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French Knitting - money saving?
Hello Everyone, I know this isn't strictly money stuff but I have just got my daughter doing some french knitting like I used to do with a cotton reel and nails many years ago. Can anyone help with suggestions for things we can make with the knitting? It has cost me the price of a cheap ball of wool and hopefully will…
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Has anyone made their own pesto?
I'm totally addicted to it but find the really tasty stuff, (made with good quality olive oil rather than manky vegetable oil), quite expensive. Was thinking about having a go at making it myself but wondered...is it difficult...does it work out much cheaper...how long will it keep.....any recommended recipes......…
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The wonders of all sorts of vinegar
Thought it was about time we had a thread linking to all the various uses of vinegar so that newbies would understand what we are all waffling on about :D Vinegar White vinegar More white vinegar Cider vinegar Judi, could you make this sticky please, Thanks
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baking
after my prolific session on sunday (made a loaf of bread, a banana loaf/cake and made and decorated happy birthday/mothers day cake). i seem to have got the hang of it very quickly, and have so gone baking crazy! (much to the family's delight :D ) what i was thinking of doing was having another prolific cake day (make a…
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Helllpppppp!!! running out of ideas...
hello! well as you know im new to this cooking lark so i'll apologise in advance again!!! :o im after recipie ideas(with idiot proff recipies if poss) for.....cubed beef,minced lamb and chicken breasts.as part of my money saving effort and march challenge and also using a £10evoucher from this site i bought 3 bags of diced…
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Squeeky shoes?!
Not sure if this is the best thread but got some leather shoes that I love but they seem to squeek now, is there anything I can do to stop the squeek? Cheers and stay fat!
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Carbon deposits on a pyrex dish
Hi, is there any bright spark out there who can tell me a good way to get rid of burnt on deposits on a pyrex dish.I have tried soaking in bio powder,Cillet-Bang ( which wasn't very good at all and cost me £2.99 I even have tried the Bettaware Carbon Deposit Remover (it didn't)Heavy-duty Wire-wool from a paint shop I'm…
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I need help with a food processor
Hi I am not sure if this is the correct place to ask for advice but this board seems to have some very clever people I want to buy myself a food processor I am willing to spend up to £80 as I want something to last me a while I don't do much cooking at the moment but I want to be able to do soups / smoothies & move on to…
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How do I clean gold plated taps?
Does anyone have any ideas on the best way to clean gold plated taps? Mine are quite tarnished and any tips would be appreciated. Thanks
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The latest "ooooh" word ....
... picking up the kids from footie club after school, I could hear the women a couple of feet away, chatting. (I wasn't eavesdropping, I was obviously just down wind, or they were not whispering!) Well, I had a little chuckle to myself when I heard the following:- "... and as a treat, I gave them - LASAGNA! Homemade!!!"…
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Single Money Saver living on my own
hiya, i have a flatmate but we tend to eat seperatley - mostly because I like to eat healthily and she ash takeaways every night! Just wondering how much you spend on food a month/week? I'm trying to stick to £40 a month (this is my first month of doing it) is this realistic?
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How to use a slow cooker (merged threads)
I have been reading the slow cooker thread with interest - everything sounds so tasty. my grandmother has given me her old slow cooker, but I'm not sure how to use it! it is a ceramic pot and lid which sits inside an electric 'bit' there is a cord to plug into a socket but no switches or anything. I take it I just plug it…
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Tea: inspiration needed!
My brain's not in gear today and I need help! We had a very large chicken for roast yesterday and I have about half a breast and the rest of the chicken left. What can I do with it! Curry is out as daughter won't eat it and I don't have time tonight to make 2 meals. Sweet and sour out as well. Got loads herbs, mushrooms,…
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Cheap oldstyle alternative to easter eggs
Inspired by a visit to the local market, I am not going to get my kids easter eggs. I am going to the stall where you can get stuff like 10 aeros for £1 and 5 big bags of jelly sweets for £1, getting a little selection of stuff and making them easter boxes/baskets. I will make it look like a nest using the paper from my…
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Now and Then: 7 - 13 March
New week, so I have lots of good intentions ;) (lets hope I adhere to them!) Now: I have bought the ingredients to make some HM Laundry Powder (tried the gloop once, but heaved at it's "snot" value - yes, I know, call me Wimpo!). Then: Have always sworn by a brand named powder - let the experiment begin! Now: Need to do a…
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Fresh lasagna, any idea?
I'm intending to make my own lasagna sheets today have all the gadgets and ingredients does anyone have any advice? I usually buy those dry sheets. I guess after making the sheets I boil them and then do i need to dry them before use? I will be trying to make other shapes, macaroni, spaghetti, etc so any advice most…
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cleaner headstone???
i noticed yesterday how really grimy and dirty my grandparents headstone was. it was originally erected 1969 and has had various chemical type cleans. i think we must be now and the sandblasting stage (if possible) or buying a new one. i have been told it is not marble but stone. does anyone have any brilliant cleaning…
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Cheapest leisure you can get !
We went to our local duck pond today with some stale bread and fed the ducks for 1/2 hour or so. Cost us nowt, made some strangers happy by sharing some of my bread with another family who were breadless (sometimes it's nice to give something when you know you will get nothing back other than a smile and a thank you), got…
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A 'Lidl' bit disappointed in the search for cheap vinegar
The great cheap vinegar hunt took me yesterday to Lidl in Cricklewood, north London. What a dump! Firstly I got lost and had to spend 50p in an internet cafe trying to find the bl00dy place. Fortunately it didn't cost me any extra on the train because I had a travelcard that day anyway. But the store was crammed with…
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Barbeque ideas please!
Hello, I am having a BBQ adult party in may, does anyone have any tips on food, drink, garden, lighting, seating, ect. I have never done a BBQ party before and would be gratefull for any ideas Thankyou for your time :) [threadbanner]box[/threadbanner]
