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Help please, dog has had the runs on carpet
Came downstairs this morning to find dog had had a severe attack of the runs and also pee'd on the lounge carpet :eek: . Ive scraped off as much of the stuff as I can and have covered it in bicarbonate of soda as I'd read here somewhere that someone had used it on cat vomit. The pee Ive soaked with good old vinegar and…
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shame on me! all out of date
For some reason I looked in my store cupboard this morning, and found, three bags of wholemeal bread flour best before dec 05 which means its nearly a year since i last used my bread maker for anything other than naan bread and chapattias Bag of wholemeal SR flour BBE April 06 Baking powder BBE may 06 This makes my home…
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Help....sratches on marble top dinind table!!
I've just noticed three quite large scratches on my almost new marble topped dining table!! Does anyone know if there is anything at all I can do to repair or cover them up??
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Men pressies
Am totally lost here. No pants or socks suggestions please, or handkerchiefs. What do you get for a bloke that doesn't seem to have any interests? Anything that I could make easily? Cheap things to buy? Any ideas welcome. AM
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carrots, onions and potatoes
Hi there I have a glut of carrots, onions and potatoes and I cant think how to use them to make something tasty for 2 non veggies and one veggy. Any ideas - any inspiration?
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A question of sweetcorn
I usually buy canned sweetcorn (in water, no added sugar or salt) but can't stand canned peas so buy frozen. I was wondering today whether I should also start buying frozen sweetcorn? Is it any better for you and does it work out any cheaper? What type of sweetcorn do you all buy and why? :)
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can you freeze Aubergines ?
My sons FIL has given me some that he grew in his garden and I'd only brought some for a recipe this week already. I was wondering if I sliced them first would they be ok ? sue
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washing machine filter
I'm taking a couple of days off work soon and one of my plans is to have a sort out of the house. One of the things I think I may need to look at it the washing machine as it doesn't seem to be rinsing as well as normal. Could this be due to the filter being dirty? I've skimmed through the instruction booklet for the…
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£1 shop bargains for stocking fillers
I went to a local shopping centre today as it has a 99p shop that I've never been in and a Wilko's. Didnt get much but am going back again tomorrow. I was a bit careful about buying things because they were a £1 only to find out later that they are less than that elsewhere, if you see what I mean lol Today I got 2 x…
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Help Please, Low cholestrol diets on the cheap!
Hi gang Time to get my act together. OH has high cholestrol bascially, dangerously high. Left to his own previous devices he would have lived ( in fact probably did) live on processed chicken and doner kebabs. Before he moved in with me he barely ate any veg ( do chips count ;) ) but now is pretty adverturous and will eat…
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Morrocan pumpkin and red bean tagine
This is my recipe and i have to say its yummy and cheap! no exact measurements. OK i use a tin of red kidney beans A handfull sprinkling of sultanas Some pumpkin or butternut squash a courgette or round squash an onion a pepper (red/orange) A tin of tomatoes sometimes an aubergine but normally not. a couple of teaspoons of…
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sliced turkey ideas
Hi, I've just got back from a family 'do' at my mum's and she gave me a doggy bag which included quite a lot of sliced turkey (the kind you buy to put in sandwiches). Any recipe suggestions would be much appreciated.
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dodgy bread - what can I do with it ?
I made some bread this morning in my bread machine this morning using a setting I hadn't used before, it was all doughy in the middle so I whacked it in the normal oven .... and forgot about it for aaagggess :o so now its like a brick So - what can I do with it, I've eaten the edible bits. all I can think of is croutons.…
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Stardrops in Birmingham
After reading a few posts raving about this and some sort of cloth, can anyone enlighten me... what is this and why is it so good. I'm desperate for a multi-purpose cleaner.. could this be the one for me. Also, what cloths should I be using and does anyone know anywhere in cental Birmingham that sells it? Thanks guys.
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Please help with Kenwood Chef mincer!!
ARGHHH!!! I've just sepnt about 1.5hrs trying to mince meat thru my Kenwood Chef mincer. It keeps jamming and generally not working :mad: :mad: . It says to dice the meat before putting it thru. I diced it smaller thinking perhaps this was the probelm and although it works better it's still not working. Surely you don'\t…
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OS Sunday 24th Sep 06
Hello everyone! Well, not too many green lights are on at the moment, so thought I would start today's post. Hopefully all you yoghurt knitters are currently in bed getting your energy levels up for a day of sweet Old Styling rather than out in the pub! I only skimmed yesterday's thread...sorry!! It was a busy day, out…
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Dried Soya Chunks/Mince
I saw this in the supermarket today and wondered what it might be used for? :confused: It didn't say how to prepare it on the packet (in the wholefoods and speciality foods section) but I thought it could be a cheap alternative to meat? Can anyone enlighten me??!!
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Filthy Carpet
We used to have a pale beige vcarpet ( less than 6 months ago) , and yes I know i need my head looking at as I have two young children and two step children. However I was adament that was that was what I wanted. It took my hubby at least a month to stop shaking his head, wagging his fingers and rolling his eyes at my…
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big cake - small cakes ....
Hi All, wonder if anyone can help - I used the chocolate "very naughty" cake recipe with the fudge topping from the recipe index on MSE - and I have to say it was amazing, just wondering if I could use this recipe and divide into cake cases and make smaller cakes or does the recipe need tweaking before you do this ? anyone…
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Keeping the linen cupbard tidy
Is this something everyone else knows except me, the penny just dropped. Fold the quilt cover & bottom sheet & each pillowcase and then slide them all into another pillow case from the same set. All together & it doesnt wander around the linen cupboard ( i foolishly bought silky sheets - they never stay still). My linen…