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what to do with milk?
I'm vegan and for breakfast have cereal with soya milk. Thing is soya milk only comes in large cartons and i'm single so I run the risk of ruining my milk by it going off before i've used it which isnt great. Can anyone suggest ways to use milk in recipes suitable for vegans / vegetarians and ideally which can be frozen?…
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Old British Coins
Hello, Mum has got a few old coins lying about the house like the big 50ps and big 10ps, not loads, just a few. Can they still be swapped at banks? Or is there anything else she can do with them? Thanks
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os daily sat 27th jan
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for sat 27th 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…
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My Washing Machine takes forever !!! whats your machines shortest programme???
Someone out there must be able to help me. My washing machine takes forever to wash a load. I have a Bosch 1100, and on a 40 degree wash the shortest programme is approx 1 and a half hours !!! I can do a quick cold wash which takes 30 mins, but it doesnt work on grubby whites and doesn't spin as fast so everything is…
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For all of you OSers who want to grow their own veg!
Just thought I'd let you all know that Lidl are currently selling lots of seeds (flowers and veg seeds) for all of you who want to grow their own veg. The big packs are 49p and the small ones are 29p. I bought some courgette seeds, carrots, garden peas, leeks, giant onions, and I bought some sweet peas to grow up our…
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Homemade cakes cheaper than shop brought biscuits?
I know its not particularly healthy, but me and my partner have quiet a sweet tooth and like to take biscuits etc to work to have at lunchtime with other sandwich. Now I was wondering if it would be cheaper and mayb slightly healthier to make a cake at the weekend and eat that over the week? Also on that note I wondered if…
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Save your "oranges" net bags
I use them to put my homemade fat pies for the birds!
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Getting stains off a real parquet floor?
Hi there In my flat I have a real parquet floor which has been marked by dripping teabags (the distance between cup and bin!). Please can anyone tell me if it is possible to get the marks out without having to sand the whole floor down? I've tried washing the marks, and I tried a spray cleaner (can't remember the name but…
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How to clean pine furniture
Doing a move about of furniture and seeing things from different angles has shown up some grubbly, greasy marks on my waxed pine furniture which I cannot seem to get rid of. Kids greasy fingerprints I think. Also there are a few crayon and ink lines courtesy of the three horrors. Does anyone have any tips for cleaning…
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What to do with Stem Ginger Oat Biscuits...
Hi there, I'm hoping someone can help me out. I've a small packet of Nairn's stem ginger oat biscuits, but their a bit strong for my taste and I'm lothed to through them out. What do you suggested i could do with them instead? Thanks in advance for your help.
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Mini oven
hi all, I am having major work carried out on my house and will be without a kitchen for a while does anyone have any suggestions on the best mini oven out there for me to purchase to set up a mini kitchen in my dining room? What features would be best? Thanks
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Supermarket shopping online
Hi I have been running my freezer and store cupboards down in January with the aim of doing a monthly supermarket shop on my husbands pay day (today) for the basics. Fruit, veg, milk, bread and meat will be bought locally at the market and fram shop (I hate the rubbish meat the supermarkets sell). I have complied a…
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Rice pudding on the hob?
I usually make a wicked rice pudding in the oven but I was just wondering if it would be quicker and cheaper and lest wasteful (always take off the skin and chuck it) if I did it in a nonstick pan on the hob? Anyone got a recipe ? and does it come out nice and thick and creamy as it does when baked in the oven for 2…
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Nationwide box scheme??
Hiya, I know there are already threads on this but after spending all morning searching (both on here and other sites) i am unable to find any scheme that delivers to Scunthorpe. Does anyone know of one that delivers nationwide?? I am really wanting to try one of these but finding one is proving to be a nightmare! All big…
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weekly shopping !!!
hello all , can anybody tell me what are the basics that you should buy everyweek , i am sick of going to tescos every fri spending 40 quid then still having to go every other day and spending prob another 10 a day at the very least , whats the best thing to do ?????
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Vegetable chopper
Looking for a veg chopper that will save me having to lug out big old food processor that does not seem to do job. Like cooking lots of veg, and try to do bulk cooks for freezer, preparation is so tedious any ideas?
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where can I get a good value c0ck?
I want to make a special coq au van for some visiting relatives and all I can find is chicken? its not as good as c0ck because it just falls apart. :(
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Fruit syrups recipe please :-)
Hi everyone. Well the yoghurt making is going really well and i'm tucking into a delicious glassful everyday. However im bored now with my blackberry syrup and wondered what other flavours I could make? I'm trying to re-create something like the fruit corners from muller. My favourites are the cherry and the pineapple and…
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Old Style Friday 26 January
Morning all! Just off to fetch the sticky............ Hi, this is today's Daily Thread. 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…
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sunday roast chicken
cooked whole chicken for sunday dinner, then picked all met off the bone & froze it. put in freezer to defrost for fajitas tonight only to find i have no peppers or onion :mad: gonna have pizza instead :j will chicken be ok in the fridge untill tomorrow eve???
