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  1. alisontomsmum

    ISO info about health and safety regs in UK

    I would love to start a baking and cake decorating business from home in a couplke of years, but dont know where to start in getting my kitchen kitted up for the job. I have heard you need 2 sinks, but thats all i can find out. Do my counters need to be stainless steel? Do i need a dishwasher...
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    Please can I reintroduce myself!!!

    Hi , My name is Alison and ive been a member of this site for a few months now.... but never seem to get a chance to go on the computer!!:rolleyes: I have two children Thomas who is three and beth who is one. Thomas has just started nursery, and i am determined to become a more regular member of...
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    Any suggestions for under ripe windfall apples

    I have a goung desert apple tree heaving with apples and it is now starting to thin itself out by dropping fruit. It is not due to be harvested until octoner so i have been throwing awaythese early windfalls. I was just curious to find out if there is actually anything i can do with them...
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    Ice cream making with double cream

    Question about Ice cream making with double cream my icecream recipy has dounle cream (heavy cream) in it but every pot i find says not sutable for home freezing......... can it still be used for icecream? My dad thinks it will and the guidelines are on the packet as freezing and defrosting...
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    ISO veggie burger recipie

    Am after a really tasty veggie burger recipy, preferably with breadcrumbs on the outside... (I know I'll be wanting the moon on a stick next :rolleyes::wink: ) I love the texture combination of the soft potato middle and crispy breadcrumy outside of store bought ones, and would like make...
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    Substitution for honey in bagels

    I have a really tasty bagle recipy, but it has honey in so i cant give them to my 6 month old. What can i replace the honey with? Will maple syrup work?
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    What is marshmallow fluff

    i have a recipy with "marshmallow fluff" in it and have never heard of it! Im in the UK, can you buy it here, if so where would i find it in supermarket. Alternativly is it something i can make myself if its not available in uk. recipy looks great am desperate to try it.:chef:
  8. alisontomsmum

    Does anyone knead their dough in a food processor?

    because i have 2 children under 3 i dont have much time, so use my bread machine nearly every day so i dont have to hand kneed.:tongue: trouble id i use it so often its starting to ware out! i only ever use the dough cycle as i prefere to cook my bread in oven, sowas considering getting a...
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    Really basic question about eggs!

    i buy my eggs from the market and they are usually really frsh, but i have some that havent had in the frdge and when i break them they arnt so fresh (they dont have the raised bit around the yoke all the white is one levil KWIM?) they are lion eggs (so chickens vacinated from samanella), are...
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    ISO BBQ chicken lasagna recipe.

    ive had it at franky and bennys and love it, but cant find a recipy! Going to try and "improvise" one tonight, but would love to know if anyone has a "real" recipy for this dish!!! :cool:
  11. alisontomsmum

    My favorite bread recipe

    Thought I would post my take on a basic white loaf. I Make several of these a week and never buy bread anymore. This is a very soft loaf, just how i like it. Hope some of you like it to:chef: I use the bread machine to mix and rise the dough the first time as its a very sticky dough and hard...
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    ISO the perfect cupcake recipe!

    ive recently got a bee in my bonnet about cupcakes, but none of my recipy books have any recipys !! Have made plain vanilla ones from a site i found, but the tops were not at all flat like i wanted! plan to do the black forest ones aswell as they sound lovely (cant post site co not enough...
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    My list of 10 guilty kitchen secrets that mean I will never be a chef!

    A couple of months ago i got hooked on a program called "Rosemary shreigersa school for cooks", a bit like the aprentice but for cooking!!:chef: I found it compelling viewing, but everytime i cooked i found myself saying "that would never be aceptable presentation in a real kitchen! or that...
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    ISO Seville oranges in UK

    i usually shop in the fruit section at our market, but have never seen Seville oranges there, do any uk supermarkets sell them? If not does anyone have a nice recipy for orange marmalade that uses 2normal" oranges?
  15. alisontomsmum

    Ceramic casserole dish, on a gas hob.

    Hi im after getting myself a casserole dish that can be used on the hob or in the oven (not that i have anuy space left in my kitchen for even MORE stuff! :ermm:). Ive seen one i really like, but its ceramic and doesnt say if you can use it on the hob aswell as in the oven! Can anyone tell me if...
  16. alisontomsmum

    hi

    Hi, im new aswell! My names Alison and i live in the UK. I love to cook, and as a stay at home mum often use it as my relaxation from my two children (thomas 2 and Beth 5 months). When i dont have time to cook im a sucker for buying stuff for the kitchen (preparing for when i have time to get...
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