advice tag
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Needing advice please (mud cake icing) Hello i was wondering if anyone could help me, i have to make a mud cake and ice it with almond icing and white. my question is if i make the cake tonight and ice it tomorrow will the cake be ok untill sat when it will be cut into . many thanks in advance... |
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BBQ for 'gluten free' guests - advice required I am hosting and also doing the meats, fish, chicken for a BYO BBQ, plus possibly veg.We have three people coming who are 'gluten free'.I usually 'dress up' whatever I am cooking so apart from normal flour or breadcrumbs, what other ingredients (or foods)... |
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Crumble Advice Please I am doing an apple crumble for one of the deserts tonight and am wondering: Should I put the crumble on the apple now and leave in fridge to cook later?or Should I leave the crumble separate and just pop it on the top when going in the oven? or does it n... |
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Not a recipe but wanting advice ... (please) it's my husbands birthday and our wedding anniversary on Sunday - just wondering if anyone knows of a decent/nice/tasty/not to hard on the wallet eatery on Aucklands North Shore please or out Kumeu way?Would really appreciate all idea's on your dining exp... |
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Advice Please for NON dairy Products. been advised by GP not to give Dairy Products. He said No milk cheese yoghurt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ are eggs included? what about coleslaw? (the dressing) |
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Need a little advice (jelly) hello ladies i am after a little help , i would like to make jelly for a 50th wedding anniversary lunch.I would like to make it in a slice tin and then cut into squares my problem is do i need to add more gelatin so it keeps it shape or just leave out som... |
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Advice required re cheesecake I have just made a white chocolate cheesecake & I am sure it will fail. The first problem is the gelatineI used davis powdered but couldn't seem to get it right, went all stringy, tried it twice, the 2nd problem was how do you get all the little lumps... |
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Advice on fish cakes please ... Have boiled and mashed my pototoes, added the fried onions, tin of tuna, pepper/salt, 1 egg, a good squeeze of lemon juice and1/3 C flour and mixed it all up. It's in the fridge now. My question is this:once I roll it into balls/patties do I ... dip it... |
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Mushroom cooking advice pls I'm making "burgers" using large, flat mushrooms as the "bun". What do you think would be the best method to cook them so they keep their shape pls? My first thought were spray with oil and bake a few mins but I have no spray. TIA |
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Food advice plz for son with new braces fitted My 12 yr old son had braces fitted top and bottom yesterday. We're all very nervous about him eating the wrong type of foods, or eating the wrong way with the braces if you know what I mean. Any advice, greatly appreciated please? |
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Uli can i ask for your advice please ive got some left over tomatos that wont fit in my relish pot and ive done the first part of roasted sieved tomatos now i want to make hughs tomato ketchup recipe BUT i notice on the bottom of the recipe it says will keep in fridge for 4weeks? is there a... |
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Advice on small saucepan please. I am so over my small milk saucepan, it catches on the bottom everytime its used. So I am looking to replace it. Any suggestions or recommendations? I would love to be able to make mustard, parsley and other sauces on the stovetop without the caught st... |
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Need some advice Choc/ Apricot cake. Many years ago, I was taken with a cake a lady I knew made. It was chocolate and apricot. I know that she would soak a cup of dried apricots overnight and then put them through the blender... Has anyone heard of this recipe (or similar) before? I've be... |
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Advice sought on Feijoa & Berry Scone recipe I found this recipe for Feijoa scones on the TVNZ website and thought it sounded intriguing - http://tvnz.co.nz/content/1752259/2527449/article.html? However, it doesn't seem right to be that it doesn't have butter. Has anyone tried this recipe, or have ... |
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Kenwood Mixer Model KM210 -advice please? (Hope this is the right place for my question, I usually follow Pets&Animals. ) KM210: I was recently given this model and it's my first Kenwood but I already love it! It has 600 W and the rotating thingy on the top (for the mincer I belive has the gr... |
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SALSA advice please.... Hello all you helpful foodies, I have a question. Does a salsa have to have chillies / peppers in it, to be a true Salsa? |
