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Hi All,
A daft q probably but why don't you refer to supermarkets by their proper names? In case it's a 'legal' thing.... I have just been to Mr T - OMG!!!!!! I nearly died at some of the prices in there - the YS were more expensive than I pay full price! I ended up getting some of my wheat free cereal (on offer and only available in the top 2) and a new filter jug but the lunchables I'd gone in for (DH 'forgot' to pick up the lunch bag :mad: ) I went to the German no 1 for and spent the same amount but got soooo much more for my money!
Last night, my DH worked out that each cut of the huge gammon joint cost just under £2 and that each plate of food we had for tea for tea was around £1 - he nearly fell off his seat. I love him to bits but he is really pants with cash. However, this is really helping him understand the value of things :T
As promised, here is the recipe for white sauce. I used is as a white sauce and added cheese to it - was amazing both ways - enjoy
[FONT="]225ml (8 fl oz) milk; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons plain flourIn a small saucepan over medium heat, heat milk until warm. Do not boil. In a separate bowl, mix the flour and oil together, then add a small spoonful of the warmed milk at a time, whisking until the mixture is runny and smooth. Over medium heat, heat the entire mixture, whisking constantly. Turn off the heat at desired consistency. You can add anything to it, e.g., cheese, salt & pepper, parsley, garlic, chilli.[/FONT]0 -
First cushion finished:j:j had to wrestle the foam in 'cos I'm too tight to pay out for some dacron - but all looks fine. Off to cut the next one out.
Granny cake & fairy cakes made ('cos I didn't have any lemons
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DH has already eaten 4 as he's been out chopping logs so musn't grumble!! Small victories - sometimes they are all you can hope for but sometimes they are all you need - be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle0 -
Well I've got some of the tucks and pleats and darts pinned on this dress; but will take it over to son's for a conflab later before I go totally insane with it.
Slight change of plan, son, daughter-in-law and youngest granddaughter (I have two children, sixteen grandchildren - and, no, we're not catholic - son 'inherited' four and then had two more, daughter converted to Judaism, married an Israeli, had ten children 'be fruitful and multiply' lives in Jerusalem, and lectures at Uni in her spare time!! and she speaks 12 languages) anyway, I digress - so a small part of my family came round earlier for a coffee and son who has agreed, on his day off, to make me a bacon and egg tart - he makes amazing flans - in exchange for my making barley water for the tribe. So the eggwash that was left over has gone into the shortcrust pastry which I've made this afternoon instead of towards my breakfast, but in exchange I'll have quiche for some of my lunches.
I've labelled and frozen the chicken stock and picked all the remains of the chicken off the bones to add to some of the leftover rice to stuff the peppers later in the week. Are you with me so far!!?
Jocasta Innes, in the introduction to the original edition of the 'Paupers Cookbook', said that her mother crisply observed that paupers cannot afford to be squeamish, in case you're cringing at my picking the remains of the chicken off the bones.
Right, I'm going to have a break and look at the site about the pallets, Silvasava, before trying the pork liver and ginger recipe. Will report back later and give the recipe if it's any good.0 -
celtic_moon wrote: »Hi All,
A daft q probably but why don't you refer to supermarkets by their proper names? In case it's a 'legal' thing.... I have just been to Mr T - OMG!!!!!! I nearly died at some of the prices in there - the YS were more expensive than I pay full price! I ended up getting some of my wheat free cereal (on offer and only available in the top 2) and a new filter jug but the lunchables I'd gone in for (DH 'forgot' to pick up the lunch bag :mad: ) I went to the German no 1 for and spent the same amount but got soooo much more for my money!
Last night, my DH worked out that each cut of the huge gammon joint cost just under £2 and that each plate of food we had for tea for tea was around £1 - he nearly fell off his seat. I love him to bits but he is really pants with cash. However, this is really helping him understand the value of things :T
As promised, here is the recipe for white sauce. I used is as a white sauce and added cheese to it - was amazing both ways - enjoy
[FONT="]225ml (8 fl oz) milk; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons plain flourIn a small saucepan over medium heat, heat milk until warm. Do not boil. In a separate bowl, mix the flour and oil together, then add a small spoonful of the warmed milk at a time, whisking until the mixture is runny and smooth. Over medium heat, heat the entire mixture, whisking constantly. Turn off the heat at desired consistency. You can add anything to it, e.g., cheese, salt & pepper, parsley, garlic, chilli.[/FONT]
I think it's so that it won't be pulled out by a search engine. MSE forum posts do pop up on seach engines, as I found out when googling Marie Kond0. If you play with the name, give it a nickname, subsititute a number or character for a letter, that can't happen.
