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Home organizer
I've picked up lots of tips from all you clever bods, but one of the best was the idea for a home organizer file. I've started one using a reduced price ring binder file, complete with dividers that I picked up ages ago. I've filled it with charts and info sheets that I found as free printoffs from a site called…
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curry makers ... help please
I had decided to make a balti today and got all the ingreds organized except for the green chillies and a green pepper....... BUT then the shop had none either! Now can I substitute red for green as I have both red chillies and peppers in, or will this just be horrid? Or far to hot ? thoughts please. Cheers
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Advise please regarding meat
I forgot that I had sirloin steaks in the fridge and noticed today they were best before the 3rd Aug. They still look fine, red not brownish. Is it ok to cook and eat them? I don't wish to food poison my family. In the past I would have thrown them away but we are on a tight budget and I cant afford to throw food away no…
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ideas for cheap, veggie recipes using green chillis?
Hi, All this hot weather has left me with a glut of green chillis from the garden. Besides, veggie chilli, I'm pretty much out of ideas of what to do with them. Does anyone have any cheap vegetarian recipes using green chillis? Also, any cheap but interesting recipes for salad leaves? I'm getting a bit tired of my salad…
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Cost of making home made jam
Hi - I got a real urge to make some jam yesterday and started working out how much it would cost to make several jars to see us through a few months (DD1 is a huge jam fan). I usually buy Asda own brand or similar jam (not value) pay about 60p for a 340g jar, and realised that it was going to cost me alot more than this to…
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I'm the happiest old-styler alive!
Cos I've just spent half an hour pumicing my vile toilet bowl and it is limescale free for the first time ever!! :j I keep going and looking at it in all its shiny loveliness :o I wasn't expecting the pumice to get smaller though - is that supposed to happen?
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Water damaged carpet- how to get rid of the smell ?
Hi all ! My carpet has becam damged with a water leak. We have treid mopping it up but it has happend twice and the carpet is now very smelly :eek: . The damage is only about 2ft x 2ft at the most but I am finding the smell horrable. I will be getting the carpet replaced in about a month but could anyone tell me any tips…
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Wild apple tree
Hello all, Last night on a walk with our children, we found a wild apple tree. We were on a walk to see how blackberries were coming along. The tree was growing on the side of a public footpath and was loaded with fruit. The apples were slightly smaller than the apples we buy from the supermarket, but definitely not tiny…
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Poly Bags
I am needing some poly bags to put my cushions in, they need to be at least 16" x 20" any ideas where I can get some from without having to buy a 1000?????????????????
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Toilet Brush
Hello there Last year I bought new loo brushes in nice chrome holders. I have had to chuck them out now as the brushes are all brown with rust. I think the bristles are held inside by wire which rusts. Any suggestions or do I need to keep replacing them. Thanks xxxDxxx
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Where to buy foil dishes / trays / containers cheaply?
I started my grocery challenge this week and even with lining trays with food bags for liquids then reusing them I have nearly run out of the few foil trays I had. I really want foil as I like them being able to go in the oven for lasagnes etc but the only place I'd ever seen them was lakeland and just look at the prices!…
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Slightly embarrassing
I dithered about putting this on the DIY board, but I don't think I can manage a 'proper' solution. The rubber feet/pads on my loo seat are starting to perish. Only slightly, but enough to make them stick slightly. Next week I'll be visited by a bloke with a weak bladder, and I really don't want him wondering what's…
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Ideas for Presenting a Picnic nicely?
Hi everyone Next week is Spud's 1st birthday & we are having a birthday picnic the following Sunday for 10 people plus 2 small children. I've got the food in hand : Cold roast duck Salmon plait Whole brie Whole stilton Mixture of rolls Pasta salad other chopped salad mix type thing Friend is bringing fruity type pudding…
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Making my doors white again
Decorating my hallway, but don't want to have to regloss all the doors as they were only done a while back and just a bit grubby. They are just normal white gloss painted wooden doors, nothing unusual. What's the best way of getting them looking clean and bright white again, oh wise oldstylers?
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Monthly Meal Planner
Hi I am new to this board but have used 'old style' ways for a long time! I though it might be useful to share my monthly meal planner for August to show newbies how it really is possible to have a budget and still eat well. My budget is £40 per week for 2 adults, 1 child, 1 dog and two cats and this includes everything…
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Scuffs on brown leather?
Hi everyone, I have a brown leather sofa with a sort of wax covering on it, there are a few scuff marks on it now from moving house, does anyone know a way to repair this, is there any product I can get to rub into the scuffs, any help would be apreciated. Thanks CL
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Can't get WM drawer out??
I can't seem to get the WM drawer out and it's clogged up with yukky powder, I think I must have thrown away the manual but perhaps someone on here has the same model?? SERVIS EASY LOGIC 1600
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Pick Me Up For MSE?
Hello OS'sters tired Money Saving Expert here. Got in from filming at about 10 o'clock had 4 hours of computer work to do. Had to go into BBC Breakfast for 8 (having originally said no, but was nagged and stupidly changed mind). Been running on empty for three days - father not well and playing on my mind. Throat hurts,…
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Cheap meals using a microwave, grill and hob?
Help! We've just moved house and the kitchen is horrific! We're due to have a new one fitted in about 3 weeks, but until then all I've got is a hob and my microwave. The microvave has got a grill in, but it's really only powerful enough for browning things. Apart from spag bol/chilli type mince dishes and stir fries I'm…
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How to Clean wicker/Cane
Help needed Thanks
