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Chocolate Trufflle Disaster - Please Help!!
Hi I'm hoping you can save my truffles - I've made them before and they've worked fine - I don't know what I've done wrong. I've left the mixture over night to set and come to make them today but the mix is just too soft. The recipe I've used is: 300g Dark Choc 300ml Cream 50g Butter 5tbsp Brandy Is there anything I can do…
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Lebkuchen recipe
In another thread someone asked for a recipe for lebkuchen. Here's mine, I hope some of you will find it useful. BISCUIT MIX 50g butter 225g runny honey 2 tbsp milk 225g plain flour 1 level tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 level tbsp cocoa powder 2 level tbsp cornflour 1 heaped tsp cinnamon 1 heaped tsp ginger FOR THE TOPPING 1…
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How much have you saved this xmas?
I reckoned it up loosely the other day and think I've saved myself a packet just by shopping around, looking at good deals, sharing tips on here etc.. so I thought I'd be a total moneysaving geek and reckon it up... I had a spreadsheet of how much everything cost...and now i'm writing in the rrps ...and working out how…
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Salmon cut of beef for Christmas dinner
I ordered a salmon cut of beef on the recommendation of my butcher this afternoon, for Christmas dinner. Anyone got any recipes that I could use, tips on cooking it etc etc. I've never done roast beef before. Always, poultry, chicken, duck etc. Any advice, tips, offers to cook for me ;) would be gratefully appreciated.…
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Strange Christmas Cards..
I wondered who's the strangests xmas card you got this year? Mine has to be BP Petrol Station (I assume it's cause I buy a load of it!) Followed closely by Gillette (I'm on there testing panel!). Anyone else??
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Half price Christmas cards
Yes, I bought all of next years today, half price in Cancer Research ... and they are really lovely cards, some really unusual designs and very good quality.
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OMG monster Turkey! What do I do?!?
Right... My husband bought us our turkey this year... He thought he'd geta nice big one to last ages for sarnies after Christmas is over too.. think he forgot I'm the one who is supposed to cook it! He brought home from Asda a HUGE 9kg beast of a frozen turkey! It only just fits in the freezer! I told him this was a stupid…
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Chocolate covered strawberries, just like M&S?
Hello! My OH absolutely adores the M&S white chocolate covered strawberries. I want to make him some... Is there something more to it than just dropping fruit in melted chocolate? The strawberries in M&S taste really light, have they been frozen? They don't really taste like real fruit... Any ideas welcome, before I waste…
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boo hoo my inflatable bears are in the dark!replacement bulbs?
i got them from maplin but they are now saying discontinued , does anyone know where you can get replacement bulbs from? are all the xmas infaltables same bulbs ? or do you need ones specific to your inflatable? i just know my bears are in the dark and the kids are not pleased as they love our bears!! help…
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need to download free e cards! Help
hi I need to find a site that lets me download free e cards to send to friends email addresses but all I come up with is either I have won something or X rated ones, can anybody help thanks
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Fussy about gift wrapping?
OK, I am the first to admit it. I am totally @nal about how a gift is wrapped & presented. Akward shapes are gift boxed or bagged, fragile items are wrapped first in a layer of tissue, then bubble wrap then tissue again or else gift boxed with polystryne chips. Wrapping paper must be centered & folds neat & symetrical, and…
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Gift to make Mum feel special
I have already got mum the usual bits, a few wee indulgences and the necessitys (slippers!!) but i am desperate to think of a great suprise for her - she virtually knows what all her presents are. I would spend every penny in the world on her if i could just make her feel special. she has had a lot of problems with her…
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Christmas present for brother in law
:think: somebody help me I need a christmas present for my brother in law he is in his 30's and plays in a band but is very difficult to buy for. I have brought wine and chocolates for him and my sister in law, but feel mean and would like to get something else, but have no idea what to get it can be a joint present or…
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Watering a Christmas tree
Dear all, This year I have my very first real Christmas tree... but it's started to look a bit limp & I guess I should be watering it...I saw on Anthea Turner's perfect Christmas housewife they need a litre of water a day! I don't have a proper holder for it & it's stood in a large slice of tree trunk which is pretty…
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Who do you buy for?
I'm always being asked 'have do done all your Christmas Shopping? My answer 'yes months ago'. Everyone thinks it's great. What they don't know is how few presents I buy. This Year I spent £120 each on two sons, £30 each on mum and mum-in-law, £15 on work secret santa, teachers £5 box of chocs, poor old hubby £0 (but he…
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Keeping Christ in Christmas
Have a look: http://www.bnp.org.uk/shopping/merchandise/item.php?id=687 Margaret
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Lidl turkey joint
I have bought a fresh turkey joint, weighing 1100g, for £2.99. Can anybody give me a rough idea how long to cook it for? There are no instructions on the package. I have a gas cooker by the way. Merry Christmas to all moneysavers!
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Christmas tree decs...string beads in red/green
I'm after these string beads that you place round the tree like you would tinsel. I know I've left it a bit late but does anyone know anywhere that is selling them?
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Christmas meal starters ?
This is the first time I have cooked for christmas and im sooo nervous. There will be 5 there and I was wondering what to have for starters ? Im a vegetarian but the rest eat meat ( my oh doesnt like fish nor does his neice ) so I want to make something that we all could eat. My oh mother suggested soup but I was not sure…
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any one spending a fortune?
i have nearly completed my christmas shopping its just little bits i need to get like cards and my grandparents presents. but i have spent so much so far, even though i have tried to limit it!! my spendings: my mum: christmas bag full of gifts: pirates of carribbean dvd 1&2.. £25 roc moisturizer.... £30 teddy and wine...…