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My first true OS Month !
I've read through all the threads i can think of, planned my budget, printed off the fabulous menu planner and freezer / pantry inventory lists from organised home - done a stocktake on what i have in and im pleased to report i dont need to buy a thing this week apart from bread, milk, minced beef and cat food :) Oh and…
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Apple slicers
HI Peeps What a loverly day I read on one of the thread about packed lunches that people had brought an apple slicer just like the ones I think Asda and alikes use to slice up the apples for the kids bags of fruit. It looks really neat and would be great for my daugher. Can anyone point me in the right direction of buying…
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Puy Lentils - any ideas?
Am starting to sort out my over full cupboards and get to grips with my food budget once and for all, have had a good(ish) January but am now seeking to reduce the stock pile. I will no doubt be asking for more help in the days/weeks ahead, but for the moment I have found two boxes of puy lentils vying for my attention and…
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Smelly steamer!
I have an electric steamer which stinks of fish after I cooked salmon in it. I cannot get rid of the smell. Any ideas?
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Cleaning Saucepans/frying pans
Oooo, first time I've started a new post :beer: I need to give all my pans a good clean, some are just looking old and tired, others are caked in oil from frying, (somehow on the bottom of the frying pans as well :confused: ) They are all metal pans, nothings non-stick apart from a much used wok! Any suggestions? I don't…
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Do You Ever Eat Out and Wish You Hadn't Bothered?
My DH is never very keen to eat out - but then he doesn't have to do the food shopping and cooking (although, to be fair, he does many other things around the house). Anyway we ate out last night and we were all disappointed. The food was uninspiring and, in some cases, overcooked. I know we should have complained - but we…
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Anodised saucepans
(Hope I've spelt this right) I need to replace ancient saucepans soon, so far I have only had non stick, which always comes off eventually. I have seen the thread on stainless steel pans, but also saw some anodised (sp?) in Asda. They were in their "Special" range so were more pricey than the others. Apparently they are…
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Daily OS thread for 2nd Feb 2007
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 2nd Feb2007 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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Anyone seen mrbadexample lately?
or has he lost the urge to cook :mad:
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Asda's "new" Idea
Ha! just been listening to the radio. They were interviewing a man from Asda who said they were running a trial in two stores selling unwrapped fruit and veg (at LAST:T !!) Said they had already done a successful trial of selling dirty potatoes and dirty carrots (by which I assume he meant unwashed) and the customers loved…
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OS balsamic vinegar recipes?
Hello! I'm trying to embrace the DFW/OS way of life before I graduate in 4 months - preemptive debt management you might say! But to get back to the point, I've been quite inventive coming up with recipes and cutting the cost of my weekly shop in half, and have also fallen in love with Stardrops - but there is a bottle of…
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Easy Fruit Sauce
Take 1 tin of Strawberries in juice and blend/liquidise fruit and juice, add enough water to make up to 3/4 pint. Add 1 rounded tablespoon cornflour and mix well, heat in saucepan, stirring all the time until thickened and heated through. Gorgeous poured over sponge:j
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ear ache
& no hearing in my one ear, sore as hell at times, big build up of pressure. Cant take time of work cos too busy & short staffed!!! Any ideas to help the problem & cheer me up??
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5cm fur Trim
i have just won a knitting pattern off ebay, for a hat, scarf and gloves. it says i need 60cm of 5cm fur trim to sew on to edging. as knitting seems to be making a comeback as a moneysaving tip i wondered if any of you may know where i may purchase some. or any websites that may be able to help? so far all the ones i have…
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Food Processor/Mixer advice
My DD managed to break the mixing bowl of my Braun Multiprac food processor today. I know I could get a replacement bowl but was considering whether this might be a good time to upgrade my equipment anyway, as I've had this one since I got engaged about 20 years ago. At the moment I mainly use the food processor to chop,…
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Receipes Idea's -Stress busting
I was sent home from work yesterday with stress. Now I'm not asking for medical advice - I'm seeing the doc on Monday for that, & I know what caused it & why 'chemically' I feel the way I do right now, But having read through my 'Healing Foods- a practical guide to key foods for good health by Miraim Polunin'! I now have a…
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Cooking Chicken
I'm trying hard with this OS thing, but find I cook the same ole thing over and over. So I've been looking for recipes on here, and most of them are excellent. However, some of them assume I know what I'm doing :confused: , so here's the one I'm going to make tonight. "Chicken in Tomato Sauce 3 chicken breasts Onion,…
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Washing problem..
I cannot, for the life of me, get my washing to smell nice. I wash everything reguarly (most items only worn once), I use plenty washing powder, fabric conditioner etc..but my washing just never smells nice(it doesn't smell awful, but just not extra fesh and clean). The other day I was in at work helping hubby and the…
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whats a typical day menu
hi after reading a thread on how many of you can feed a famly of four for around thirty pounds a week i wondering what you eat to get your shoping so cheeply when i spend 4 times that amount in a week to give you an idea i have listed a typical days menu for us bellow breakfast muddles for kids two slices of toast for me…
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help please!!! help with cheap meals / wheat allergies
hello everyone! i am hoping someone here can help me. i've trundled over from the DFW forum, as i have heaps of debt and need to cut my food bills (at the mo i think we're spending up to £300 on food alone each month for 2 adults!!!!) my problem is this. i have a wheat allergy. i used to feed us very cheaply mostly on…