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Laptop Birthday Cake advice please! So, I am going to attempt to make a laptop birthday cake for Hubby (deprived childhood with no novelty cakes so I am helping him make up for lost time! ). Anyway, two questions: 1. How do you make grey/silver buttercream icing? 2. What wou |
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Advice re Food Processor Hi everyone, I am wanting to purchase a food processer, mainly so I can do the Magical Orange Cake and Nigella's cupcakes, and the likes. I know nothing about food processors apart from they grate etc. What would you recommend I look for and what blade is... |
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Cream cheese frosting advice Can someone please post their recipie for cream cheese icing for carrot cakes. I think I'm doing something wrong, I use 125g cream cheese and a couple of tbsp of butter, beat together till creamy then add 1 cup of icing sugar and when I add the icing suga... |
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cursed or bad technique re roast beef ? Advice pls I seem to be cursed as far as cooking a rolled rib roast of beef... Tonight I tried slow cooking in covered dish for 2 and a half hours and it wasstill tough as andhard to cut... . . Delicious flavour and yummy gravy though and roast pumpkin , garlic , ... |
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cake decorating questions advice please... Is there any reason why I could not cover a chocolate cake ( a dense mud cake type) with almond marzipan to get a good base instead of crumb coat butter cream and then cover with fondant ? ? . Reason being she wants chocolate cake but likes nice clean li... |
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Help! pofferties dutch mini pancakes advice please Can you get the pans in NZ? Do they make electric ones? any hints/comments appreciated. We are wondering about making them for catering after seeing them at a function. Does anyone know the profit margin etc/ thanks |
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Advice from cake bakers please Hi, i'm making a chocolate birthday cake, and I would usually put whipped cream in the layers, and cover it with chocolate butter cream, then fondant The whipped cream can be a bit soft in the layers, so sometimes I put butter cream in the layers instead.... |
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Pavlova (bought) advice please Hi, I was wanting to do a dessert for Xmas with a bought pav, with lemon curd, whipped cream and yoghurt, toasted coconut and blueberries. Did a practice one and it was nice but lacked visual wow factor. My question is will it work to cut one of these sup... |
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Need advice, cellophane lid on jam didnt seal I made some jam this morning, popped the cellophane lid and rubber band on, then had to go to work. I came home to find they didnt end up sealing. and now have cooled. Can you heat the jars and jam again and put a new cellophane top on? |
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Advice on cooking tarakihi please Last time I cooked tarakihi, I used my favourite fish recipe (which I usually make with red cod or hoki), which is to bake it with a herby crumb topping. However, it didn't turn out as well as usual. I'm wondering if tarakihi doesn't suit this type of rec... |
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Tahini advice please I've just finished a jar making Baba Ganoush & I would like advice as to the best to buy again . I can detect a slight after taste with the one I've had, it was unhulled. |
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Sourdough starter advice please Hi. I am wanting to bake my own sourdough bread. As I live in a caravan traveling around NZ I would have issues getting fresh sourdough starter posted to me, so I have been trying to make my own. But I am having problems, so would appreciate help/suggesti... |
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Davidt4 much advice please (others too)! I've been very grateful for your recipes and advice over the years.Sorry for this long explanation. You recommended Global Knives. I have found a set online for a little over $400 per set. Are these the ones you meant or have I missed something? My hardy ... |
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Advice please I am wanting to buy a mixer and went in to look at them, but was bombarded with all these choices. I only want one for home baking - so does anyone have any advice so I can narrow down my options. Thanks |
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Sweetcorn Fritter advice. How do I get 'fluffier' - (if there's such a word) sweetcorn fritters? Am using the Edmonds Cookbook recipe but can't manage to make them lighter and fluffier. |
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Advice please on cheese roll fundraiser. Hi. I have cheese rolls ordered fo a school fundraiser. would love to know if anyone has done them and how they were packed? So is one dozen just wrapped in glad wrap etc or do I need cardboard on bottom etc. any ideas thanking you! |
