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Making Chutney
Ok, long time lurker and occasional poster.... Forgive me if this is in the wrong place. I discovered the joy of HM hampers for Xmas - chutneys etc, and well, they went down a storm (so much so I have requests for repeats for BBQ season!!) But, I wondered if there were any other recipes out there I could try. I tried…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd January 2011
Welcome to the first Flylady thread of 2011... This week will see a LOT of newcomers which happens every year, sadly many of these ladies and gents do not stay long. This influx usually means the thread is very very busy, please do not lose heart if you cannot keep up with everyone else or reading the thread, don't try to…
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can you eat defrosted (cooked) food for 2 days running?
Defrosted a bolegnaise overnight in the fridge for dinner tonite but there is quite a lot- if I reheat half of it today and half tomorrow will it still be ok to eat tomorrow? somehow have got into my head that once food is out of the freezer Ive got to nuke it and eat it instantly! :rotfl: thanks in advance
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Any creative ideas please?
I've been looking through my pantry and I've got two 500g jars of Homepride Potato Bak , Garlic and Herb flavour. I have never used this before, and can't even remember why I bought it in the first place..probably a BOGOF or something and seemed like a good idea at the time.. I'm thinking of a creative way to use it…
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Le Creuset accident
Hello everybody, and Happy New Year / Blyddyn Newydd Dda. I have a low sided cast iron enamel casserole, quite large and used daily. Gulp, I left it to warm up on an electric hob, forgot and the result is a burn, :eek: enamel has melted in the middle exposing the cast iron. Is it useless, any way of saving it (new ones…
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Party Tea for children? Any Ideas?
Hi, I know this board is the the hub of 'thrift' so I wondered if you could help me. I am doing a party tea for my Daughters birthday for 8 of them - it is sort of in the style afternoon tea with cocktails so have any of you any ideas for food? Cost is paramount and I cant cook/bake. I was thinking jelly, sandwiches,…
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OS Daily Sunday 2nd Jan
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Sunday 2nd Jan. This 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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Trying to eat healthy but what about the Xmas stuff?
Now that Christmas is over I want to lose quite a bit of weight. The only problem is that there's alot of leftover food from Christmas and New Year (the usual quiche, pork pies, sausages, crisps and dips). The money saver in me says to use it all up and then start with the healthy eating but I could be at it for ages. If…
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breadmaker help needed
Hello I am new to the site and was wondering if any of you experts could help me with my new cookworks breadmaker. The instructions Argos suplied are useless and we have not managed to make a decent loaf of bread, (the instructions are for a 1.5lb or 2lb loaf and mine has the options of 0.5kg 0.75kg or 1.0kg loafs. the…
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Any use for coleslaw and potato salad?
What can I do with leftover coleslaw and potato salad? Any ideas?
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Made doughnuts but ran out of oil - where to store?
I have just made some doughnuts but have realised that I don't have enough oil to fry them. :o As the shops are now closed I will get the oil in the morning, but where should I store the doughnuts? Will they be alright if I cover them and leave them in the fridge?
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Meal planning ideas for fusspots please !
I am trying to build up a list of meal ideas for our family, as it is not unusual for me to cook 3 different meals and my food budget is out of control (bows head in shame). DS has school meals and has a light evening meal from a very restricted menu (that's another post). In the first instance, just being able to plan for…
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Using up left-over champagne
Hello everyone, Firstly, a Happy New Year to you all! I've got half a bottle of champagne left from last night, and my OH and I are not big drinkers, so it won't be drunk as is. So, my question is, what can I cook with it to use it up? Thank you in advance for all of the suggestions. sexymouse ETA - I don't know if this…
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does ready rolled icing set hard?
Does anyone know if the ready-rolled icing sets completely hard? I've used it on Xmas cakes before, but as far as I remember, it never sets as much as royal icing would. I'd like to be able to cut out shapes in the icing to dry to decorate cakes with & was wondering if this ready-rolled stuff sets as rock hard as I would…
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Roast Potatoes & Tin Foil
Happy New Year everyone. My roasting tin is a bit scored and scratched and I need to make roast potatoes today. I have goose fat to roast them in. Would it be ok to line the tin with tin foil to stop the potatoes sticking to the tin? I can only find info saying you shouldn't cover them with tinfoil as they will go soggy.…
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Compost heap jelly
I was watching River Cottage a few days ago and there was a lady on there making compost heap jelly, which was a preserve made from orange peelings. For the life of me I cannot find the recipie. Does anyone know it?
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OS Daily 1st January 2011
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Saturday 1st January 2011. This 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…
