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Ideas needed
I have 3 cartons of Tomato Juice that are near their 'use by' date. I would love some ideas of how to use them. I did think of using one carton with tinned toms to make soup - do you think this would work? Iris
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broken pre made quiche base
what do i do with 2 broken pre made (shop bought) savoury quiche bases
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OS Meet Saturday 23rd January, 2010
Would anybody be interested in having a get together on that date in London? We're going to be there for 4 days (arriving early evening Thursday). I should be recovered sufficiently by Saturday. :D Last time we had a meet was at a Weatherspoom Pub called The Lord Moon of the Mall in Whitehall. That worked in well (& I know…
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OS DAILY THURSDAY 7th January
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Thursday 7th 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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help me choose a good basic cookbook for 13 yr old boy
This is for DS1. He's very bright and has very good language skills but is dyspraxic/dyslexic so while the contents shouldn't be aimed at kids it still needs to be clear, simple and well laid out. He loves his meat, is not keen on puddings/cream (except banoffi pie) and wants to learn to cook. (He doesn't live with me so I…
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I've just finished making my first chicken stock.....
what do I do with it now? Strain it and put it bottles etc, can I put it in the fridge and the freezer, how long will it keep in both the fridge and freezer? Any suggestions? Or advice? Thanks
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Can I save money by making my own soup?
Hi everyone, I usually eat soup most weekdays for lunch (perhaps with a piece of crusty bread) as I never like having anything too heavy at luchtimes, and usually end up spending around £2.50 a week on ASDA's own brand soups (I cant stand the 16p chicken/tomato soups) I'm really trying to save the pennies wherever I can in…
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Freezing Chicken
I'm sure this will have been posted before, but I've searched and can't find it, so apologies in advance.:o I bought a chicken on 31st December with a use by date of 6th January, but I haven't used it yet. Would I be able to just freeze it now and use it at a later date? If this is possible, how long would I need to…
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pasta sauce recipe?
I need to make a yummy pasta sauce for my meat loving hubby, but only have onion, garlic, passata, green peppers, red peppers, a few herbs and spices, and usual store cupboard odds and sods. Any decent recipes out there that will give it a bit of oomph and yumminess?
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Where to buy wool online?
I want to buy some wool to knit my OH a scarf (well actually get a friend to knit scarf lol) I want scarf to be chunky, and about 20cm wide x1-1.5m long. It's going to be stripey (2 colours-claret and blue) So-please all you lovely OS knitters-where would I be best to buy wool from, what type of wool do I want and how much…
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WW2 family night info needed
I am planning a World war 2 family night in (cheap night for fun). I am planning a meal of Woolton Pie followed by a cake typically made in war time. Today on Market Kitchen they were tasting an egg-less sponge cake made with marg with jam in the middle which would be great as my DH won't eat sultanas, currants etc, but i…
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Table top gas stove cannisters
Hi Really not sure where to be posting this but I wondered if anyone might have an answer here. We have a table-top gas stove with simple, butane gas cannisters that you click into it similar to these ones http://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Table-Top-Butane-Stove/dp/B00018GGPE. Everything's been stored in our frozen garage…
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Elderly neighbours in the cold weather
Just a little note that we should all be looking out for our elderly and disabled neighbours who can't get out in this bad weather. Just sent DS up to see an old lady up the road who lives on her own, to check if she is ok. He has just come back to say that she has no food in and is not putting her heating on because she…
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New kettle taste
My old faithful kettle gave up on me so I bought a new one yesterday but I can't get rid of the plastic taste in my tea. I've boiled it at least a dozen times with fresh water and even boiled it a couple of times with a tablespoon of bicarb in it but the plastic taste is still there, I've resorted to boiling water in a pan…
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OS DAILY WEDNESDAY 6th January
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Wednesdayy 6th 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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Breadmaking Machine Recipe Books
Most years I receive a number of Amazon gift vouchers as Christmas presents. This year I was looking forward to buying a copy of 'The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook' by Jennie Shapter. I had read about it on Amazons website and on a number of other online book retailers websites. Imagine my surprise though when I went to…
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rice pudd
I am a woman in her 50's And I have NEVER made rice pudding. I just open a tin, But I want to try making it, And I am sure I read that you can make it in a slow cooker? Can some one please tell me how to make it. Thanks
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Ration Books
There is to be a programme on Sky's Yesterday channel Friday week about cooking with wartime rations. Sorry I can't remember the full name of the programme but its on about 9pm I think.
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Hairy Bikers Mum Knows Best
Hi, just wondering if anyone else caught this on BBC2 at 8pm. It's a 6-parter, following the Hairys around UK, finding Mum's favourite recipes. At the end of the show, they held a food fair and recipe swap - all of the recipes are on the BBC website (sorry, don't know how to link!). It was a great show, with what promises…
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seafood lasagne
Hi, My b/f makes the best lasagne and I have seen a seafood one somewhere, cant think where! He is thinking that the fish will either make it go watery or the prawns will overcook, anyone got a tried nd tested recipe please, thanks Sam
