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os storage
We went to a car boot this morning and got 8 preserving jars and another demi john. On the way back I called in for more milk for hm yogurt and it got me thinking. What do you os'rs do for storage???? My utility room has b/m, s/c, y/m and micro lined up on one side with bottles and jars above. The understairs cupboard has…
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Horrible Ragged Carrot Cores - What are they
My husband has been a veggie since the age of 18 so I have been chopping veggies for ever it seems! I have recently noticed that some carrots have a horrid jagged core inside. I normally cut lengthways and then in strips before cutting into kid size pieces. I usually discard these carrots if I find this as I am convinced…
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Choc chip muffins with mini eggs??
Hiya Managed to pick up some Smartie eggs and mini creme eggs half price today. Thought about making muffins with them? Has anyone tried this before? Do you think they will be ok if i break them down a bit? Any other ideas for them, I only got 1 tube of each though? Thanks as ever in advance Lyndsey x
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spend way too much on food and rubbish at cooking
hiya i visit this board every day for ideas for meals but always leave feeling completely pants at cooking and having new ideas on food! i was brought up on "basic" meals of shepherds pie sunday dinner and sausage and mash, with not a lot of variation. my OH is the pickiest eater ever (i started a huge thread a while ago…
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GOOD bread day!
:j :j Got a new loaf rising wonderfully in the BM :j though I am just a tad worried as I added an effervescent Vit C tablet to the water and on the first rising the bread is nearly at the top of the tin. Just watching and waiting now! :eek: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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Dough hook newbie question
Hi all OSers Couple of weeks ago I bought a tesco value handmixer, which comes with the whisk (main reason for buying it) and 2 dough hooks. Im a bit :confused: about the dough hooks. Does this negate the need for kneading? I struggle with the homemade pizza base - never do rise properly. Also I have a bag of granary hovis…
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Cleaning Tips Please!
Hi, maybe there is already a thread for this, but I haven't seen it yet. I was wondering if there is a list of alternative products for daily cleaning. I am aware of stardrops, but I haven't seen it in years, but I am going on a search for it tomorrow. I've never used microfibre cloths, well I think I may have brought some…
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Bad attitude to os?
I went to Poundland yesterday and got the following 10 pk twix tetley tea bags Cadbury drinking chocolate x 2 multi pack McCoys pk palmolive soap colgate toothpaste multi pack mcvities biscuits I was telling someone I knew that I had got all this for £7. I was really pleased and said perhaps he should give them a try. The…
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Burnt Le Creuset Pan
I have twice burned dinner in my pan, it is now black on the inside. They're nothing else wrong with it apart from the discolouration. I have their 'pots and pans cleaner' which is a fancy scouring cream, but it's not getting it back to new. Any ideas? Thanks in advance Greenwellies
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Bee keeping?
Does anyone keep bees? Does anyone know much about it as i'm really interested in finding out more about this.
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Do I need a new sewing machine?
Hello all, do you think it's time I treated myself to another sewing machine? Got my old one out of the cubby hole last week as I fancied trying to make a pair of curtains for the living room. After digging through a mound of coats and shoes I managed to drag it out. I mean drag because it's almost too heavy to carry. It's…
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Bad bread day!
Following on from the useless sourdough bread I tried to make the other day I've come home tonight and tried to make a common and garden ordinairy loaf in the BM... trouble is I forgot to put the yeast in!! :mad: It's now on it's third rising and looking like a pebble. Is there anything I can do with yeastless hard bread…
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Best Vouchers To Buy?
Giving £200 worth of vouchers to a friend as a present but the question is does anyone know if any of the shops give discounts on their vouchers or which shops would I better getting them from in regards to reward points schemes? I'm thinking of either House Of Fraser, Tescos, Boots, Debenhams. Anyone else has some ideas?…
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Tasty recipe that kids loved...
I just made this for this for dinner and the kids loved it, very good and very tasty. Not for the diet conscious though, lot of cheese and butter etc. I used all cheddar cheese as no parmesan. It is really tasty, very filling and worth making. I used wholewheat pasta instead of white penne and brown breadcrumbs for the…
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Ideas for cooking Sorrel?
Hello all, I have a big bag of sorrel and wondered if anyone had any ideas what I could do with it. I have googled and found sorrel soup. Anything else? And does it disappear to nothing like spinach? Thanks for any help Sparkly
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What to to do with tough roasted beef?
Hi everyone, i've just had a pretty disappointing roast beef dinner - I asked someone to pick me up some 21 day old beef from sainsbury's but they ended up bringing me 2kg of silverside. i tried to slow roast it in the oven but it was still chewy and unnappealing. Anyway, I have a load of cooked meat which I don't really…
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8 yr old Nephew coming to stay - activities/craft/quiz things to do?
Hello, My 8 year old nephew is coming to stay for the rest of half term and I've been trying to think of things I can plan that won't cost a lot of money. Where I live there isn't a lot to do and he's quite a crafty person so I'm trying to think of a general knowledge quiz I could do or indoor activities. He loves making…
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CURE MINGIN FEET FOR LESS THAN 50p!!!!
THIS REALLY WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FIND THE CHEAPES TIN.....EMPTY CONTENTS INTO A BASIN...... SQUISH OFFENDIN TOOTSIES AROUND FOR ABOUT 15 MINS AND THEN RINSE THEM OFF. IF YOUR FEET ARE IN A REAL BAD WAY (ATHLETES FOOT OR SUMMAT) YOU COULD ADD A COUPLE OF DROPS OF TEA TREE OIL TOO!!! I KNOW THIS SOUNDS A BIT ODD AND YOU ARE…
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easter dinner-cooked chicken advice
hello :hello: I bought a cooked chicken reduced to £1.50 in Sainsburys which will be for dinner today (shameful I know on easter sunday but the rest of dinner will be cooked with love and Im doing pudding!) whats the best way to reheat it? or shouldn't it be reheated? thanks! :j
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Tips needed on Presents
Just wrapping up my Easter presents and I was wondering how people save money on present buying. I have been quite extravagant in the past and I am looking to cut back. Recently I have paid more attention to wrapping the present. I did in an insane moment of extravagance buy a book on present wrapping which has inpired me…
