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Fridge Freezer

If you buy a new fridge freezer ,apart from cleaning it out, does it have to "stand" for so many hours before you use it ?

aurelia

lactose intolerance?

does anyone know if you can get dried soya mlk powder or lactose free dried milk powder?

angeldraws

Sweeteners

Which sweeteners taste the closest to sugar? I can't stand the sacchariny taste they all seem to have - are there any with no calories that dont taste foul?????? TIA

filthiestfis

Jamie Oliver's healthy school dinners

I saw this in yesterday's Sun newspaper and was amazed at the ignorance of some parents: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-200643014 2,00.html Does anybody agree with these parents that children...

jeanette1976

What were your favourite childhood sweets?

All ages welcome... I liked the hot jawbreakers, beer bottles, milk bottles and I loved Fab and Zap ice lollies... which somehow look much smaller! X

aurelia

Any tips for Bread Machine Substituions?

I need some help on substituting dried milk in bread machine recipes for fresh milk as I am lactose intolerant and can add fresh soya milk. I need to know how much fresh milk to put in. My avourite...

scoobysoo

Use By Date On Pie

I have a steak pie in my fridge which says "Use By 16th Sept". It's not going to be eaten, so if I put it in the freezer now, would it be ok say next week? Cheers

richfinch

middle names

why do most of us have middle names when no one hardly ever uses them??

desdemona62

Crispy polenta and popcorn without oil?

Hiya, I love slicing and frying polenta but is there any way I can get it crispy without all that fatty oil? Would grilling/baking work? Ditto how can I make popcorn without oil? I dont like the...

desdemona62

Sugar and gluten free treats

Anyone got any recipes for sugar-and gluten free treats/sweets/cakes? I can use honey, xylitol, rice syrup, I really just need to know how to bake with these ingredients so the result isn't a dog's...

osprey

Bacon...

Smoked or unsmoked? Which do you prefer? I used to hate smoked but then suddenly, about a year ago, I got a craving for smoked and haven't eaten unsmoked since.

wen321

Harry

What did you think of Harry, the girl singer who got to boot camp last year as part of a group.I thought she was ok but nothing exceptional. The panel loved her I didn`t quite catch what Simon said,...

jrobinson200

the salon

does anyone know if THE SALON was ever released on dvd?

maggie01

Is anyone watching

Charlotte Church?

spurslady

what were your favourite crisps as a child?

I was fond of the potato puffs in beef flavour for 10p a packet. or snaps lovely

Jugglering

Pressure Cooker

I cook a lot of pulses (beans, lentils etc) and was thinking a pressure cooker might save me a lot of time (and money). Any advice on make, model, whether it's really worth bothering with etc ? Also,...

naz_nomad

Food processor

I'm thinking of adding one to my Christmas list ... any thoughts on which make or model to get? I'll be using it a lot, cooking everything imaginable ... so it'll need to be robust. Thanks ... Naz x

MCC06

Corn bread

Where can I find yellow cornmeal?

kimbro44

boy band on x factor

In the last part of X Factor tonight was a boy band who sang 'leave right now'. Anyway im sure one of the boys got quite far in the last series of Pop Idol...did anyone else notice him ?

wonderwoman1

repeated?

can anyone tell me if the x-factor is repeated at all? i always miss it!!!

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