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Daily Thread 25th Feb 07
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for xx (25th feb). 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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Suggestions for grubby sofa
Our 3piece suite is lovely but grubby; has fixed covers in a red/yellow check style. How do you suggest I clean it? I recently invested in a VAX which didn't seem to do much with the grubby spots at all, in particular the arms of the chairs, although the colour of the water afterwards was quite shocking!! It had previously…
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Do you ever wonder whether it is all worth it?
I mean honestly, the spending hours cooking good, healthy food with no additives for your family when no help is offered and the response would be identical if you put a jar of sauce over pasta and put it on the table? The careful meal planning, the cooking from scratch, the shopping more carefully, the healthy meals, is…
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use for milk used to cook fish in?
Hi there DH just gave us a lovely tea, we had smoked haddock which he poached in milk. Not liking to throw anything away what can I use the milk for? I thought I could make a white sauce with it, as I either have a tin of tuna or a little bit of salmon so I could make a pasta dish. ANy other ideas? Apart from giving it to…
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Help please white marks on wooden table
I did a bread making session today and having no spare worksurface sat the loaves on a cooling rack on the wooden kitchen table - when I lifted them off OH said, "What on earth's that?" - AAARgghhh! There are huge white heat /water marks where they were sitting ( it's about a third of the table , I did a huge bake !!!! )…
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grubby hallway carpet
Noticed today how grubby my hallway carpets getting in front of the front door have used vanish power shot and thats ok but has any one any other recommendations,
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Halve your printer paper costs.....
Afternoon All, ........just started using both sides after taking me an age to work out how. Half the price most of time & less paper everywhere. Next challenge to read off the screen as much as poss, I just love printing out articles tho!!
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Pencils! So out they're in!
Afternoon All, Qick tip - use a pencil! Last forever (almost!), can correct your mistakes easily esp. with rubber on top & well cheaper than ink. I've not used one regular since school & well into them now, might by a pencil case & compass next!! No, I've not been on the sherry
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baking help needed
hi there, hope someone can help. im doing a cake sale to raise money for comic relief (ive asked for recipes earlier on this forum) and decided to try some ideas today. as i am on the atkins diet, i bought some sugar substitute to try and use in baking instead of sugar. but i am finding a problem with weighing it!! the…
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fish
I have got some haddock and prawns thewing any ideas for a s/w recipe,something tasty if poss
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Fozen omelette
I need to get dinner served pronto and am at a loss. I've two frozen omlette's in the freezer - can they be cooked from frozen? I've tried a search but there's loads and loads of pages with either 'freeze' frozen' or omlette in the thread - does anyone know off the top of their head please? Kaz x
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Using up Bean Sprouts
Hi, Not sure whether or not this is the right spot for this but here goes!.. I have almost a full bag of bean sprouts left over from when I made some spring rolls. Has anyone any recipes or ideas how to use them up - I dont want to chuck them as it would be a waste of money! Thanks!
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How do you Organise your Baking Stuff Cupboard?
Hi guys! Ive got so much stuff now in my cupboard after being on here and doing baking etc - its getting so full up !!!! and I find I have to pull alot of things out to get to something else! SO I Just wondered if i could organise it any better? What is better for storage to get the most out of the cupboard space? what…
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Meal Plans WB 25th February 2007
Gosh...another week and nearly in March 2007:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: I'll kick the meal plans off for this week. Mine will be from today but have put tomorrows date...but what the hell....who cares:D Saturday:Pie, boiled spuds, carrots and french cut beans Sunday:Lamb, roasties, boiled mint spuds (have someone…
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petal paste recipe????
Hi all, Have been really inspired by all of you 'Old styler's' and have started breadmaking, yogurt making and baking. My family think I have gone mad, but like to eat the results:rotfl: Anyway, started a cake decorating course this week and it seems I will need a lot of 'petal paste' to make flowers, etc, to decorate the…
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Anyone used Cold Fill only washers?
My daughter needed a new washer urgently. Found what we thought was a bargain at Makro ~ £129.99 + vat until we opened it, and found it to be cold fill only. I am hoping that it isn't going to cost her a fortune in electric ~ how good is the cold wash and has anyone used it much. I am hoping that if she can use the cold…
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Beluga Lentils - where to buy in bulk
I've just acquired a taste for these small black and very tasty lentils but at £2.08 for a 500g box would like to see if I can buy them in bulk. My food co-op cannot get them. Can anyone help?
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anyone made yogurt coated dried fruit?
Hi folks, Had a quick look in the index but could not spot anything, sorry if this already has been covered! Has anyone made yogurt coated dried fruits - raisins, strawberries and the like? DS loves these as a sweet treat in his lunchbox, but those individual packs you can buy are expensive! The small boxes of coated…
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Denim dye
I washed some jeans and put them on a pile of wet washing, and the dye has marked several shirts, tops and towels. Is there anything I can do, or is it all for the bin :(
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OS daily thread Saturday 24th of February
Goooood Morning everyone :D Now I know I said I wanted to be able to get up earlier, but this wasn't really what I had in mind considering I didn't put my Tightwad Gazzette down until gone midnight!:rolleyes: Still, at least I might actually get something done today... I finally completed my first draft of the horrid essay…
