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Archives for July 2012

Do you use the liquid in tinned veg?
Just wondering if and when people use the liquid in their tinned veg & beans etc. I've heard some people say it's full of flavour, but I always drain it away (excluding beans in tomato sauce) as I think it's just full of sugar & salt (and possibly other additives). Just wondering what everyone else does.
fritters - savoury
afternoon all, A few weeks ago I had some sweetcorn and chorizo fritters whilst out . . .they were fab !! I have tried to replicate at home but can't seem to get the texture right, do I need to adapt the batter in some way to counteract the (lovely) oil in the chorizo . . Don't get me wrong they taste gorgeous but the…
Free Range/Ethical frugal eating
O/S Daily Tues 31 July
31/07/12 Daily Tuesday 31st July Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 31st July. 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…
Battered cod roe
I realise it's not to everyone's taste, but I was brought up on the stuff and I love it, but I only ever get it from the chippy. So my question is, if I buy a tin of pressed cod roe, how do I make batter and fry it? I've never made batter before. We don't have a deep fat fryer or a chip pan, could I shallow fry it in…
30/07/12 Daily
Monday 30th July Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 28th July. 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…
Weekly Flylady Thread 30th July 2012
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 to mix and match to suit your own…
Electronic journalling
Hi, does anyone here use an electronic journal, by that I don't mean an online one, just a computer diary? I am considering doing this after years of using paper as I think it will be more private but I don't know if I could take to it the same. Plus I wouldn't know what to do with all my old paper journals.
Is it worth the outlay cost?
I have been tempted to try to make jam and to learn to make soft cheese. Is it worth the outlay cost? I know it would be fun and something interesting to learn but things like the pan and all the equipment are quite pricey. Plus there is buying the ingredients but, for the jam, I would hope to find some reduced in price…
Challenge - can I do it???
So, I am trying to challenge myself to spend very little until I get paid on 15 August. I have put some money in my savings and have left £36 to survive on - can I do it? I dont need to buy any food for home (and I take my lunch to work), I have put credit on my mobile and all the bills are paid. I do need to buy some…
Pork Belly Slices
Hi all, I have some pork belly slices that I want to cook for dinner tonight. Just want to simply roast them in the oven so they have nice crispy skin. What temp and for how long should I cook them? I saw the other belly pork thread with loads of ideas but no simple roasting instructions! Thanks, Kevin
Freezing and shelf lives
A while back, I bought some mince that was good for 7 days, and froze it on the day of purchase. I took it out to defrost on Wednesday, intending to make bolognese on Thursday, but other plans got in the way and it didn't happen. Does the original 7 day shelf life it had when I bought it still apply, or have I left it too…
Can you sfaely refreeze frozen breadcrumbs
Hi I have a squashed loaf of bread I cant do anything with except make breadcrumbs. I usually make tuna croquettes for my LO with breadcrumbs and then freeze the croquettes but dont have time to make them them now. So if I make a batch of breadcrumbs and then freeze them ,Can I make the croquettes and freeze them with the…
Pudding Ideas please
It is my turn for Sunday pudding. D.S has taken the car to work to I am stuck with what is in the house and am looking for inspiration please :A Possible ingrediants are; Frozen cooking apples Eating apples Jam (Blackcurrant and Blackberry) Golden Syrup 2 eggs Flour Sugar Semolina Creme Fraiche Milk Thank you :)
Sunday 29th July
Sunday 29th July Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 28th July. 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…
Stale Death by Chocolate
I have some stale "Death by Chocolate" buns (used the cake recipe, but made cup-cakes from it). Any idea what I can do with them? Chocolate cake crumbs for use as a cheesecake base springs to mind. Any other ideas please?
Rooting jars/vases?
I've seen some absolutely adorable little rooting jars on a blog, and was wondering if anyone had any ideas about where you can get them from? I've tried a few google searches but no luck. This link should be to an image: http://www.teenytinykitchen.com/component/content/article/229 I'm guessing it's probably quite a retro…
Homemade Yoghurt - Help needed plse.....
Firstly I do hope this the right place to ask :o I made my first batch of homemade yoghurt a couple of days ago as per the recipe and instructions that I found on an old post on here - what a disaster! It smelt like yoghurt but was as runny as milk - I used my old easiyo contraption - I warmed the milk, put in 2tbsp of bio…
can i make a desert with these ingredients
can i make something with these bananas milk self raising flour golden syrup i do not have any eggs many thanks
yoghurt what should i do with it
I have some easi yo yoghurt which has honey in it. No one in the family likes it but it was so expensive i dont want to throw it away. Any ideas for recipies?

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