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Fail safe recipe for american style pancakes needed please :)
Hi, My two love these but I would much rather make them myself (cheaper and healthier). I have tried a couple of recipes off the internet but neither were very good. Does anyone have an easy recipe for them? Thanks ;)
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Sewing? What tool do I need?
I'm not good at sewing but I'm having a go at making a cover for a futon. It was given to me via Freecycle in great condition but the original cover is cream and has some stains on it. I have some lovely Laura Ashley fabric to make a giant cushion cover, so it can be removed to be washed. I need to keep it in place once…
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Food hygiene question
I made a tomato, red wine, herbs and stock liquid in which I braised lamb shanks. After eating the shanks it seemed a shame to throw away that wonderful liquid so I froze it to use it on the next lamb shanks. Today I defrosted it and cooked four more lamb shanks in it. Question -- can I freeze it again? I seem to remember…
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Lots of left over bread sauce.
I have a pasta bowl full of bread sauce in the fridge. Any idea what I can use it for tonight? I have various veggies by the ton and quorn mince, sadly though I am lacking in inspiration.
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Recipe Advice Please...
Hi I'm sorry if I've posted this in the wrong place... I have an American recipe for Marinara Sauce which calls for 1x 16 ounce can of tomatoes. This recipe yields 12 servings - but I've looked online and can't find a conversion to the equivalent in our size cans... I'm thinking that perhaps it will be 2 or 3 of our cans…
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Home Brewing?
Hi All, hope you don't mind me posting on here... I'm thinking about getting the OH a brewing kit for Christmas as he is really into his alcohol (he works for a distillery). I was just wondering what I need as a minimum and what the cheapest places to get them from? From what I can tell, the cheapest kits don't include…
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Alternative To Dried Apricots?
I want to make mary berry's american light xmas cake from the mail on sunday's you magazine. however, it uses 350g of dried apricots and OH really hates apricots. i cant eat a whole cake to myself even if it is xmas ;) so i need to substitute the apricots for another dried fruit. what do you think would go best with…
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Would you eat this?
I cooked some savoury mince on Saturday evening and I've stupidly left it in the pan (sealed) since then! Didn't really want to waste it but would it actually be safe to eat?
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Baby on board :)
Hi everyone So i'm expecting my 1st baby in March. This may seem a little early but i like to be well organised so i am looking for help with meals once the little one arrives. I don't want to be relying on take aways which aren't healthy and are costly. So basically i have 3 weeks annual leave before my due date where i…
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Layered cookie mix in a jar ???
Hi can anyone advise me on how to do this ? Couple of recipies would be great, Just seen a stall in MK selling them for £8.99 - £10.99 for chocolate chip cookies,!!! They did look cute small kilner jar... Festive label... Ribbon + Recipe attached .... Viola ..... £££££££ And also how long they last? Thankyou Sorry if I…
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Craft - Zutter Bind-It-All
Please move this if there's a general craft thread somewhere - I couldn't find one. I received one of these machines for Christmas last year but didn't use due to a bereavement around that time. I've now received a lovely book with lots of project ideas, but they're all from the US & I'm finding it hard to get my head…
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Woman's Own Cook Book (1964 edition) Anyone rec any good recipes from it?
I picked up an old copy of the Woman's Own Cook Book from the charity shop for 10p the other day. I don't think it has been used much, it's in very good condition except for the yellow pages, it is nearly 50 years old though so you have to expect that. It was worth it just to look at the pictures in there. Has anyone got…
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Mini-Meet - Thursday 1st December 2011 - Leeds City Centre
Morning Everyone Three of the OS Daily Board, NicLou, Jayward and myself, have organised a mini-meet for Thursday, short notice I know, we did mention it on the Daily previously, but wanted to invite any other OSers who would like to join us. We are meeting at 11am at the front of Leeds Railway Station. We are hoping to…
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Baking/Muffin Tins
Hi, Can anyone recommend a brand of baking tray and/or muffin and bun tin? I've just bought some of the Robert Dyas BOGOF trays, but after 1 use the non stick lining has come off. I made yorkshires at the weekend and all stuck to my tins, so I want to make sure I have good tins in for Christmas. I've been told…
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Only 1 in 4 meals cooked from scratch....
It's just said on the BBC news that only 1 in 4 meals are cooked from scratch.:shocked: How do people afford this?....All the salt and preservatives etc that are in ready meals.......and they don't taste very nice. I'm amazed
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Daily Thread for Monday 28th November.
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Monday 28th November. 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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Dense bread with a hard crust - What did I do wrong?
I thought I would have a go at bread making but my bread was dense with a hard crust. I kneaded the dough three times for over 5 minutes. I used all milk rather than milk and water. What did I do wrong?
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fading a soft toy....
Hi guy's no idea where to post this but i am sure one of you can help me ;) My little man (3 in a week ;) is currentley in hospital at the moment he has had a prety serious op on his skull... and is in a pain and very fed up... so we decided he could have one of his christmas present early.... Numberjack number 3 toy (the…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 27th November 2011
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week or getting motivated when it comes to housework then come and join us. There are 3 levels per day with Level 1 being very basic, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. Feel free…
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Laverbread: What to do with it???
Just going through my cupboards and I have two tins of laverbread. I think they appeared after a charity raffle. Now, I love seaweed, but what do I do with laverbread. How do I serve it? Does it need cooked? What should I have it with? Can anyone help out?
