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OS Daily Thread - Thursday 17th December 2009
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Thursday 17th December. 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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Fantastic, cheap and tasty beef recipe
Passed on to me by a friend in the pub trade. Cost of ingredients = about £2 per serving. Cost in the pub = £12+. Ridiculously easy. People will think you slaved over it but it takes 5 minutes to prepare. http://www.buyingapub.com/beef-zingo-2/ Serve with mashed potato with horseradish sauce.
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Thinking about buying a 2nd breadmaker--cost effective??
Hi guys,ive read on here about some people who have 2 slow cookers on the go(normally different sizes),but what about 2 breadmaker machines??(again different sizes)--Ive recently bought the kenwood BM450,and i love it,but im struggling to keep a good supply of bread going(dont want to resort back to buying bread),also i…
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Hairy Bikers on BBC2 Tonight
.....at 9pm. Thank goodness they're after Jamie as I'm already recording 2 things! :D
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Freezing potatoes and parsnips for roasting
Hi there, whats the best way to pre prepare potatoes and parsnips for roasting on Christmas day. I'd like to try and save myself some faff on the day and thought that if I could peel and freeze the pots and parrsnips this would be good. Questions is will this work ok and whats the best way to do it. Just peel blanch and…
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Will this work? turkey question
I am cooking 2 full xmas dinners this year one on 25th (just the 4 of us at home) and one on 28th (8 to 10 inc other family members) Can I buy 1 large turkey crown cook on 25th and chill or freeze the rest and re heat for the 28th? The 2nd dinner I'm cooking at my MIL house (larger than mine so room for everyone) so if I…
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curried lentil soup in a jar for a gift, help please
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/curried-lentil-soup-december-recipes hi i am making this, it needs dried onion, can i just dry some myself? and what about the apple? if anyone has any other recipies like this that could give away as gifts i would appreciate them! thanks
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can you poach apples?
I've found a recipe for a nice winter compote which I thought would be nice to serve on Christmas morning. The recipe states to poach some pears but Ive stacks of windfall apples carefully stored and feel it would be more Moneysaving to use those. However, cant think if ever seen a recipe for poached apples and was…
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gluten free help
hi, my mother has coeliac disease (allergic to gluten) and she has been really ill the last few days with it. Wr have been trying to work out what it is she ate/drank that has made her so ill. we assumed to start with it was baileys but have since discovered they have changed their distilling process so it no longer…
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reassure me, use by today beef...
I bought some whoopsied meat at S today. Casserole beef, chicken liver, lamb mince and beef mince. All about 1/2 price.:beer::beer: Anyway about to make a nice beef, caulifllower and chickpea curry and notice the bottom on the beef is a little bit darker and not red. The use by date is today. So reassure me, it will be…
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Why have my fairy cakes sunk ?
Hoping some of you bakers could help me, ive always used the bero recipe for my buns/fairycakes and never had a problem, however ive today used the nigella recipe for fairycakes they cooked lovely in the oven but now ive taken them out and put on my rack to cool there no sunk in the middle ? they taste lovely jst dont look…
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Do you have a glass dining table?
I have seen a lovely dining table - black and glass - would suit my kitchen perfectly. However, the one that is on display in the store had lots of scratches on, but the sales assistant says it is just because it has been on display for over six months and that customers just are not careful with their belongings, which is…
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My curtains!
I did a search but couldn't find anything so I'm hoping someone will point me in the right direction. I would like to add an extra thick lining to some of our curtains but I don't know what to use, what has anyone else used? Is it just extra lining material or something a bit fluffier? I also need some curtains for our…
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What and How Much to buy for 6 months cleaning?
Morning gang. I'm off to the UK for Christmas and want to stock up on cleaning 'stuff'. I'm a bit confused as to what to get and hope you can help .... I'm going to buy: Stardrops - is it a liquid? Is is concentrated? what do you clean with it? I know I can get it in Sainsburys x How much should I get for 6 months of…
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OS Daily Thread - Weds 16th December 2009
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Wednesday 16th December. 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 - mouldy bag!
I have a hiking rucksack, you know the kind with the padded back and toggles on every corner. About 2 months ago it got put away in the cupboard, little did I know there was an orange lurking at the bottom - which has now completly disintergrated into a pile of green mouldy slime all over the inside of the bag. The bag is…
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christmas eve dinner/tea
Hello all Ive got my mum,nan,dad coming chrsitmas eve and im going to be making our main meal, im just not sure what to do ? Dont really want anything "dinner" like cos of xmas day but want something a bit more than sandwiches any ideas ? Thankyou x
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Bung it in, no prep slow cooker recipes
Hi I was wondering if anyone had any nice slow cooker recipes that don't require any precooking/frying, that you can just bung in before work in the morning when you are in a rush? I don't like to eat jar sauces, and most other recipes seem to have lots of prep or use this type of ingredient... Thank you for your help...
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Jamies Family Christmas
On now on Channel 4.
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Beef rump roasting joint, can it be carved up and used as steaks?
I fear this might be a really daft question... M&S were doing beef rump roasting joints at half price today. Can I get my knives out and carve it into steaks to griddle medium/rare? Would that then make it the same type of meat as a standard rump steak, or does the fact that it says roasting joint make it something very…