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Wanting advice about a salad I just had . it contained cabbage, what looked like broken up crisped noodles. perhaps fried shallots (not 100% sure) and a dressing which was delicious. Perhaps it sounds familiar to someone. sorry no other clues |
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No bake cheesecakes - advice please Hi I have been making a few no bake cheesecakes lately getting the recipes off the internet. What I find interesting is that some recommend putting your finished cheesecake in the fridge for a few hours, some say over night and one even said in the freeze... |
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Christmas "freezer" baking ahead baking and advice This year, looks like we have a full house again (as well as company for 4 weeks from New Years eve on). Please send me your ideas and recipes for filling the freezer so I can get through the season with ease. I know some of you are Martha Stewart in the ... |
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Advice needed re chutney This afternoon I prepared all the ingredients to make the slow cooker chutney described in another thread with the intention of getting it cooked tonight. Everything is in the slow cooker ready for it just to be turned on but I forgot and now if I turn it... |
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Meringue Advice Please I have just made 2 batches of meringues, first batch was spot on, but the second batch (did use more egg whites and more sugar) was soft and rubbery? Cooked at 120c for 1 hour and half. So did I overbeat the egg whites? Over beat the whites and sugar? Too... |
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Limoncello recipe advice please I'm making Limoncello for a couple of presents & most of the recipes call for Lisbon type lemons, but I've used Meyer as I have a laden tree. Because the Meyers are not as 'lemony' being a cross (I have used zest from a few more than suggested) . I wonder... |
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How to dry excess tomatoes?And dehydrators advice I would like to know how to dry tomatoes off so that I can use them over winter in casseroles, soups etc please? Also the pros and con's of dehydrators, can these be used for surplus vegies from garden, sealed in bags and frozen or are they a pantry keepe... |
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Juicer Brand Advice I would like to buy a juicer, but am not prepared to pay $2000 + for an Angel or a Norwalk. I am trying to decided between an Oscar or and Omega. Does anyone have any advice suggestions or another brand that is worth considering! TIA |
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Advice needed for pavlova i have forever made my pavs using my trusty old electric beater and i have now shelled out on a breville professional cake mixer-its great for baking by the way,however i am wanting to make pavs for a work do and am thinking my mixer should make light wor... |
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Advice-using stale slice as crumble topping? Hi there, I am making a rhubarb and pear crumble, and have a stale muesli like slice that I wondered if I could use as a crumble like topping-has weetbix,butter,sugar, syrup etc and I threw in some dates, almonds and pumpkin seeds. It has been baked.Could... |
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Advice for the houswife 29 November 1890 Thank gosh times have changed. HOME AND FIRESIDE. Bush Advocate, Volume VI, Issue 399, 29 November 1890, Page 7 source:http://paperspast.natli-b.govt.nz A little alum in your paperhanger's paste means death to vermin.If ribbons need renewing wash thor... |
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Peaches Advice please I have just picked a bucket of beautiful peaches from my tree, no sprays, very little brown rot im so pleased.How do I preserve them.Are they best frozen, ! do you blanch them first.or bottled.If bottled how do I do this without making them over cooked !.... |
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Advice plse re re-freezing. .made a couple of potato top pies which I froze. Took out of freezer yesterday for dinner tonight - usual thing! Now no-one is going to be here ggrrrrrr. If I re-cook it (top needed cheese added, browned & heated), is it safe to refreeze it! A bummer ... |
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Advice please re vintage gem iron. I've been given a vintage cast gem iron and I'm rapt! But.its got quite a lot of rust on it.could anyone please advise how I can safely remove it all.thanks heaps in advance. |
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Food Processor Advice; Kenwood Multipro FP920 I am looking at possibly buying one of these food processors.has anyone used one and what do they think of this model.I thought the 1000 watt would be a good benchmark.I need a good motor so it can handle what I throw at it.Many Thanks |
