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How much meat per person?
Just curious, I have just returned from Costco with a load of meat. I normally buy my chicken breasts there, I don't think they are much cheaper (never really compared) but I buy them for convenience as we go through quite a lot. I usually buy 2/3 trays of them a month. These I wrap individually in cling film. I also buy…
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custard question..
hiya I want to make a cheats chocolate custard using a tin of value custard & grating some value chocolate into it & heating - will this work? I want it to pour over ice cream (I'm sure my Mum used to make a custardy/chocolate sauce that set on ice cream when I was little) also would this be ok to keep in the fridge for a…
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The cookbooks should actually be used...
I've just been rummaging in my freezer for inspiration for something for tea. I spotted some minced beef and thought "oh I could do shepherd's pie"... Again! But today and stopped and I decided there must be something a bit different I could do with it. So I went to the shelf that's packed with cookbooks and pulled down…
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help curry in slow cooker
Hi there I want to cook a curry in the slow cooker - I'll be using a couple of chicken breasts, veggie & a far of sauce if I cook it on HIGH how long should it take? I was thinking around 4hrs??? Thanks in advance
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OS Daily Tuesday 2nd October
OS Daily - Tuesday 2nd October 2012 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. Everyone’s…
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Help with homemade washing powder
Hi, I have started making my own washing powder (borax/washing soda/soap flakes). It's been fine on colours but my whites still come out grubby (ooh, I sound like my mum!) especially the collars. Any tips on how to combat this without resorting to commercial products? Thanks
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Nigellissima (BBC2 & book)
I can't find a thread for this - bit surprised nobody else seems to be watching! I'm really enjoying Nigella's latest series on BBC2. Definitely more so than Kitchen, she seems to have toned it down a bit, and the food is really my sort of thing. Of course I went straight out and bought the book :o it's very nice, but then…
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Sewing Machine
Hi all, not sure if this is the right place but I was given a sewing machine and had great plans but there is a problem with the machine. It just will not feed the fabric through. I have taken it apart but can't see anything obviously wrong. Someone suggested it might have been switched to free hand embroidery but I have…
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Best way to heat my home
Hi all, Hoping someone will be able to advise me on the best way to heat my home. I live in a 3rd floor flat, and am the only building up so high in the area, i'm also very close to the sea so we get hit from wind in all different directions. there is nobody living in the flat below us so we cant pinch any of their heat! I…
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Jam trickle bake?
My friend just asked if anyone has a recipe for what she remembers her mum calling a jam trickle bake. I have no idea, but I wondered if anyone here knows what she means? "It was a sponge type cake with Jam in it but it was all baked together I think and the jam put on it before baking" "I remember when she cut it open it…
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Removing strong smells from plastic bottles
I have a small pump action plastic pump spray bottle (30ml)which used to contain an evil smelling calming mist spray by Temple Spa. The bottle is an ideal size for travelling, so I threw away the contemts washed it out with soap and water, still smells, used an oxygenating cleaner - still smells, left it out in the fresh…
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OS Daily Moday 1st October 2012
OS Daily - Monday 1st October 2012 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. Everyone’s welcome,…
