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Who has the oldest Panasonic Breadmaker?
There has been a thread running about an intermittent problem some people have had with their Panny's. This has left me wondering about the long term reliability of them as I am now on my second in (I think) less than 2 and a half years. I also note that Lakeland have dropped them in favour of the Kenwood. I really love my…
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OS weightwatchers baking?
Does anyone have any good pointed recipes for snacks for my weightwatching husband? He is allowed 30 points so is able to have snacks and I tend to buy them in poundland but it would also be good if I could bake for the whole family just knowing that my OH can eat them. There are some recipes on the weightwatchers site but…
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OS Daily Thread - Friday 9th October
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Friday 9th October. 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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How long can you keep a home made xmas cake
I am looking for some advice regarding xmas cakes, last November I made 4 cakes for the family. While clearing & cleaning the kitchen cupboards I have found a cake which has been kept in an airtight container full of booze and marzipaned that I did not give to a family member as they were away for xmas. My question is how…
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stardrops scanning cheaper than shelfmark
Stardrops was £1.60 for a big bottle in Mr Ts but as i was trying not to got to a supermarket for a while i thought i'd stump up the extra for convienicne. BUT at the checkout it scanned at £1.00!!! wooo!!!! :T
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Thermal cooker Dream-pot
Firstly apologies if this has already been mentioned on here before but I have just seen an advert for a Thermal cooker called a Dream pot, you are supposed to heat your ingredients for a few minutes and then put them in the Dream Pot and it will slowly cook your meal without using ANY energy at all, it sounds dear at £78…
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Opinions wanted please - hand mixer?
Hi all, I've been borrowing my sisters hand mixer for baking but it's getting to the point where it's living more at my house than hers :o I know she uses it therefore it's time I bought my own. I could buy a cheap one for a tenner from Amazon (linky) but I'm worried this is false economy plus the motor is probably the…
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chicken soup question
I want to make a chicken soup recipe by Fay Ripley (not sure if I can post recipe due to copyright?). Basically you chuck in all the ingredients, simmer for an hour then shred the chicken and serve (or whizz for babies). However the recipe calls for chicken legs - I only have chicken breasts (I have no idea where the legs…
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OS cures for a persistent cough for a pregnant lady?
Hi all, Am 22 weeks pregnant, and my asthma is really playing up resulting in a hideous cough which I can't shake. Doctor has upped doses of inhalers, but only alternative is steroids which obviously I don't want to take whilst pregnant. The doctor said I could try honey and lemon in hot water/head over a bowl of steam,…
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Would this work ?
i have some swiss chard , was thinking of mushrooms , cream, and mustard and crispy bacon with some parmasan cheese ??
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Ready made sauces?
I always buy ready made sauces. At the minute I have Lasagne jar Bolognese Jar x 3 White sauce for lasagne x2 Packets: Pepper sauce x3 Sausage casserole Cottage pie x2 Cheese Sauce and a few more including chicken curry which I am going to use tonight. Some nights I am making dinner for 6 or 7 and it can be very expensive…
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Roast duck recipes
Can anybody suggest some good roast duck rescipes? Ideally i'm after two, one for chinese style crispy duck and one for pink roast duck... Cheers dudes..
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Thrifty hot lunch ideas!
Have 2 different probs at the mo, 1* Its getting colder and I'd like to send my kid (6) into school with something that will stay warm untill lunchtime, School WONT let us send in hot soup etc or hot flasks as there is a health and safety issue, app i may send it too hot and burn her or something!! I've assured them I…
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is this pressure cooker safe?
Hi, I was lucky enough to get a pressure cooker from Freecycle today, and it all looks good and relatively unused, except the base is not flat it is slightly concave, so when I put it on my gas ring it wobbles. I have never owned a pressure cooker before, so not sure if this is normal, but i am assuming it is damaged??…
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MealPlans WB 12th Oct 2009
Hi Guys! This week has gone too quickly again! This week we are having: Mon-Toad In Hole, Mint Mash, Cabbage & Carrots Tues-Quiche, New Pots & Salad Wed-Chicken, Boiled Spuds, Sprouts, Cauli Cheese & Peas Thurs-Egg & Chips Fri-At Friends Sat-Steak, Baked Spud & Corn On Cob Sun-R.Beef, Roasties, Yorkies, Sprouts, Cabbage,…
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Smoked mackerel/Kippers ideas...
Hi we eat these regularly as one of the oily fish portions. But I'm getting bored with serving them with roasted veg or ratatouille. Does anyone have any smoked mackerel/kippers recipes - other than pate? Or something else to serve them alongside? I've done a search but can't find much :o Thanks :D
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Slow cooker -Auto or low ?
My slow cooker has 3 settings - low ,high or auto which would you think uses less power ,low or auto ? Presuming auto is thermostatically controlled so only kicks in now nd again ,where as low would be low constant ,any thoughts ? cheers:)
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A History of Private Life; BBC Radio 4
I've been listening to this series on i-player, and this week it's fascinating - concentrating on running the home in the 17th and 18th centuries. Monday; All my life is a struggle with dirt - the British led the way in our reputation for cleanliness, beaten only by the Dutch :cool: Monday was wash day, so as to have…
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OS - Thursday 8th October 2009
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Thursday 8th October 2009. 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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What can I do with ...
I want to clean out the fridge and use up what's in it - what can I do with this lot please : bag of carrot batons bacon eggs (millions of them) cheese broccoli spring onions soft cheese Any ideas gratefully received ! :D - we dont eat curries or foreign exotic stuff though.
