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Archives for October 2012

uncooked packaged couscous and bulgar wheat do they go bad
just wondering as i have a packet of couscous dated Sept its a best before date not a sell buy date but being dried would it go off ? and what about rice /Bulgar wheat how long would that last past a sell/best before date ?
Recipe finder
Hi, Ages ago i saw a link on here to a site where you'd type in your ingreidents and it gives you a recipe. Can anyone tell me what that was please ?
Lots of frozen strawberries what to do with them?
I'm on a roll today! I froze a ton of strawberries last summer as we had too many from strawberry picking. I thought i would deal with them later but now i don't know what to do with them. I am pretty sure the last time i defrosted some they just went mushy. Don't think i have enough jars to make jam. Any ideas? as they…
Cheap pet bedding (rabbits ect)
Help dealing with damp/mould in bedroom OS style
Our bedroom get copious amounts of condensation on the windows every night, and even worse the little bit of ceiling/wall above the window also gets damp... black mould has started to form :eek: Especially as we are renting (and I'd want to sort it anyway!) I need to deal with this, but not sure how. Obviously I need to…
Marinade for veggie kebabs
I'm making some veggie kebabs for a weekend BBQ and I'd like to add a marinade to make them a bit more interesting. From memory, I already have these to use: olive oil garlic rosemary herbs mixed herb Balsamic vinegar red wine could I make something from these? I don't mind if I have to buy something else but in all…
What can I cook and freeze?
Saw a post earlier about bulk cooking and I'd like to try this please. Could i bulk cook and freeze the following: Homemade Pizza Baked Potato Homemade Wedges?
OS for Wednesday 31st October
OS Daily Wednesday 31st October Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 30th October. 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…
Hard Boiled Eggs - how to stop the yolk discolouring?
I would like to make hard boiled eggs to have as part of my lunch. I would like to make them the evening before however when I've tried this before the yolks have gone black by next day which isn't a nice look - although I'm sure fine to eat. Does anyone know how I can hard boil them the evening before and make sure they…
Easy chicken breast recipes
Hi i have lots of chicken breasts in the freezer and running out of ideas we have 4 grown up children so i need them easy and as cheap as possible thanks
Can i freeze this prawn curry?
I made a prawn curry with defrosted raw prawns on Sunday. It has been in the fridge but there is still a lot left. Can I freeze it? The prawns were previously frozen in their raw state, so are they OK to refreeze now they're cooked? Thanks
cupboard sort out
Hi ive gone through my cupboards, and have all the followinf baking stuff. any idea what i can make with these, i want things to use for lunch boxes and snacks. thankyou :) self raising flour 1.5kg plain flour 1.5kg 500g icing sugar 300g royal icing desicated coconut 300g granulated sugar 200g light brown sugar 375g pitted…
Chocolate philadelphia , frees able?
I have a friend on the phone asking if this stuff will freeze. I dunno, but I said I knew of people who would do......
aluminium foil containers
so after reading the bulk cooking thread I feel inspired trying to order aluminium foil containers from ebay - what size do you reckon would be good for two people? (taking into account one person eats for 1.5 and the other 1) lol Thanks
A lot of flour to use up!
Following an over enthusiastic Approved Foods order about 6 months ago, I have a flour mountain! Then I tried to eat low carb for a while so it never got used (kept a lot in the freezer). I need ideas for how I can use it up, preferably freezable ideas so I don't have to eat it all now, though there are DH and 3 little…
Seafood & Veg Antipasto - meal ideas?
I have a jar of seafood & veg antipasto in olive oil thats been lurking for a while :rotfl: & no idea what to do with it. I dont want to eat it on its own, so could I add it to anything other than pasta to make a meal? I was hoping for a risotto type thing, but when I've tried to make risotto before it has always gone…
Shortcrust chicken pie
I have a pack of shortcrust in the freezer & want to make a chicken curry pie.So is it best to cook off the filling first before adding it to the unbaked pastry in the tin or add it raw?...
Least amount of washing powder?
Morning all, have just loaded up the washing machine and proceeded to put the powder into the drawer and noticing stocks were a bit low i put alot less than i usually do into the drawer which got me wondering how little i could use but still get the clothes clean?? :)
Fresh yeast
I got some fresh yeast yesterday - the baker at my local supermarket gave it to me for free. I intend to try and make naan breads today. I originally was going to ask on here how long fresh yeast lasts but when I got up this morning I found my husband had put the bag in the fridge! Will this have killed it? I know nothing…
OS Daily Tuesday 30th October
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 30th October. 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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