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Slow cooker virgin
Hello experts, please be gentle, it's my first time :A My new slow cooker is on in the kitchen, with goulash. Smells fab. It's been on since 9.30, I chose today to try it out as I'm off work, in case it burned the house down (worry, me??). The goulash is bubbling round the edges, is that ok? It's on LOW.
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Veg Box arrived - HELP!!!!
Hi All, Well I got my fruit and veg boxes this morning. Just had one of the apples and it was beautiful, but there are 2 things in the box that I have never used before. Thanks goodness there was a list of what everything was or I wouldn't have even known! Can anyone tell me what I do with fennel and italian chard? Thanks.
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Old fashioned needle threader - where to get?
Hello everyone :hello: Apologies if this is in the wrong place as it is probably more of an 'I wanna' but I thought you lovely people here would be more likely to know/help. My elderly neighbour has failing eyesight yet loves to sew and do needlecrafts. She has recently broken her needle-threader contraption and has asked…
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Fail-safe & easy menu for slow cooker/other cooking method
I am due to host a 'pot-luck' lunch next month, and the 'host' usually does a hot main dish and everyone else brings salads, bread, puds etc. This is the first time I am due to be 'host', and you need to know that I am a totally !!!!!! cook! I have a large slow cooker (in fact I have 2 slow cookers, if that's relevant), so…
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how to work out my bra size......help...
didnt know where to ask this question.. soo i am so at home on os i thought i'd start here... please dont laugh... but i dont wear bras very often..... i have now put loads of weight on.... and my old bras just dont fit any more...... we are going away tomorrow for a long weekend to minehead butlins.... 70's weekend...with…
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Curry in a hurry
Save money on takeaways when you are in the mood for a curry and nothing else will do! I spent years trying to make homemade curries which were never that nice....until this one.....Tastes fab and is so quick: (is cheap too!) Fry an onion in a big saucepan. Add a clove of garlic. Add a couple of tablespoons of pataks curry…
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Which treacle and yeast for a breadmaker?
I have ordered myself a breadmaker (panasonic 253) and I want to get the ingredients today so I can make my first loaf of bread as soon as it arrives. I've found an online manual to get the ingredients I need. And just been on sainsburystoyou to have a nose at them. Is the treacle required for wholemeal bread Black…
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HELP! Grocery Budget Shock!
Hi All I have been around these boards for a long time now & thought I was pretty savvy:o However, I have just worked out this years monthly budget & decided to do it with a bit more detail than in the past. I have a £200 a month grocery budget, this also has to cover Spuds shoes, disposable nappies (please don't tell me…
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OS Daily Thread for Thursday 1st March
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 28 Feb 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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Help with cleaning old pan
Hi I hope someone can help me, I have a stockpot pan 15 years old, non-stick inside and I used it for stews, great you might say, but it has started to smell awful, I keep cleaning it with washing up liquid, then pour boiling hot water in it, but still after a couple of days it starts to give off this horrid stomach…
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March 2007 Grocery Challenge
MARCH 2007 GROCERY CHALLENGE Hi All :hello: Welcome to the grocery challenge. The aim is simple....to reduce your bill as much as you comfortably can. Some people include toiletries and some include petrol as well it is entirely up to you. For everybody that is new to the challenge it is a good idea to keep all your…
