Breadmaker HELP
I have friends coming for the weekend and want to serve freshly baked rolls for breakfast. Does anyone know if I can use the timer on my breadmaker for the dough cycle?
View ArticleSummer Recipe
I don't think I shared this last year, but here it is.It's that time of year or almost for fresh tomoatoes.SALSA1 1/2 cups tomato (fresh, finely chopped)1/2 cup onion (finely chopped)1 jalapeno pepper...
View ArticleSummer Fruits
One of the best things about summer is the availability of fresh fruit. What are your favourites?I bought the first peaches of the season - lovely, juicy freestone peaches, ready to peel (I dislike...
View ArticleJam Making
Has anyone ever made any/or got any tips, please? I am going into jam making now and have got the jars, the muslim for straining, the sugar, the wax discs etc., all I need are some easy recipes and...
View ArticleFried Green Tomatoes
Since the vines are beginning to dry, we are going to have lots of them.Anyone have a good recipe for Fried Green Tomatoes?Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be...
View ArticleFreezer
Today I got a new big freezer. I know it might sound silly, but I have never had a large freezer before. Its always been a small fridge/freezer. I have now got the job of filling the freezer up! I...
View ArticleBakewell Tart
Kerri asked over on the Nancy Drew forum for a Bakewell Tart recipe, so, here is one, there are many variations, some have strawberry jam as the base, others, raspberry (I prefer raspberry) some...
View ArticleOyster Stuffing
This recipe has been in my family for years. I suspect it is an old Creole recipe--my great-grandmother was from Louisiana.2 loaves French bread--day old or stale1 bunch (or more) green onions,...
View ArticleSushi
I tried this for the first time yesterday - and loved it! I got it from the supermarket. It looks so lovely, but I was always put off by the fact that its raw - how wrong I was. Does anyone know how...
View ArticleSimnel Muffins
Rather than make a simnel cake this year, I found this recipe in the Good Food Magazine. Its dead easy to make and the muffins are truly scrumptious. It doesn't mention anything about freezing, so I...
View ArticleChinese cooking question
I need some urgent help please! I bought some crispy aromatic duck from the chinese range at Tescos (a UK supermarket) which came with chinese pancakes. You cook the duck, then mash it up and put it...
View ArticleBlueberries
I have found a lovely recipe to make blueberry muffins in a breadmaker cookbook. The only problem is its very hard to get blueberries in the UK. Is there another fruit I could substitute? Is it better...
View ArticleToll House Cookie Pie recipe
Hi friends -Several of you have asked for this recipe, so here it is!2 eggs, beaten1/2 C. flour1/2 C. sugar1/2 C. packed brown sugar1 C. butter or margarine, melted and cooled to room temp.6 oz....
View ArticleChristmas Cookie Recipes
I thought it would be nice to share some cookie recipes.If you have one you would like to share, please post it on this thread with the name of the cookies in the subject line.It would be nicer to...
View ArticleCranberry Nut Bread
Preheat oven to 350º. Grease 9 x 5" loaf pan.*2 cups flour1 cup granulated sugar1 1/2 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. salt1/2 tsp baking soda3/4 cup orange juice2 Tablespoons shortening1 Tablespoon grated...
View ArticleCurry Spices
Mike, I have been unable to find the spices for the curry recipe you put up for me. Do you have to get them at a specialty store?"Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend."-----Agatha Christie
View ArticleBest Oatmeal Cookies
Hey Gang:I found this recipe online about a month ago. They are hands down the BEST oatmeal cookies ever!! I used 1/2 Parkay margarine & 1/2 shortening for the fat, and that seems to be a good...
View ArticleMeringues?
A topic arose over at the Martha Grimes site about baking meringues. The person who started it, says that in the book Ms Grimes has a character baking meringues at 400 degrees (no scale given) for...
View ArticleCoronation Street
Coronation Street is the UK's longest running soap opera - over 20 years I think (but Mike will correct me if I am wrong!).There is a character called Betty who has worked at the Rovers Return pub for...
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