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Induction hob advice What do you need to look for in an induction hob! Are there any brands better than others! Are cheaper ones cheap and nasty! i.e.is what you pay what you get!I am also wondering about pots etc. I have some wonderful large/heavycastiron pans which I use al... |
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New Fridge/Freezer - any advice? I think my FF is on its way out, freezer will not maintain its temperature.Has anyone bought one recently - pleased with it - or not!Cheers |
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Just a bit of advice needed. I am just about to make a GF Fruit cake and the recipes states '1x orange pureed' in food processor. Do I use the skin as well!I would appreciate your kindly advice. |
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Pavlova advice Anyone a knowledgeable pavlova maker! Never made one and have decided to make one. Googled recipes and searched through the recipes forum on here- ( and I have learnt alot of tips reading through the old threads which is a great help) and have my trusty e... |
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Non fluffing towel advice please I am Sick of bath towels dropping fluff everywhere , anyone know where I can get non fluffing reasonable bath sheets please . Tia |
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Fudge lovers advice please Ok making fudge gift bags for x-mas parcels. Made these for kids: - pink marshmallow flavour one - blue bubblegum flavour one - classic vanilla, caramel & chocolate. For adults: - scotch whisky - rum & raisin - dark chocolate & mint - white ch... |
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Cake Decorators help/advice please. I am having a go at icing my first ever cake for my daughters 21st. Never done it before so any advice gratefully received please. A question I have is this.it is 2 layers of square mudcake. The top layer will be smaller and on a diagonal if that makes se... |
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Advice on Spit roasting a lamb for a party please! I am helping cater a "do" and want to do a spit roast lamb.Any recipes, advice, cooking times, marinades, experiences etc gratefully received.Thanks. |
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Uli - Advice on Preserving Sour/Morello Cherries Can you please give me some idea what I can do with morello cherries. What is the traditional way of preserving them for later use! I have a recipe for a syrup but I'd like to be able to use the fruit as well if I could. If the ideas have names that w... |
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Domestic Goddess's Please - Shower Cleaning Advice I guess what I am after is techniques. Spoilt brat that I am grew up with a cleaner coming twice a week, so i never learnt the art of cleaning ,or ironing for that matter. subsequently I am not very good. My cleaner got a full time job about 2 months ago.... |
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Advice please on 'Gran Polenta Express' I have just discovered an unopened box in my larder and was keen to give it a go for the first time ever but see the dreaded 'best before date' says 15-04-2010!It says on the box the ingredients are just cooked corn flour and is in a totally seale... |
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Root veges advice What is the best way to prepare kumara etc for the freezer for roasting Xmas day! |
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Advice please. My ginger loaf recipe calls for 4 cups of plain flour and then 2 tsp of baking powder. I have no plain flour, but do have self-raising. can I still make it! |
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Pikelets ~ advice / recipe pls Hi ~ my pikelets always turn out thin are not big and fluffy like I would love them to be.My recipe must be too thin and so the batter runs. Does anyone have a recipe so I can make really yummy, larger pikelets and any tips would be appreciated. I checked... |
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Cheesecake advice. Hey all, I made up a whopper-of-an-amazing choc-caramel cheesecake recipe by modifying a recipe of a boysenberry one. It's very rich and I added baileys and kahlua to it to give it an extra kick. However it's a gelatine-set cheesecake as opposed t... |
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After getting advice on here heres the finished product for my mates 40th, very happy with it http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/38/222148738_full.jpg |
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Advice on starting baking business from home Does anyone know what is required eg council regulations! |
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Cheesemakers advice please Is it necessary to buy the curd cutting knife or will any knife do! |
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Scanpan Pressure Cooker Advice Hi there,I've lost a piece for my scanpan pressure cooker (its the part that goes in the vent in the small handle). I also don't have the manual anymore.Can anyone give me any advice on where to take it to get it fixed or where I can get spare / r... |
