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Substitutions for creme de menthe and creme de cacao?
I want to make Grasshopper pie at some point, as i have stumbled across the recipe by accident (never heard of it before today); but wondered if there are any experienced cooks out there that would be able to recommend something else i could use in place of these two ingredients. The first one that springs to mind is mint…
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Ink out of chef whites
Help please........ My son has washed and dried his chef whites but he didnt check his pockets. He has washed them with a blue pen so his whites are now covered in ink stains.......... Is there a way to get the stains out or are they ruined? TIA
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Pork hock , roast or slow cook ?
Just defrosting one of these , which is best , roasting or slow cooking , I don't want to make soup , but rather have it as a dinner meal tonight , I have most standard veg and store cupboard ingredients .
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OS Daily Thread Wednesday 15th October 2013
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 do come in, put your feet…
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Beef fillet?
Hi, I've roasted most beef but never beef fillet. Any suggestions? Any recipes? Thanks.
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How much is too much cleaning and ironing? Friend may have a problem
Please move to different thread if required My friend is retired and she cleans her 3 bed semi twice a week. She spends all day from 8-9am to about 2pm. Then she irons everything excluding undies. She washes the towels after one use - like a hotel. I do wonder what she washes as both her and DH wear the same 3 sets of…
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Sausage making!
I'm racking my brains trying to think of Christmas presents for my lovely hubby, and it's occurred to me that as a huge fan of sausages he might like to try making his own. I have a Kenwood Chef so could buy the mincer attachment for that. What I'm wondering is whether anyone makes their own bangers and if so, do you find…
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OS Daily Thread Tuesday 14th October 2013
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 do come in, put your feet…
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Dog gnawing the life out of the arms of my Dds sofa now
Hi all, apart from removing my DDs dogs teeth any idea how to stop the little minx from gnawing the arms of the sofa.She has already had a good chew on one armchair now has started to eat the sofa.She is a little Jack Russell aged 3 and the bigger dog who is companion has never chewed anything but the little one will gnaw…
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pickled veg help
Hi there My mother in law was telling me about a recipe she saw on Jamie Oliver for using up any veg where you pickle them but I don't have the recipe - just a bottle of the vinegar my mother in law used - I can't get hold of her to get the recipe & I have a heap of veggies I want to use up quickly Any help? Sarah
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Emergency Cupboard Food Recipes
I was just thinking, with all the planning and prepping for winter that I am often left looking at my emergency cupboard food supplies and wondering what I can make from them that would be tasty and interesting. So I thought I would start a thread where we can share our best emergency cupboard food recipes :D One of the…
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Stock question
Hi Posted this on another thread but did not get any responses and as I am hoping, if its ok to use, to make soup today, I thought I would start a new thread - hope thats ok...anyway here is my pasted question about the stock I made on saturday... Hi all, can I ask a bit of advice please?? Made chicken stock last night…
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OS Daily Thread Monday 14th October 2013
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 do come in, put your feet…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 14th October 2013
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. Thank you to Dusty for last weeks thread. Still going with the new style this week, which works on how much time and motivation you have. The idea is that even if you are really…
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How long will this freeze for???
Hi, I want to make this, on the site it say it'll only freeze for a month but I can't see any reason why it wouldn't last until xmas. What do you think? Thanks.
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Using a Tefal 4-in-1 cooker
I am very disappointed with my Tefal. It cooks rice very nicely, but it's too quick to be a slow cooker. There isn't a recipe book either (ggogle Tefal slow cooker recipes and you'll see what I mean). What I'm looking for is a failsafe rice pudding recipe - the sort you can do overnight or at least 4-6 hours during the…
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Does anybody have an oil fired Stanley range?
We've just moved house and there's a Stanley range in it, but I'm really struggling. I tried cooking pasta on it the first night using water boiled in a kettle, and it just sat on the stove top not bubbling at all. Eventually the pasta just warmed into a sort of softness. Today I wanted to par-boil potatoes for roasting,…
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Meal Plans w/c 14 Oct
Sorry if this has been done but couldn't find one for this week. Still trying out recipes from the new Hairy Bikers diet book so have a couple planned for this week, unusually we don't have any chicken in the house so having a rare poultry-free week! S (today) - trying HB's dieters donner kebab, on OHs suggestion using…
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Staying warm
Hi All, As we get ready for another cold winter & rocketing heating bills. I was thinking about buying a Flavel gas fire (there's even one called the Misermatic). I know they look hideous & my wife cant stand them but surely it must cheaper than using the the feeble convector electric fire we have that just seems to dry…
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Is it safe to eat frozen food past one month?
I bought an M&S count on us chilled chilli con carne, use by 22/08/13, didn't eat it so whacked it in the freezer. It says on the pack to freeze before use by date then use within one month. I knew it was around a month since I'd frozen it so got it out today and realised it's been over a month, and should have been used…
