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I have a BM. From a Lidl Car Park Sale!
I went to the lidl car park sale in Newton Heath this morning, not expecting to find anything too good, ended up getting: breadmaker glass jugged blender presure cooker set of 5 saucepans 2 digital scales plastic fruit and veg racks and some none OS things: remote controlled sockets 2 clocks lamp toolchest on a trolley all…
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carpet vax what shampoo?
i have a vax and wanted to wash the carpets in the house. what can i put in the VAX instead of buying the specific shampoo?
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Slowcooker Vegetarian Lentil Soup Recipe???
Does anyone have a recipe - Thanks
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Challenge-£1.99 ready meal or what else.
There you go down to your local shop and you this nice ready meal say a Spag bol costing 1.99, What else can you do with your 1.99 to get more than that one meal?
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Burger Press
Does anyone here make their own burgers in a press? I'm going to have a look for one for light use on ebay this afternoon. But but last time I looked I was a bit overwhelmed by the choice. If you have one can you recommend it? The only one that really caught my eye was the tupperware one as it had pots to store pressed…
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Proving breadrolls help needed
Right I got my Panny - love it to bits! I've done alsorts of bread but now I want to move on to rolls. I tried chelsea buns the other day- proved it for 10 seconds in the micro, as stated in the manual- they didn't double in size, but nevertheless tasted divine. Anyway the kids were watching a programme on how to make…
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Help...how to reduce shopping budget!!
Hi all I used to be on this forum a lot..and was doing very well with my grocery challenge. However, I've fallen off the wagon recently and my spending has slowly increased. I'm now on Maternity Leave (my DD was born 2 weeks ago!) and, with the extra expense of a baby have found I'm now spending £400 p/month!!! This is for…
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Re cleaning Suite!! Am well Chuffed
My 3 piece is 8yrs old and has really seen better days ( 2 young children!!) My problem has never actually been buying a new 3 piece (you can get some good bargains at the mo!) it's the fact that i cannot get a basic sofa into the room, room is plenty big enough. but access is not( my father had to saw off the arm when we…
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Mince pie/jam tart tray
Does anyone know of a supplier of a mince pie tray in which the holes are shallow and scooped. All the ones I see in the shops have straight sides and flat bottoms. I want the old fashioned type which you can also use for jam tarts. I have tried lakeland. Thanks Anne
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Chesnuts - any ideas?
Hi, I have some chesnuts that I don't know what to do with. I know you can have roasted chesnuts but is it just a case of putting them in the oven - in their shells? Any ideas gratefully received coz am on tight budget this week and every scrap of food counts!! Thx Luv Jxxx
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HELP!!!! Is duck off?
Am cooking duck at mo, smells ok, but has lots of brown marks on skin, does anyone know what a duck looks like when its gone off? Sell by date is tomorrow. It should be done in about 20 mins so urgent help greatly appreciated!
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hubby and my boys have caught rock salmon what do i do with them ?
hurray.....hubby and my 2 boys age 10 and 11 have gone fishing today, and i have just had a phone call to say that they have caught dog fish ( rock salmon) and a flat fish... but put it back as it was small... i have never....cooked this type of fish... well in fact i dont think i have ever cooked fish unless it was a fish…
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Sweetcorn help please!!!
Too cold to go out to buy more veg! Am doing Jerk chicken with mini roast pots, carrots, mushrooms & mange tout. Want another veg but reduced to frozen peas or sweetcorn. Any ideas to jazz sweetcorn up? Don't want to add cream. No fresh chillies but do have some dried ones. Also have loads of fresh tomatoes, red onions,…
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Eggs eggs and more eggs!
the obv scrambled eggs, poached eggs, eggs benedict, fried, omelette..
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Shower cleaning
I have to confess- my shower is minging :o There is black mould growing in the corners and scale deposits on the shower head. The glass screen is a bit marked with scale too but not too bad as we keep a window cleaning scraper in the shower and scrape all the water off the glass each time we use the shower. I am obviously…
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Melon Liquour
Hi all :wave: I won a bottle of melon liqueur this morning on a tombola, and have NO idea what to do with it :rotfl: Does anyone have any recipies/ideas/suggestions? Ta very muchly tg x
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Roast with a twist please
Hi peeps I'm hosting a long overdue Sunday dinner tomorrow (course its tomorrow silly me:D ) for my neighbour and good mate who regularly cooks for me. Shes a cracking cook so Im looking to do something that will have a bit of a twist to it. Have a really nice piece of beef that I got today but I could freeze that for…
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Meal Plans-Week Commencing 19th November 06
Hi What do you have planned for this weeks meal plans? Mine are: Sunday-R. Chicken, Roasties, Yorkies, Carrots, Beans, Cabbage, Parsnips & Gravy Monday-Toad In Hole, Mash, Cabbage, Carrots & Gravy Tuesday-Lamb Chops, New Potatoes, Beans, Peas & Minted Gravy Wednesday-HM Fishpie, Carrots & Cabbage Thursday-Away Friday-Away…
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The Weekly Meal Planner Link!
Hi Guys Have been asked to make the weekly meal planning thread easier to locate. This is where LINKS to all the meal plannners will be collected - and members will be able to find THIS thread in the Cooking section of the MEGA Index listed under "Menu Planning". The latest weekly planner is here:- Meal Plans WB 7th…
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half load washes
Dunno whether this is the right place .......... I live on me own, and before I get chance to do a full load of say whites or darks I have run out of clothes! (mainly socks n undies lol) Therefore I tend to do half loads. I wondered what you all thought about this? does it save energy doing a half load? or just water?…
