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Archives for June 2006

Fresh coriander
I bought some fresh coriander and basil from Asda about 3 days ago, still in the pots. The instructions say to water them every day on the roots, not the leaves, and to keep it in a warm place near sunlight. While the basil is fine, the coriander wilted straight away, and has not come back to life :confused: The coriander…
Food Inventory Help
After a couple of months procrastination, I have this evening done a written inventory of my food stores and am staggered how much stuff I have in!! I was going to go to Tescos too!! Anyway I am going to do the menu plans tomorrow, but I found a large (well more like HUGE) piece of smoked haddock which I got reduced in…
chocolate and marmalade cake
Hi everyone, I attended a fair today where I sampled the delights of this cake, but now need a recipe and thought you might be able to help. Someone said they thought it was a nigella cake recipe, but I have had no luck there? can you help? TIA JT x
weeks shopping list-help please
I hope that all you lovely ladies (and men perhaps :) ) could help me in getting my shopping list/budget ok. As I previously mentioned here I am used to buying ready meals and can't cook very well. I'm also Swedish with a welsh husband so I'm not used to British cooking (which he prefers). And on top of it all we are…
has anyone finished flylady challenge?
has anyone finished or is project supposed to be continual? how many black bags of 'rubbish' have you actually disposed of?
Glut of lemons (16)
I was given 16 lemons. They look like they need using up pretty quickly but would wait a couple of days before needing something doing with them. I was thinking lemon sorbet - but would it be too tart? Lemon curd would be no good... Any suggestions? THanks
Oranges and fromage frais.... please help me
I hope someone can help me.... i have a big bag of oranges and a tub of fromage frais........... any ideas before i have to throw them out?
So far, so good
Have been finding things pretty tought in terms of not spending money. I miss going to the shops and spending :0. Just about to head off and do my shop and try and make it last us for 2 weeks. I have meal planned like this Shepherds pie Hm Pizza Hamburgers beef steaks , mash and verg Cornbeef hash and wedges Carrot soup…
how to make chicken and sweetcorn sandwhich filling
Hi does anyone know how to make these ?do you use mayo?how do M&S make theirs so delicious?:confused:
downloadable gift bag template...
Hi anyone know where i can get a gift bag template? needs to be on the net, need to make bags for a craft fair tommorrow. Please help! thanks
Meat from an auction van
has anyone done this, prices look cheap but is the quality cheap too? want to stick to my budget and usually buy meat from Mr T, is it worth paying that little bit extra and going to the butchers? and is the fruit/veg really cheaper at farm shops? going to scout round aldi/lidl for all other stuff so maybe could afford the…
Fillings for Sponge Cake
Hi, I'm slowly getting into cooking from scratch, I do a few things OS but not this. :o We don't eat many cakes but I do have to buy them when OH Mum and Dad come over on alternate Thursdays, and as you know shop bought cakes are expensive :eek: I've just been reading on here a "basic cake" which I would possibly make into…
Labels for homemade knits
I'm sure one of the knitters amongst you will know where I can buy the 'handknitted by' labels from. I thought I might knit a few scarves as christmas presents. Any pointers would be most apprieciated, many thanks in advance.
Immersion heater V central heating
In this hot weather having the central heating boiler on just to heat the water (and heat the airing cupboard) seems madness - now I have turned off the boiler and switch on the immersion heater for an hour or two in the morning for showers etc. Is this the most OS option? :confused:
Slow Cooker for £9.99 in Argos
Hi all I bought a replacement slow cooker today in Argos and even had a penny change out of a tenner. It's the Cookworks one, quite small at 2.5 litre capacity - perfect for singletons like me or for luvvy duvvy couples with or without an ankle-biter. The normal price is £19.99 but this is currently a sale item. Gingham…
flavoured vodka and other alcoholic drinks
By putting like dried fruit and things in it? Well - can you make funny whisky? I want to start thinking about making some yummy things like flavoured olive oils and spirits for Christmas (I know you lot won't mind me mentioning the C word this early (or not!) in the year, have been nosing @ the christmas thread!!) and my…
Kiddie cross stitch
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help. My 6 year old daughter had a cross stitch kit of a dog and worked really hard on it but our new puppy got into her room and chewed it to pieces - argh, she was so upset. So today I went shopping hoping to get a replacement but the shop had closed in the meantime - argh again!! I've managed…
Old wool
I started knitting a cotton jumper one summer (about 4+ yrs ago) and guess what! Yes, it is still sat there waiting to be finished. As my figure has gone from size 8 to rotund since then, I need to undo it and restart. Questions - do I undo it and wash the wool first or can I just go ahead and just start re-using it? If it…
REALLY quick cakes
I have a full day of chores and errands to do tomorrow and now find i need to bake either small cakes ( ie in paper cases ) or a large cake/sponge - but i have NO time i have a full cupboard of baking items ( and the reason i have to do this is that the weetabix brownies i thought would last a few days lasted ---- 12…
what can i use to clean motorbike leathers?
hubby has returned home, and leathers are very grubby with lots of dead flies on. what can i use on it to clean the leathers? thanks

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