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HM citrus body scrub
Hello, have friend staying with me (consider him more family) to help look after me (not too well at the moment) and he also needed somewhere to stay after being made homeless rather abruptly. He'll probably be staying with me till after christmas so wanted to get him a small christmas pressie. He loves the Body Shop…
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Oil in bread...
...what happens if you don't put it in? Yet to come across a recipe that I've done that asks for it! Will it make it any nicer though?
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slightly cheeky breadmaker request please
if anyone has the cookworks cheapy breadmaker from argos - could you let me have the basic white loaf receipe please? We moved about a month ago and i can't find my booklet anywhere :o as there are a few boxes that i simply can't unpack yet and it must be in one of those :o have finally got room in my kitchen to set it up…
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Trying to work out what sized turkey I need to buy?
Looking at ordering a turkey for christmas and I really have no idea what size to buy? This is actually a pre-christmas meal as will be with family on the day. (not that it really matters!) I am looking to buy a turkey for 4 people with enough meat to eat in sandwiches for a few days and enough for making a pie as well? If…
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Help with laft over veg please
Hi, From yesterdays lunch I have the following: Mange tout (was reduced in the co op and theres quite a lot left) Roast potatoes carrots Little mashed suede a little cauliflower cheese Obviously I need to be a bit more economical when preparing my veg in the first place but can anyone suggest anything I can do with these…
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Week 1...woohoo
Ok...this is my first week of menu planning. Thanks to Black Saturn's plans i have devised a varied week but without having to buy a mountain of different foods. I made a stack of bolognaise sauce and put it in the freezer in 2 portion tubs. I am going to add a small tin of chilli beans to it to make chilli con carne and…
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Easy recipe for coffee cake
I have looked in the index but can't find anything under coffee at all. Want to know what I need to add to a basic mixture to turn it into coffee cake. I only have coffee granules. The icing is easier as I can taste that to see if it's strong enough. Also, is there a conversion to work out how much mixture I need to make a…
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Mouldy jam!
In September my OH made some blackberry & apple jam (free apples and foraged berries of course!) and it was delicious. It's been stored in our pantry since. He opened a jar today and it had quite a lot of mould growing on it. On checking the other jars they appear to be the same. I am assuming he boiled it for long enough…
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What removes silicone????
Anyone any ideas what willl remove silicone from fabric???? I have tried all sorts and it wont budge:mad:
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Diabetes Recipies for Young Children?
Hi, firstly, Board Guides, please move this if the thread is in the wrong place :o Okay.... last Friday my 3 and a half year year old boy was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. :eek: We're okay now with the jabs etc, but he's currently eating like a horse (he lost half a stone, plus more for bone growth, since Christmas and…
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Veggie burgers
Hi All This is off the "Oats" thread - thought it better not to hijack it! My recipe for Nut Burgers: About 4 oz nuts - peanuts, or brazils, or whatever you have handy. Roast cashews are nice, but then don't add any salt. About 3 oz oats - small variety One carrot finely grated two slices of red onion finely chopped half a…
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CurryQueen, Help! Can I use stem ginger in place of fresh?
Just making a curry sauce as per the 1kg of onions ect... And have found that my fresh ginger is inedible. Can I use stem ginger instead or replace it with something else? Also approximately how many garlic cloves make 50g? My leccy scales are broke and my cheapo manual ones are hard to gauge at low weights. TIA
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Using up some impulse buys
Looking through my cupboards today I noticed that I have some bits and pieces that have been there for a while, which I'm not really sure how to use up (and can't remember which recipie I bought them for in the first place!) Inspired by some of your great ideas for others on the storeroom challenges, I thought I would ask…
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bread maker instructions
managed to get a breadmaker (only used twice) at the carboot sale this morning for £5 a GOODMANS cuisinere it has a receipe booklet but no instructions. has any one got one could they pm me ? bread is baking at the moment but I need to know about the delay function etc.
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Freezing xmas pudding mix?
Hi can anyone tell me if its possible to freeze xmas pudding mix (uncooked) if that makes sense, just that im not going to have time to cook another one 2day and I didnt want to through away the mix Thanks
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iceberg lettuce
I often buy icebergs on the market, as they're a lot cheaper, but I usually buy two or three, as that's how they're sold and it works out cheaper. But they often end up going slimy besides salad/in sandwiches, is there much that can be done with them? I also thought about using them as tortilla style wraps, but I was…
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T cut- has other uses!
I just had to let other MSE members know about this! I read in Good Housekeeping that T cut can be used on shower screens to remove limescale. I live in a hard water area and have two showers . One of them has concertina- type doors which makes cleaning difficult. Anyway I tried this out yesterday and all the supports have…
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Eggs and baking! Quick help needed
Hello, I'm making a cake and it asks for 2 large eggs - and guess what? I've got medium sized ones So can someone quickly tell me which of these would give me the best result - 2 med eggs (too little egg) or 3 medium eggs (too much egg). it's a chocolate orange sponge cake thing from Nigella that I've never baked before…
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cook book for someone leaving home?
a friend of ours (male) is leaving home soon and getting his first place. He'll be fending for himself for the first time and doesn't want to just live on take aways and ready meals, so I thought a cook book might be a useful present. which book would you recommend? also which websites (apart from this one!) he says he's…
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Old-style mop
No, not DIY haircuts, I'm looking for one of those old wollen-type mops that we tend to associate with caretakers and dinosaurs. I'm having trouble finding anything other than super-duper vieleda soaks-up-the-Thames type contraptions. Any idea where I can get one? Or am I going to have to accost the caretaker?
