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Vegetarian Christmas Dinner
I have 14 people to lunch on Christmas day and I am not worried about 13 of them - but the 14th is a vegetarian! my 10 yr old granddaughter. Now, she is lovely and would sit and eat a plate of vegetables without complaint - but I want her Christmas dinner to be special too! I remember having a Nut Roast somewhere and it…
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Stewed apple weight vs raw apple weight - help please
Hi all, I'd like to make Delia's spiced plum chutney but I've got no cooking apples. I do, however, have stewed apples in the freezer and would love to use them up. My only problem is that I don't know the weight of the apples before they were stewed so I don't know how much to put in the chutney compared to the weight of…
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How often do you try new foods?
I rarely try new foods. I normally have a rotation of 30 meals which get used monthly. I do it this way, to keep costs (and brain power :D ) to the minimum. However, i have tried a few new meals these last few months and have been enjoying it. I was wondering around the supermarket (something i never allow myself to do)…
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How to store homemade baked goods to keep them fresh
Hi everyone, I'm doing a big bake on Christmas Eve of sausage rolls, cheese straws, mince pies, biscuits and fairy cakes (my first big Christmas baking session). I know that the sweet baked goods will be fine just in a cool, dark place in a good sealed container but I'm not sure how to store the sausage rolls and cheese…
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Help with a Mincemeat Traybake needed please ........
I have a couple of spare jars of ExtraSpecial Mincemeat and want to make something that isn't 'traditional mince pie-ish'. Years ago, I had an elderly friend who used to make a 'traybake' that consisted of Pastry, topped with Mincemeat and a decent layer of plain chocolate. What I need to know is - (1) 'is it OK to just…
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OS Daily Thread Sunday 22nd December
OS DAILY - Sunday 22nd December 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…
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Help on xmas meal plan
Last year I did all the cooking for 3 people. I did a soup as starter and roast turkey for main but we filled up on soup and no one ate the turkey. That's why this year I was going to be different and just do main. However my brother is joining us this year and wants a full 3 course meal for xmas. The main course is going…
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Stinky curtains!
I moved house 18 months ago and have just had a curtain pole put up on the landing - finally. I brought down a pair of curtains I'd had in the loft and have hung them, but they are a bit stinky! Any suggestions?
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Kenwood stand mixer - help cake disaster
Sat here in tears. Took delivery of my long awaited and saved up for mixer. Decided to try easy Victoria sandwich cake to try out. First one can't have mixed for long enough - totally in edible so in the bin. Second attempt - here's what I did. Beat butter first till light and fluffy, added sugar, beat till incorporated…
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Romantic dinner for 2 ideas
Hiya, Need to rustle up something quick for a romantic deal for 2 that's dead easy to cook and has ingredients that I can quickly grab from shop (i know grab something quickly from the shop at this time of day just before Christmas is optimistic lol) Any ideas folks? Thanks x
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Leftover Sites
Apart from lovefoodhatewaste and bigoven are there any other sites where you bung in what you've got? Thanks.
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Meal Plans WB 23rd December - CHRISTMAS WEEK :)
It's Christmas Week!!!!! YAY!!! This last week we did very well, a few swaps but week 5 of eating homemade foods and being good :) Saturday - Cheese on Toast Sunday - Chilli with Tortilla Chips, Sour Cream & Salad Monday - Sausages, croquettes and Beans (quick dinner as we are going out to see Santa and his sleigh after…
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O/S Daily Saturday 21st December 2013
OS DAILY - Saturday 21st December 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…
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Homemade oven cleaner
I'm sure there's a thread for this somewhere, I did search but didn't come up with anything. Anyway, I'm looking for some advice about cleaning my oven without harsh chemicals, firstly as I have asthma and it's playing up at the moment and secondly as I'm pregnant and don't want to breath in the awful fumes from oven…
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Current meal planning thread?
Sorry, cannot find it, just about to start my meal plan for upcoming week (there our other days to eat on :) ) is there not one ATM?
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How long to cook stuffing outside a turkey?
My wonderful dad has made some sausage meat stuffing for me and I can't for the life of me remember how long i cooked it last Christmas for, so I thought I would ask a few of you oldstylers your opinion. The sausage meat stuffing was made in advance so it is cold and not pre-cooked. It weighs 1.2kg (2 1/2 lbs in old…
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Marshmallow recipe but no eggs.. and what is corn syrup?
Hi everyone. I've bought my son lots of hot chocolate making things for Christmas and its made me want to have a go at homemade marshmallows as a real treat for on top of the chocolate.. however its a nightmare trying to get a proper recipe from google!! First of all, I don't want to bother with egg whites and non of the…
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OS DAILY - Friday 20th December 2013
O/S Daily Friday 20th December 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…
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mini marshmallows and chocolate chips
I have lots of mini marshmallows and chocolate chips and am wondering quick and easy ideas of how to use them up other than in a hot chocolate..... Thanks x
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really easy to cook home made ready meals
I am not sure if I am posting this in the right place but I am hoping you might be able to help me. I have some disabilities which mean I have problems with my hands so I really struggle with things like cooking. I have never learnt to cook that well in the first place mind you, but now I need to find a better mse way if I…
