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Washing Powder cheaper?
I know i have read that you can dilute your washing powder with something to make it go further. What is it and What washing powders are good value?
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Aargh! Got Turmeric on my Lilac Top!
Its something I have never managed to get out - anyone have any ideas? Its only just happened when I tested a teaspoon of the curry in the SC! Thanks
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Toy storage
Hi i am looking to sort out toys and would like a shelf type unit that is divided into squares that fit storage boxes or baskets - have tried searching on ebay but can't think what called and none coming up! i have seen one in letterbox but won't pay £200 for it!!! :eek: any ideas please ?
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Can I do Weightwatchers OS?
I want and need to reduce my weeklys shopping bill down from £75 for 6 people, but can I do OS and weightwatcher friendly at the same time? Husband must have a meat product with his tea and have to do 4 packed lunches a day. trying to convince hubby i want to grow our own veggies but hes not convinced it will save much for…
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Packed lunch low fat food
Hello, I'm sorry if this sort of thing has been asked before but I couldn't see anything. I have decided to bite the bullet and try to do weight watchers again (although being a Money saver I won't actually be going to the meetings - just doing it on my own with the information I already have and my weight watchers…
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Freezer to microwave tubs - cheapest? alternatives?
Hiya I'm after some plastic tubs in which I can put all my cooked meals and freeze them as single portions, but I'd like them to go straight from the freezer to the microwave, I know they can be quite expensive but I'm wondering if any of you good people can tell me an alternative that does the job equally as well at a…
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Salt cod
Sorry if this isn't the right forum, but... Anybody got any good recipes to use salt cod? Thanks, much! :)
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OS Thursday 25th January
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 24 jan 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, please do…
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Crisp & Dry cooking fat????
My son has just asked me how long he can keep using the same 'Crisp & dry' in his chip pan. I don't cook chips anymore (sometimes wedges), so can't answer his question. Does anyone know? As I remember I used to cook chips about once a week and drained the fat through a sieve with a piece of kitchen roll on and clean out…
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Can you use washing up liquid in the dishwasher?
Hi:rotfl: This may be a silly question but can you use a little bit of washing up liquid in the dishwasher if you've run out of dishwasher tablets?:confused:
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My favorite Cheap Meals
I thought i would post this, maybe to give others an idea for cheap meals, you may have forgotten about or overlooked. I know with the joys of food shopping, and the lovely prepacked meals, we spend a fortune on, we sort of get waylaid with ooh dont buy ready meals make them. But there are lots of old basic meals i love…
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Lovely recipes - Able and Cole
Just reading "A Life Stripped Bare" by Leo Hickman (heartily reccomended!) and decided to have a look at the Able and Cole website to see if they delivered in my area. Sadly they don't yet, but while having a look at the site I found some gorgeous recipes :p and lots of 'em! Here's a link for anyone who would like to have…
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Plastic bath
Ok, I've tried searching and I cant find anything relevant so here goes: We had a new plastic type bath put in in November - it is actually some kind of reinforced plastic but the surface, where you clean, is plastic. I started off using a gentle washing up liquid and a flannel to clean it, but that was hard work. So, a…
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saag paneer - low cal curry accompaniment
I just made this and it was delicious! Saute small chopped onions, garlic, turmeric, curry powder, salt. Could add coriander too. Add 1 mug of frozen chopped spinach, let it defrost and then add 1/2 a mug of low fat cottage cheese with pineapple. Cook on low heat for ten mins. That's it! :D
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second hand cooking utensils what do you think
hi....... i go to auctions on a regular basis..... they do house clearances etc......and there is neally allways boxes of utensils... saucepans.....baking tins/trays etc......and other kitchen bits and peices..... the thing is i buy non stick trays... and find some times the black non stick coating comes off...so i end up…
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Help With Wood
can any of you clever clever people tell me how to norish my pine doors without getting them too orange they are getting very dry and i dont know what to do
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Chemical Free Cleaning for health
Hi, I'm really interested in giving up all my normal cleaning products and trying to use only chemical free ones. I suffer from M.E. and have heard that this could improve my health. Plus I worry about exposure to all the nasty stuff they put in them anyway. We've recently gone organic with all our food so would like this…
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No laughing - knitting patterns needed for jumper for elderly whippets
Not quite sure how I got myself volunteered for this but basically I'm trying to knit jumpers for elderly whippets (please no laughing). They just get into a complete mess with normal bed coats so jumpers were the answer to stop them feeling the cold (they feel the cold more so than most dogs). I've looked on the web and…
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Braun Clean & Charge - cheap refill?
Hi, I have one of those Braun electric shavers that sits in a base unit and then clenas itself using a lemony smelling alcohol from a cartridge in the base. The replacement cartridges are £7.49 for two and it strikes me that you could quite simply empty out and refill them with say surgical spirit (perhaps afetr infusing…
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Quick questions on ANYTHING (see first post for Freezing, Reheating, Slow Cooker, +)
Hi, everyone :) Ok, we'll give this a trial, and I'll sticky this one for a little while to help people find it. It would be a good idea to add it to your favourites (bookmark it). While the title says "ANYTHING" I really mean "ANYTHING OLD STYLE" but don't want to make the title up there too long. So, if you have a quick…
