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banana bread, cake or muffins?
has anybody got a simple recipie that i can make with my 12 year old dd please.
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carrot cake
please could anyone give an easy recipe for carrot cake with an icing tpopping many thanks.
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Carrot Cake
Does anyone have a really good recipe for carrot cake? I used to have one but lost it somewhere. I love carrot cake but haven't had it for ages so I thought I'd make one tomorrow. Thanks in advance KJ
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carrot cake recipe please
hi i am looking for a cheap, easy and quite healthy recipe for a carrot cake. (not asking for much then am i?) :rotfl: aswell it must not contain any type of nuts as i am allergic. i am sure you great money savers will not let me down
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OS Sunday 18th May 2008
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for today. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in,…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 12th May 2008
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it! Following requests to start things steadier for…
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sticky patch on carpet - any tips?
As the title says, i've got a rather nice sticky patch on my living room carpet which was caused by a boiled sweet which must've rolled under the sofa (I only found it when I moved the furniture recently). As this is a rental property, and i'm moving out soon, I really need to find a way of getting rid of it as I don't…
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Wooden Garden furniture - needs cleaning
Afternoon! I have been given some wooden garden furniture. It has been sitting for some time. I have begun to sand it, but it was taking a long time to lift even the very top of the dirt off. I have now used a scourer and cleaned the top of the table, and it still looks rough. Is there anything other than sanding I can do?…
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tea stain on paper
Does anyone know how to remove a tea stain from white paper ?I was getting in such a tissy filling in claim form for one of Dad`s insurances that I needed a cuppa but being in such a state I spilled my tea.The insurances are taking so long to sort out that I don`t want to ask for another one.I need to put all this…
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garlic smells!
I'm wondering if there's a way to get rid of garlic smells (as in after you've eaten it) My OH had a nice healthy-looking salad last night which had a couple of cloves of raw garlic in it, and the garlicky smell is.. well.. lingering a bit!:o It's on his breath and I can even smell it in the rooms he's been in :eek: Or is…
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how do I get a juicy chicken?
Hi I know this is probably a stupid question...but everytime I cook a chicken it ends up dry.:confused: Is there a way to make it all juicy and moist like in the shops? I dont do anything to it just clean it and shove it in the oven till juices run clear. please help as I am doing one later and would like it to be nice for…
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Got a freezer full of silvans - what to do with them?
Hi Everyone, Loving the OS lifestyle! We were given a few huge icecream tubs full of silvans last summer, bunged them in the freezer as we were busy dealing with our own gluts. Any ideas or recipies anyone? OH says no to jam as we've cupboards full of the stuff and I want my freezer back before goosgog season kicks in.…
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recipe for tapioca pearl
Went into the Chinese supermarket in Birmingham yesterday and came out with a packet ot multi coloured tapioca pearl.No recipe on the packet ( or if there is it is in Chinese so no help to me :confused: ).Anyone have a recipe I can use
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Feeding vegetarians
We have got a couple of friends coming around next weekend. I wasn't going to cook a dinner but thought I would lay on some nibbles. The only thing I can think of at the moment is a bag of tortilla crisps and some dip. I need some ideas of anything else I could possible buy as that doesn't seem that exciting. My hubby…
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Yogurt maker
I was very tempted today to buy a yogurt maker, but resisted so I could do my research first :D Anyway, we currently spend around £4 - £5 a week on yogurts, mainly because DD1 wont touch milk and it's the best way of ensuring she gets her calcium :rolleyes: The yogurt maker costs £20 and makes a litre of yogurt at a time.…
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Crayon on leather chair - any ideas??
Hi all - just a quick question (I've had a look at the indexed collection, but can't find an answer!) I've found a red wax crayon mark on one of my leather dining chairs - courtesy, I assume of my DD!! Any ideas how to remove it? Have tried the cleaning solution that came with my leather suite, but no joy! In the indexed…
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steamers and what to do with them
just found the steamer that I bought 1 year ago and never used. started the diet again so thought I should use it. cooking tonight is salmon, new potatoes and veg all seems abit boring any other ideas that you OS can come up with. its quite a basic model. Thanks in advance T
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preventing colours fading
Hi, Ive just bought my 2yr old dd her first quilt cover and its quite a strong turquoise colour with cupcakes and tea cups on. I was wondering if there is a way of making sure the colours don't fade too fast. I think ive heard something in the past about soaking it in salt water but i don't know how much salt, should the…
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OS Daily for Saturday 17th May 2008
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 15th May, 2008. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do…
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Opened greek yogurt....
I opened a tub of 0% fat greek yogurt on tuesday evening and was just wondering how long it will keep for as I wanted to use the rest up on friday night to be eaten on saturday! Thanks Anna x