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Delia / kenwood mini chopper - any recipes ?
Hi I bought the kenwood mini chopper that Delia smith recommend for cheats. ( It was £16.38 on Amazon- price keeps going up and down ) Apart from slicing up onions and herbs can anyone recommend any good recipes for it. It seems really small so Im hoping I havnet made a mistake purchasing it ! thanks x
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Basil plants from supermarket
Been making my own pesto but finding that its quite costly - now using cashew nuts instead of pine nuts to keep costs a bit lower but basil is a problem. Is there any way to keep basil plants (the ones you buy in a pot from s/market) alive if you live in a top floor flat!! I cant put anything outside or on window sill and…
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The Perfect Rice Crispy Cake ??
I recently made rice crispy cakes, with the just bog standard rice crispys (tesco own brand) and chocolate (again tesco own brand) There was something missing, although, I am not sure what :( I have searched on the t'interweb, and on MSE, and I am no further forward to find the perfect recipe :( So now I ask what does the…
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Clothes Patterns ?
Hi I fancy trying to make some clothes, where do you all buy your sewing clothes patterns from ? Thanks
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OS Daily Thread - Thursday 21st January 2010
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Thursday 21st 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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Pre-made HM chips
We have large bag of potatoes and am wanting to use them before they sprout. I am planning to make shepherds pie, fishcakes, etc but got thinking about the pre-made chips, roast potatoes, etc that can be bought and thought I'd try to do the same. Should I par-boil the potatoes then freeze? If so, could I cook from them…
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how long does dough keep in the fridge?!
On monday night i made flatbreads to have with tea. there are only 3 things in the recipe... plain flour, water and oil. i made too much dough as usual, but normally just use it the next night, my question is, if i made it monday night, and it's been in the fridge, will it be ok to roll out and use tomorrow night.. 3 days…
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Low fat desserts / Treats
I'm on a low fat, low calorie healthy eating diet, but I've got the biggest sweet tooth in the world and I'm looking for treats I can make and eat once in a while. Something like a cookie or a slice of cake that is low fat and no more than 100 - 150 calories would be great :)
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Redundancy - groceries reduction help needed!
Hi all, I am facing redundancy and OH has lost his main source of work so I need to seriously reduce the budget. I can never seem to stick to the grocery challenge (guess I don`t try hard enough :o ). So here are the things we often eat (2 boys to feed for half the week too). Breakfasts - porridge and sliced banana for OH,…
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Ration-book dinner menu?
I'm having a forties themed birthday do on Friday which is currently going to be dinner for friends, but could end up as a party. Do you have any impressive but ration-book recipes that I could do? I won't be at work in the day so I have time to prep in advance if I need to.. Thanks! Elizabeth
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Right, don't laugh..I can be quite stupid with cooking!!!
We bought a slow cooker at Christmas (LOVE it!!!) anyway, I cooked turkey and ham on Sunday and made a FANTASTIC :D pie with it..we had some in our lunch on Monday and the rest has been in tupperware in the fridge since Sunday....would it still be okay to eat if it's re-heated thoroughly!?!?!?!?!?!? Not going to give to…
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dead fridge freezer advice on food please
hi there i think i must be very unlucky :rolleyes: i bought a second hand fridge freezer which had a 6 month warranty. it broke down and i lost a freezer full of food , it seemed to fix itself but near on as soon as i filled it again it broke down again. i now have a loan one until they can replace mine as it was leaking…
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Feed a family of 4 for £35 a week
A while ago I found a thread about feeding a family of 4 for £35 a week. There was a booklet with recipes for 7 days, but I lost it, can anyone point me in the right direction?
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OS Daily Thread Wednesday 20th January 2010
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Wednesday 20th 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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Bread very crunchy!!!
Hi....encouraged by all the success on the forum I have started to make my own bread but the only one that's come out without a brick hard crust is the shop bought version!! When I make it from scratch myself it tastes great inside but the crust is unbelievably hard.....worried my kids will break their teeth!!! Now, I…
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kettle descaling - citric acid?
I wasn't able to get any "kilrock" today in my nearest town (which imo is the best value, most effective proprietary descaler) so on the off-chance I bought some citric acid from the chemist. My question is: anyone know how much to use per 1/2 kettle of hot water? answers on a virtual postcard please :D The winner's prize?…
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Inspiration needed for stock pot
Hi, I'm hoping for some help here. I've bought a stock pot which can be used on the gas hob or inside the oven and I need some inspiration. My first meal is bubbling away at the moment - stewing beef, potatoes, carrots, onions and leeks in vegetable stock. I'm hoping for some more ideas as I lack imagination in the…
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Knew I'd forgotten something...
I was in a rush making two dozen fairy cakes. Put them in the oven and after a few minutes, I realised I'd forgotten something. They didn't look like fairy cakes to me, more like Yorkshire Puddings. They didn't taste like fairy cakes either, more like sweet Yorkshires. Then I realised ... I hadn't put any margarine or…
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Non-cereal breakfast ideas requested
I like my 9yr old son to have a good and varied breakfast before school, and he's also going along the learning to cook road with me. Time is very much of the essence and breakfast in our house is not the time to help him make something from scratch! My preference is homemade recipes, pre-cooked or pre-prepared and frozen…
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Is there anyway I can make my HM bread less fattening ??
I had a delivery today and they didnt have my WW bread in my shopping . so i need to make some bread , but is there a low cal way ?? thanks
