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Chilli on hands

I chopped a chilli last night and the "burn" is still on my fingers. Which isn't really annoying me as I can't feel it, but when i went to take my contacts out it was sooo sore! I need to wear them...

puzzled54

peanut butter-cup cake

Does anyone have a recipe for a cake that uses Reeces peanut butter-cups? The only ones I've found by googling are American recipes (which I would expect!), but all use packets of American cake mix.

China Doll

Eggs

Hi All, I've recently taken to eating eggs for breakfast. Admittedly I'm frying them at the moment which is bad but I was planning on getting a poacher tonight. However, there's all that stuff about...

mybutty

vegetable pies/pasties

does anyone know where i can by either chilled or frozen vegetable pies from. don't like cheese. i used to get fresh ones from morrisons but they have stopped doing them.

teza5

dimmies

Can you get Dimmies in the Uk ? I heard that you couldn't this can't be true. Is it?

joannie10

All Spice Berries

I have a goulash recipe which requires All Spice Berries. Other than online I have been unable to find this in local shops - can I just use ground all spice would you think? thanks

Scarlett

What is the difference between a quiche and a flan?

can't seem to find the definitive answer anywhere!

nickmo

Basa fish fillets - why?

Grumpy question time - opinion please: Youngs Seafood have introduced Basa fish to the UK and flog it with a spiced coating - ?2.99 for 275 g or so - wih 30% of the product being the coating, its' not...

Xiomara

Toffee won't set

I have made toffee twice now and each time it didn't set. The first time I thought it was maybe because I didn't boil it to a high enough temperature, so I bought a preserves thermometer and tried...

joannie10

Cooks String

getting a bit of a cookery lesson from a friend and she said I need cooks string in order to tie some pork. Where can I get this from and does it really have to be cooks string?

earthakitten

Crabapples

Does anyone know if you can use these in something other than crabapple jelly. It seems to be the only recipe I can find. I have been offered some but none of my family like the jelly and it sems a...

Heidihi1301

roquefort sauce

i want a recipe for basic pour over roquefort sauce for steak. any help appreciated. thanks heidi

POLLIANNA

Oban

Going to Oban tomorrow, does anyone know of any nice places to stop off at either going or coming back? Oh and i'm starting in Glasgow.

sanden

London restaurants

Anyone any suggestions for good restaurants in London. We have done the main 'celebrity chef' places and a few themed places such as Sarastro and Mongolian Bar B Q. Anyone have any ideas for something...

Emoire

Bramley apples

I have been given a huge bag full of Bramley apples. What is the best way to make stewed apple - i.e., how much water do I put in, how much sugar and what type of sugar do I need, how long do I stew...

funshine

Planet Organic market Kensington...

Has anyone been to this?I think it opened in July and was thinking of checking it out this week.Can anyone give me an idea of what stalls they have there,any tasters available and prices that sort of...

hollytree

food

can anyone tell me what scruggins are? I found in an old recipe book a recipe for scruggin cake. It says "Take 3/4 pound of scruggins and chop into small pieces" If anyone should know I thank them in...

Cockney_si

Chillies

Assuming my chilli plants give me plenty of chillies soon how long can I keep the chillies? If I put them in a vacuum sealed jar would they keep longer? I've heard you can dry them out, how do I do...

koster

Sausage skin

If you get e.g. beef sausages, is the skin (collagen) made from beef protein or pork protein?

naomi24

Kentish Apple Cake

I recently tasted Kentish Apple Cake, made with mixed spice, as used in Hot Cross buns. Yummy!! Does anyone have a recipe for it?

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