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Soot on the carpet!!!
Oh no DH has managed to get soot from the fireplace on to the carpet. :confused: Then tried to hover it up now its all smudged in!!!!:rolleyes: Any advice to get it off?
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Anyone had success with hand washing cashmere that is dry clean only?
Got DH a lovely marcus Law 100% cashmere jumper from TK Maxx for christmas , However just gone to throw it in the sink and it says Dry clean only. I really want to try and hand wash it but before i do any tip's/ horror stories I should know? Cheers.
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About getting organic milk and veg delivered...
Dairy Crest are now delivering organic stuff to our area. A pint of organic milk is 64p A Mixed fruit &veg box is £14 contents 1kg spuds 1kg parsnips 500g carrots 1 cauliflower 1 cabbage 500g onions 1kg brussel sprouts 4 bananas 4 apples 10 clementines I'm not so sure these are good prices. What do you think? :confused: If…
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pasta leftovers
I made pasta with a lovely tomato and veggie sauce topped with sausages for dinner last night.:D There was extra pasta left so I put it in tupperware in the fridge for tonights dinner (OH is rugby training).:T Having looked at it its a little dry - how can i spice it up make it more tasty?????? All ideas gratefully…
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Major find!!
My day just keeps getting better!! After selling my first item on amazon 8 mins into today, taking my loose change, which i'd counted up, to bank only to find I'd counted the 2ps wrong and had an extra £2, I then went into the charity bookshop only to find... The dairy book of home management circa 1980 for £1!!!! Its so…
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Alternative to Caster Sugar?
I'm just wondering whether I can use icing sugar as an alternative to caster sugar when baking muffins? I'm low on caster sugar but have a big box of icing sugar which I hardly use and I don't really want to go out and buy more caster sugar if I can use the icing sugar ;) I was going to use granulated but OH has managed to…
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Veggie Onion Soup?
Have tons of onions that I would like to use up. Have been looking in my tried and tested cookery books but they all say to use beef stock, cant do this as DH is a veggie. Is onion soup a non starter or has anyone got a decent stock idea? Thanks in advance.
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Queenie's Welcome Poem
Queenie I thought that poem was great, nice and simple and with useful links in it too. I wanted to reply on the thread but it has been closed. :confused: Anyway I thought it was great. You're a poet and don't you know it! (Sorry......:D
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Lock 'n' Lock- help/advice please!
After reading everyones comments about the Lock and Lock range I went out and bought some of the bowls yesterday from Lakeland. Am trying not to buy lunch each day at work (terrible habit) and so wanted to be able to bring soup to work... after everyones comments about the Lock and Lock I thought they would be fab for…
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Time To Use Your Loaf
There's an article the Scotsman today (by Rose Prince - author of The New English Kitchen, read by many of us) saying that with the price of standard supermarket bread set to rocket past the £1 barrier you can bake your own at home for as little as 50p (and people on here have costed it out at nearer the 40p mark,…
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Volunteers needed.
Hi everyone :) OK - here's the thing... Pretty much ALL of our indexes are woefully out of date. Some of them are more than a year behind now and, as you may have seen in the "help us to help you" sticky, we just don't have the time to keep them up these days. About the only one that is up to date is the breadmaking one…
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Seed Swap Events
With so many of us hoping to grow our own veg this year. How about a threat on any seed swapping events taking place? If you live in East Sussex, particularly around the Lewes area this one might be of interest http://www.lewes.gov.uk/council/9729.asp
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Tuesday 9th January 2007
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Tuesday 9th January 2007. 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,…
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Very specific SC recipes needed
Gave Mum a small SC for xmas - just does enough for two as she lives alone and will halve and freeze what she cooks. SHe enjoyed my 'invented' veggie chilli during her visit last week, and I gave her a copy of the somerfield magazine as it had a few adaptable ideas in that. Trouble being her eyesight isn't too good as she…
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Mouldy walls!!!!!!
Hi all I livein a council flat - its ground floor and only single glazed. We do air the rooms and try our best to remove condensation in the mornigns by wiping windows etc but this place is unbearable becasue of the mould - i now have a whole wall near enough of my bathroom coated in the stuff. Its all above the window,…
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The Eight Day Week
I don't know if this has been put forward before, but it occurred to me today and I thought it seemed like a good idea! If you are on a weekly budget, as I am, what about making your week's money last for 8 days. If you can do it for 7 consecutive weeks, then you would have a whole week's money saved! I'm seriously…
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How to give some OS help without offending...
We went to see my future in laws this weekend and what a world apart we are... Think of me as a mix of all 4 characters in the good life and SIL as... well not... Now I have to admit to not taking to her future husband but her choice I shan't interfer... Neither of them have a job SIL is a stay at home mum with her 16…
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Turkey reassurance please
hello, I had roast turkey yesterday for dinner and then left it cold in fridge which we had tonight and as there was loads left I started to cook the turkey in a soup which no one wanted tonight. My question is Is it ok to put the soup in the fridge and then reheat it again tomorrow night? Thank you
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Keeping salad fresh....
I don't know if this is the right place to post but I got a great tip about keeping potatoes fresh on this board (thanks). I buy the ready-bagged salads but the bags tend to condensate and then it goes mushy before I get a chance to eat it. Have you any tips on how to keep it fresh and maybe crispy. We do not live near a…
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Lakeland "sunflower" silicone cake mould
Happy New year to everyone ! It's gotta be better, hasn't it ? It has here anyway. please can anyone help: some (long) time ago I bought a HUGE sunflower-shaped silicone cake (jelly etc) mold from Lakeland and stashed it away and forgot about it. I have now found it and would like to try to make a big cheery birthday cake…
