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Hi. I could do with a good recipie for Riata All the recipies are in pinches, cups and tea spoons. I would like it in grams if that is possible. I am in the UK. I have a recipie here from the BBC for example. 250g Greek yogurt 1 garlic clove thumb-sized piece ginger, finely grated ½ small pack...

Hi. Never tried it before but hey it’s Christmas. I am interested in storage as it is coming up to the big day. I have seen on Amazon £40...

Hi. Never made cheese sauce. Bisto granules work for me. Problem is I can't get them at the moment. Someone suggested using white sauce and adding cheese. I have a jar of White sauce mix 340g. How much cheese would I need to get the proportions right? I could melt cheese in a bowl in a...

Hi. I have never had these before and thought they could be used at a party. Amazon Fresh Oysters x 6 £40. Question is can these be frozen and if so would this harm the flavour if they were thawing out at a later date? Desmond.

Hi. I am playing with making chow mein. I think I might have gone overboard a bit with the spices and proportions here 200g chicken breast (for 2 people) 100g bean sprouts 15g light soy sauce 20g Oyster sauce 30g Black bean sauce Secondly. I used to love the vesta cohow mein wich I beleive is...

I have never been able to do fish cakes. When you buy them in a supermarket(uk) they cook in a deep fat fryer. I tried making them myself and they just break up. However. Now I have an air fryer I would like to try this again. Mabe cod/haddockand prawn mix? Any recipies I could try with a bread...

Hi. I have heard that you can roast garlic in the oven then extract it as a paste. Can someone tell me more about this like what temperatures and how to extract it? Cut it up? TA Desmond.

Hi. I need an administrators help with changing my user name. I live in the UK and all my replies assume I live in America. My last post was confusing when I refered to chips. In the UK chips as in fish and chips are cut up potaioes not chrisps. There have been loads of other issues. otuatail(UK)

Hi I have been playing with my new Ninja air fryer. No problems with bought McCainn oven chips. I have tried cutting up potatoes but I am still having problems getting it right. I have tried 180c @ 18 minutes. Still not right. Any better figures to play with, and what is the Max crisp setting...

Hi I am in (UK). Just got this and fell on the first hurdel. Fish and chip. How simple should this be. Page 10 has chunkey oven chip in the air frying section and French fries (page 12) in the Max crisp section. French fries has no temperature in the table just 15 mins for 500g. Peeling a...

(UK) Hi. I love curries (Vindaloo mainly) and have been to India. Where I live there is a shortage of descent shops. I bought curry leaves on Amazon(UK). There are a lot of leaves. I would not like to loose them over a period of time. Can they be kept for a long period (months) in a fridge...

Hi. I am in the UK. I bought Lamb swirl's from the butchers at the weekend. I asked how long it should be cooked for in the oven. I was told 30 minutes. I forgot to ask the temperature. This looks like a slice of a swiss roll. Picture attached. Can anyone tell me the best time and temperature...

Hi I have a recipie for naan bread which is nice but I would like it to rise up better. I have thought of adding baking powder yeast and warm mik even to help activate. The ingreadiants are For 2 Naans 170g self raising flour 16g Sugar 16g Flaked almonds 110ml milk Mix well and leave to rest...

Hi. I am in (UK). I have seen a blow tourch on BBC Saturday kitchen. Not for the firs time. I bought one on amazon years ago and it was rubbish. Don't want to spend a fortune on something unless I could realy get into it. What whould you recomen, and if you are in the (UK) where?

There seems to be a world shortage of mushy peas, at least in the UK supermarkets. Last year, I bought a 2kg bag of marrowfat peas (dry). This is what mushy peas are. I have put some in water and they have grown in size. Only thing is, Mushy peas in a tin are green like garden peas. These are...

Hi. My butcher was out of rump steak. I like this as it has better flavour for me than a fillet. Can someone tell me where does rib eye rank in these?

Hi. In the 60s there was a company called Vesta. I liked the Vesta chow mein. What I would like to know is where can you get the soft flat noodles. I can see the chrispy ones on line. Thanks.

Hi. How long would you take to defrost a turkey. I am assuming left on the table as it could not be done slowly in a fridge. Too big. Looking at 3.5kg

Hi. I used to make this with 100g rice, 100g water as a 80% water and 20% coconut milk. It turns out nice although I am stuck with a lot of coconut milk in a can that I end up throwing most of it away. Tried putting it into a jam jar and into the fridge. It just splits. Could I buy coconut...

Silly question but I find it difficult getting to some shops so I wondered if I got two 4 pint cartons could I freeze one of them.

I was thinking of getting saffron from Amazon as I was interested in it seen chefs use it on TV. I never got around to using it as I did not know the best ways to use it and it smells odd. To make matters worse, it was on a repeat subscription and now I have two. I am going to need help on the...

Can't find a place for this one. I have always bought (UK) populum's from a supermarket in a plastic packaging with about 10 in it. The idea is you put them in a deep fat fryer and the expand into nice big poppadum's. Don't know if it has anything with Russia and the Ukraine and getting...

Hi. This needs someone from the UK. I have tried to get venison from butchers. They tell me they can't supply it because it is very expensive. I have looked at a website that claims diced venison for £1.49 / 100g and this one is £5.95 for 400g. Is this real venison or partial venison as I have...

Hi. I was looking into non slip placemats for the dinning table. They have to be beat resistant. What would be best Rubber or Silicon. This is adult size not for children. Thanks Desmond. I have seen leather also. Glass would not work.

If you throw a lot of chips into this then the air will not get all around the chips surely. With the shortage of Veg oil here in the UK, I am looking at getting one. I have seen someone here say they are tasteless. If so could coating them in oil help?