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Need to use up
As I am trying hard not to throw things away, I have come unstuck with OH going away for a week leaving things he would have eaten! I have some single and double cream I need to use in something that can be frozen I have 2 bags of oranges that I need to do something with I have 16+ frozen bananas I have heaps of flour I…
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Red towel in wash disaster!
I washed a red towel in with a red and white heavy cotton gingham table cloth and a few other items. Unfortunately now the white has gone pink, and I wonder what would be the best thing to try to get it back to white. I washed it straight away in Ace bleach in the machine, but it didn't seem to make any difference. Help…
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cleaning wooden floors
Hi We have recently moved into our house and need to clean the floors . They are all stripped floorboards but having never cleaned these not sure what to use , obviously cant use polish as it would make them dangerously slippy . They have got really dirty and dusty as we live in an old style house with a dirt track outside…
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Ice Cream Makers
Any reccys for an ice cream maker, make model results etc my OH loves icecream and I would love to make my own. It must be cheaper than buying it and you have control over what goes in it.
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Cheese and Onion Pie
I would like to make a cheese and onion pie or cornbeef and potato pie.. My best mate made one for my birthday buffet, the other week, but she don;t weigh anything - and i am not that clever to do that yet. The thing is i haven;t got a clue how to make the pastry, (i am ashamed to say) Does anyone have a easy to follow…
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Black Saturn's evening meal planner
I've had a few people asking me for another meal planner so I thought I would do a weeks main evening meals and puddings this time. I'll do the days, a shopping list and the recipes when needed like last time. Feel free to comment or ask questions in the meantime. Monday Potato Bake and HM Vanilla Ice Cream Tuesday Mince…
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Butcher's bill help please
Hello from a complete novice with shopping from a butcher :o I am trying to cut down our food shopping bill and thought I'd give the local butcher a try. OH has shopped there before and everything was nice but this is the first time I've been and I am not sure how the prices compare. I just got 2 sirloin steaks, 500g/1lb 1…
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Chilli Con Carne
I am going to make Chilli Con Carne today properly. Would it be ok for me to Brown the Mince.then throw everything else including the Mince into a Casserole Dish and cook it in there? Also im not sure what to do with my Chilli's. I have 3 chilli's can someone give me a guide to how much to put in and what i do with them…
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Veggie recipies for a pepper hater!?
Hi all. I'm not actually a veggie but I don't eat processed meat, so I go for bean/veggie burgers etc. I also try and eat healthily - juices, lots of fruit & veggies, but one thing I cannot stand are chillis and peppers (yuk yuk yuk!). Sadly most veggie/healthy recipies involve these vile ingredients and aside from regular…
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*Newspaper for hamster bedding?*
Hi everyone. I wondered if someone could tell me if it is safe to use newspaper for hamster bedding? My friend came over and asked why I buy the bedding and said it's a waste of money. I've searched online and read that you can use paper, but it doesn't specify newspaper and I'm worried as obviously, it's covered in ink,…
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quick (cheat's) fruitcake
My friend wants to bake a fruitcake for her boyfriend's birthday. However, as she only has a week's notice she needs to get as rich a flavour as possible in as quick a time as possible. I have heard that pre-soaking the fruit for a week or so, and then baking the cake the day before it is needed, is a cheat's method for a…
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help me out with my food bill
hi i have been slipping with my food buget and have been spending 100 per again on food and cleaning stuff i see that some off you are shopping for around 40 per week how do you do it what do you buy what do you eat ect we are a famley of four and like meat bassed foods when you say 40.00 is that just on dinners or is it…
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Mega Index Link - where's it gone????
Heeeeeeelp!!!! Tried accessing Mega Index Link and it is closed (Shock! Horror!). How can I access all the invaluable information that I used to find on there? (Thanks in advance, Suzy Babe)
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Will my slow cooker explode
hi guys, just a question to hopefully ease my mind, made a macaroni cheese and left in slow cooker this morning, im worried becuase there was no much juice it will fry out over the day, will the slow cooker catch fire or something if i dont get home in time.
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Low GI, Veggie AND cheap?
Is it possible? I'm trying to eat a low GI diet to combat my blood sugar swings, but I'm really getting stuck as to what to cook that fits into all three of these. (And I don't like spicy foods). I was thinking of buying a food doctor recipe book (no one will swap with me on readitswapit) but thought I'd ask on here before…
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Bug/Insect Bite
Hiya, Ive been bitten on the foot by an insect and my ankle has swollen up quite a bit and its very itchy, just wondering if there is any OS stuff I can put on it. Cheers Pete
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Following on from Second Hand Presents
Just wondering your thoughts on using obviously second hand paper. I mean if wrapping paper comes off a present and is still the complete sheet but with obvious folds in it or tape on it. Or re-using gift bags. I'd be interested in your thoughts. We re-used a sheet of paper in the condition I've described above. The…
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pet bedding
Hi everyone I have a black lab and I was wondering how does everyone wash their pet beds.I put mine in the washing machine (ok it was silly) but when I took it out there were hairs all round the rim of the washing machine so it was not a good idea.help please:confused:
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Help - Making a home made insect/bug outfit. UPDATE. Photo of my 3 year old as spider
Dear all, inspiration needed. I have looked on Google with no joy. Don't want to buy if I can help it. Anyone got any ideas of easy costumes to make. I was thinking of maybe a spider, bumble bee or ladybird. I hate it when the Nursey does these things as I am always left in a panic. Not helped by the fact I have 3 boys…
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Online Survey's Is there really money to be had??
I have been looking for a way to make some extra cash and I am just wondering if online surveys is really the way forward. I went on a website after it was listed in the top 10 ways to make money by barcley's bank. Can you really make big money from survey's??
