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Cheese and onion bread
Has anyone got a trusted recipe for cheese and onion bread - or just onion bread, using real onions, not powdered, and made in a breadmaker? I have the Panasonic SD252 if that helps and the nearest recipe in their book is for a cheese brioche. many thanks :)
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Painting plastic planters - any ideas?
We've just moved to a rented house where the back 'garden' has been paved over. However I have a motley collection of large pots and planters which I have gathered up over the years, and I fancy painting them - either all the same colour, or some kind of stone effect, or even with folk-arty designs. They're mostly either…
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Cleaning sheepskin
Hi All, I have recently bought a long 70's leather coat with a sheeps skin collar and have no idea how to clean it other than dry cleaning. The problem is that i took it to the dry cleaners and they said that firstly it would cost £38 and secondly, as there no labels in it, it may crack the leather. It smells a bit musty,…
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The smell of smoke??
Anyone know how to get rid of the smell of smoke from washing? I have been staying in a house with a heavy smoker - my clothes now stink even after washing them! Dose anyone have any tips on how to get rid of the smell for good?
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Shanksey's Pony
For those of you who havn't a clue what I'm talking about it is a midlands expression meaning 'getting there on your own two feet' ie walking. Some of you may know I've given up smoking after 20yrs cuffing away, wasting money and doing myself no good at all and part of my quitting routine is to start walking. For me it…
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seville oranges
Dont forget Seville oranges are in fruiterers now to make your marmalade with. I nearly always forget until too late but managed to remember for once!
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WI Markets
Anyone been to a WI market? I had heard of them but not been to one and came across a link to their website, now called Country Markets http://www.country-markets.co.uk/content.php My local one is only on for an hour on Friday mornings, will go along this Friday, but is the produce reasonably priced? (You cant beat home…
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Broccoli Soup
Anyone got a tried and tested broccoli soup recipe, that hopefully won't require me to go to the shops for anything else, even broccoli and cauliflower soup would be good. Thanks Hx
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Organic veg box
There was a thread on here that mentioned organic veg boxes but I can't find it, I've tried a search but, even though I've changed the search time to 300 days it doesn't seem to go back far enough :-/ Anyway, has anyone used these? Are they any good? Which is the best one? Are they cheaper than buying organic from the…
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Recipe website using own ingredients
http://www.cookingbynumbers.com/search.html
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Olive oil
When I'm frying food I usually use olive oil, as well as for salad dressings. This can be expensive to buy, does anyone know the cheapest place to buy a large bottle or can?
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Help - cooking with steamer
Hi everyone - lots of good stuf on here, have just bookmarked the "food" thread for future reference. I got a 3-tier Tefal food steamer at Xmas sales - does veg, rice, fish lovely BUT the recipe book is a bit limited - does any one else have one and what do you cook in it? TIA, Stella
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Store cupboard challenge
MoneySavingExpert Insert: MoneySaver tiff's a long-time forum regular who originally began this fantastic discussion back in 2005! It's inspired many a MoneySaver to just use what's in the cupboard before resorting to the shops. If you're new to the Forum it can look scattergun but read down and remember it's a…
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Freezing onions
Hi Today I bought a large bag of onions for 20p , as they are near their sell by date. I have used some, but do not want to throw the rest out. Can I chop them up and the freeze them for future use. Thanks
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How to clean limescale off crystal glasses
can anyone advise what larder products(white vinegar, bicarb etc) can be used to clean up my crystal glasses. The bases have white scale marks on and desperately need a good clean up. many thanks :)
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Independant Bakery
Random thread but wanted to share my shock with you all - but don't laugh at me as it highlights that i'm not as great a money saver as I would like! :-[ ;D This morning I was running late for work and missed breakfast, while waiting at the bus stop I spied a little independant Bakery and thought - 'ohh a roll would fill…
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Cleaning roasting pans ...
I tend to cook roast veg. every week and am getting fed up with having to throw away roasting pans that I can't clean. Having used the various "power sprays" on the market, they are totally useless and a waste of money. Non-stick pans don't seem to keep their coating for long ... especially when I've been scrubbing away…
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Large bags of pasta
Can anyone tell me which supermarket sells the biggest bag of pasta for the best price? Tesco do a 5kg bag of fusilli for £2.95. Is there a better deal than that?
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Dried pulses question
Sorry for the longwinded question, I've just aquired a free slow cooker so I'd like a bit of advice for using pulses. ??? I try to make stews go further by bulking out with lentils and a 'stew mix' which has lentils, peas, barley... The lentils I think only need to simmer for 20 mins so for a normal oven caserole I have…
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Great easy way 2 donate £1.50 for the tsunami fund
please follow this thread and find an easy way to donate £1.50 to the official tsunami fund :) :):) http://forum.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Free;action=display;num=1104943049;start=0
