Quick questions on ANYTHING (see first post for Freezing, Reheating, Slow Cooker, +)

Skint_Catt

mardatha wrote: »

Is it ok to freeze home-made fishcakes made with a tin of salmon ?

Yup - I do and they've been perfect

debbiemc_2

blahn wrote: »

Sorry to bother with queries again, but does anyone have experience with dylon machine dyes?

Hi everyone :wave:

I have recently thought about using some fabric dye to give some items of clothing a new lease of life... do they work?

Many thanks in advance.

Debbie

Savvy_Sue

debbiemc wrote: »

I have recently thought about using some fabric dye to give some items of clothing a new lease of life... do they work?

It's a long time since I did any home dyeing (think '60s psychedelic tie-dye grandad vests if you're old enough!) so other people may reply with more recent experience, but ...

Yes, it works. Only it probably won't come out entirely one shade, and it will never be entirely colour fast, and if the dye says it's enough for 2 lb of clothing that really is all it will do and you won't get good results if you think "Oh, I'm sure I can just throw in this extra vest / t-shirt / blouse."

Also check your fabrics: some dye better than others, and any 'trims' may well 'take' the dye in a completely different way to the main fabric.

And you can't go from dark to light, and if your original garments are anything other than white, results may vary widely. EG a pale pink vest and a pale yellow vest both put in dark blue dye won't, IME, end up the same shade.

Now, maybe I just didn't follow instructions well enough in those days, but forever after I had to be very careful about NOT leaving my damp grandad vests lying around with anything else. And also very careful not to wash them with my best white undies. Or my dad's best white undies ... or work shirts ...

Actually I bet there's a whole dye-ing thread somewhere on this board ... but in case there's not, if you use your washing machine for dyeing make sure you run it empty at least once afterwards, won't you? :rotfl:

debbiemc_2

Thanks Savvy_Sue, I was thinking of dyeing some faded black clothing, black! I have some work clothes that have seen better days (trousers mainly) and I'd hoped that dyeing them would perk them up a bit! Suppose there's no harm in trying! Yes, I'll be careful to run the machine a couple of times afterwards so I don't end up with dozens of other things in "grey"!! :rotfl:

Thanks again for your help x

Debbie

morganb

HELP! TAHINI SHORTAGE
Making Baba Ganoush for a girlie night in tomorrow with friends, forgot to buy tahini paste earlier, have now had a large glass of wine so can't get to Tescos! What can I use instead? Thought of peanut butter and a few sesame seeds???

Wonder_Girl

morganb wrote: »

HELP! TAHINI SHORTAGE
Making Baba Ganoush for a girlie night in tomorrow with friends, forgot to buy tahini paste earlier, have now had a large glass of wine so can't get to Tescos! What can I use instead? Thought of peanut butter and a few sesame seeds???

Do you have sesame seeds on hand?

If so you just need to blend them with oil, http://homecooking.about.com/od/condimentrecipes/r/blcon110.htm

If it's for tomorrow night, can you just buy some tomorrow?

greenpixey

Been given a Asda's carrier bag full of green beans from my neighbors allotment. I have shelled them and now got them in a bowl, but I don't know what to do next. Can I freeze and save them, do I need to cook them first?
He said he is going to give me a bag of Kidney beans as well next week, so same question there, what do I do with them, can I freeze them

Sorry if my questions sounds stupid I'm such a novice when it comes to cooking. I lived on take-aways and ready meals before I had children. They are 3 & 5yrs old and love vegetable and I'm trying to cook from scratch as much as possible but so far most of the veg has come from tins:o

Wonder_Girl

There are some step by step instructions here for you - http://www.pickyourown.org/beansfreezing.htm

Anzac_Biscuit

Anyone have any ideas on how to use up lots of jam? I'm in a shared house and we've been clearing out our fridge - found several jars of jam that belonged to ex housemates. Hate to throw it away but none of us eat enough of it and it's taking up space:rolleyes:

Thanks.

morganb

Wonder_Girl wrote: »

Do you have sesame seeds on hand?

If so you just need to blend them with oil, http://homecooking.about.com/od/condimentrecipes/r/blcon110.htm

If it's for tomorrow night, can you just buy some tomorrow?

Hi, wouldn't have had chance to nip to the shops the following day, in the end I blended sesame seeds with some v. good quality olive oil and the dip was delicious