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OS Tues 16th Jan
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 16 jan. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come…
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Uses for Flat Lemonade
Does anyone have any uses for flat lemonade. We often have some left over from childrens visits ( no kids ourselves ) I have one of these pump things to keep the pressure in the bottle, but eventually its too flat to 'save' anymore. And is it true that if put in to the water with flowers in a vase it helps keep the flowers…
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Bread question
I've found a wholemeal/white recipe that works well in my BM but all the loaves seem to taste really yeasty. This may be a really obvious question but does that mean I should use less yeast, even tho I'm using what it says in the recipe? Also, If I want to add seeds to it, do I reduce the amount of flour by the same amount…
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Chicken - moneysaving or ethical?
Help, i'm in a chicken quandry. Chicken is the only meat DH will eat and while one half of me wants to be money saving and buy economy chicken, the other half thinks i should be buying free range. What do other OSers do?
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The Complete HM Gifts Collection
This post is going to be a complete collection of ALL "HM Gifts" threads here on Old Style. Please do not add any posts or questions into this Index Thread but do your best to choose from the many threads below one which is most closely related to your query and by all means join that one.
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How to re-heat a cold cottage pie?
I'm pretty new to OS but very slowly a little at a time and by keep reading all your suggestions and ideas I'm changing. I really did myself proud yesterday. I steamed extra carrots and made extra mash potato when making last night's dinner and then as soon as we finished eating I used the left over gravy and minced beef…
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Freezer novice -help
Hiya Just starting out on the road to OS nirvana - so apologies for being a bit clueless about these things.... Just been into Sainbury's and timed it right as they were having a reducing frenzy, can I freeze:- Runner beans (fresh) Carrots/broccolli (pre-chopped) A treacle tart?????? Please help or i'll have to eat it all…
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Put your thinking caps on!!!!
As a primary school we are involved with UNICEF's Day for Change on Friday 2nd February. We want to raise as much as possible therefore i would be grateful if anyone has any new ideas that would work within the school. Obviously these ideas have to be OS as we don't have lots of money to spend on doing anything dramatic!…
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os 30th birthday present??Help
Hiya everyone. I am the big 30 on the 20th of feb:eek: and dh has asked me what i want. And seen as i have been being so sensible lately with money and am becoming very os i have asked him for a new breadmaker. But have no idea which one or if there is something that maybe more useful to me. I already have a electric…
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How to cook using Madras curry powder
I am doing a veg & chickpea curry for tea I have 2 choices 1) madras powder 2) tescos medium curry powder I hate to ask such a dumb question, but if I used madras, how do I use it? Im doing the veg, frying off with tinned toms. HELP!
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I want to cook a nice in-expensive meal for my Mums birthday
I want to cook something impressive for my mums birthday but not spend a fortune. I've seen lots of lovely recipes in some of my cook books but they all need loads of ingredients which is going to cost loads. I'm only cooking a main meal (got birthday cake for pud!) and I'm cooking for 5 adults. Oh and I'm doing the meal…
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kfc beans ??????
hiya please move this if you have to as i didnt know where to put it. does anyone know where kfc get their beans from as they are lovely,thanks helen.
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How stupid am I!!!!
I decided to make the trifle I had in the cupboard and added too much milk to the mousse:mad: :doh: Is there anything i can do to make it set??? I really should read instructions properly!!! I'm feeling very stupid. At least I have restored the clever dumb balance :p Emma
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Roll out chocolate icing?
Hi all, Thought I would pick your brains on this one as I don't have a clue! I am making my dd's 2nd birthday cake in a week or so and want to do this:- I've done cake designs before using the usual rollout icing and marzipan but want to use white and milk chocolate as quite a few people (OH included) don't like the other…
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Egg and lemon soup - I am not mad!
Yesterday I made some egg and lemon soup for myself. My Grandfather was Cypriot and he taught us all how to make it. I have brought it to work for my lunch and when people ask what i am eating they look at me like I am mad when I say "egg and lemon soup". It is so delicious and cheap to make. Does it sound that bad?
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Reducing refined products in diet
Any tips? I'm hoping it might help my adult acne if I reduce the amount of refined foods I eat. Can you tell me what I should avoid? I'm veggie (no flesh, just eggs and dairy). I do my own cooking a lot, but I'm sure I can improve.
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OS sources of veggie-friendly EFAs
Is there an easier and cheap(ish) way to get essential fatty acids in a Veggie OS diet? Can I just check that they're the same as Omegas?! I tried flax powder, but it's yucky and expensive. Plus I've read consuming it through the day is better than one dose.
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Where to start? Lodger gone, mess left
I feel like such a horrible person today. A few months ago I let a friend (he's also a distant relative) rent a room off me as he became homeless quite unexpectedly. All I asked was money to chip in for bills and food (I was going to be doing the cooking most of the time and he would do cooking on days where I would be…
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stew ? a few questions
hi everyone... well i just pinched my mums slow cooker !! going to try to do stew tonight i chopped up carrots potatoes onions ect and put them in then the meat how much stock do i need to cover all the meat ect ? and what can i serve with it as its only a small pot really what sort of potatos can i put with it....? sorry…
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Mouldy duvet
We've been storing a 13 tog synthetic duvet in a built in wardrobe and have just discovered that it's started to go mouldy where it was touching the outside wall. I've read the threads about getting rid of mould (lemon, vinegar, bicarb etc.) and also the threads about washing duvets/getting them washed at laundrette/dry…
