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This is not exactly an 'I've only get these ingredients' post, but I would like to know what I can make with pork mince. Thanks! Gillian

My son gave me an air fryer last Christmas, that is, Christmas 2021, but it hasn't been out of the box. This is mainly because there's nowhere to set it, without it being in the way and I doubt if it would fit in a cupboard. Where do you keep yours? The other problem is finding the time to work...

I don't know what it's like in your part of the world, but in the two big supermarkets in our town, there are considerably fewer gluten free products available than there used to be - other 'free from' products have taken over a lot of the space in the freezer cabinets devoted to such products...

I used to be able to grill/broil pork chops with very satisfactory results, but for the last while they have turned out rather chewy. Anyone got any tips for better results? Gillian

Just wondering, does anyone use a combi grill - a grill/broiler that comes as part of a microwave cooker- for grilling/broiling. I don't have a grill/broiler that comes as part of a traditional cooker and use an oven combi and a grill/broiler combi instead, but they are very inefficient, taking...

Not sure if this is the right place for this post, but does anyone own and use a griddle? My mother used one often when my siblings and I were growing up, in particular to make potato bread from scratch. My son bought one a while ago, but neither he or I use it. It is ridged on one side and...

I bought a baking tin a few weeks ago and the coating has started to peel off. How much does that matter? Gillian

Has anyone followed this diet? I discovered it after I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and still follow it, having since been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. The main thing is eating 5 fruits AND 5 veg a day and also cutting out the trash/rubbish. I also have to watch my salt and...

My son gave me one for Christmas a couple of years ago, but I haven't got round to using it yet. That's partly because I haven't had time and partly because it doesn't appear to give basic instructions, just 3 soup recipes, only 1 of which I can or want to eat. Gillian

I don't know why it is, but recently I have been having difficulty cooking steak successfully. It always turns out chewy. My husband thinks it's the meat that is at fault. We usually get it from the butcher's shop next door to us and my husband complains that it is gristly, but the meat from...

I don't know if this belongs here or not, but mods can move it if necessary. A long time ago a friend gave me a recipe for rock buns - we even made them together. I wrote the recipe down and put it in a file with other recipes, but over the years the page with the method for the recipe has gone...

Just curious to know what people here call their evening meal. I think most people here in Northern Ireland call it 'tea', but if we go out for that meal, it's 'dinner'. I know in some places it's known as supper, but supper here is a drink, usually hot and a biscuit/cookie or a piece of bread...

A few days ago, in another forum, which is US based, I think, I mentioned our combi microwave oven, which microwaves, oven cooks and broils. A couple of the ladies in the forum indicated that they had never heard of such an appliance and loved the idea of it. I was just wondering if this would...

Can anyone tell me the best way to soften pineapple please? Most Friday or Saturday nights my daughter has gf sweet and sour chicken with chips from our local gf-friendly Chinese restaurant. The dish usually includes onions, carrots and pineapple, but she stopped asking for the onions and...

I would like to know the recommended best way to boil an egg so that the white is set and the yoke runny. Thanks! Gillian

Just wondering, is it necessary to fry the mushrooms when making mushroom soup? Thank you. Gilli

Hi All, My daughter has coeliac disease. I have been trying to find a way to thicken chicken gravy and make it a nice dark colour. I would normally use cornflour, but that makes the gravy rather pale. In our part of the world - Northern Ireland you can get small sachets of gluten free gravy...

Hello, I am in my mid 60s, married with 4 adult children, 3 of whom are on the autistic spectrum and 1 of whom has his own place. My husband is a retired family practitioner and I am a former social worker, but have been a full-time housewife for many years. I joined this forum to get some...