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Iced up freezer
My freezer must have had the door open a teeny bit. Nothing has defrosted but it has iced up so the drawers mean the door will only shut if something leans against it. So it needs defrosting. Unfortunatley it us packed to bursting, there is no meat (but a bag of prawns I will throw out). Everything is vegetables or veggie.…
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Anyone used a Wonder Cooker lid thingy? :)
I picked up one of these at a charity shop for £1, so if it is a load of *$!&, I haven't lost a lot :D . Has anyone ever used one and if so what did you think of it? To be honest, I wasn't sure what you did with it, I just had a look, saw that it has never been used (still sealed in bag in box) so took a gamble.…
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Wilton Icing Nozzle Advice - Fake?
Hi I ordered a Wilton Icing nozzle from Ebay. As far as I'm aware, Wilton nozzles have 'wilton' and 'Korea' embossed on them like this: But the one I have received looks cheap and says 'China' on the inside of it. It wasn't in the Wilton packaging either. They have taken it off the card but sent the card with it. I can…
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O/S Daily Thread Friday 12th September
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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Knitting with 'Pom Pom' type yarn
I picked up some lovely soft Pom Pom type yarn from 99p stores today. My 5 year old would like me to make him a scarf with it, I was just wondering if anyone had any experience of using this type of yarn and what size needles are likely to work best? Thanks
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unripe tomatoes recipes
My tomatoes got blight again this year unfortunately, so have just cleared them down. Luckily a fair number had already ripened-so currently making roast tomato sauce with 4kg of ripe tomatoes, but have about another kilo of ripe, an maybe 1.5-2kg of half ripe and green tomatoes. We don't eat a lot of chutney, so wondering…
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How to keep food warm for transporting?
Hi all, After more advice off you lovely knowledgeable lot please? I am taking my lovely DF on a date tomorrow night, and instead of the usual restaurant/pub etc I decided to make his favourite meal {Lasagne} and take him to somewhere outdoors, we live in a beautiful area {The Lakes}, we could have a mini bonfire with…
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Chicken soup recipe
Hi A couple of years ago I found a nadia swalha (sp) soup recipe where you use a whole chicken, chilli, a whole load of other herbs and veg etc but can't find it now. Does anyone else have it please? Basically, everything was simmered for six hours or so and was beneficial to those who were ill? I would love to find this…
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O/S Daily Thread Thursday 11th September
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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Curry ingredients
Hello everyone, Where is the best place I can find curry ingredients? I am looking to start making my own from as close to scratch as possible. For example, I know I need ground cumin, ground coriander and garam masala (and perhaps more) for a dopiaza. Any tips anybody? If you know where to get them then please give an…
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Cooking advice please?
I'm not skilled at cooking but i always do make an attempt from time to time. Last night i attempted to make a steak and ale pie. I followed the recipe and cooking instructions, however the steak in the pie was so tough it was like eating meat chewing gum :rotfl:the ale gravy and the pastry was perfect its just a shame the…
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Preparing for maternity leave - Is a slow cooker worth it?
Hi all I've been reading through a lot of threads about slow cookers etc. and I think I'm coming round to the idea of one. My friend gave me one a few years back but to be honest it was massive (6.5l I think) so was too big to store anywhere. I also found that I never used it as I just presumed that the only thing that can…
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SOS Sour Dough Starter
Decided to make a Sour Dough starter from Paul Hollywoods book, as we had apples off our tree, so couldn't get much more organic than that. Bought a type of Kilner Jar ready for this, but did not realise the size of it :o , so wondering what type of air proof container I can use. For now I have double wrapped the mixing…
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chutney help - urgent
Hi there I have 3lb of plums that need using asap, my plan is to knock up a big batch of chutney today BUT I can not get to my jars until this evening, would it be ok to make the chutney & leave it in the pan the warm it through once the jars have been located & sterilised this evening ???? thanks in advance
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O/S Daily Thread Wednesday10th September
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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O/S Daily Wednesday 10th September 2014
O/S Daily Thread Wednesday 10th September 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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Cracked slow cooker pot
Hi all, Well I dug out 2 of my slow cookers to do a batch cook session as I actually have 3 whole days off in a row. Imagine my disappointment to find my big boy 6.5 lt morphs Richard one has a crack in the pot. So being OS. I looked on line to find a replacement. Only to find that one to fit it would cost a whopping…
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Remedy for Athletes Foot
Around 6 months ago my right foot appeared to develop red blotches on the top with skin peeling of between the 3rd and 4th toes on both feet. First I dismissed it as rubbing sores. However, they were itchy, persistent but weren't really painful like sores. Then a few months back I read a post on a forum about people not…
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Raw cacao powder... what to do with it?
I bought some raw cacao powder for this supposedly healthy cake recipe. The cake was fairly awful so I don't want to make it again. Wondering what to do with the rest of the raw cacao powder. Can I just use it in place of normal cocoa powder in recipes? I have spent ages hunting online and found only healthy cake and…
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Brita filter gauge
The water filter gauge on my kettle stopped working so I contacted Brita. Not only did they replace the item free of charge but they also included a spare. They didn't ask for proof of purchase or the purchase date. An internet search for the same item leads to one supplier only and they charge £4.48 incl postage.…
