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Bero Recipe book (sort of, butnot quite)
I recently acquired the be-ro recipe book after a pointer from someone else, and i'm looking to see if anyone else has any little cookbooks like this they can recommend to me. Any ideas please!! Thanks, 160.
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Lidl or Asda own brands - what's cheapest?
Hi all, I've just come back from my very first trip to Lidl and have spent about £40 on a shop that would normally cost me £70 in Asda. I found Lidl a very unsettling place in that everything was foreign labelled and there wasn't much choice in anything. I'm considering going back to Asda and just buying the cheapest own…
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What can I use as a pie dish?
I've put the baby down for a nap, made the filling for a chicken pie, opened a pack of shorcrust pastry and HORROR!!! I've no flippin pie dish. (I did have two but can't find them :rolleyes: ) I contemplated using a frying pan as a 'dish' (either an all stainless steel one or a chefs, non stick very heavy one) then the…
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Up the garden path....
I'm wondering if there is any 'old style' tip for cleaning a stone path? My old mother (81) has a small garden that she likes tinkering in but I've noticed that in damp weather the stone path can get quite slippery. She says she is used to it but as she is less good on her feet these days I'd like to see if I can clean the…
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Smelly spilt milk...
Hi all, Have discovered the awful smell in my daughter's bedroom was some cleverly hidden spilt milk....uuurgh. Have tried carpet cleaner, detergent, vanish spray, bicarbonate of soda (courtesy of How Clean is Your House - Kim and Aggie!), but nothing seems to be shifting the awful vomit making smell. Any ideas about what…
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Garden produce,toms and chillies
Like many of you gardeners I have a glut of produce at the moment. Have just lifted my onions, shallots and potatoes today. I have loads of yellow cherry tomatoes (yellow tumblers) and was wondering if anyone has dried them and stored them as sundried toms in olive oil. In the next few weeks I will have loads of chillies…
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Microwaveable sponge recipe
Hey Thinking of doing a syrup sponge pudding for desert later and was wondering whether anyone knows a quick microwave recipe :confused: Dont want it too heavy either. Have looked through the index recipes and cant find anything but my eyes are playing up today. Only needs to be small-just the 3 of us. Thank so much PP xx
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removing mildew/damp stains from wood furniture - any OS remedies?
Hi Getting ready for our second baby and dug the old ikea cot (untreated wood) out of the garage. In pretty good condition except for some damp/mildew stains. Is there anything that will get rid of them? Presume I could just clean and then sand all the wood but wondered if there was any old style receipes for removing the…
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Steak and Kidney Pie
I got some diced steak and a couple of kidneys out of the freezer yesterday as I wanted to make a steak & kidney pie for dinner today (originally wanted to make pudding but the box of suet I had was well out of date and daren't risk it :o ) I had planned on cooking it up in the slow cooker overnight and doing the pie this…
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r.mac's trip to Peru
For those who know r.mac from the Old Style board, please have a look at this thread here in the Scotland board. r.mac sets off on her trip in a month's time and I am sure you will all wish her well
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Slugs indoors. Help!!!
We live in the country in a very old house and I have found slugs inside my living room at night. I know there are regular visitors as you see the dried up trails on the rugs in the morning :eek: I tried putting salt on the door frame where I thought they were coming in but as it is rather humid I did more damage to my…
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New challenge for everyone hoarding for the five thousand
So, it's finally got to the stage of ridiculous. I have about enough food to last for three months in the cupboard, and it's just totally unnecessary, and it's taking up spare space in our cupboard. Like, not even the kitchen cupboard - the one in the lounge :o I remember the first time I put food in there... it was only a…
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Yuck - Maggots In The Bin Help!!!
we have 2 wheelie bins 1 for recycling waste and 1 for other non recycable (plus boxes for papers/ metal / bottles). our non recycle bin is literally crawling with maggots, and you can hear them from the outside rustling in the bags with its lid down!!! yuck yuck. anyway how do i rid the bin of these, as the council will…
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a little job for Squeaky maybe? - what do we think?
Squeaky - I know that you like to keep busy on the OS board and we wouldn't want you to be bored, so......an idea... Bear with me for a minute There have been a few threads recently with pleas for missing items such as kitchen appliance manuals and on the other hand there have been offers of help like the replacement bowl…
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what will go with this???
I went for my shop in Aldi this morning and picked up a pack of mushroom tortelli, I also got some cous cous with soy sauce,sesame & ginger flavour. I thought I would be adventurous and try something different but I haven't got a clue what to have them with. Would I have the both together or with something else. Hope some…
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Can you Re-Use Facial Wipes....
Hi all, just got my recycling head on at the moment. I use Botanics facial wipes and sometimes the Nivea ones if they are on special offer. I just wondered if they could be recycled and used again. Could they be washed and soaked in something to make them wet again and then re-used to remove your make-up? Has anyone ever…
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HELP:how do I get pee off cork-tiled floors?
Hi all This is quite a disgusting one so I warn you! I recently peeped round the back of our toilet to discover that my 6 year old son has quite merrily been peeing (for some time by the look of it!) not only all over the toilet seat but actually beyond it round the back of the toilet too! We have a cork-tiled floor in the…
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Can you cook quorn in a slow cooker?
I've stopped buying chicken since the recent dispatches stuff and various other controversies. I do buy organic when I can afford it but I can't afford it for every purchase. I don't mind quorn although i think it needs a lot of added flavouring to give it taste instead of just texture. Would it be ok to cook it in a slow…
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Orchid's
I've rencently been bought an orchid but haven't a clue how to look after it! I've spoke to my bf's mum who waters hers as directed on the label, however she doesn't seem to keep them for long before they die. Her sister however has had her's since december and keeps it in an inch of water all the time. Which is the best…
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British food a thing of the past???
Having my Bro-in law over for a meal last night brought up an intersting conversation. He is a farmer of some 1000 acres in Cornwall. A mixture of dairy (240 cows) and potato crops as well as other veggies, mainly for the supermarkets. He is currently getting 17p per litre for milk wholesale. It costs that much to produce…
