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A great books that helps save £££
I have just finished reading "Saving The Planet Without Costing The Earth" by Donnachadh McCarthy. It's in most large bookshops and costs £11.99, and is printed by https://www.fusionpress.co.uk. It's a very "green" book, and a veritable goldmine of tips that can really save money. A particularly unusual one is to buy a…
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runny yoghurt
Hello everyone, please can someone help me?, I have made some yogurt for the first time,the yogurt is very thick but when I add anything to flavour it eg.honey or stewed apple it seems to turn into a yogurt drink,am I doing anything wrong?
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the morphy richards beast
of a slow cooker that so many of you rate, is £30 a fair price? have been swayed by your recipies and promises of cheap yummy dinners and this is the best price i've found but is it a good price?
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Breadmaking - beginners questions!
Another question! It's olive bread today...recipe says to add olives approx 32 mins into cycle when beeper goes off. I expected the thing to have stopped chugging at that stage but it hadn't. Is that right...when adding extra ingredients such as nuts/dried fruit you chuck 'em in whilst its still kneading? The Morphy…
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Pennies for fruit
Hi all, don't know if this quite fits the frugal theme but here goes.. I work in an office where there are no vending machines or shops where you can buy yourself a healthy snack for your coffee break. I decided to do something about it and so got a large basket, filled it with fruit and put it in the canteen. Beside it I…
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Cut Apples
Does anyone know what you can put on cut eating apple to stop it going brown. I have given whole apples to my son in his lunch box but they come back uneaten as he likes the core removed? The small pkts in supermarkets can be expensive.
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Refills/ Bulk Buying with return postage paid.
I was just reading the 'Hippy Shopper' blog and they had a post called 'Supersize your eco washing powder and get it for half price' where they wrote: "it'll save you a stack of cash and cut down on packaging. The sums add up nicely. This bag costs a mere £27.50; the equivalent amount in weedy supermarket-sized 1.2kg boxes…
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How to skin Tomatoes?
I am sorry if the aswer to the question is lurking in the depths of OS somewhere but I just can't find it anywhere!! Anyway, i've been given a big bag of FREE tomatoes from work, they are very ripe and will start to spoil really soon. I was going to make up some tomato and basil sauces and freeze them for meals with pasta.…
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*very basic tip alert* For clothes addicts
Stop buying fashion magazines- not only will you save money from the cover price, but it will stop you lusting after something you really don't need. It's working really well for me at the moment!
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That guilty feeling...
Have to say that since coming on here I have managed to spend a lot less money, and as my bank balance is still looking quite healthy I have got rid of that horrible guilty feeling I used to get, always related to money (spending too much). Spending is such an easy cycle to get into, but it seems really hard to get out of.…
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The Glorious 12th.
Do you have any game recipies now the season is apon us. Partridge now and pheasent and duck in october. I usually just take the breasts off and cook them in the slow cooker.I'm looking for other ideas.
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Can I join you? I have home made biscuits!
Hello everyone, I'm a newcomer to MSE although have lurked for some time. I love this forum in particular and thought it was about time to stop lurking and start posting. Dh and I are expecting our sixth child, and have children ranging from 8months up to 12 years (there will be less than a years difference between child…
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Ideas for Kids Meals
We make a number of nice meals for and with our two kids 4 and 3, but i'm looking of other suggestions, we currently make: Pizza, the love making the dough and the mess that causes Burgers, again love making and adding all sorts of things ,we got a cheap burger maker which seems to hold them together better. Crunchy…
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Storage for home cooked food?
I have been cooking up meals and freezing them for me and my OH for a while now. I started it as a time saving extercise but have since realised how much money it saves as well and its great to eat a nice healthy meal instead of something out of a box. I initially bought a packet of tin foil trays from wilkos for £1 but…
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Lentils
I've got a pack of green lentils and a pack of red lentils in the cupboard. Can I use either for lentil soup, or is one sort better? The green ones seem to cook a lot quicker so I'd prefer to use them if I can.
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Unused kitchen gadgets
I wonder what gadgets we all have lurking in the back of our cupboards? Do you think anyone would by a sandwich toaster on Ebay? I remember my mum used to have an egg squarer & slicer (very useful :rolleyes: ) We've got a cheap coffee machine that makes AWFUL coffee. [threadbanner] box [/threadbanner]
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Condensed milk
I have a can of condensed milk and a can of evaporated milk in my cupboard. I know these can both be used for loads of recipes but I can't find any!! I would really like to use up both cans and have ample supplies of most other stuff that might be needed. Any ideas please!!! And squeaks before you mention it I have checked…
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Morphy Richards Fast Bake and Blackberry Jam anyone?
Hello, I have a Morphy Richards Fastbake breadmaker and would like to jam for the first time :j Unfortunately the recipies with the breadmachine are limited to say the least :confused: I have picked my blackberries! And would preferrably like to make pip-free blackberry jam/jelly. Any information gladly accepted -…
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I'm getting a breadmaker!!
Not very interesting but I'm really excited after reading all the posts here. We are quite skint at the moment as we've just got married, but got some vouchers for the wedding and at the promise of freshly made pizzas and olive bread my hubby has agreed that we can use them to get the breadmaker. It is the Panasonic SD253…
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A penny a wear
I've just been watching This Morning while waiting for my tatas to boil (honest) and the fashion know-all was touting a cardie that "Is so this season that you will wear it to death and by the spring will have cost pennies a wear" - well I think she was being a bit over optimisitic because I wouldn't want to have to wear a…
