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Old Apr 17th 2008 | 9:00 am
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Originally Posted by Bill_S
Unless you're baking, precise measurement is overrated.
exactly bill, a little bit of this and a little bit of that works just as well, not forgetting a little bit of the other
 
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
exactly bill, a little bit of this and a little bit of that works just as well, not forgetting a little bit of the other

What is wrong with you today???? Is the OH out of town?
 
Old Apr 17th 2008 | 9:14 am
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Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
What is wrong with you today???? Is the OH out of town?
i know i was thinking that as i typed the reply out ...must be all that ice cream and chocolate sauce
 
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So how does this cup thing work with microwave meals?
 
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
So how does this cup thing work with microwave meals?
i think you actually sit the micro box meal on the cup and switch on
 
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
i think you actually sit the micro box meal on the cup and switch on
Really? That means I'll have to remove the shelf...damn more work to do.
 
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
i know i was thinking that as i typed the reply out ...must be all that ice cream and chocolate sauce


........don't forget the whipped cream, although yoghurt is good (so I've heard)especially if you're watching your calories
 
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Really? That means I'll have to remove the shelf...damn more work to do.
i know, a woman's work is never done :curse:
 
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Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
........don't forget the whipped cream, although yoghurt is good (so I've heard)especially if you're watching your calories
i can confirm yogurt is very good, fat free is best btw
 
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
i can confirm yogurt is very good, fat free is best btw

I'm partial to Key Lime although OH is not fussed what flavour I have.........
 
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Originally Posted by Ash UK/US
It is laziness thing to measure foods buy the cup in the US? I have hard time finding cook books that require weighing.

So when a recipe says a cup of bread pieces does that mean a level cup, heaped cup or slightly pressed down? same thing for mini marshmellow?

I am thinking I should just have my sister bring me over a couple english cook books. I am too much of a perfectionist to use cup measurments.
Google for a weight conversion table.

http://www.metric-conversion.net/weight-converter.htm

Remember, that cup weight in dry foods is different from cup weight in liquids.
 
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
i can confirm yogurt is very good, fat free is best btw
helps with thrush too .....
 
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Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
I'm partial to Key Lime although OH is not fussed what flavour I have.........
That's just what I've eaten...Yoplait Light Thick and Creamy...Key Lime Pie...100 cals. I eat 2 per day...a good source of calcium.
 
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
That's just what I've eaten...Yoplait Light Thick and Creamy...Key Lime Pie...100 cals. I eat 2 per day...a good source of calcium.

Wow......twice a day. You are a good little wife
 
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Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
Wow......twice a day. You are a good little wife
twice a week here if you're lucky
 


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