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What food items will you never use/swap ideas?
Was just looking through my cupboard and I have a tin of pressed cod roe which I bought by mistake thinking it was the floppy pale stuff I could fry and have on toast. This is orange, solid paste and tastes completely different. The cats can have it. Also have some flavoured polenta from the last trip to Italy - DH refuses…
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those blasted moths in flour, etc
hi there, have any of you frugal folk out there got any ideas for a cheap way of getting rid of indian meal moths (those pesky moths that get into your flour/dried foods/seeds/raisins in your cupboards etc)? They got in somehow a few months ago and though I kill any on sight they never go away, there's always another one a…
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Things to do with lentils, rice and artichoke hearts!
I have got tons of rice, tons of lentils (all different types) and 2x cans of artichoke hearts in the cupboard needing using up. Any suggestions for recipes I can use them in?
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Shepherd's pie recipe
Can anyone post me a good recipe for the above? And Anyone got any top tips for getting the mash on and spread accross the top easy???
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Food stains on t-shirt
Went on hols last week,eat a salmon pasta meal ,thin sauce ,ity splattered on my boss shirt,after washing the spots are still to be seen. How do i get rid,oh i am so annoyed. Any help plzzzzz
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How to get rid of dog hair and smell
In my wife's car boot of her Peugeot 106,it stinks and we have tried everything. previous owner had doggy cheers
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HELP! Birthday Butteryfly Cake Disaster
Please can anyone suggest anything? My mum made Spud's birthday cakes for tomorrow, I asked her for plain fairy cakes so that I could stick a little happy birthday sign on each one. She gave me a box & I put them in the freezer. I have just got them out & they aren't plain fairy cakes but butterfly cakes (with the tops cut…
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best old-stylers magazines
years ago magazines were full of helpful tips, recipes etc for the housewife/homemaker, now the shelves are full of mags about celebrities and true stories, I still buy Woman's Weekly and Prima and love the tips in them are there any other mags old stylers can reccomend that would be worth paying out for as the advice in…
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Cob Nuts!
Have just returned from walking the dog with my pockets full of cob nuts I had to fight the squirrels for! They are all green at the moment. Does anyone know if I can keep them for Christmas? Will they be worth it, or should I just eat and enjoy now? :confused:
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Lakeland Adjustable cake pans...
I was thinking of getting these as I'm fed up of never having the right size tin. The idea is that it would be cheaper than buying individual sizes. Has anyone tried these? Are they any good? Here are the links: http://www.lakelandlimited.co.uk/product.aspx/!11077 http://www.lakelandlimited.co.uk/product.aspx/!11077
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Blackening up an electric hob
Hi I normally have my black electric hobs covered, but when I took the covers off recently I noticed they had brown rings on them and had discoloured. Can anyone recommend a product or method to bring these up to black and looking smart again? Thanks
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Sirloin steak in casseroles?????
Can you successfully slow cook Sirloin steak in a casserole? Got some packs in Sainsbury's heavily reduced, only I normally buy stewing steak and don't want to just fry or grill this. So will it be any good in a casserole? Any advice would be most appreciated.
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My Christmas List includes a breadmaker but help!
I've been after a breadmaker for a while now. :o I was going to get the one that was on offer the other week but it had sold out before I read the post so I'm looking for BUDGET ideas. In your opinion, what breadmaker would you recommend under £50 ? OR am I better off asking for Argos vouchers/Cash to pool together and buy…
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Batch cooking ideas please
I am due to go back to work full time in September and am not looking forward to it at all. I am looking for recipes that I can batchcook and freeze to make my life simpler. I have a 5 month old and a 2 year old I would prefer to spend my time with after work so any ideas are much appreciated. Along with adult meals am…
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getting crayon marks off walls? Help!
Hi, my wonderful son (!) has just decorated our cream walls with thick red crayon. I have tried everything to get it off, but am left with a pink, blurred swirly mess now. Short of repainting the whole room, does anyone please have a tip on how I might get his artwork off? Thanks in advance, Penny
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Xmas Pud w/out suet?
I have always made a traditional xmas pud with suet but wondered how it would turn out if I left it out. What does the suet actually do and would I have to substitute another kind of fat? Could I still make it 2-3 months before xmas?
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Jocasta Innes Cheese Gougere Recipe
Somewhere in the house I have the Pauper's Cookbook but can't lay my hands on it. Has anyone with a copy of this be kind enough to post the recipe please? This is an excellent vegetarian dish which i used to regularly make. Thank you.
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quorn Tikka fillets
Was shopping in Sainsburys the other day when they were doing a BOGOF on Quorn Tikka style fillets. Yuch! Stay away. They are not very nice at all. Now I love quorn mince and their chicken style pieces and southern style fillets but I dont know whats gone wrong with the tikka fillets. They look like the fillets you put…
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Meat Loaf in SC, help please
Hi, Does anyone do this? Can I put it in a contaner into a dry SC or should there be water in it?:confused: Any tops much appreciated. ;)
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Dried Tomatoes - cheating the sun with an oven
Hi - several times on TV I have seen chefs make their own sun blush tomatoes - I think I saw James Martin talk about it just a few weeks ago. I know it involved putting the tomatoes in a long slow oven until they started to dry out (presumably you could carry on until they changed into sun dried). Does anyone have any idea…
