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What to do with bits of pork chop?
The sproglets have decided that they love pork escalopes. On one hand I'm pleased as it's turned 'oh no not pork chop night' into 'woohoo pork escalopes!! you are the best Mummy in the whole world!' Yes they are that overdramatic :o On the other hand once I've cut the eye of meat out of the chop I'm left with some scraggy…
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Puzzled re: Cauli & Pressure Cooker
As the thread title suggests, I am puzzled as to why the cauliflower curds change colour from white to a dirty looking colour when cooked in our pressure cooker. Do YOU know if it's possible to pressure cook cauli. yet retain it's white colouration please?
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Waxing chalk painted furniture...
Hello, this is my first posting to the site...sorry if this is a very obvious question but needing some advice from the experts! Have just been practising using Autentico chalk paint on a bargain stool. After painting, sanding, painting decided to take the plunge and apply the clear wax. After a day 'buffed' with an old t…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 05 March
O/S Daily Tuesday 05 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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Baking without butter
Desperately trying to find any good resources for using non-dairy oil/fats when baking. Can anyone point me in the right direction or even just single recipes which they can vouch for from personal use?
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Roast Soup and Frog in a Bog...
They are just 2 meals that we have given our own name to... Roast Soup is as it says - All leftovers from a roast made into soup! Its a great way to use up leftovers - every thing goes in! stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, gravy, left over meat... I cook up an onion, then add all the bits n bobs and some stock, then simmer…
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bleach on my carpet
I have stupidly spilt bleach on a burgundy carpet. Managed to dilute and dab it off but now it has dried there is a splat mark left that I didn't realise had even happened. Is there anything anyone can suggest to get the colour back. Thought about dye but don't know if that is possible on carpet
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Mothers day meal.
If it were me I'd have a Tbone steak with nice big chunky chips, peppercorn sauce, and roasted challots or asparagus etc etc. But as this is for mthers day I think it needs to be a bit more refined. It's still a steak. Lovely 40 day matured 1.5" rib eye from the local slaughter house. Thats what she chose as it's her…
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Posh buffet for 100 - general ideas & special diets
:eek: I've volunteered myself to be in charge of catering at our university ball in June, so for 100 ish people of different faiths. I will have the week before the ball to prepare things, and limited oven space on the day for hot things (we have one fairly large oven and 4 hob rings, but that's obviously not much between…
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Realistic food budget without any 'nasties'
Hi I have found lots of ideas on here for budget meals thanks to everyone but now I am asking for more lol We have recently had thousands of pounds of unexpected bills so need to sort out my total budgeting. I try to use the cheapest available food but don't buy anything with aspartame or similar, glucose-fructose syrup…
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O/S Daily Monday 04 March
O/S Daily Monday 04 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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Weekly Flylady Thread 4th March 2013
I thought I would carry on with Dusty's thread last week for this week to enable more of us to feel we had achieved something and with spring approaching; each day will give you some basic flying, some deep cleaning choices and some decluttering choices. As ever feel free to pick and mix what needs doing for you according…
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How to rescue a salty gravy???
Hi I'm cooking for the first time from scratch a coq au vin in the slow cooker, and having just tasted the 'gravy' and it tastes very salty. The recipe is chicken thighs, bacon bits, mushrooms and onions, which I fried off before putting them in the slow cooker, and the gravy was made from red wine, chicken stock, balsamic…
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Making my own bread
Anyone have any tips? Recipes? The pros of plain flour vs self raising flour vs bread flour? Best yeast to buy? I am a complete beginner/n00b to this. :rotfl:
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Soup in packed lunch
I have been looking for a lidded bowl to take homemade soup in to heat in the microwave and haven't found anything I am happy with. Does anyone have a recommendation? I am hoping for something absolutely leakproof, but a shape and material I can take the lid off, heat up in the microwave and eat out of rather than having…
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Does reducing & cooking wine burn off the alcohol?
Does reducing wine burn off the alcohol? Got 1/3 of a bottle of wine left over from last night, I'm on anti Bs that I really can't drink on. I'm making a beef casserole today & I started reducing the wine to add to the slow cooker, then I realised maybe it doesn't burn off ALL the alcohol & I shouldn't use the reduced…
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Craftsy online courses
Hi--My mum has bought a few online courses from a website called craftsy. Yesterday she bought one and got another free so she emailed me to see if I could get the free one as well--it appears they have a whole series of "mini-courses" available for free. I've just enrolled in the "perfect pizza" course, but might try some…
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Cleaning mock brass taps old style
Hi all hope you can help? I have bathroom and kitchen fittings, which we inherited with the house, and because they are the gold looking possibly mock brass I have no idea how to clean them and lime scale is building up!:eek: Fingers crossed one of you know as have tried a web search and can't find anything also I am not…
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O/S Daily Sunday 03 march 2013
O/S Daily Sunday 03 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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never made bread before....
I'd like to make bread rolls for our packed lunches. I have some packets of dried yeast! Any easy-peasy recipes that don't need loads of ingrediants please? Do you need strong bread flour or can you use plain flour? (as I already have that in) thanks in advance
