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Dieting on a budget?
right, the time has come, my muffin roll has now gotten so bad it's wobbling as I walk! On a good day I'm a size 12, but I'm starting to put on huge amounts of fat round my waist - the rest of me is actually okay, so I'm figuring it's just my age! I'm also on a really tight budget due to saving for a working holiday…
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Help! I've lent my cookbook & can't remember the recipe!
Hi, I lent my friend a weightwatchers book that came free with a Prima mag about 3-4 years ago & totally forgot. Now i need to use it tomorrow for the the recipe for fiery chicken pockets but she has left in her desk drawer & we wont be back until Monday. Can anyone help please? I know it had garlic, ginger & oil but i…
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Cheap, Baby-friendly, flea treatment for carpets?
I can't seem to find any harmless-to-humans treatment for fleas which my cats have kindly brought it. It also needs to be inexpensive and I was wondering if any of you know of any old-style treatment which won't poison us too:confused: Thanks for your time. Tess
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coming soon...on bbc2... kill it cook it eat it...
just finished watching jimmy's farn diaries on bbc2..... and they advertised a new programme starting soon.... called.....kill it....cook it.... eat it.... its all about following our meat from the farm to the abotoiur... to ur plates..... looks as though it could an eye opener.......
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What's your signature dish?
I thought I'd ask, as I'm looking for some inspiration.:) What's your signature dish? i.e. the one meal that you could cook with your eyes closed, that always tastes great? Looking forward to hearing your answers.:D
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left over Christmas cake - yes really
I'm just getting into cooking and making things from scratch rather than high-price microwave jobs. Got a load of Christmas cake left over, still very tasty, but getting boring on its own. Any ideas? PS Just made spag bol for the first time with homemade pasta sauce - mmmmm!
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Need to change my spending habits
I need to pull myself together. I've fallen into the 'if-I-want-it-I'll-just-buy-it' habit. Interestingly this won't include clothes for me even though I genuinely do need some clothes that look a bit respectable and fit. But it does inculde food, crafts, books, snacks, Starbucks, gardening things etc... I used to be…
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Removing bugs from framed pictures
How do you get rid of the pesky little bugs that seem to have infiltrated several of my mounted and framed prints? And also how best to prevent them.
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Fruit/veg delivery
Hi I currently go to a farm shop to buy my fruit and veg each week, but it takes me about 25 mins to get there and back, and is sometimes a real pain in the a**e! So, I am thinking about getting a box delivered. Can you please tell me if you get one, what you get (roughly) in it each week and how much it costs? I live in…
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Detox meals
I have been suffering lots in the mood department recently and my OH and I have decided to go on a detox to see if this helps a bit. My problem is i am stuck for ideas past grilled chicken with salad :confused: The rules are: No processed foods No red meat No dairy and very limited carbs. We are only doing it for a week,…
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Wanted recipe for a lower fat cake
Hi. Just wondering if anyone has a recipe for a low fat cake? Me and the girls at work are trying to cut down but would like to make us a lower fat cake as a treat. Thanks If anyones interested this cake doesn't need marg or butter but does have rather a lot of sugar. Taste good too. Weetabix Cake 4 Weetabix 8oz soft brown…
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Recipe idea for squid from lidl
Feeling adventurous, I picked up a can of squid in american sauce the other day, £1.49. There aren't any cooking instructions on the can but it looks like you can eat it straight away, as a starter I suppose. The american sauce is quite hot, I mixed it in a saucepan with some tinned tomatoes and chopped fresh mushrooms and…
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Can anyone identify this please?
Hiya, I have had my veg box delivered today and have this in it but i have no idea what it is, cant find anything on google either. Anyone any ideas?? Thank you!
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Cups coming out of d/w with bits on them!??
Hi My cups and glasses keep coming out of the dishwasher with bits on them it's gross, i have run a cleaning solution through it and cleaned the filter out but it's still happening any ideas ladies? Carli x
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Help with making seeded bread please
Morning all. We bought some wholemeal breadcakes (cobs, baps, whatever is your regional name lol) and they had shiney tops which im assuming is just the egg. But also they had seeds in them. I think they looked like broken up sunflower seeds but they were quite light in colour. They werent as crunchy as sunflower seeds so…
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Doing a Spring Clean & MSE-style Treasure hunt
Hello, I'm thinking of doing a Spring Clean of the House, the whole jobby top to bottom. I've decided to also do it MSE-style & look for the following in each room while I'm at it:- Old Coins- Under beds, couch etc, gonna Put em in a jar towards a well-earned DVD rental. eBay/Bootie stuff- anything not is use is going on…
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OS Friday 23 February '07
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 22nd 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 come…
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Can I use waxed oranges for zesting?
does anyone know please?
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Freezing uncooked Welsh Cakes
Nearly St Davids Day again and trying to get ahead I wondered if you could freeze uncooked welsh cakes. I know you can freeze cooked ones but I was hoping to have that nice smell of freshly cooked welsh cakes in the air. We have 130 children to satisfy on the day - I'm too scared to get this wrong!:D
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Chicken tarragon
Does anyone have a recipe for chicken with a creamy tarragon sauce?
