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Christmas Tree Treats
We are going to put the christmas tree up this weekend. I have been looking at the cost of the chocolates that the kids love but they are very expensive. In the past I have bought funsize chocolates and put ribbon on those but wondered what else people who are moneysaving put on their tree as treats?
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Freecycle
Hi Everyone, If you already not aware of this, Freecycle.org is an organisation founded purely for recycle purposes. And consist of 1,812,234 members worldwide and like this group it is continuously expanding. The concept is to offer an unwanted items free for others who need those. I have recommended this website to…
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Sandwich fillings
sandwich fillers - how long do homemade versions keep? i was wondering if you made them yourself instead of bought the plastic tubs from the supermarket how long would they keep and how would you store them? used to buy cheese savoury, egg mayo and tuna mayo. also if anyone has a ny recipies suggestions that would be great.
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recipe for chicken & rice soup
apologies if someone has posted one already but have looked and can't find one. H is ill today and really wants chicken and rice soup for his dinner, I know I have a recipe somewhere but can't find it so can anyone help? Thanks
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Easy home made high fibre meals?
Hi I'm hoping you guys can come through for me with some really simple high fibre, high carb, low fat meals? Hubby has just started training for his first London marathon & needs to change his diet to accomodate the training. I am still struggling to combine being old style with a 4 month old so they really need to be…
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freezing fresh garlic
Hi use fresh Garlic reguarly and always use a mini chopper to chop it up. I was thinking of choping up a whole batch and putting it into icecube trays and freezing it to saving getting out the mini chopper each time. Anyboby know if this will work or any better ideas. :confused: Thanks in advance
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Rice
Hi, Could any of you tell me if it is okay to reheat rice ?, my sister has told me not to because you can get bot...... can't spell it !! is that right ? I have loads of rissoto left over from last night and quite fancied it for lunch - obviously I don't want to make myself ill though !! If you know - please could you…
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Curd Cheese
Picked up some reduced curd cheese yesterday but not sure what to do with it. Any good recipes out there? Much appreciated.
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jazzing up egg mayonaise
well i say mayo, i always make mine with salad cream as it tastes nicer. is there anything i can do to jazz up the egg mayo for tomorrows dinner? i feel like ringing the changes a bit
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Net shopping bag
I think I may have stumped even the bright people on this site. I am looking for any where that I can buy an old-fashioned net shopping bag. I used to have one for years and it was great for carrying quite a lot of shopping in. I saw them last year inn France and like an idiot I forgot to get one. They are great for…
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Knitted gloves
i'm after a knitting pattern for gloves (adults and children) to knit on two needles and using DK wool. I've searched on various web sites but can't seem to find anything. Anyone know of where I could find one? Thanks in advance.
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Making brown rice more appetising
What can I add to brown rice that is not spicy, which will make the rice more appetising? (I've already got various ideas of meals I will be serving it with so it's just the rice I need to make more appetising). I normally eat white rice but bought a bag of brown to try it and did not like it much. I don't want to throw it…
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Pie report
My playing with pies has produced the following. Success. Pear pie. Using tinned pear quarters in natural juices from tesco's. Drain the water off, make pastry with self raising flour (not plain), chuck in the pears and sprinkle the top with a tea spoon of sugar. Delicious. A 7" pie using 150g of flour/50g stork baking…
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Smelly frozen onions
I noticed value onions in Tesco had dropped in price (88p to 49p) so I bought 3 bags (6 kilo's) and chopped them up to freeze. Today I opened the freezer lid and :eek: :eek: :eek: . My kitchen stank of onions for 2 hours. Does anyone know if the smell will go away? Or have any tips? Regards X
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Part baked rolls
I want to make lots of rolls up to bung in the freezer for over Christmas, I know you can buy part baked rolls and would rather freeze mine part baked so they taste fresh on the day......but does it work on HM rolls? Anyone tried it at all??
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Recipe for Australian Celebration cake
I would like to make this instead of traditional Christmas cake. I tasted some in Oz and it is full of soft fruit etc like prunes, pineapple, pears, nuts etc.and it was really delicious as it was very moist and not as heavy as traditional Christmas cake. Does anyone have a tried and tested recipe please?
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Old Style Diary Archive - DEC 05
Morning This week is going so fast - Last night I was sure it was Tuesday. Im really tired today and could do with a day in bed. I keep working loads of saturdays too to make my wages seem better but im not getting any proper time off. Im still looking for a new job, but Im going to have a proper look over xmas when I have…