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Magic Bullet HELP Advice needed Please. Hi, Anyone know how to un-stuck The Amazing Bullet! Making guacamole & the machine stopped but I couldn't remove the cup off the machine. Any ideas please! TIA |
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Cast Iron newbie - help/advice please Today I purchased 2 cast iron skillets and a large fry pan to give cast iron a go. To season them, I brushed them all with grapeseed oil - inside and out - as recommended and have baked them in the oven at 180 C for an hour, turned the oven off and am now... |
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Advice please i have been looking at mixers, kitchenaid have been getting a bad rap lately something about cheap parts in the motor. Although they are very good at replacing. If i am going to spend the money i want a good one.Please help. Thank you in anticapation. |
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Advice on cooking pastry. Im making a pie with puff pastry.recipe says to use metal flan tin to ensure pastry base is cooked.i only have a pottery flan tin.any advice how i can ensure it cooks.! I can remember baking "blind" at school but can you do that with puff pastry... |
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Hi I need a little advice regarding cooking with gas, I have a new gas hob and I am struggling to make my beloved vege soup without burning it. Even turning it down to the lowest setting burns it. Any help would be great. thanks Andee. |
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Bun heating advice please What is the best way to heat bread rolls in the Microwave without them going all tough and horrible.I wrapped a paper towel around it but it isn't very nice to eat.Is there any device you can buy for heating up bread rolls want to make hotdogs with ni... |
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Advice please...baking vs brought I'm looking at ways to cut our food bill. In your opinion is baking cheaper than buying. I'm feeding a teenager, 9 year old and a 16month old plus 1 adult. |
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Breadmaker advice please lately my breads are coming out with the middle sucken in, I made sure the measurement were perfect to the recipe and it still did it. Any ideas! Not sure if the water too hot! |
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Dodgy food safety advice If you have not passed any food safety certificates do not give advice. Thanks |
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Advice please re potatoes dont normally have spuds left over for long , but I cooked so many and forgot I had them in the fridge.It was 4 days ago and they went straight into the fridge after serving.Can I still use them and fry them up! |
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Advice on Ice Cream Maker Put up a thread already regarding a Black and Decker ice cream marker but have lost the instruction book but haven't had any takers on giving me any advice.Can anyone shine some light onto how long I should churn the ice cream for its a l litre capaci... |
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Advice on using glass jelly mould I would like to make my own fruit jelly for xmas day and have a lovely old glass jelly mould has anyone had any experience using these and how many gelatine sheets do you think I will need and what is the best way to gurantee it will come out looking ok.T... |
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Advice please re a ham. I have never glazed a ham before - in fact often we don't have one.This year I am responsible for the turkey and ham to take to my daughter's place. I have purchased a Freedom Farms wood-smoked boneless leg ham - vacuum packed.It seems not to have... |
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Advice on choc dipping truffles please Tried choc melts with some cream to thin it, but its too gluey. how do you avoid them getting a flat bottom?I have had truffles in freezer for an hour - not long enuf?What do you sit them on once dipped, how long to hold them on the dipping wire spoon thi... |
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Advice please re cheesecake Hello all, i intend making a cheesecake with the ready made tararua cheesecake mix, would it be ok to add some whipped up egg white to give it a bit of volume do you think or would it not blend well, anyone know please! |
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Some advice please re pineapple wafers Yesterday evening we went to a really nice restaurant and for the desert I ordered conconut icecream with pinapple wafers - when the desert came out I thought I had been given the wrong thing as it looked like shards of light coloured brandy snap - but it... |
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Cooking a ham from raw, advice please l have a ham in the freezer from our pig but it is so many years ago that l cooked one that l have forgotten and l can't find my old recipe so l thought l would ask on here as there are so many great cooks here and no doubt things have changed since l... |
