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Buying seeds & nuts
I love bread with seeds and nuts (usually sunflower & pumpkin seeds and walnuts) which I have been able to indulge in recently having been persuaded that I 'needed' a B/M.:p So far I have bought these extra ingredients from Asda and holland & barrett, but I was wondering if there is anywhere that I can buy them cheaper? I…
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MR breadmaker question
Hi, Ive bought a Morphy Richards Essensials BM toady at local car boot for...£2.50!!!!!!!! :beer: Its lovely and clean and with original instruction booklet..yeah!! I asked the lady selling it how old it was and she said about 2 years...not sure I believe her so wondered if anyone knew how old it is? The model number it…
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ice cream without eggs
Can I make ice cream without having to make the egg custard base? If I just flavoured some whipped up double cream and froze it would it go all grainy or would it be ok? I have got an ice cream maker but very few recipes!
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Half price seeds
I will pop this on grabbit board but thought I would post here just in case you don't read it. So please don't move it as I do believe that it has relevance on this board. I have just got back from wilkinsons and they their own brand and the Johnson Brand of seeds at half price. I pickied up some beans and did not really…
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Making my own moisturising cream
I've got a lovely moisturising cream which has olive oil in it but it's going to run out soon and I would like to make my own. I have a moisturiser that isn't too strong smelling and I have extra virgin olive oil - can I mix it to make my own? Does anyone else make their own? Any tips would be welcome :)
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Indian Lime Pickle
I've just returned from Lidl where I got limes for 7p each :j . For those who like spicy condiments here's my recipe for traditional Indian Lime Pickle. Don't worry about not having the spices in stock, you'll have 2 weeks to find them while the limes salt! 25 Limes 8oz salt 2oz Fenugreek powder 2oz Mustard powder 5oz…
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Double Yolker Eggs!
I have been trying to get my kids to eat eggs for breakfast instead of Coco Rocks and the other sugarry stuff they love. They won't touch porridge and so I thought eggs might be a good protein choice with some granary bread. I told them that when I was little my Dad used to always get us double yolker eggs and this has…
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Supermarket organic eggs and the Soil Association
My organic box comes with little newsletter every week, and this week they were talking about organic eggs. I didn't realise this but apparently supermarkets can still legally label their eggs organic despite the fact that their conditions aren't all that great (flocks of 9000, raised non organic to a certain age etc) and…
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Fruit/Veg Boxes
Hi.. does anyone know how to find out about fruit and veg boxes in the local area? and also has anyone tried them and found them cheaper than the supermarkets im starting to find the veg and fruit im buying from tescos doesnt stay fresh more than a couple of days thanks xx
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Burger recipe
I read some recipies on making Burgers, spicy burgers I think the other day. Can I hell find them now on the Index Threads Anyone help me out Have neva made them before and tempted to make some when I make some Chilli. Split half and use to make maybe some Burgers or Meatballs
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Help! Have I killed my courgette plant?!
Hi, this is my first year of growing a courgette plant and I thought things were going well, the plant has grown quick and has had several flowers. The flowers have now sort of dried up and shrivelled and shrunk very small, and I assumed this was normal, but when I told a lady at work she sounded very surprised and said…
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What can I do with all these radishes!!
I've been given loads of radishes just pulled from someones garden, I'm the only person in the house that likes them. Can I freeze them? I've just seen the recipe to use the leaves on another thread, that sounds really nice so I'll give that a try
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Cleaning Baby's Fabric Toys
I am getting to the time when I think that I should be cleaning my 6 month old's fabric toys. I remember my mum wasing them in the washing machine and hanging them on the line (30+ years ago I have to say!!) but the toys now have surface washable on the label, this probably sounds abit stupid but how exactly do I do this?…
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Urgent help to fix a broken cake please!
Hi, I posted on here the other day for ideas for a Communion cake. Well I decided to use a Delia recipe for a fruit cake and used someone's idea of using a roasting tin to bake it in. Well, last night I started by soaking the fruit and I've spent ages today making it :o . I've just tried to get it out of the tin and gently…
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Help with taking frozen meals on SC holiday
I've decided that on our SC holiday at CenterParcs starting monday i'm going to take some frozen meals to keep the cost down. Shepherds pie and lasagne spring to mind. Couple of questions though as I've never done this before: Do I make and freeze it in one large portion for the 3 of us or individual portions? Do I freeze…
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Self catering ideas and recipes
We're going to Center Parcs Sherwood Forest on Monday for a week (2 adults and a 4 year old) but I'm useless when it comes to self catering. Does anyone have a ready made list of necessities to take or any meal ideas?? I want to buy as little as possible from the shop on site as I guess it will be pricey!! I'm heading off…
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washing line pulleys
Hi everyone, I live in a 3 storey Georgian house, and lots of the houses on the street have laundy lines on pulleys, so the washing can be winched out of the 1st floor window to dry. I've noticed our house has one attached to the wall outside our 1st floor kitchen window, and I'd really like to reattach it to the far…
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Vegetarian BBQ ideas
Hi All, We've got a big family get together this weekend at a self-catering cottage. I offered to cook on Saturday - but there are four veggies (two are small children) to account for. Any Veggie Barbeque ideas? What else can I do without slaving over a hot stove...so to speak. I'm a bit rubbish at veggie meal ideas -…
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Home-made sandwich spreads
Hi, I'm hoping somene can help, and I think this is probably the best board to post my question on :) I'm looking at making my own sandwich spreads for me and my daughter, freezing them in small pots (say a couple of days worth of sandwich spread in each) and then defrosting as required. I'll probably do a curried chicken…
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Underwire in my Bra!!!
I'm fed up with them working the way through one side or the other of the cup. This has happened to my fav red one, and today to one I've only worn once before.........................so I know its not me! I've tried to sew them back in but they always wriggle out again. Does anyone know how I can remedy this, either…
