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Blocked plughole in bath
Hi folks, I've had a quick check of the cleaning index, but I can't find anything. Can anyone please tell me an old style receipe for unblocking a plughole - everytime we have a shower, its not very nice wading through all the dirty water by the end! I did consider buying the Mr Muscle thing, but then saw the price! Thanks…
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best enchilada recipe?
Hi there I have been making enchiladas off the top of my head, but im not convinced of the sauce ( its ok, but a bit powdery tasting) Has anyone got a recommended enchilada recipe that works? Cheers gang :beer:
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can you cook chicken with freezer burn?
Hi, I've just taken some chicken breasts out of the freezer. However there seems to be substantial freezer burn on 1 of them. The chicken has turned white (is that freezer burn??). I want to cut these up thinly and put them into a curry for supper. Do you think they will be ok to eat? Thanks in advance Julie
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Recipe ideas for tonight?
Hi everyone, Haven't posted for a while as I keep getting caught using t'internet at work! I need a good basic recipe for some sort of meatloaf for tonight. Can I use frozen mince? I have mince that says it should be cooked from frozen! I also have chestnut mushrooms, carrots, peppers, courgette. I will buy onions. I have…
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smelly sinks
There is a funny smell coming from my sink..... I have tried one of those sink unblocker foaming things and that worked for about a week. What can I do It smells worse when i run water!!!
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hello
i am new to this site and have joined the wannnabe debt free forum and have been told to check you out for some more advice:) i am a mum of 4, aged 3, 7, 9 and 13 and a hubby:), we all have large appetites especially the 9 yr old who is always hungry(his words) i currently spend around £400 a month and really need to bring…
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Slow cookers
Any ideas of where I can buy a small slow cooker that will not cost the earth? I have been checking the net but some good ones are about £30.00. The cheap one do not seem to have good reviews on Amazon. Any ideas will be useful as I do not have much time to cook and it would be nice to get things prepared first thing in…
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Stains on silk
Has anyone any ideas how to shift stains on silk? It's an item I'm not scared of washing - it's been washed oodles of times and is still going strong. Most stain removers say don't use on silk but I tried one - no affect on the fabric, and no effect on the stain either :( Cheers!
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I made my first loaf of bread tonight.......
And it was pants!!:p Before I made it I looked through the indexed thread like a good ol' style chick!! And made lots of notes. This was the first time I used my new breadmaker too. Now what did I do wrong?????:confused: 600 grams of brown flour 1 teaspoon of yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt about 370 ml of water…
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Jam in a slow cooker?
Hi everyone, I've just been shopping this evening and brought 30 large punnets of strawberries at 9p a punnet...so a brilliant bargain :j So its jam making for me in the morning :D I was wondering if anyone has made jam in the slow cooker? If you have, did it turn out ok and what receipe did you use?..how long?..temp? etc.…
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Hoe do I make a fabric refresher?
Bit of back story: We've been given a new (to us, seond hand in reality) settee and chairs by my in laws, and as lovely as they are they smell a bit musty! I've sprayed Febreze on them and it's helping but I think I'll need a number of application before it smells like our house. The problem is Febreze is expensive and…
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cleaning a wool rug
My daughter has a 100% wool rug in her room and last night she found the front end of a mouse on it, our cat must have killed it on there as there is a lot of spilt blood on it, how on earth can I clean it?
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FAO Alikay (and any other cookie lovers!)
You mentioned on another thread about making cookies like the Asda 5 for a £1 ones. I love these cookies (too much according to some people!) Any chance you could share your recipe?
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OS Cookery Book @ Tesco - Mrs Beeton
Today I bought an Old Style cookery book at Tesco. It includes every day recipes such as macaroni cheese, lasagne, home made yogurt, meatloaf and loads more. It's on Tesco.com at £4.99 but I bought mine from the local branch for £2.49. Heres a link:…
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Shopping & Wine
Feeling ever so proud as I did my online shop and it only came to 25.25 for next weeks shop :j However, it means I can't claim my 10 quid voucher cos you have to spend 35 quid or more. :rolleyes: However, I haven't included wine - I had more or less come to the conclusion we were going to have to give up on wine to get our…
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vegetable lasagne
Hi every one! Could you please help me to find a nice recipe for veggie lasagne? I often buy the ready made chiller cabinet ones but they are very expensive! I am sure it would be cheaper to make it yourself,plus the kids love it! any ideas welcome! thanks in advance!:beer:
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Cheap, really easy sauces and custard too
To stop you buying packets! These are really good for people who don't like making a roux or usually end up with lumpy sauces. I posted this on the Kenwood Chef thread but any type of blender / liquidiser will do so thought I'd post it seperately: White Sauce 1 oz butter 1 oz flour 1/2 pint milk Place all ingredients in…
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Egg fried rice
Can anyone please help me!!! I have tried searching the index to no avail!!! Got recipes for sweet and sour chicken and feel it's only right to have it with egg fried rice! :drool: Thanks!!:D
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Newbie on board...
Hello, I'm Trish and i am 22, married with 2 young children. I have been lurking for a long time and think it's about time i registered and became more involved. At the minute i have 2 very fussy eaters and a very hungry husband, i am overweight and we live on convience foods. We have a small amount of debt and are paying…
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stuck in a meal rut
Hiya, I was just wondering if anyone could help me with this. I'm a pretty good cook (if I do say so myself) and like to think I'm quite adventurous with food, but I've just realised that I've ended up eating more or less the same meal all the time- some variation on rice with a tomato and pulses based sauce, occasionally…
