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Plea for help ...any fancy dress ideas??
I am off to France with some friends on Wednesday.... some bright spark has suggested a fancy dress party while we are away. I don't want to go to much expense (obviously :rolleyes: ) and can't be carting a lot of clobber around... So come on folks, any ideas?? Daisy
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What do I do with ..............
Broad beans??? Got these in my first ever organic veg box today and I'm not quite sure what to do with them. (Expect a few more posts like this over the coming weeks :o ) They are still in the pod, I know how to shell them, I'm not that bad! But what to do next?? Boil them? Staem them? I haven't got a clue. Going to use…
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The benefits of getting organised!
Hi All, Just something I wanted to share....I bought a book recently called "Why am I so disorganised? Sort out your stuff". Apart from being a good read, if a bit "American", it has definately helped me save money! I cleared out various drawers etc and this has meant I found loads of stuff I didn't know I had! eg wrapping…
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Homemade lamb meatballs / patties ?
Okay, I have some lean minced lamb to use up - could make cottage pie...but also have a bag of coriander which needs using - so was thinking about making some sort of meatballs/ patties type of thing? Maybe mix the mince with garlic, a few chillies, chopped coriander - should work no? Anything else I could/should add? Or…
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Paying off the Holiday
Ok Peeps I'm going away in a week or so for a trip. :beer: I shall be spending a day in the New Forest, staying overnight, then off to West Midlands Safari Park, staying somewhere near there, then on to Alton Towers, then either home or Chesington World of Adventures.:j Foolishly I've let my friend do all the bookings, so…
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Herb garden (box)
One thing I love and which costs a fortune from the supermarket is fresh herbs. We're finally moving from our tiny flat to a bigger flat with a roof terrace and I want to start a herb box. I have the least green fingers in the world and would really appreciate and hints as I've never done this before. Also I'm guessing…
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Spent three hours cooking-is it appreciated?
Just spent three hours in the kitchen cooking. Made ranchero pie to take away for the weekend so we have something yummy to eat, also HM pork meatballs in HM tom sauce. OH has just phoned and now won't be in for at least another hour, so basically all my effort is for nothing. It's ever likely people just chuck something…
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Hoarding junk
When I was little I had large ice cream tub that my mum filled with bits and bobs that no-one wanted. I’d assemble these into fantastic creations and leave them around to get trodden on by the next person to go to the toilet in the middle of the night. Nowadays, I can’t bring myself to get rid of empty plastic bottles and…
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Free Food Challenge
So far this week I have collected 4 x 2lts tubs of Blackberries from the brambles by our wood. Been given 3 carrier bags of windfall apples from MIL Been given 1 carrier bag of rhubarb from a friend at school who grows it but doesn't like it. Anyone else lucky enough to get so much for nowt?
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Recipie help needed super quickly....
how do i make a bolognaise sauce?? not with the mince in it just the general tomatoey sauce?? i have got swedish meatballs for tea(were in freezer after being purchased very reduced ages ago-got fed up of seeing them so decided would eat them!) and need to make a sauce for them.....figured a bolognaisey one would go well…
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Edible weeds?
I seem to spend all my time in the garden digging up dandelions from my veggie patch and the patio. Question - dandelion leaves are edible, aren't they? :confused: I don't use any pesticides or weedkiller in the garden so there shouldn't be any chemicals lurking. We live by the sea, garden is walled, so the worst I…
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Noozan: chicken/prawn balls please?
Hi Noozan, just spotted you were online so I wondered if I could possibly ask a quick question please? I'm struggling to get the batter right when making chicken or prawn balls and hoped you might give me the benefit of your wise knowledge and experience please ;) Cheers hun :)
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Spring Greens
Hello All :hello: Just a quickie really, i got my shopping delivered yesterday and included was 2 x packs of spring greens which i love :drool: 2 questions 1) i am the only person in the house that eats them and there is no way that i'll be able to eat that amount in 2 days :eek: so can i just bung a bag in the freezer or…
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cleaning engine oil from fabric or carpet
Last year OH managed to loose the contents of a gallon carton of oil in the foot well of his car. Have been mopping it up ever since. Now hoping to sell car. So need to finally clean it up properly. What can I use that isn't going to be too 'chemically' Don't really think I can use a carpet shampooer because I suspect the…
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Apple Sauce
Hello everyone :wave: I am looking for an apple sauce recipe. A friend of mine told me that it has to be a special recipe as some recipes for apple sauce are not suitable for being kept. With my glut of windfall apples I was hoping to make some apple sauce to put in jars to give away at the end of the year. Can anyone help…
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Please help sand and dog hair in car ??
We've been away for the bank holiday weekend and while we were there we went to the beach. BIG MISTAKE . We had my sisters excited 6 mth old labradore and my two westies in the back of the car. There is now sand all over the seats and the floor of the car and i can't get it out for love nor money. But the best of it is the…
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Moneyspinners
Todays (Thursday) was the best yet. Guy who turned up for a party and never left living there for free, £600 per month on booze for 4, son borrowed his fathers motorbike then crashed it and then sold it cheap and blew the money! This will go down as a classic. Regards X
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Pressure cooker
I have melted the little riser on the pressure cooker. The small one that rises first. (don't ask) We have no where that stocks them now any advice on where to look for them? Thanks in advance.
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What are your luxuries?
Just for fun, what are your luxuries? Things you don't HAVE to have or use, but you'd never scrimp on :rolleyes: We have a cleaner once a week and even now we're skint there's no way I'd go without her. Lazy I know but I really hate cleaning, I'd rather save the money somewhere else.
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Reasonable Amount to Live on Per Week?
Hi All I'm posting quite a lot on the 'Debt Free Wannabe' board at the mo and I've been trawling through this board to get some helpful hints. At the moment, me and DH are living on around £297 per month :eek: - this is for all food, petrol, spends, etc - basically, anything that isn't a bill!!! I've managed to make…
