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Keeping a list on how much spent
I would like please to know the methods everyone finds easy to keep track of spending. in the past i had a notebook and kept all recipts and when i got home i would sit down and write everything down. but i'm getting a bit forgetful at this. so sometimes i for get what i have bought but i check online banking and then get…
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Tyne & Wear Farm shops
Does anyone have any experience of farm shops up here? I've done a quick search and can only find one in Gosforth Park. I'm suprised that I can only find one tbh. Does anyone use the farm shops around here for potatoes meat etc etc or does anyone know anywhere else around Tyne & Wear. I'd like to try some out after reading…
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Farm Shop shopping
It was my first visit to a farm shop yesterday , I told my Mum the prices I paid and she thinks I was ripped off, but she buys very cheap (but fatty) stuff from the Market in Town. I paid £4.40/kg for Stew beef (which was steak cut up- I saw him taking it and cutting it up), Diced Pork was £3.30/KG and I got a Brisket for…
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Chickpeas again! Daal recipe?
Anyone got a recipe for chickpea daal? A friend had this once in a restaurant and it looked lush, but it seems to be the only chickpea recipe not on the MegaIndexed Thread :confused: . Also, how would you serve it? Thanks in advance!
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Cooking pasta? save time & money
(Hope this hasn't been a thread previously...if so Sorry :cheesy:) If you are planning to have a pasta based meal - soak it in cold water for 1 hour before cooking. It will become rehydrated and will only need cooking for two minutes rather than the usual 12 minutes. Tastes just as good! Saving time and gas/electric :T
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Food to take on holiday?
Hi, guys although not money saving as such:rolleyes: . Was looking for suggestions on food to take on holiday with us. We are going to mablethorpe for 4 days and staying in caravan, we don't really want to spend a fortune on food and so was wondering what I could take. I have thought of a couple already like sausages for…
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my home made bread is too heavy - any tips?
now i realise it isn't gonna be like the commercially produced fluff - but it is a bit too stodgy i think :o and OH isn't keen :o I got the £14-99 breadmaker from argos [fab tip - :beer:] and it is so easy to use - have tried two of the reciepes in it [the basic loaf and the french bread] and they taste fab but a bit too…
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HELP - Laundry Disaster !!!
In the spirit of 'helping' OH put DS1's white football kit into the washing machine with a newly issued brand new DARK BLUE football sweatshirt. :mad: You can guess the rest - Still dark blue sweat shirt and newly dirty blue/grey 100% polyester football kit. I've tried soaking the kit for 5 hours in Vanish oxi-action…
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making Chutney with Green tomatos
Ive lost my old recipe :mad: Can any one tell me how to make it :confused: thanks.
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Ironing Board cover
Hi I have a small problem in that I am trying to find a cover that will fit my ironing board .it is 46cmx 142 cm.Most of the covers I have seen are no where as big as this .At the moment I have gone back to sticking a blanket and an old sheet over the board as a temporary cover. I know my ironing board is an extra large…
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Preserve Icing Rose off Daughters 18th Cake
Can anyone help. I would like to preserve the icing roses from my daughters 18th birthday cake. Is this possible? If so, how would I do it? Many thanks, for any advice
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Advice please getting rid of dog wee from wooden floors-sorry
:confused: sorry for those with dodgy stomaches but i could do with a bit of advice please we have recently moved house the lady before had dogs and am sure i get the odd wiff of dog pee on the wooden floor at the bottom of the stairs any advice how to get rid of this please, have tried disinfectant and floor cleaner and…
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MSE Old Style Book - Sneak Preview of Pre Release at Play.com
sorry if this has been posted before ( i dont come on here that much. but whilst browsing on play.com i found the info for the new MSE old style book!!!! again sorry if you knew but i thought you guys would be interested!!!
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Refreezing meat
After months of lurking thought it was time to register and say hello. I have so far managed to cut my food budget down from over £500 :o to £360 thanks to all the tips I have picked up on here. But there is still work to do. So time for a stupid question. I know that once you have defrosted meat you can not refreeze it,…
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Help cutting the budget
Okay, we've tried and the lowest we can get the food budget to is £100 per week. This is for (basically) four adults. The problem is, father and brother eat pretty much anything as long as it is meat. Mother is on Weight Watchers, doesn't like ready meals but eats anything healthy. I am allergic to cow's milk (which causes…
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Broccoli Blues - what to do with the stalks?
One of the few 'green' veggies that my kids will eat, is Broccoli..so we have quite a bit of it. But, whenever i buy it, i end up cutting off this HUGE stalk and sticking it on the compost..seems a dreadful waste....and i'm sure that the greengrocers like to leave the maximum length, so the extra weight also has to be paid…
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Use up fridge cookies
Hi Guys I made some fridge cookies last week....I know....they haven't all gone...it's worse, I forgot I had them...:eek: Anyway, now that OH has remembered we have them (he's been away...) they are quite soft, not bad to eat but I think I'll make a fresh batch. So....is there anything I can do with stale homemade cookies…
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Help need to train hubby OS
Don;t believe what my OH has done - he went to B&Q to buy paint, and while he was there he bought some Tile, Shine and Clean :confused: . I said Stardrops would have done. NO NO he siad this stuff is good. When i asked how much, he didn;t dare tell me, i said a least £3.99, he went quiet..... finally he told me £7.00 :eek:…
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Pizza with anchovies
Hi all,:) I've been reading you for some time, but never posted here before. Right now I'm very disappointed with myself :( : I made pizza with anchovies for lunch (for the first - and perhaps the last - time ever), and it was soooo salty, that we hardly ate it.:o Hubby - otherwise an unconditional fan of HM pizza -…
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Substitute for egg?
I have some chicken that I want to coat in spicy breadcrumbs but I don't have any eggs to dip them in (chickens are on strike today! :p ) is there anything else than I can use as substitute to make them breadcrumbs stick?