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Ice Cream Maker advice What type of ice cream maker would you recommend! You see a lot of second hand Sunbeam Snowy's for saleon TM but what are they like, and why is everyone selling theirs!!The Cuisinart seem to have good reviews. Thanks for any advice or brand suggestion... |
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Bbq advice Can I use tin foil on bbq plate,so marinade doesn't make a mess |
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Pavlova Breaking Advice Please! I have made a pavlova it was pretty good looking when I took out of oven but now that it has cooled it has sunk a bit (not alot) but all the edges have broken.Does anyone have advice on how to avoid this happening! |
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Chocolate Fountain advice needed please I have a chocolate fountain, and used it for the first time the other night. I followed the instructions, melted the chocolate, put it in the base of the fountain, but it didn't flow too well. Has anyone used one of these before and can you give me an... |
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Frying advice please Hi whenever I shallow fry something, say fritters, they always catch on the bottom. Why is that? I try and avoid anything that needs to be fried now. I find if I can get away with oil spray it won't catch but anything that needs to be bubblying in oil wil... |
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LOOKING FOR ADVICE FROM A BAKER?? Hi there Im trying to find someone who might be able to help me adjust and work with an existing cake recipe so that it may be aproduct accepted by the big wigs at the supermarkets. Basically I have a great recipe not to mention idea...but the cakes Im ma... |
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Advice on bottling feijoa's please I'm wanting to bottle some feijoa's in half agee jars tomorrow in a light syrup. Any advice would be good. Many thanks |
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Advice please on making ganache I am making a cake that I want to coat in ganache then fix chocolate shards around the outside. I'm wanting the ganache to be sticky so the shards will attach then for it to dry up so then I can place a small floral arrangement on top. Last time I made ga... |
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Kitchen experiment: Lime Jam! Any advice?! I have bucketloads of limes that are ripe & plan to finely chop them in a food processor then chuck in a pot with lots of sugar, a bit of water and maybe some pealed mandarins to (hopefully) make a nice jam/marmalade spread.It would be great to not en... |
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PIE EXPERTS, CAN YOU ADVICE please. I'm going to make a curried mince pie for dinner. I don't have pie weights, but I do have rice. How much do I put over the pastry, and for how long? Any other tips would be gratefully recieved. Many thanks in advance. |
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Dinner advice- with only an oven and a microwave!! still dont have a stove... what's something i can cook with only an oven and a microwave....made mac n cheese the other day....that was all i could think of really... |
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Advice on bottling feijoa's please I am going bottle feijoa's for the 1st time . I read some where that buy not cooking the feijoa's they stay firmer and nicer and that you load them into the hot agee jars with a hot light syrup then seal. Anyone down this? Was it a success? Many thanks |
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Advice please mascarpone and cream cheese?? i am making a carrot cake for my partners birthday tomorrow and i have both mascarpone and cream cheese i have used cream cheese before but have heard mascarpone is better and i have never used mascarpone before. what would you use? |
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Cafe staff, please help with cooking advice Just wondering how cafes/coffee shops cook the chicken to be used in sandwiches/rolls.Thanks |
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Cafe staff, please help with cooking advice Just wondering how cafes/coffee shops cook the chicken to be used in sandwiches/rolls.Thanks |
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Advice - Twice frozen Chicken Chips, ok to eat? Just wondering if they would be safe to eat.I didn't realise (because I didn't READ the label properly) that they had been frozen already and then thawed, so when I got home, I chucked them in the freezer.They aren't actually chicken chips, but they're ca... |
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Advice needed for Cappuccino machines Who has got a cappuccino machine?I am wanting to buy one, there are so many different ones.If so which one do you have?Any advice? |
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Baking freshness advice.... Hi.Silly me decided to do all the baking for our afternoon tea wedding on Thursday afternoon.Now starting to panic.I work during the day Mon - Wednesday so that just leaves nights to make a start.My question is do you think it would be ok to do the baking... |
