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Sewing machine help
I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this..but I'll give it a go anyway. I've got a sewing machine which is about 22 years old. It's never been serviced, so that's likely to be something I'd need to do, but am hoping for a cheap and quick way to sort it out - or at least a lead on what's gone wrong. It keeps missing…
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Shopping Budget
I have never managed to stick to my budget of £160 for 2 adults and 1 cat. I don't really want to raise it to £200 (which is what we seem to be spending) as I have a feeling I will let go a little and start going over that instead!! Anyhows, what my main question is, is that we have someone coming to live with us, who we…
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Can I Freeze Celery and Stilton Soup?
I've got a large piece of Stilton and some celery both sitting in the fridge. I thought I could get ahead of the game by turning it into soup and storing it in the freezer for one of my "can't be bothered cooking" days. However, I wondered whether the Stilton flavour might become a bit too intense or, even worse, would it…
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Cooking thin sliced frying steak...
I pulled a mystery bag out of the freezer having no idea what it is, It's now defrosted and I've discovered it's some thinly sliced frying steak But... bf has a 'sore throat' doesn't want anything too dry tonight and I don't fancy having fried/grilled steak either How will it cook it the oven with onions and gravy?? Or any…
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Thrifty ways book
Does anyone know any news about when the new book will be out?
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help - my brother wants to cook!
My brother is moving into his new house this weekend, he's lived away from the family home before, but with a girlfriend who was a good cook and did everything in the kitchen. Now he's a bachelor he'd like to learn cooking and I thought I'd use this Christmas as an opportunity to help him along. Can anyone recommend a good…
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Tip esp for caravan and motor home owners
Now is the time of year lots of us sort out the caravan or motorhome for winter. A tip for coping with damp...instead of buying moisture absorbers such as these: http://www.lakelandlimited.co.uk/product.aspx/solutions/clean!6197 I find a couple of bowls of salt placed in the van collects all the damp moisture for very…
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Knitting-Getting started
Iv'e done a search on knitting,which tells me about patterns and stitches and so on, but what i really want to know is: What do i need to get started? I know i need knitting needles, would also like to learn to croche ?sp too. What size knitting needles do i need? How many sizes are there? How easy is it? I would like to…
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Cleaning a carry-cot
My youngest DS is now too big for his carry cot and I want to spruce it up a bit before storing it in the loft (just in case we have another - LOL). It is fairly clean and I can take out the mattress and wash it, but there is a padded cloth bit lining the inside which I can't remove. What would you OS'ers use to clean the…
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candle stain - not wax?
I had some candles standing on my desk until a while ago and they have left a coloured stain in the wood. Is there any way I can remove this?
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Faking risotto?
I have a bag of expensive proper risotto rice. There is no possibility that I can make a risotto the official way, cos my arthritic shoulder couldn't manage the stirring. Does anyone have experience of faking it? I half remember an oven-cooked method from years ago, but not clearly.
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Dh's suprise birthday party... moneysaving ideas needed!
Having a suprise birthday party for DH on saturday night and need some ideas how to do it on a budget! Got around 16 people definately coming!!! Want to do a little buffet as well for everyone!
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kenwood pans
hi everyone, i hope i'm posting this in the right place. after saving up for a while i have splurged out on 2 stainless steel heavy duty kenwood pans, a normal milk pan, (good for cooking up stuff for my 2 children or cooking for me and hubby (pasta, rice etc) and one slightly larger (currys, bolognase ...) but i'm finding…
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Frozen cooked chicken
I need a bit of help with tea. Fist of all I have some ready cooked chicken that I have just got out of the freezer. I bought it reduced and have no idea how long it will take to thaw. Ideally I wanted it for tea tonight but forgot to get it out until just now. I hope I can just give it a quick defrost blast in the…
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The cost of home made pizza
29p french bread- cuts to 4 slices 40p tin of toms 30p cheese then maybe a bit of onion if you have some left over.
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Help!! Apple Jelly Disaster....
Hello I hope i've done this right, I'm still very new to posting. At the weekend i tried making apple jelly and it all seemed to go well but it hasn't set at all. It's still liquid, and as it was the first time i made it i've made way too much :rolleyes: , so does anyone have any ideas what i could do with the liquid??? (i…
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Washing machine Maintenance
What should you do to generally maintain a washing machine? I have heard you should sometimes put it on with no clothes in. Any other advice? Thanks.
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Do I need a Bread Bin?
I have just started making bread for the past couple of weeks and I love it but Hubbie is taking a bit of getting used to it.:rolleyes: Anyway currently the bread sits on the cooling rack and has a slice or two cut off and then put back on the cooling rack until it is all gone. It get losely covered with a supermarket…
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How do they do it? (Onion question)
In Zizzi (Italian resturant) they do an amazing garlic pizza bread that has "caramalised balsamic onions" on top - they are soft and very sweet, sooooo tasty on top of the mozerella and garlic pizza bread, and if I knew how to make them myself I'd love to knock up my own version at home... Does anyone have any idea how…
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Alternative to Vitamin C for oatbread in BM
I've made a delicious oatbread, using a recipe from this post: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=786888&postcount=9 It uses vitamin C as a raising agent as well as yeast. The bread was delicious, but the thing is, the vitamin C tablets I bought from the supermarket are full of flavouring, colouring and…
