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Making plans for a hard month...will it be OK?
Well, in the midst of the tightest two months of the year (February and March is always low paid) I had a £209 dentist trip. This means what was already a tricky couple of months is going to be worse. I have around £10 to last me until 22nd of March when I get paid again and then once bills and rent have been paid I'll…
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Nicest cut of meat from these options...
MrT have a half price on some of their beef roasting joints and i wanted to get one but not sure which is the nicest cut. There is a choice of Top Rump Silverside Topside All are Finest joints and all priced at £6 per kilo. Anybody know which is the most tender and nice joint when cooked medium rare, please. Many tia
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Ideas please ! Limited facilities
Hello Lovely OS people, I wonder if I could trouble you for some ideas. There are 2 things I could do with some help over.... The first being, I am currently having some major work done in the house and then having a kitchen fitted, I've ambled on until now, but for the next couple of weeks I'll have my free standing…
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Dorset Apple Tray Bake
Has anyone made this before? If so, have you found that the mixture is extremely hard to mix and spread? It doesn't say on the recipe to cream the eggs and sugar first or anything, it just says put everything into a bowl and mix, but boy oh boy, is it hard to spread out on the tray!…
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Stainless Steel Cutlery Turning Black in Dishwasher
Hi, I wonder if anybody can tell me why this should happen, and how I can stop it happening/restore my cutlery? There's no other metal in the dishwasher, and not all the cutlery is affected, and neither are stainless steel saucepans/teapot. TIA
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savoury ideas for an afternoon tea
hi, i am doing an afternoon tea in a couple of weeks for my friends 50th. i am looking for another savoury idea. i am doing sausages with a honey and mustard glaze and a salmon tart,made with a homemade bite size pastry case and tinned red salmon. i would like another idea,maybe with cheese or chicken,as she likes both of…
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I have a chicken...
...and I don't know what to do with it! (not the chicken itself, the presentation of the meal as a whole) I'm going to roast it tomorrow - we will eat the drumsticks and thighs for dinner, and the breast will be used on Tuesday for enchiladas/fajitas. My issue is I don't know what to accompany the pieces with tomorrow…
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O/S Daily Sunday 10 March
O/S Daily Sunday 10th March 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, please…
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laminate/wood flooring.
Anyone knw who sells odd planks of this. I want 12 but they come in packs of 8 or 10 so i really dont want 16 or 20
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How can I eat Healthier/Cheaper for 1
Hi all, new to forums be gentle :) I am currently on jsa with the bedroom tax and new council tax allowance looming a month before a dro is up :( so as you can imagine times are very tough. I am looking for ideas for shopping / meals I currently can realy only get to an aldi near me as the other store is sainsburys (dont…
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Paella Rice - BB 2008
Tonight I am cooking Paella. Been out and bought seafood and chicken to go in it. Just read the Paella rice box and it says "best before....2008":eek: Do I risk it or should I go out and buy more rice? It will be at least a 15 mile round trip. What do Old Stylers advise? Thanks
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Bread maker loaf not high in gluten?
Hi all, Is it possible to successfully make a white loaf in a breadmaker without using strong white bread flour? I find that even though neither myself or my BF have coeliac's, bread that is high in gluten isn't too friendly to the old tum! Any advice would be very gratefully received! :-)
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Authentic Pizza
Had a take-away pizza for lunch (must try harder! ). I know they are freshly made - it was delicious. I make pizzas at home but apart from the resturaunt having a pizza oven it was tastey because of the coating on the dough. Does anyone know what this is? Its a course powdery coating on the base that makes it taste crispy,…
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Be-ro Chocolate cake
I'm sure someone on here can answer my question! I can remember reading on here that this is a lovely chocolate cake. Looking at the ingredients it uses evaporated milk - would it be as nice if I just used ordinary milk? I'm concerned that the evaporated milk will give the cake a tangy taste (if that makes sense). Here's a…
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Special dinner with what I've got in?
Hi, Things in the FPK house have been pretty stressful lately. OH is in a full time placement and applying for jobs and revising for a big exam so he is working 6am to 11:30pm almost every day. I'm still plodding along with my writing, but I've also taken over the household things for the moment so he can put everything…
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Freezing chickpeas cooked from dried
Hi all I have bought a huge bag of dried chick peas, would love to cook a load and freeze them to use a bit at a time in different dishes, does anyone know if they freeze well and if indeed they are ok used that way. Tia
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Stock making
OK numpty questions How long do you cook a chicken carcass to make stock for please? And how do you get the bones out and leave the meat in it ? many thanks
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O/S Daily Saturday 09th March
O/S Daily Saturday 09th March 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,…
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Fussy family
Having a bad week. Managing to meet grocery challenge but only just. Spend all of my day off Wednesday cooking ready for meals in the week. I meal plan as suggested and then husband throws a tantrum because he doesn't want it and also hates my homecooked wedges which I liked and means could have saved money on chips. I…
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Reproduction butter churn
It's my birthday shortly and I have a hankering to get an old fashioned butter churn and have some fun with some cream. The ones on ebay go for about £20 and are fairly old but I've found some reproduction ones here: http://www.blackcountrymetalworks.co.uk/Dazey-Glass-Jar-Butter-Churns.htm They are for ornamental use only…
