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Archives for January 2006
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Food Inventories
Evening all, Am getting ready to tackle my cupboards and freezers to see what I have got...does anyone do their inventory in spreadsheet form? If so, can I be really lazy and cheeky and ask for a copy? Frugalpie
Warburtons recipe ideas
You might have all seen this before but looks a good site with plenty of recipes...NB. substitute your HM bread for the Warburtons of course!!!! Warburtons recipe ideas link Sorry if the link don't work, me rubbish at techie stuff ;)
Speed up soaking pulses
Does anyone know the turbo charged way of preparing pulses so you don,t need to soak them overnight???
Packed Lunches for School
Back to school on Tuesday :j DS 14yrs has asked if he can take packed lunches instead of having school meals due to him attending various activities at lunchtime. He usually takes £1.50 per day for a canteen style meal which he picks himself. Other than sandwiches, what can I send him with that will fill him up, give a bit…
OS Children's Parties
Reading the very useful "gift cupboard" thread made me think about ideas for children's parties. Like one of the post-ers on that thread I have 2 children at primary school and 1 toddler and so we get invited to loads of parties - all the usual MacDonalds/Wacky Warehouse/entertainers - which work out so expensive and I…
Cheapest Meals Ever
Can anyone suggest the above. Bit of background. I am self employed on a fairly low income. I have a son who is 19 and will still be at college until June 2006 - he has just lost a part time job and company closed. I have been getting Child Benefit and Tax Credits for him but it all stops in March....finito. I am getting…
Beefburgers, need to use up.
Need to eat up out of the freezer so I can defrost it, and do an online shop. How ever I have found a 12 box of beefburger left over from the summer. The children will not eat them, and I don`t fancy the idea of burgers in buns for tea for the next week. Any ideas on what I can do with them to tart them up a bit? Could i…
Old Style Diary Archive - JAN 06
Morning everyone...it's a brand new Year!!! :j I'm up again in the middle of the night - so one new year's resolution already broken, ie that I'd get better sleep. Ho hum. I rearranged my furniture in my bedroom yesterday, moving my desk and computer out to a spare room, then moved my bed. This was to help with my sleeping…
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all you OS'ers. Hope it's a good one for everyone. soba
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