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whole house cleaning
Good morning all I wonder if anyone has any advice, I have the next week off work and am planning on spending most of the week deep cleaning and sorting out th entire house. Does anyone have any tried and tested methods of best way to start, top to bottom, kitchen, bathroom etc. I am looking for an efficient way and one…
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Use the heat from gas pilot lights
I read this tip from 'tips and wrinkles' that i picked up at the local jumble sale yesterday. Place a firebrick over the gas pilot light on the cooker when the ring is not in use/overnight. The brick will absorb and store the heat and can then be used to keep a pot warm. I've not tried this out ( i've not got a gas hob),…
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Men pressies
Am totally lost here. No pants or socks suggestions please, or handkerchiefs. What do you get for a bloke that doesn't seem to have any interests? Anything that I could make easily? Cheap things to buy? Any ideas welcome. AM
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OS Sunday 24th Sep 06
Hello everyone! Well, not too many green lights are on at the moment, so thought I would start today's post. Hopefully all you yoghurt knitters are currently in bed getting your energy levels up for a day of sweet Old Styling rather than out in the pub! I only skimmed yesterday's thread...sorry!! It was a busy day, out…
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help please
my friend spilt some beer on my cream carpet last week and tried to clean it with washing up liquid it seemed to have worked but now where he spilt it is a black mark thats getting worse can i get rid of it at all?
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Reheating poached salmon
I poached some salmon two days ago and it has been sitting in the fridge in foil. Is it safe to heat it up, perhaps in the microwave, so that I can serve it hot with new potatoes etc?
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HELP!!!! Preserving Sugar
Hi everyone. In a bid to go back to basics, I have started to make my own preserves for the first time in around 12 years. I was given a huge pile of plums so all I really needed was preserving sugar. Boy oh boy. HOW MUCH??? I know you can use ordinary granulated sugar for jams and marmalades, but I do prefer to use…
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White bread versus brown
On another forum we're having a discussion about school packed lunches, again and someone has said to me "nothing wrong with white bread, it contains more calcium than brown" Is that true? Is it better to get calcium from milk and fibre from wholemeal bread? Just a little confused about this.
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freshen matresses
what can I sprinkle on matresses and pillows etc to freshen them up. Thanks
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KFC chicken wraps at home
Hi I would like to make some KFC chicken wraps. I got wraps from Lidl at about 60p for 6 Salad and tomatoes from Tescos - 90p Now the big question about chicken. I usually use Quorn. Have you got any ideas on how to fry it KFC style (or near). Has anybody have the Colonel's secret recipe? :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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can you do chops in slow cooker ?
just wondered if anyone had cooked lamb loin chops in the slow cooker? i would be cooking them overnight (tonight) for sunday dinner on low.
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MBE v tigs78 chicken and leek pie challenge
tigs78 has challenged me to a duel. Choice of weapons: kitchen utensils. :eek: On Thursday 28th we are each going to make a chicken and leek pie. :drool: As usual, I'm starting the thread nice and early so we have time to shop and stuff. :rolleyes: Firstly, we will need a recipe we can both agree on. Then a shopping list,…
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Natural wood work surfaces protection
We inherited a HM kitchen when we moved in to this house from the talented carpenter who previously lived here, distressed wooden cupboards and what not, all very nice but the work tops are plain wood and I have no idea which wood either :o My concern is how to protect them, I read something about oiling them somewhere on…
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twixes
Help just been given about ten twixes that have melted and been put in the fridge to reset. not really edible as they are, what can i make?
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Need help from you crafters
I have just bought some cheap plastic photo frames and a silver mirror compact. I am going to get my little girl to decorate them as gifts but am not sure what paints/glues/materiels I should be using. Any ideas Ps Sorry if this should be somewhere else:D
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carrots, onions and potatoes
Hi there I have a glut of carrots, onions and potatoes and I cant think how to use them to make something tasty for 2 non veggies and one veggy. Any ideas - any inspiration?
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Hello. New to board & a budgeting question?
Hi! I'm new to this board. Have only really posted on Tax Credits and Student boards so far. I wonder if anyone could help me? I am trying to sort out my budget and don't know how much I should budget for food. There is myself and my 2 year old daughter. I feed her breakfast everyday, lunch two days a week and tea 4 days a…
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Plastics and food
My OH told me the other day about a news report about plastics he had watched on tv. Unfortunately I did not see it. Apparantely it stated something that I have always believed to be the case anyway. The plastic leeches into certain types of food and can cause cancer!! I have not used cling film for years and am careful…
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Help Please, Low cholestrol diets on the cheap!
Hi gang Time to get my act together. OH has high cholestrol bascially, dangerously high. Left to his own previous devices he would have lived ( in fact probably did) live on processed chicken and doner kebabs. Before he moved in with me he barely ate any veg ( do chips count ;) ) but now is pretty adverturous and will eat…
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Curry
im making a curry tomorrow night for my mum in the slow cooker, im going to use the curry paste from the butchers but i really want it to taste like the thick chicken curry from the chinese.. so will i cook the onions and vegs n a pan with some oil, then add the paste or what???:rolleyes: problem i have is my mum usually…
