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

7_week_wonder

Thanks Pink, you're a star

Looks like I will be stir-frying a bit of it and freezing the rest of it ready to make bubble and squeak patties when I have some old potatoes. Yum!

7WW

viv0147

Hi could anyone recommend a strong vinegar it seems as I get older my taste buds aren't quite so good as they once were. thanks

3plus1

I want to make cassoulet and Delia has a scaled down recipe online. Perfect! Except, she says you must soak the dried cannellini beans for 2-3 hours. When do I have 2-3 hours free? Can I soak them all day when I'm at work, or will this destroy them?

7_week_wonder

3plus1 wrote: »

I want to make cassoulet and Delia has a scaled down recipe online. Perfect! Except, she says you must soak the dried cannellini beans for 2-3 hours. When do I have 2-3 hours free? Can I soak them all day when I'm at work, or will this destroy them?

Hi 3plus1,

Soaking them for the whole day will be fine. I have been known to soak beans for 2-3 days! (When I've planned to do something with them in the evening, and then got distracted or forgotten I was going out!) As long as you do them for a minimum of 2-3 hours you should be fine.

Good luck with the cassoulet!
7WW

madmum33

Help! I planned to have pork stroganoff tonight, have defrosted the pork fillet and thought I had everything, discovered the sour cream might be a bit too sour with a use by date of 24th! Can I still use it, or should I think of an alternative?

Thanks for any help.
Ruth

boo81

I find soured cream is normally fine a few days past it sell by date as long as it has been kept in the fridge the whole time. Just give it a sniff and see, you will soon know if anything is wrong with it!

gollygosh

thank you pink-winged just tried making the crisps. they worked:T

littlegerts

why are wrong numbers never engaged

madmum33

boo81 wrote: »

I find soured cream is normally fine a few days past it sell by date as long as it has been kept in the fridge the whole time. Just give it a sniff and see, you will soon know if anything is wrong with it!

Thank you! My sense of smell isn't great, I'll ask my daughter to smell it

mto

Ok, what's the difference between Coconut Milk, Coconut Cream and Creamed Coconut?

I have a recipe calling for Coconut Cream, but only have the other two and some Coconut Milk Powder. Which one do I use?

Thanks