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breadmaker v shop bought bread
Hi all, I've been thinking for a long time about getting a breadmaker but not actually sure how much I would save in the long run.We normally buy wholemeal bread with bits in and on top and it's not cheap!we normally get through about 2 a week which is about £2.50-£3 a week.Anyone out there who has a bread maker who can…
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Food bill nightmare!
We have a distinct lack of cash especially this month and I wondered if anyone could recommend any very cheap tasty meals we could try. We usually shop in Aldi's and Sainsburys and our food bill is anywhere between 70-90 per week for 3 (2 older kids at boarding school). We need to get it down to around 30-40 per weeks…
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Travel bottles (shampoo etc)
Does anyone know where you can buy (cheap) plastic bottles for decanting shampoo etc into for travelling? I've seen some in Superdrug, but they're 75p each.
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is this food bad for you
hi i have stared helping my brother who is mental ill do his shopping i found out on sunday he hasnt been shopping at all for months he lives next door to a kebb and pizza takeawy and has been eating there he hasnt even been makeing tea for him self i contacted his carer who told me he chooses to live like this and they…
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National Downshifting Week
Apologies if this has already been posted and I have missed it :confused: , but I have just come across this webpage for National Downshifting Week. http://www.downshiftingweek.com/ It strikes me that most true OSs will already know a lot of what is on here (and probably quite a bit more as well! ;) ), but for those of us,…
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sweet makeing
does anybody on here make there own sweets? how easy is it to do and do you need any special/expensive equiptment im trying to think of things i can do with ds1(he is 2 1/2). also any recipies would be a bonus thank you and sorry for another dumb question
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desperate for a carpet cleaner that actually works
we have recently moved into rented accomodation with 3 small kids(1 a baby) and the place is really nice but it has this stupid white cream waffel carpet everywhere and we have only been here a month and it is getting grubby already, I have tried food drinks etc only in the dining area, the room is split into two and the…
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stiff material
Hey, not sure if anyone can help. I recently bought a tunic (well, a month back), and have now realised the material is a bit stiff. It sticks out a bit from waist downwards. Does anyone have any idea of what i can do to soften the material and then it just sits???
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Lidl crunchy nut cornflakes
Just want to say they are discusting! Taste greasy and horrible, has anyone else found this?
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....some help from an knitting expert???
i recently started knitting again after a break of about 20 years. after knitting endless scarves, baby clothes for a neonatal unit (hats and bootees mainly) i went on to knit a jumper for me. nothing fancy couldnt be more unfancy, have used all the little bits of wool lying around, all different colours and even knotted…
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bicarb or baking powder?
I just knew this was the place to ask this question. Ive reasonably recently gotten into baking and I've got most sponge/cookie and muffin recipies down pat. My biggest problem is how fast I go through baking powder. Can it be substituted for Bicarbonate of Soda? Are they the same thing? Are they completely different? Did…
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What to do with a whole crab?
I've very kindly been given a whole ( undressed) crab. It's a bit of a monster and I have no idea what to do with it :confused: I would like to try and make the most of it as it is no normally something I would buy and so is a bit of a treat to have been given it. Does anybody have any good ideas please?
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Slow cooker disaster!
Well ladies and gentlemen I've had a disaster, I thought I was being really clever last night by gettling organised and getting the S/C organised to put on for todays dinner, to I peeled the spuds, chopped the carrots and onions and rather than put them in a tub in the fridge with water I put them into the cooker, covered…
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One for the ladies only: Make your own pads/mooncup alternative
http://www.geocities.com/thixle/diypads_tutorial.html http://www.geocities.com/thixle/diypads_tutorial.html http://www.lunapads.com/ A link on how to make your own pads for that time of the month. They are resusable, washable and free to make if you chop up old clothes/towels and have a sewing machine or good at hand…
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Leftover wallpaper?
Hi Not wanting to be wasteful after papering the bedroom, any ideas for using up about 3 complete metres of paper? (P.S. already have drawer liners!)
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growing cabbage/brassicas
Can anyone advise on the best way of protecting cabbage and other brassicas from the various nasties that attack them. I have looked at the environmesh option which seems expensive, and am a bit overwhelmed at the thought of building a complicated post structure from which to attach normal netting.
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Black Saturns Chocolate Mousse - where is the recipie??
Sorry mods but I have been searching via the search function and the Mega indexed thread but I can't find it :confused: Can someone help me. Could do with a good chocolate fix tonight! Thanks in advance Lyndsey xx
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farm foods meat
what does ev1 think to the meat they sell in farmfoods...is it any good?? was tempted to buy some today but thought id ask u lot 1st
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A cheap and v.tasty meal!
beef and paprika need: braising steak or stewing beef tin of chopped tomatoes one onion chopped paprika flour oil water pasta/spaghetti cut beef into cubes, cover with flour, fry in little oil for a few mins until sealed. add chopped onions and fry for a few mins more. can add garlic if you have it or want to, in another…
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Help please with my s/c holiday
Well a week away in Blackpool. After cutting back a lot over the last year weve decided to ditch going abroad for 2 weeks this year and have 2 weeks in sunny England at different times of the year. Trouble is I have no experience of s/c holidays. I know that I dont need to take bed linin but what do I need to take. Were…
