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Archives for January 2012

pie and soup help!
Hi all! Advice needed! I usually use u some leftover roast chicken by making a shortcrust pie, adding cooked bacon and mushrooms then cheat and use a tin campbells condensed soup in it, lid on, in the oven. Well Tesco have sent me a normal tin.of cream of chicken soup instead! Bit too runny to put in as is, could I heat it…
can you freeze recipe with sour cream in it?
I am going to make beef stronoff tonight and want to make double portions. The recipe calls for sour cream - will it be OK for me to freeze this with the sour cream in it? the recipe doesn't say. Many thanks.
Freeze Jam Tarts?
I got some Just-Rol pastry today and am planning to make Jam Tarts for next week. Can I make them now - not bake them and freeze them? or should I bake them then freeze them? or only bake the cases and freeze them? or just not freeze?
Merging Recipe/Pastry Question.. Help!
Hi all I have treated myself to the new Hairy Bikers perfect pie book (£8 Amazon :) ) and am going to make the beef and ale pie. However, the recipe is with a puff pastry top but I would like to do it in a shortcrust pastry. There is another recipe for chicken, ham and leek pie in shortcrust pastry which just says to cool…
Stuffed mushroom recipe
Hi all, Want to make stuffd mushrooms tonight, Ive got the large flat mushrooms, philadelphia, and breadcrumbs...is that it? How do I cook them?
using up flour? SR and Plain
Hi MSErs! Was wondering if anyone can help! On massively strict budget this month as we have loads of bills and insurances to pay, and I have £8 in pinecone vouchers to buy necessities for the week. I was hoping someone could suggest meal ideas with the following ingredients! I have: a large bag of plain flour about 7oz SR…
OS Daily Saturday 28th January 2012
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 28th 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 already.…
What to do with mascarpone?
I just bought 4 packs of reduced mascarpone ,but I can't eat it myself . I am going to visit friends on sunday,is there any dessert I could make?
I can feel my arteries hardening at the thought...
Complete with 26 rounds of fried bread & toast! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-16757490
Do you do this?
Since joining here and reading a book about the Second world war I have relized I have a attitude of "O it does not matter if I use it up I can always buy more" So I have not been making things go as far as they could have gone as I have not really cared. Reading about the second world war and how if they did not have it…
Posting Photos
I have tried a search but have come up with a blank. How do I post photos on here please
parsnip and sweet potato crisps
had a massive sweet potato and parsnip in my veg box today so peeled and slice half of them up and fried in deep fat frier, soaked up some of the fat and sprinkle with salt - they were yummy even if i do say so myself - my question is how do i get them to be nice and crispy and dry do i just need to dry them out in the…
Difference Between Stewingrecipe and Braising Steak??
This is probably a really daft question but is there any difference between braising and stewing steak?? I'm making a beef and ale pie and the recipe calls for braising steak but I have stewing steak in the freezer... The recipe states you cook the steak in a casserole dish in the oven for 1.5 - 2 hrs. Would using stewing…
Making pizza with part-baked baguettes?
Hi all. We want pizza for tea, but the only thing we have as a base is some part-baked baguettes. How would you cook them as a pizza base? Would you cook them as per instructions, then bung them into the oven for an extra 5 mins with the toppings on top?
What is your charity-shop weakness?
I'm very fond of browsing even if I have no particular need of something specific. This can be a foolish weakness for someone with so little disposable income. The things I head straight for are textiles. This is a mystery to me because I have no particular needlewoman skills. I have a box of them all waiting to be put to…
garlic too much added to mince
Hi , not sure how to rescue my minced beef to which i mistakenly added a whole garlic bulb. Dont know what i was thinking of but do you have any idea how to rescue it now. (500g mince). Any tips would save throwing away the whole lot. Thanks
breadcrumbs mouldy bread
Hi all We always eat homecooked food, but I still find that I go over my £200 a month budget (2ads & 2Chd). I will look at cheaper meals for more inspiration. Anyway, I have bread that has gone mouldy this morning, but I do make breadcrumbs occasionally, so the kids can have chicken goujons, anyway, can I use this bread…
turkish bread in australia
recently been to Australia and while i was there bought some Turkish bread. no idea if it is authentic. the bread i was buying looked a bit like a ciabatta in shape but was much longer and thinner http://www.au.all.biz/g7282/. inside when cut open there were huge air bubbles in the loaf. it was amazing when toasted with…
will this chicken stock be ok to use?
HI everyone after some advise as hubby already thinks I have food poisened him after I fed him ys prawns last night and he was a little well lets say lose and omg he stank!! Anyway I made Roast chicken last sunday and I have Rubber chickened it lasted all week and I made stock in the slow cooker on the sunday I put all the…
What to take when visiting friends?
Not arriving empty handed..... What do you all take when you are visiting people and don't want to arrive empty handed? I like to take something with me, but funds are quite tight so I don't have loads to spend. Many of my friends live 10+ miles away, so when I visit, its normally for a good few hours during the day (which…

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