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(Nice!) Smelling Clothes/Laundry Question
I do loads of washing and use my tumble dryer to dry them all. I love the smell of freshly washed clothes, but all the clothes I wash tend to lose the smell straight away! A couple of questions: What washing powder does everyone use to retain the fresh smell? Is it a possibility that my TD is taking away the fresh smell?…
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Anyone in Cambridgeshire
Hi, I live in Cambridgeshire and was just wondering if any of you do. If you do, do you know of any good shops, organic veggie people Ect. I always buy all my veg from a farm shop in Cottenham. Looking foward to hearing from you all FunkyFairy :o
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Cheap healthy playground snacks
Like many schools my sons' school is trying to encourage healthy eating by banning crisps, chocolate, sweets etc at playtime. My sons were taking fruit but complained it was too fiddly and time consuming (wasted playing time!). One morning I ran out of fruit and muesli bars and in desparation gave them two cream crackers…
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Incontinence problem, removing urine smell naturally and cheaply from soft furnishing
Hi folks bit of a sensitive subject here so no trolls please or witty remarks. My 76 years old disabled Mother is currently recovering in hospital from various ailments and is expected home in around 7 -10 days and I am her carer . Mum various ailments caused her to have slight incontinence problems before hospitaisation…
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Help Needed on A Vegan Sunday Roast?
Evening Have just been informed by OH that his friend and his mate are coming on sunday for dinner:rolleyes: His mate will eat anything and easy to please, but his friend is apparently a vegan-how strict I dont know:confused: Im doing a sunday roast like every other sunday, but what do I give him as a meat alternative-we…
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Recipe help - orange surprise?
Can anyone help please? When I did Home Ec at school (about 16 years ago now!) we made this dessert called Orange Surprise. You mixed all the ingredients together and poured them into the dish, but when it had baked - it separated into a top layer of sponge and bottom layer of cream, the consistency of lemon curd. I wish I…
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Birthday Cake Help
Hi Its almost my babys first birthday, i wanted to get him a cake maybe a Teddy, one or something like that. But when i went to the cake shop they wanted £20 - £30. Does anyone know of any good sides where i can get instructions on how to make one my self. Thanks for any help Nutter
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Help! Got stock to use up!
Just attempted to make a risotto and it has come out ok. I followed a recipe but for some reason I still have some chicken stock and passata mixture left. :confused: The mixture is still simmering on a low heat like it said to do. What shall I do with it? The risotto won't take any more liquid. I don't want to throw it…
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vinegar and nappies = smell
I have recently started to use vinegar (a cap full in the softner draw of the washing machine) and have not noticed a smell on our clothes, and they do feel soft I think (normally don't use softner). But I have noticed that my daughters nappies (washable ones, not disposables) really smell when wet. Just wondered if that…
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OS alternatives to lovely hous-y things
I'm still in the "must have" mindset because I really want something nice to keep my washing up liquid etc in. Something like this: http://www.johnlewis.com/Home+and+Garden/Laundry+Room/++Ironing/+Containers+/230207805/Product.aspx Can anyone suggest something that doesn't cost £12 which will make my worktop look nicer?
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Tinned salmon
Has anyone any suggestions for using up my supply of tinned salmon. (Bought when very cheap!!) I have done fishcakes, I love salmon sannies and also used it for salads (not that I fancy a salad on this horible day!!). I have tried a search and nothing came up . (Just in case squeakiy comes in and says look at the index!!!)…
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Old Style Book - Anyone Keep Chickens?
Hello - calling all chicken experts...... Have been going through the threads of keeping your own chickens - lots of great info but need to get together some short practical tips and advice - here's what I'm after.... * Cost of buying chickens - some OS's saying you can get them for around £1 at farmers markets; how much…
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Frozen vs fresh chicken
Hi Following on from teh thread about Kwik save selling frozen chicken 3 kg for 2.99. Asda do 2 for 5 on 1.37kg chickens and Smoerfield have a similar fresh chicken offer on. Has anyone ever worked out how much frozen chickens are water and what do people think is the best deal on chiken at the moment?
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Dying a jumper
Hi folks, I have a jumper that I want to dye, but don't know where to start and would really appreciate any tips. It's a nice jumper but at the moment it is a horrible lime green colour and I would like to give it a new life as a maybe a purple or brown jumper. Which dyes are best? Also I wouldn't mind paying to have it…
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Question on Mincebeef and onion pie.
I have searched and searched but cannot locate anything to help. If I make up a filling could it not make the pastry at the bottom of the pie soggy???? How long to cook for and what temp??? Can I use a plate as I do not have a pie dish??? How do you make yours???? Thanks in advance.
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Gluten / Wheat free flour
Does anyone use this stuff? If so do you have any tips on how to use it I'm tearing my hair out with it. I roll it out like it says but it just breaks I end up using twice as much as I would of normal flour so it really isnt cost effective. So I'm seriously considering going back to normal flour and which makes my health…
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HM Bread and rising
how long should i be leaving my bread to rise? i give it one rising, until its doubled in size (about 1hr on a radiator), and then i knock it back, shape and then leave to rise again, til doubled in size (about 3/4hr) But im finding that once cooked, the top 1" of the bread is all airy, and looks more like a crumpet, or…
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Best way to slice bread
Hi all, I'd be grateful if you could tell me the best way to slice bread,Im not too great doing it by hand and i know if i dont buy something im going to end up with very wonkey cut bread! Ive just bought my first breadmaker, a panasonic sd253 :j and now im thinking how on earth am i going to cut it up. I dont like the…
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Old Style meal inspiration needed for child visitors
Hi everyone, Can I please pick your brains? When DD's have friends to tea I usually feed them all before OH and I eat as OH does not get home until 6.15. DD's are 7 and 10 so obviously their friends are similar ages. What I usually do is ask them what they would like for tea and give them a choice in case of fussy eaters.…
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Food Mixer/Processor/kenwood chef
Hi everyone Looking for a high quality/high volume food mixer (cakes/meringues and dough mixing) that has bolt on processor i.e. slicer/shredder/grater along with other attachments. For heavy duty home NOT professional use. Willing to pay a few hundred £. Looking at Kenwood KM001 and Kitchen Aid Artisan. Anyone have any…
