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Hi, I have frozen chicken schnitzels (they are crumbed etc) but raw chicken breast and it is a thin even layer (1/2 a cm thick?). Anyways I just took them out of the freezer as I plan to cook it later but decided to put them back in because o me it looked like it was gona go soggy if i...

Hi, My dad is diabetic and I'd like to make a cake for him to have with tea. He only likes plain cakes not chocolate or ones with fruit etc. So I'm guessing some kind of plainish tea cake etc. He likes light fluffyish cakes. Does anyone have any recipes for something like that? I have already...

Hi, I have some stir fry beef (beef already cut up into strips) and need some ideas for it! Just not a typical stir fry! Thankyou!

Hiya I wat to make some kind of pasta bake with these ingrediets (never really done a pasta bake before so not sure what to do): - chicken breast - pasta (various types - fettucini / penne / spaghetti) - cream of chicken/mushroom soup - sweet corn can - vegies like peas / red peppers / green...

Hiya I need to make bechamel and just realised I have no plain flour that I usually use (all purpose flour). I do have self-raising flour and also cornflour. Would either of these work for it? Also just to be healthier can you use margarine instead of butter for the bechamel or would it...

Hiya I made an order with Penzeys and I ordered some Adobo Seasoning because it looked interesting. Never tasted it before. Just wondering what it is good on/for? Thankyou!

Hi I just got a bag of schezuan peppercorns and have no idea what to do with it. Any good recipes out there? Thankyou!

Hiya This is an easy recipe (especially if you use a pressure cooker). It's Middle Eastern. 1. Beef (in cubes with fat removed) - about 600gms (or more if u like more meat) 2. 2 medium sized eggplants chopped up into cubes (about 1 inch) 3. A big onion sliced into long pieces (about 1/2 cm...

Hiya I'm making a pot roast but the meat is still partially frozen in the middle. Is it a problem to put it in the oven like that? It will take forever to defrost normally as the weather is freezing. Thankyou!

Hiya I have a couple of small cans of green peppercorns (the ones in liquid not the dry ones) and not sure what to do with them. Any ideas/recipes what they would be good in? Thankyou.

Hiya I have cream that is usually liquid that you need to whip but it is a bit too thick since being in the fridge for a while. Anyways I was wondering if there is a method for just thinning it out a bit. I need to whip the cream anyways but it is pretty thick so I'm not sure how well though...

Hi, If I make chicken stock I read I need to cool it quickly (using ice) so as to avoid some range that is not good to be in. My question is if I make stock fresh and am going to use it to make soup - do I need to cool it down as normal and then use it for chicken soup or can I use it whilst...

Hi, Does anyone have a Kenwood mixer? I was at a shop today and they had the Kenwood Chef (4.6L) and the Kenwood Major (6.7L). I'm interested in the Kenwood Major as it was bigger (and more expensive). How would it compare to the Kitchenaid? There is no Kitchenaid here so I'm wondering...

Hi, We're thinking to get a small freezer to freeze meals in (and stock and some vegies) because I am going to give birth in 2 months to our first baby. I thought freezing meals would be a good idea to start doing as the last month approaches (and I'm finding it hard to move) and also I can...

Hiya I can rarely get good broccoli here that doesn't cost the earth and I grabbed a few bags of it today for us since it was nice and fresh and cheap but since there is only two of us I was wondering if I could freeze one bag of it and would it wreck the flavour? I'm not talking of long term...

Hi, I'm not sure if non-Aussies will know what I am referring to but in Australia we have these deepfried things called cornjacks. They are basically creamed corn I think inside of a batter (like a seafood stick) deep fried. Here is a link with pictures and ingredients: Simplot - CHIKO...

Hiya Well today I want to make my first proper roast chicken :) with stuffing and gravy and vegies! I think it's a pregnancy craving! From previous threads I've figured out what to do with the actual chicken - the only thing is most people had larger chickens than mine. The one I have is...

Hi! I'm from Melbourne, Australia. I'm 24 / married for 3 years now and pregnant with our first child due in October (it's a girl!). Very excited :) I live in Saudi Arabia currently and will be going back to Melbourne to live in about 9 months. We will most likely move to Malaysia after a while...

Hi, Well I'm learning to do some basics properly as I'm really loving cooking now :) (before it was a chore!). One of my problems with making stock at the moment is that our fridge/freezer is really small so I can't make huge amounts of stock to keep on hand. However I'd like to even be able...

Hi, I'm wanting to get a pressure cooker and was wondering if anyone had any tips on what I should look out for in a pressure cooker? Does anyone use one and love it? I'm mainly getting it for meat particularly an meat and rice dish my mum makes (she cooks the meat in the pressure cooker she...

Hi, In Australia, we buy these yummy cheesecake from the Cheesecake Shop which is a cheesecake with a strawberry covering on top. The actual cake I think is just a normal cheesecake but the top is like a red strawberry glaze with the whole thing covering the strawberry slices. Let me see if I...

Hi, Does anyone know a link that explains different cuts of beef and where they are from? I'm currently in the Middle East and they don't use the same names as used in recipes so I find it hard to know what cuts of meat are what (as I never really cooked meat before). So telling them what...

Hi, I was wondering what 'Tomato Sauce' actually is when a recipe calls for a can of tomato sauce. What we call tomato sauce Americans call ketchup I think. How would I make tomato sauce at home? Also is tomato puree what we call tomato paste? Thick red concentrated stuff? Thankyou!

Hi, Has anyone got any idea if it is possible to get rid of the fat in minced meat? Or reduce it? My husband bought some minced meat from a different supermarket to our usual one and it has a lot of fat in it. Thanks!

Hi, I'm looking to make my first pot roast (never made any type of roast before). I have a 1kg piece of meat for my husband and I. I did a search and read through various threads and from what I can gather the main points are - to sear all sides - add some kind of liquid i.e. beef stock and...