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Costco gammon joint

Just bought one of these which has a net over it and then vacuum packed in plastic. The instructions for cooking it have me a bit puzzled. For roasting it says remove outer packaging, leave net on....

diddlydo

Jamie's 15 minute meals

Anyone else fed up with Jamie's 15 minute meals? Everything whizzed through the food processor, expensive cuts of meat and more asparagus each week than I get through in a year. All the dishes end up...

patsyann

Meerkats on Corrie.

Hooray Harveys Adverts with those 2 stupid Women are over. Loving the Meerkat Toys .com new Adverts on Corrie. What do you all think?

flobadob

Okay technique for mince pies?

I made my pastry bases and blind baked them. Then I took them out and put the mincemeat in and laid the pastry tops on top, but I didn't blind bake the tops. Is that okay?

robert551069

Christmas Eve in Denmark

My son married a Danish girl and they now live in Copenhagen. It's a tradition there to open Christmas presents on Christmas Eve. Lucky kids!

rowanwitch

FIRECREST

Queen elizabeth hospital Birmingham by the bus stops very excited to see this lovely little bird

Smowball

Buttermilk substitute?

A recipe I was going to do says to use buttermilk, but I dont have any. Can I use regular milk or is there a reason for specifying buttermilk??

sandyRoe

Eating raw beetroot...

I read somewhere that raw beetroot is the latest 'superfood'. As you'd need teeth like a horse to bite into a whole one, should it be grated into a salad, say?

dotty.

I hope and pray that reality tv is coming to an end.......

Foyles War is coming back, we need good solid programmes that don't give ex-soap stars a short term career boost, we need solid stories, proper acting and some dishy blokes to look at that aren't...

answerbanker

making a will yourself

For a straightforward will has anyone used a DIY kit or online site which is recommendable please ? Thankyou

NoMercy

Christmas Groceries

What eats and drinks are you treating yourself to this Christmas? My treats list is as follows: Cheeses: Ossau Iraty Comté Gruyere Stilton Goats cheese Other foods: Stollen Crackers for cheese...

Iluvspikey

weird combos (food wise) do you like?........

.......not really meaning to but I've just eaten a peanut butter (crunchy) and cheese and onion crisp sandwich. It wasn't too bad either! What weird combos do you like?

Nottingham89

Cooking meats on George Forman grill

Hello everyone, I am 23 years old, just turned last month and I really need to start loosing weight because I am 6ft 4 and I weigh 16 stone and most of it is fat as I have been lazy for a while. I...

inamuddle1

Whilst cooking a nice meal... Music??

what is your favorite music to cook a nice meal to whilst drinking a glass of vino in the kitchen?

Bluestone

Festive lunch... HELP!!

I need to make something for 12-15 people, but don't want to be in the kitchen all day. Don't want to a cold buffet, nor cheeses, but need some ideas for a fairly simple/quick menu. Starter/canapes,...

Juddshep

How much extra time to cook 2 christmas puddings in a 750microwave

If 1 pudding (907g) needs 12 min 2 min standing how much extra time for 2...

BlueToffee

Oh to be a pensioner!

Eye test, dentist and renew bus pass, what a day I have to look forward to!

modeller

Should the church have women bishops ?

Two women were offering their opposing views on the radio today.

Dagman

EDF insulation offer

Hi AB'ers, I'm with EDF as my energy supplier. They have sent by post a 'free insulation offer' for my home. It says nothing about any charge whatsoever, but do they hide additional stuff then land...

Frank97

Thinking about a new laptop

As above, was just wondering how easy is Windows 8 to use? I know my way around W7, but have no experience with any other operating system, so being a self taught pc user will I be able to use W8...

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