Common ones here seem to be Aldee, Liddly, Sainsbugs, Mr T, Morries and probably more I've forgotten. I like Hasda, too.
silvasava, I've observed over the years that the more practised you are as a sewer, the less you tack, but I do it for some things, and deffo to put a zip in, too fiddly otherwise. For straight hemming I'd work without pins most of the time, just blam it thru the machine, but me and sewing machines have been partners for 40 years.Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.
John Ruskin
Veni, vidi, eradici
(I came, I saw, I kondo'd)
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Grey Queen. Hi ! Regarding your watch strap. For quite some time when my old watch lost its anchor I made one out of some flat elastic by threading it over the 'bars' and stitching it . Worked very well as it was easy to put on and take off. jac.xx0
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I am sure there has been some discussion of greenhouses. Anyway, came across this which I thought might be of interest - amazing idea!
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/schoolgardening/uploads/documents/Bottle_Greenhouse_837.pdf0 -
Grey Queen. Hi ! Regarding your watch strap. For quite some time when my old watch lost its anchor I made one out of some flat elastic by threading it over the 'bars' and stitching it . Worked very well as it was easy to put on and take off. jac.xx That's a really good idea. My watch is the same as this (I got mine half this price in the sale): It's the middle one at the top.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerm/DIGITAL+WATCHES+FROM+CASIO.htm
So the rubber strap (which has snapped) seems to be continous with the face. On close inspection, there are teeny tiny little screws on it, which I hadn't noticed before and I wonder if I can undo with one of my set of teeny-tiny screwdrivers. I may well have to wait for daylight as I'm not as young as I used to be and the eyes struggle a bit with low light levels, even with the varifocals.
If any kind person has any work-arounds, I would be pleased to hear them.
ETA; had to get the tiny screwdrivers out and it was the work of moments to remove the 4 tiny screws. The strap is now off the watch face but the attachments for the strap are 4 stubby spurs (two each side of the face) and they themselves look as it they were molded as a unit with the bit of plastic which forms the casing.
There are 4 more tiny screws left to play with, the ones which hold the metal casing on the back, but I am starting to get into territory where I fear I may end up with a non-functional watch. And it's the only one I have, even if I have to carry it in my pocket.
I may just take its de-strapped self to the watch repair place to see if they can re-strap it. I think probably not, but I won't know unless I try it, will I?Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.
John Ruskin
Veni, vidi, eradici
(I came, I saw, I kondo'd)
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Hope everyone has had a good day! Haven't managed to do half the things I wanted to today Still managed to finish painting my candle sticks and slightly distress them, then made a roast dinner, with the left overs I have started a pie for tomorrow and the chicken stock is nearly finished for adding to soup and risotto.
Hope you have some luck with your watch GQ hopefully a step doesn't cost as much as a new watch!
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GQ - on those stubby side bits on your watch are there any small holes that go sideways? If so maybe you could thread some button thread through in a loop & then use them to hold the watch in place on a band. Or use them to sew the watch to a band? Not explained myself too well!
Vhalla - I've also acquired extra family in Israel - my uncle married an Israeli girl nearly 50 years ago. I thought her family would regard my relationship with them as tenuous but as far as they are concerned we are family. Lovely for me 'cos I'm a 'only' but DH is the eldest of 6 & his family is huge. When we were first married I was a bit overwhelmed & said to him - thought I was marrying you not a b***day army! Now I'm the one who remembers all the names & whose related to who!Small victories - sometimes they are all you can hope for but sometimes they are all you need - be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle0 -
Good evening, Everyone, I over did it in my enthusiasm today and have spent most of the evening supine on the settee; but I promised I would post this recipe if it was ok. You just need a good amount of ginger in it as pork liver is a pretty strong flavour; the ginger certainly balances it out and it is a quick, cheap and easy recipe.
Pork liver in ginger and dark sauce
280 grams sliced (I cut mine in narrow strips - it looks nicer) pork liver, a dash of pepper, half a tablespoon of sesame oil, a tablespoon of cooking oil, five thumb sizes pieces of ginger cut into narrow strips, a couple of finely sliced spring onions and a tablespoonful of dark soy sauce.
Grind black pepper over the liver. Heat wok/frying pan and oil with both oils. On a lowish heat fry the ginger until it's fragrant. Add the liver and spring onions (I threw in a few frozen peas as well, you could put in vegetables cut to matchstick size) and fry over a moderately high heat for 1-2 minutes. Add in the dark soy sauce and mix quickly until well-combined. I dug out some noodles that had been lurking in the pantry for quite some time and cooked and added those to the pan. It was very filling!
That's very true, Silvasava, I've been overwhelmed by how much you are taken into the wider family over there. My son-in-law has relations in the UK as well and they can't do enough for me. I empathise with you, I'm also an only one so it is difficult to adjust to the sheer volume of people. I was in Jerusalem last May to see my daughter, her husband and children; if I can save enough I hope to go again later this year.
Right, I'm having an early night, and will continue with sewing and cooking tomorrow.
Viv xx0
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