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Help on Sewing please
Not quite sure if this is the right place but I guess sewing is OS. A friend has asked if I can help her sew a bag that has come with her Cath Kidston sewing book, but to be honest I have failed at the first hurdle. The second instruction is for a T Junction seam, I have never come across this and from one set of…
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Anyone have a Recipe for Chicken en croute without cheese?
If you can help me I would be grateful x
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my food falls apart
Whenever I make a vegetable pie or veggie lasagna the fillings don't seem to hold together, whenever you take a chunk out the insides just seem to go everywhere. I'm sure everyone elses sticks together pretty well, where am I going wrong? Rough recipes Pie Saute onions, add garlic and green chilis All vegetables I can…
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OS Daily Thread - Monday 8th March
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Monday 8th March.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 already.…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 8th March 2010
Welcome to Spring Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it! Following requests to start…
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What is this meat?
Hi everyone, At the back end of last year I bought a quarter of a cow for the freezer which is just about used up apart from a couple of "joints" which I'm unsure about. They look like belly pork - mostly skin with meat layered underneath. Could anyone suggest what sort of cut it is and the best way to cook it. Thank you
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Silicone Bakeware - Cleaning?
I have lots of silicone bakeware in different colours and love it. BUT my loaf tin is pale green and has gone all discoloured off the cake mix.:eek: I've tried a Steradent tablet and Bi-carb, but can't get it clean. Any suggestions please?
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Persian food - recipes?
Does anyone have any Persian recipes they'd like to share please? Tried some wonderful persian food this last week & I am keen to try recipes at home. Especially looking for: Iranian "solid" rice pudding meatballs (with carrots & a sauce) chicken and prunes lamb with split lentils & aubergine saffrom rice with red berries…
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Does anyone make deli style cold meat pies?
My DH loves these, but they are expensive http://www.waitrosedeliver.com/wdeliver/servlet/JSPs/shop/display_ind_fs.jsp?line_number=453981&prrfnbr=296982 We saw the hairy bikers make this http://www.hairybikers.com/index.php?action=recipes&id=128 But there's a lot of work & fiddling about for an every day pie there. Does…
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Crème Pâtissière
Just looking at a recipe for this in Gordon Ramseys 'Just Desserts; p195'. It calls for 1 egg and three egg yolks with 75g of sugar, beaten until pale and creamy. Hot milk and cream is then added, and the lot poured back into a pan and simmered gently for 3-4 minutes?????? :eek: Huh! I make icecream and this sounds like…
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Subsistence cooking equipment
I've been tasked with making a Dead Basics list of cooking equipment for Weezl's subsistence living thread (ie a family of 4 eating for a month for £100) and we feel that our mythical "family" of Bob and Shirley and their two teenagers wouldnt have much in the way of cooking equipment either. So - I'm working out a list of…
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OS Daily Sunday 7th March 2010
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Sat 6th March.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 already.…
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Chopping dried apricots on food processor
Hi! I'm trying to make something like this which involves placing dried fruit in a food processor and pulsing to a paste. Every time I had tried to do this the fruit gets stuck on the blades and just whirrs around without getting chopped. I know that Jamie Oliver also has similar recipes and says to pulse dried apricots to…
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Homemade salad cream - recipe please
Evening all, I really want to make my own salad cream but can't seem to find a suitable recipe - they all seem really long winded. Has anyone made their own salad cream and if so would you recommend it? If it was good I'd really appreciate the recipe. I do seem to remember Gary Rhodes making his own salad cream on a TV…
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Making "lasagne" with penne pasta?
I was planning lasagne for tonight but it now seems I've only got enough lasagne for one layer. Is there any reason why I can't just stick in a layer or penne pasta for the second layer without pre-cooking it? I really can't be bothered to go out!
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Anyone ever seen one of these?
Came across it on a US website about slicing bread http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/12144/bread-slicers How great is that, a breadboard & a slicer guide all in one.
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OS Daily Thread Sat 6th March
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Sat 6th March.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 already.…
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please help have no meal ideas?
hi im goin to do a big shop at Asda tonight but my boyfriend is so fussy i have no idea wat to cook for him anymore he loves meat but its the same every week either bolegnese sausage n mash bacon n mushrooms he hates pasta not a big fan of pastry i can never do anythin different he likes! he has curry occasionally but…
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OS Daily Thread - Friday 5th March
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Friday 5th March.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 already.…
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Cottage Pie - for some special guests
Hi Folks I have cooked a huge batch of bolognese, and will be making it into a cottage pie for Saturday evening. My guests are the couple who is making my wedding dress, so this meal is really, really important. Yes I know, normally you cook to impress, but a) these guys love 'traditional' home cooking (thats what we got…
