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Out of Date Magazines
Hi I am not sure if this is the right place for this post, but hopefully someone can help me!!!!! I am after old, out of date magazines, or just cheap magazines! Fashion, design, interior... I am a student and the prices in the shops range from £3 to £30! I know that there was a market stall in Chancery Lane market in…
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Help with stock please?
I got The Thrifty Cookbook by Kate Colquhoun out of the library and am working my way through it slowly. Under making vegetable stock she says to avoid starchy vegetables like potatoes and parsnips. I am doing the don't throw away food challenge and have been freezing every vegetable peeling with the intention of making…
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Os daily sunday 15th january
OS Daily Sunday 15th January Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Sunday 15th January. 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…
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Ideas for a meal please - ingrediants listed
Ok, I want to use up stuff in the cupboard for tomorrow nights meal. I will be going to the shops to get some more veg for a pot of soup I will be making. I am thinking an italian / chicken pasta dish. This is what I have:- * 500g chicken * plenty pasta twists * tinned tomatoes * tomato puree * selection of herbs * kidney…
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Batch it up?!
Hello Everyone, Question re batch cooking I'm a total newbie when it comes to this so all and an advice appreciated!!! To save time and Money I want to batch cook for my weeks lunches I'm thinking a roasted Vegetable and Rice Combo, Broccoli Tagliatelli(sp) with Carbonara(sp) sauce, mince and pasta and maybe some pasta…
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Help for a Chicken Virgin
Hi, I have been a vegetarian for ten years and now switching back to meat. I have never handled or cooked meat in my life as ten years ago I used to stay at home and didn't know how to cook. I learnt cooking when I moved out and then turned vegetarian when I met my BF (DH since seven years) so basically I am a virgin as…
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Blackberry Vinegar
Afternoon everyone! I have a bottle of blackberry vinegar that I got for Christmas...any ideas on what I can use it for? We tried it on salad as a dressing, but wasn't keen. I am half tempted to use it for cleaning like "normal" vinegar if I can't come up with anything else!:D
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How to get tiles to shine
My tiles around the shower seem to have lost their shine. I clean weekly just using a normal bathroom cleaning spray. Does anybody know how i can make them shine again? Thank You [threadbanner]box[/threadbanner]
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Making H M yogurt with a wide neck flask advice please
Hi I know there is a thread about this but I couldn't find it. Could some one maybe put the link for it please I am going to have a go at making my own yogurt and any advice would be really great. TIA Tulip
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Slow cooker for a total dummy
I have read the "whats in my slow cooker thread" But can anyone explain any good simple meals that I can make for my family. They cannot contain beef or beef flavouring/stock/gravy as it affects my ibs badly! Also like if I wanted to do a sausage cassarole do you put the sausages in raw? OR half cook them. I know I sound…
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what does this taste like?
I'm planning the Mardywotsit veg garden for 2012 :D I was making a list and came across these things (green food is NOT my thing!) Could you tell me if at all possible what they taste like or what you add them to/cook them with? Kohl Rabi Plantain Sorrel Endive And this isnt the greenfingered forum but if any of these are…
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How many processed meat meals do you have a week?
Hi All I was just wondering how many of you eat mince / sausages etc every week and how many times a week? We do eat alot of other things too but the last few weeks i've been aware of how many Chilli's / Bolognaise / Sausage meals we've had and wonder how good this is for our health? This last week we've had 4 meals…
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Help with making gravy please.
Tonight we are having the M&S chicken that is coated in a sticky sauce. Normally we just use good old bisto gravy but the juices that are left over from the chicken when it's cooked look and taste lovely and i would love to know how to make it into gravy. Any ideas anyone? Thanks
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OS Daily Saturday 14th January
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Saturday 14th January. 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…
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pizza sauce
hi can anyone suggest an easy recipe for pizza sauce please.
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Defrosting Milk?
Hi all, Well I stockpiled a bit of milk & bread for the winter snow that never came, so now I'm using it up to defrost the freezer. I successfully defrosted a 'bag' of milk the other day and decanted that into the milk bottle, but having taken out a 4 pint bottle yesterday, I poured it on my cereal this morning to find…
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How to reheat singapore fried rice safely
Hi, had a chinese takeway last night and was far too much to finish in one sitting, so I have half a plastic container of singapore fried rice that contains meat and prawns. How can I reheat it for tonight's tea SAFELY, I am going to do some plain chow mein and beansprouts to go with it as well. I don't want to waste it,…
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Recipe for leftover pheasant
Have got 350g of picked pheasant meat, slightly dry/overcooked, any suggestions on how to cook it. Also have a pot of pheasant bones on the boil.
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JSP404-Manual of Catering Services (The kitchen bible)
I posted this in another thread,but you may find this useful,its JSP 404-Manual of Kitchen Catering.It's the manual used by the British Forces in their kitchens,the kitchen bible so to speak. Now a lot of the recipy's are for large portions but they will give you the insight into how to make various food items as well as…
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Thanking posters.
I am fairly new to posting on MSE. What is the etiquette for thanking posters? I am a bit confused - is the thanked count below our details - the number of times we have thanked posters or been thanked? I tend to thank a poster when I have read their post as they have taken the time/trouble to write.
