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My husband finally made me a meal........
Well. It's only taken 6 years of marriage but last night I cam home to a truly splendid OS meal cooked by by husband. A lovely spag bog made with yellow stickered mince, smart price pasta, yellow stickered garlic bread and a cheap tin of tomatoes. He even managed to add the herbs etc of his own accord. I never thought I'd…
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FINGER BUFFET for my birthday party
I am catering for around 80 guests(adults and children) at my forthcoming 40th birthday. :eek: I wondered if you wouldn't mind offering me some suggestions for a finger buffet . I have quite a bit of man power but it needs to be made by lunchtime so we can get it laid out in the club by 2pm and then back to party in the…
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advice on cleaning bits to buy
hi I've just read the post about "what has OS made you buy" and want some advice on the below list please ... I've tried a couple of searches, but understandably, it brings up stacks of replies as I guess you're all loving these and raving about them! :p 1. stick blender - what is the main benefit of these over a big…
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what I have noticed in the last 4wks
since I have been moneysaving old style not only have I saved huge amounts of money :j , I have lost a bit of weight:j , my husband loves the new menus:T , I'm hardly ever hungry and not craving choc in the evening:j , ,I have a food intolerance which was sooooo hard to keep under control and guess what I haven't had to…
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Best Vegetarian cook books?
Can anyone recommend some good vegetarian cookery books please?
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does anyone know a website you can buy yeast from?
Does anyone know of a website that you can buy yeast from in bulk for breadmaker?
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How to avoid blisters in new shoes
Hy Everyone Im off out Saturday night and I have bought myself a pair of very high heeled new shoes and I really want to avoid blisters and poorly feet by the end of the night. I dont want to use heel grips as they never work propley. I have heard of a home made way to avoid poorly feet but I cant think at the mo. Does…
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River Cottage Treatment
Currently on BBC2. They have just made a pizza oven from clay and made there own pizza's in it! Now that is proper OS! Its got me thinking, how cool would it be to have a HM pizza oven in the garden! Has anyone tried this or know anyone else that has? I missed the actual building part as I was looking after the baby while…
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Dinner help needed fast!!
oooops..... First off I put self-raising flour in my beef stew instead of plain flour.:o Looks alright - added some gravy ganules and simmered as normal. Will it be ok????:confused: Secondly, making thrifty lady's chocolate fudge pudding for afters. Yummy. But I have halved the recipe - how long should I cook it for? The…
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Making party food
We are having a party on Saturday for my DDs first birthday and I am on catering duties! I'd like to do pasta and rice salads but when I've done them in the past - I have always ended up with a bowl full of stodge! Does anyone have any tips on what I'm doing wrong or what else to try? Have all the usual suspects, sarnies,…
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Kitty trouble - odours
For some bizarre reason (not illness) our female cat has decided she wants to be a Tomcat and has started spraying! :eek: She started off by weeing on our bed, and after many trips to the laundrette she was banished from the bedroom. Then she did it on the door mat. And this morning we actually saw her spray against the…
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Dessert rice?
I`m making HM chilli con carne and rice for tea tonight,just looked in my cupboard and the only rice I have is a 3/4 bag of dessert rice. Do you think it`ll be fine to use with the chilli?:confused: Really dont want to go to the shop and buy any.
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Where do I get peroxide?
There was a thread a while ago about cleaning enamel baths and somebody suggested using cream of tartar and peroxide. What is it and where do I get it, please? (I probably don't 'get it', so there's my problem) :o
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My tea tonight - EXPERIMENTING...
At the weekend, I bought a pork boneless shoulder joint for one (or two) evening meals. This morning, I took the fat/rind off it and put it in my Slow Cooker along with: * a tin of Woodpecker Cider, (I figured if you can cook in ALE, you can cook in CIDER!) * two chopped Granny Smith apples, * a slug of apple juice, and *…
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Cleaning a wedding dress..
Nearly died when the dry cleaners quote £60 to dry clean my wedding dress... does anyone have any other suggestions? No major stains just the usual wedding cake, grass stains and footprints on the train :mad: .
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Durabrand Breadmaker
Purchased a Durabrand breadmaker from Asda a couple of months ago unfortunately every loaf I have made has collapsed in the middle. I always appears to rise OK but then it collapses. I have tried all different types of white and wholemeal recipes and tried to follow the tips given in this forum but to no avail, I even get…
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What's that website that compares supermarket prices?
Found a website a while back which compared the prices of items from tesco, asda, morrisons and sainsburys but can't remember what it's called... can anyone help?
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Dry cleaning duvet madness!
Left two single duvets at my local dry cleaners to give them a freshen before putting on the kids beds for winter. Didn't discuss price and can't remember what I paid last time but my ticket states that it will be £16 on collection. I can buy new ones (13.5 tog) for £6.49 in Argos! Obviously will have to go back and…
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How to go about cutting a babies hair?
My little girl is one on Saturday and her hair is starting to get quite long and curly at the back. I wanted to either get it cut or have a go myself. Anyone able to offer any pointers? She loves having her hair brushed so I'm hoping she wouldn't be too bothered about having it cut :rolleyes: I'm not sure if I should pull…
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Thrift Lady's Chocolate Fudge Pudding- oh my God!!!!!
I made this from the recipe index link last night and it is soooo nice. What was left I stuck in the fridge but being a pig I had a couple of spoonfuls when I was making the kids lunch and I think it is even nicer cold. The sugar coating goes all crunchy. If you have not tried this please do so. And if you not good as…
