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Please help me with a stunning creamy rice pud recipe. My last attempt looked like a gravel path when I got it out of the oven! Someone told me to try cooking rice on the hob? - Nettie

Place all ingredients into a well-buttered dish. Mix and top with knobs of butter. Cook slowly for approximately an hour and a half, stirring occasionally. Check after one and a half hours and if ready add a spoonful or two of double cream to finish the pudding.

Have you got an easy but tasty Chocolate Brownie recipe and can you make them in cake cases or a muffin tin? - View Answer

How do I make a really concentrated passion fruit puree? - View Answer

I have a recipe for a curry that needs 4 stalks of lemongrass. I am unable to get it fresh but have a jar of Bart lemongrass in oil. Can you tell me the equivalent I would need as it doesn't state this on the jar? - View Answer

I once had a T-bone steak with caramelized mustard sauce. Do you have any recipes for this sauce? - View Answer

I love cooking. I make pastry or anything but the one thing I cannot make are dumplings. I have tried all different ways but they don't seem to get big. What could i be doing wrong? - View Answer

When I'm making a jam roly poly to bake the jam always seeps out. I do milk and seal the edges. Help! - View Answer

I love cooking now, but should have enjoyed it more whilst at school. Would you ever consider going into local Secondary Schools around the Blackpool & Fylde as well as other organisations for the homeless and learning disabilites like Gary Rhodes does with Primary Schools to help out with cooking? Educating people at a young age, believe me makes a difference. It is just a thought and I hope you do not mind me asking. P.S. I can never make great poached eggs naturally. How should I do it to get the best results? - View Answer

Simon Rimmer once said you cannot always trust a restaurant that puts a 'V' vegetarian symbol next to a dish as these dishes will often contain non-vegetarian cheese, stocks, sauces and oils. In my limited catering experience (sandwich shop and outside caterers) I do have to agree with Simon with the general opinion of my superiors being that as long as the dish doesn't contain "real meat" then it is suitable for all. How much care do restaurants take to ensure all vegetarian dishes are actually suitable for vegetarians? - View Answer

I made my famous chicken salad and I used fresh pineapple instead of canned. This was the only thing I did different. It turned out like mush and was the consistency of a dip. Could the acid in the fresh pineapple make it turn out like that? - View Answer

My crumble always goes soggy -- WHY?? - View Answer

I'm making some shortbread to give as christmas presents and i was wondering how many days before Christmas Day I should bake them? - View Answer

How do you make the perfect apple crumble, is it the hint of nutmeg that makes a difference? - View Answer

Having a BBQ at the weekend and a couple of the guests are veggies. Any interesting/unique ideas as to what to cook for them? - View Answer

Planted out a few courgette plants this spring and now I've got loads of courgettes and marrows and don't know what to do with them all. Can you suggest any interesting recipes for them? - View Answer

What's the secret to making a good omelette? - View Answer