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Pasta
I am thinking of making a 'batch' of bolognese to freeze down, can I cook the spaghetti and freeze it so able to 'nuke'
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Aldi pressure cooker
I have an Aldi pressure cooker had it about 3yrs think maybe the seal has gone as water escapes when under pressure ,anyone know where to buy the spare parts . I kept the booklet somewhere but usual thing cant find it when I need it .
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Rump Steak
Found a pack of reduced Rump in my freezer so decided to use it up ,trouble is being used to sirloin I always find rump a bit tough and also I just cant seem to get the cooking right ,which makes it worse :( Any tips ?
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Savoury Snack Ideas
Right I am a dab hand at baking all things sweet ;) but my range of savoury snacks is limited to cheese straws and cheese scones. Can anyone suggest any savoury snacks that can be made from scratch? Sometimes I am finding something sweet just won't do........
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Halloween goodies
:hello: I have a small witch that visits me once a year :eek: , and in exchange for some goodies she makes sure I don't get any grief from witches for the rest of the year. :rolleyes: Last year I tried to give her a nice big onion but she wasn't having any of it. :confused: The year before, I had nothing in the house. And…
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Why are our posts being moved over to the Arms?
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Smelly Candle Alternatives?
I adore the smell of glade type candles but they're just so expensive. What are the OS alternatives?:confused: Thanks
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tea? cheese, ham, potatoes, eggs
wondering if anyone has any ideas. Normally I layer all the above in a dish with a white sauce and cook it up (aka Bernard matthews free recepie on the turkey ham packet a few years back), Bored of this now...... anyone got something a bit different?? I do have quite a stash of food in having just done a big online shop so…
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Ways to use English Muffins?
I've found 12 English muffins in my freezer, like these ones, not the American cakey kind ;) We're going to have some with poached eggs for brunch. Any other suggestions :confused: TIA, Penny. x
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Surplus seafood - recipes?
I went to the fishmonger's yesterday planning to get a few bits to attempt a seafood linguine. However I think I got a bit too much and paid a whopping £7 so want to make it stretch as far as possible. Trouble is I've never cooked shellfish before so am a bit at a loss! Today I will attempt a seafood linguine so any tips…
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OS Daily Thread - SUNDAY 25th October
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Sunday 25th 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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Ok so I went a bit over board! Want to bake some cakes but...
I buy my eggs free range from a local place, as they are so cheap incomparision to the supermarkets, anyway I normally buy 1doz large as they are great size for omelettes, etc, but whilst there I thought "ooh I want to bake some cakes this week", so I bought 1 doz medium eggs cos most cake recipes are medium eggs, now I'm…
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Christmas Dinner - Help its my first!!!
Hi, My little family are having our christmas dinner at our own house this year and Im wondering the best way to go about it.... We usually go to my parents and have the best christmas dinner with ALL the trimmings... My questions are - (Our dinner this year is me, my oh, oh mom, and our toddler) Which turkeys are the…
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Question about Christmas cake
Sorry, full of questions today! Have read on here before about how delicious Delias christmas cake is so I have written the ingredients down to buy tomorrow. Question is, once made, how long before I can ice it? The one I make in the week will be iced in December so that it matures nicely. What would happen if I made one…
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Need a recipe for stewing lamb please
Hello everyone, have another question for you. Bought Sainsburys basics stewing lamb to pop in my slow cooker and was wondering if anyone had some tasty ideas. Thanks. Na
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Can cleaning Bicarb of soda be used for cooking?
My mum recently got bicarbonate of soda cleaner from the 99p shop, and I was wondering if it could be used for cooking. All it says on the ingredients is sodium bicarbonate. On the container of cooking one it says bicarbonate of soda. A 200g container of bicarb is 55p whereas the cleaning one has 500g for 99p. Is it just…
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Help! My meat smells like wet dog??!
Hi all, I have a query. I'm browning off some mince to make cottage pie, and the mince smells like wet dog. I mean, really strongly of wet dog. :eek: What has caused this? Is it safe to continue? :confused: The farm shop has a faint odour of this, but I've never given it a second thought. Thanks so much for your help, A…
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OS Yuletide...what have you made so far??
OK...so with the credit crunch I have decided to make as many yuletide presents as I can. I know some people turn their nose up at our homemade offerings so have decided to buy one item and add a homemade item to it! So far I have made: Sloe Gin (For posh friends!!!) Hung up chilli's to infuse in oil (posh friends again!)…
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Steak Pudding Help Please
Hello, I am hoping that someone on here will have the answer to this as I carn't find it anywhere! How long should I steam a Steak pudding for if the meat is already cooked, so really it is the suet pastry that is cooking and the meat mixture is re-heating? I am a cook in a residential home and want to make one instead of…
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Slow cooker questions
Having read about all of you and your slow cookers and how great they were, I decided to buy one. I got the cookworks signature 6.5 litre one from argos for a whole 15 pounds. My problem being a) I feel it might be too big for a family of 4, any thoughts welcome... and b) i really want to give it a go but even the book…
