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New look MSE.com
Hopefully launching next week. Take a sneeky peek Martin
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My husband left the beef in the oven overnight - can we still eat it?
As the title says really. I was ill yesterday and so as not to waste the joint (I was NOT going to do a roast when I could hardly stand) I put it in the oven and my husband came in and took over the cooking but when it finished turned the joint off and left it in the oven until 'later'. Yeah right. The intention was to…
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Chamois leather v Microfibre cloths?
Hi all Today I invested in a chamois leather, rinsed it out until nearly dry and then started my glass shelves..... its !!!!!!! So then I used a microfibre cloth first to pick up any dirt, then used the chamois to dry the area....still !!!!!!! Its leaving little specks of fabric all over and looks worse than when I…
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jam doughnut muffins? recipe?
i was certain it was in the indexed collection - Ive searched but caNT FIND IT can anyone help?
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the whistleblower undercover in supermarkets
juswt heard on the wright stuff that there is a programme on tonight on bbc1 called the whistle blower... where an undercover reporter went to work in sainsburys and tescos.... and what went on at the meat counters..... like ..re-dating out of date meat....re- cutting a piece of meat to take the bad bits off etc.. looks…
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fresh orange juice...what exactly do they mean by concentrate
do you know what they do, and why it is called 'made from concentrate' i have often wondered about this, but i still ended up buying it, but now i am trying to buy just freshly squeezed juice....or am i better off buying a juicer, and buying a load of oranges from the market... and making it myself ? the thing is we all…
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Help party recipe needed
hi my oh and i are throwing a party on saturday for some mates. im looking on advice on what to cook as a one-pot meal - really want something different from curries and chilles. i would prefer to cook in a big pot (to feed about 20) but i dont mind doing things to accompany it - but i dont want to spend a fortune as i…
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OS Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for today. 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 in,…
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How do you cope with allergies day to day??
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perfumed bowl
I've just been given a lovely pottery bowl, hand thrown by a man in Yorkshire (Gods own county). Don't think it has a great monetary value, but it means a lot to me. Only problem is that at some time in it's life it has had some of that chemical pot-pourri stuff in it and it STINKS---really really sweet and artificial.…
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OS nappies! (again)
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Weekly shop and grocery challange!
Afternoon all, I have been reading this forum for a while now and am inspired to sort our our shopping budget as we currently spend way too much. I believe we are spending about £400 per month for 2 adults and 1 20month old son. I have been reading the grocery challange thread but can see anywhere a breakdown of what…
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my smelly bin! Help
Hi everybody, please help. I've just bought a plastic bin for my bathroom to put my toddlers used nappys into. i put a plastic liner in it and put the nappys in nappy bags and put them into the bin, my problem is my bin smells disgusting! is there anything i can do to make it smell less riffy? I soaked it overnight in a…
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Tidying wardrobes- cheap storage & ideas appreciated
I am trying to tidy my wardrobes & drawers.However I have probelms storing my shoes & bags especailly and finding anything in my drawers as they always turn into a mess.I have seen shoe boxes in lakeland I think but these cost a fortune. Cna anyone suggest a good way of storing my shoes- and especailly my boots- so they…
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Need help with meals, broken toe! Help
Hi all, I was most unfortunate to break my toe and my daughter's communion yesterday, now i am 'supposed' to be resting but i need to paln the weeks meals for me my other half and two little ones, does anyone know of any cheap and esy meals so that i don't have to get dp to go out and buy ready meals for the rest of the…
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The Daily for Monday 21st May 2007
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for today. 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 in,…
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Stains on wallpaper
Hello Can anyone please tell me if it's possible to get rid of the stains that appear on wallpaper after putting wet clothes on radiators. Really need to know as have a landlord's inspection next week and he is notorious for withholding deposits over the slighest bit of damage! thanks x
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Weekly Flylady Thread 21st May 2007
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it! Following requests to start things steadier for…
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French stick
I have a few french sticks left over from partying last night. I thought i would make garlic bread and then freeze it. Is this ok for going stale bread? If so what quantities garlic to butter?
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hydrogen peroxide
ive just found a bottle of contact lense solution, it says the ingreadients are: A sterile, buffered 3% hydrogen peroxide solution with intergral cleaning agent. would this be safe to use to whiten my teeth as mentioned in a previous post?
