this question but no success. I don't have a dishwasher; have tried soaking them in white vinegar and hot water. The inside of the tines have discoloured and so they look as though not been washed up properly.
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Wardrobe has turned yellow - HELP!
Hi all, After many years the MFI Wardrobes (melamine finish?) which were white when new have now gone all yellow and I would very much like to clean them and restore them to their original colour. Can anyone point me in the right direction please as to what I should use for the job. Many thanks.
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Help making a lovely cup of coffee -MSE style
Morning everyone :hello: I drink Rombouts Original Decaff individual filter coffee (medium strength) - box of 10 & I usually have 1 or 2 a day so they don't last me long. It's always been my non-MSE treat but it's recently gone up in price from £2.79 (I know, expensive :o ) to £3.07 in Tesco!! :mad: So, I've decided that I…
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gluten free cooking
Hi, This should possibly be on the grabbit board, but thought there might be more cooks reading here. I've just spotted Phil Vickery's new book 'Seriously Good gluten free cooking' on bookpeople for £4.99 (link here). It seems to get good reviews on Amazon. Niki
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OS Daily Thread - Saturday 5th September
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Saturday 6th 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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Economy Gastronomy - Old Style
There has been a lot of comments on how differently OSers would do Economy Gastronomy, so I thought it might be handy to start a new thread for people to post their ideas. The recipes have to be as tasty as those on the show and include a "tumbledown" or whatever you want to call it. Tinned baked beans on Homepride not…
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Sugarcraft
HELP Im new to sugarcraft,as in never done one. Im doing my first sugarcraft cake for my 3 yr old. Does anyoone do some sugarcraft or cake decorating and know a cheap supplier to start kitting myself out with? I have googled,and there is a lot of choice,but it would be nice not to get stung with pricing that im not…
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Sherry vinegar recipes
I wonder if anyone has any advice or can link me to a thread? Thanks in advance.