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Sponge cake - advice please I want to make a sponge cake, and normally I would use two sponge cake tins, but I only have one, thanks to my husband using one of them to burn the meths on the fish smoker!My question is, if I baked half the mixture in my one tin, would the half mixture... |
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Pressure Cooker Advice Please Just bought a secondhand 6L Fagor with no instructions.Looked at the onsite manual and am now scared to use it.Any helpful suggestions please.Obviously I have the usual fear that it's going to explode, but I am sure frequent users can offer some useful ti... |
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Pasta makers - any advice? I was considering about buying one of these, but am not sure of where to start and what pitfalls there are. It seems from looking on here you can get a machine that sort of does everything (a bit like breadmaker), which sounds good. Or the cheaper ones th... |
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Advice please dodgy oven and baking Hi can someone help me.I am a relative newby when it comes to baking.I have an oven that runs very hot and consequently whatever i bake has a burned bum while the top isnt cooked yet.What can i do to offset a hot oven.Have tried lowering temp and lifting ... |
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Advice please, Chicken use-by date Good morning guys. I've just discovered that I've misread the use by date on the Tegal ready stuffed chicken (the one in an ovenbag), and it should have been cooked by the 15th. I've put it in the slow cooker and will give it 7 or 8 hours, but do you thin... |
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Buzzy110 Your advice please! TIA!! buzzy110 wrote: Ah yes. The crackling is amazing. Also does rack of lamb brilliantly. I basically only use mine to do roasts and bake vegetables and even then I still get to use it at least 3 or 4 times a week. As I don't have a microwave, I also use ... |
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Cake Decorators - Advice on Buying Tins I am need of a set of tins as I am starting to make a few wedding cakes and should probably stop hiring them. Can anyone give me advise on the brands, materials and type that is best for 'more than amateur' cake decorators? Springform v's stable tins, alu... |
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Buying breadmaker, ingredient buying advice please I am going to buy a breadmaker what I would like to know is what ingredients I should buy in bulk to make healthy bread ie: what type of flour etc. When I pick it up I would like to come home and be able to make something. And any other advice would be mu... |
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Preserving Beetroot - best recipe/advice Hi, I do heaps of preserving of fruit, and pasta sauces and make jam but have never done any beetroot. I hate my Mum's - sorry Mum as it's really sour and vinergary. Would love a nice, sweet, tried and true recipe. TIA |
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Jam newbie needs advice :) Hi there,after a bit of advice on jam making. This is the first year I have ever made jam - done plum, apricot and the zucchini lemon honey as well (Yum). I now have around 1.5kg of plums, 1 bunch of rhubarb and 1 kg of cherries. I also have around 700gm ... |
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Making yogurt - advice please I want to make yogurt but I don't want to mess about with heating milk, thermoses, incubating in boxes/hot water cupboards etc, taking temperatures, etc.So I thought maybe I will buy a yogurt maker.My question is: Can you make it from scratch in a yogurt ... |
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Advice needed on cooking wild turkey please I have a turkey in the freezer for Christmas Day, but I'v only ever cooked one once-38 years ago when I was a teenager,NO idea how it turned out lol! I am just not too sure about stuffings etc,and best methods of cooking. Have been trolling through recipe... |
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Please... help me/advice needed We have been given an almost 4kg piece of roast beef... I've never ever cooked it before and think it could possibly be 'rolled' as it is in a stretchy net bag. I've just taken it out of the fridge to reach room temp before cooking Do I cook it in the net... |
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Cooking 2 Chooks .. Advice needed Im intending to cook two chooks first thing xmas morning, as I have a leg of lamb to cook later. I will let them rest for 15 mins then take the meat of them and put onto a plate, now normally I would then cover with tin foil to keep warm but will have to ... |
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Buying Hooded bbq advice.. please I figure this is the best place to ask 'cookies' about bbqs.We will be replacing our earthquake crushed bbq sometime next year... and think we'll upgrade to a hooded. Would love some tips and advice, before we buy... What have you found the best feature o... |
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