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Laundry weights
Hi I hope someone can help me, I've just had a new Bosch washing machine (which is fab) and I'm really going to (do my best to) look after it. I'm worried about over-loading it so I'd like to find some guidelines on weights of various things, like king size cotton duvet covers, mattress/pillow protectors, bath sheets,…
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Too high? Slow Cooker question
Made a chicken curry this morning from a pataks curry paste. I put it on high with the intention of lowering the temperature when I left for work. I forgot. I put it on about 9:30am, won't be home till 4:30ish. Will I return to find my flat burned down/inedible curry?
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Suet pastry timing???
Going to try to make a suet pastry for individual puddings today. I've found the recipe to make pastry on Google, but I can't seem to find the amount of cooking times :confused: I know its me....................not seeing for looking, but can anyone help please? Can I cook them in microwave rather than steam them for…
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OS Daily Thread - Wednesday 13th January 2010
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Wednesday 13th January. 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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other uses for breathmints?
Hi Everyone, I've been having a clear out of drawers and at the back of one, i found a few of packets of breathmints that were being given away as freebies aaages ago. the problem is, they have gone soft so im not sure i would want to eat them, even if i could get through all the packets! I was wondering if there are any…
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Meal ideas for prawns and noodles please :o
I got some whoopsied king prawns and egg noodles tonight, going to use them for the next 2 dinners. Anyone able to suggest ideas for them? I make stir fries but they can get quite samey so am hoping to tap into your knowledge and find new favours. TIA. p.s. I hate mushrooms. :o Also, can you put soya mince in with ordinary…
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how fresh is 'doorstep milk'?
I only ask because - my milkman delivered saturdays two pints on friday evening. great. then on saturday he delivered three pints to cover monday tues and wed. I only get deliveries on sat, mon and thurs. in the summer i threw away many pints of milk which had gone off - blaming my elderly fridge or my oh for not bringing…
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Soup bowls
Hi im currently going through a phase of making my own soup. Only problem is i dont have any sort of containers to store them in. Ideally i would like a container that i can use in the microwave, freezer and is sturdy enough for me to carry to work and use to eat the soup out of. Something like this would be ideal…
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What to have with my tea..sauce etc?
In oven got a Chicken Breast cooking attempted to stuff some cheese and garlic inside, wrapped it up best i could with some bacon and pinned it with cocktail sticks. Have diced butternut squas and potato boiling to make mash and some carrots, brocolli n little bit of parsnip in another pan. I didnt think that far ahead, am…
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Lunchboxes
Sorry if there is already a thread about this and if there is can someone point me in the right direction? I'm a vegetarian and always struggle to come up with new ideas for my lunch, other than the usual sandwich/wrap type thing or pasta. I would take leftovers, but there is no way to heat things up so whatever I have has…
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chocolate cheesecake recipe?
does anyone have a foolproof recipe for chocolate cheesecake? I haven't made a cheesecake in years and I've never made a choccy one but a friend has asked I make one for a kids party at the weekend. I looked on the recipe index but the only cheesecake recipe was a Baileys one - maybe not so good for the under 5's!
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Sea salt flakes
Just had Tesco delivery,my normal salt was substituted for sea salt flakes. I,ve never used these before ,Do I use them the same as normal salt in cooking and what about putting them on your cooked fooe ie,chips ,Do I just sprinkle them ? Just a stupid old woman asking ,lol
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Slow Cooker chicken lasagne?
I swear I saw a recipe on here; either in a discussion on SCs or on Rubber Chicken, about a chicken lasagne that did layers of tomatoey stuff, then layer of chicken, repeated. the chicken was in condensed soup sauce? I have searched high and low and cant find it? Anyone know what I'm on about or have i started to dream SC…
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Something for tea we've never had before
is what my 9yo requested as he went out of the door to school this morning.:confused: :eek:. Now I realise you can't help as you don't know what we have eaten before but am finding it a bit hard to think of where to start in thinking something up in the first place. Don't wish to go to shops as the pavements are very icy…
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can I put salad leaves in soup?
Sorry BG's I know it's here somewhere, but I can't find the soup thread:o I've got 1/4 bag of baby salad leaves, not crispy any more but not gone to mush yet! can I chuck them in hm veggie soup? if not then they will go on the compost heap.
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Microwave plate warmers just cracked my new plate!
I have some microwave plate warmers i have had quite a few years,bought from lakeland and yesterday i used them to heat up some new denby wear plates (argos hukd bargain btw) and after i took them out,one suddely cracked in half.What did i do wrong?
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OS Daily Thread - Tuesday 12th January 2010
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Tuesday 12th January. 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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Costa lemon and orange muffins
I am a little bit addicted to these and feel I should be able to make them myself. They seem to have some mandarin(?) in the middle and some sort of syrup - like drizzle cake. I don't suppose anyone who has had one could suggest how to make them?
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Where can I buy sodium metasilicate for preserving eggs?
Well, I have 17 chickens:rolleyes: and they are just starting to lay again, towards the end of last year I was giving eggs away as we had so many and as they have stopped laying over the winter, I have had to buy eggs:eek: Today I watched wartime kitchen following a thread on here and saw that they could preserve eggs for…
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Time and hassle - tips for retaining sanity
We have a sneaky way to save the pennies thread, a prepare for the winter thread and more besides. But time is also money (ok, leisure maybe), and hassle uses up time, so how about sharing our tips to smooth out the wrinkles in our daily life? I'll start with a few, which I posted on the sneaky ways thread: (With my luck…
