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Please can I have a hug or two??
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Should i get a bread maker?
have been considering for ages now about whether we should get a bread maker, i like the look of the fastbake one but was wondering how easy it is to use and how much it roughly costs to make bread. Dont really know anything about yeast etc and wouldnt have a clue where to buy it from. Any advise would be great as watching…
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Frozen wedding cake!!!!
Hi This is my first post - I usually just browse! Don't know if this is the right place for this question but here goes. When we got married 5 years ago, we were very traditional and saved the top tier of our wedding cake - to use when little ones arrived as a christening cake!! The cake is a fruit cake, and is still in…
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baskets
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Bread Bin
Hope there's someone out there who can help. DH and I both love going to visit old houses, and when we wee at Lanhydrock earlier this month DH said that what he'd really like is on old fashioned bread bin (a bit like this one). I've been looking online for a new one, without success. It needs to have a lit that sits on…
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OS Saturday 11th August 2007
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Saturday 11th August, 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…
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2 Chickens and a breadmaker = nirvana for me
I am so happy. :j I mean truly chuffed to pieces. I have today brought home the two newest editions to our family, a rhode island red cross breed, chickens for those not in the know. They are currently snuggled up in their house. The run I will complete tomorrow. Plus I succumbed and bought the Panasonic 253 breadmaker on…
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Great new frugality website
Apologies if this has been posted before, but I'm not (yet) an ardent OS'er, so I may have missed it. Anyway, recommended in The Times this morning (all true OS'ers will be pleased to hear I read it for free as a train leave-behind ;) ) is wisebread.com It's all about 'living large on a small budget' and divides its posts…
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Mealplans WB 11th August 2007
Another week gone:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Here is our mealplan for this week: Saturday: At Sisters:D Sunday: Gammon, Roasties & Roasted Veg Monday: HM Chicken Curry, Rice, Bombay Spuds (reduced 20p), samosas (10p) Tuesday: Sausage Cassarole & Baked Spuds Wednesday: Gammon, Mash, Cabbage & Peas…
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Pan turned black!
:o I had left the pan which had had chilli in for a while before washing up - not so long to grow fur, but long enough to get really dried on. Because it had been a big batch I had used the pan part of my pressure cooker which is the biggest pan I have (currently) and it is a pain to wash up because it doesn't fit in my…
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How to restore an old bicycle.
Looking to clean up and paint a childs bike.Is it possible to get the rust off? What paint should I use and any other useful ideas gratefully received.Would I be able to buy new stickers from somewhere?
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Bread Machines
Well, the time has come for my old faithful Kenwood BM200 to be pensioned off. He's seen me through the last six years, baking bread almost daily, and he's now got an intermittent fault which causes the bread to fail. Rather than start patching him up, I've decided to take the plunge and buy a new machine. Now, my first…
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How to prepare + keep cold boiled potatoes for a 'gathering'
Hi All, Hopefully someone can help. How do we prepare, or more crucially, store cold boiled potatoes to serve at a family gathering. Ideally we want to just have plain boiled potatoes without mayonnaise or anything on them, so that people can add their own sauces etc. It will be part of a buffet. I know how to boil them,…
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Quiche pastry - can it be frozen?
I am making courgette quiche/tart for dinner tonight (using Delia's recipe from Complete Cookery course, with some added rosemary). When I went shopping earlier today I saw the packets of frozen pastry, and this got me thinking. I can make pastry quickly as I use a food processor, but all the different stages of…
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breaking-in new shoes - any tips?
Hi, This might not sound like money-saving but it is a waste of money when I buy shoes that I wear once and get blisters so bad I don't want to wear them again, so I thought I'd ask for tips. I'm not talking about 4-inch heels or anything like that, just normal, flat, leather shoes. They always feel comfortable when I try…
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Goats Milk - anything I can do with it?
I bought some goats milk (as I had a points coupon to use up) and I think it tastes pretty yukky (I love goats cheese so thought I would be ok with the milk as I drink Soya milk so can't be that fussy!!) Does anyone have a nice recipe or something I could do with this goats milk - that would disguise the taste (or more…
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Keeping bras in shape
Hi guys...not sure if this is the right place to put this question. Please feel free to move it necessary. My question is how can I keep my padded bras in shape. After several washes the padding just goes all out of shape and they make my boobs look mishapen. I can't keep affording to buy new bras but I'm fed up of looking…
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Pink mould in shower
I have pink mould on all the grout and sealant in my shower. I believe this is due to body fat deposits or something - I presume I've overheard Kim & Aggie muttering about it. I clean the shower regularly, believe it or not, but can never shift it completely. The latest attempt was Cif cream with bleach - dabbed it…
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lidl half price fruit and veg
Hi Does anyone know if and when the half price or 70% off fruit and veg starts or has started in Lidl. Is it nationwide or just regional. Thanks
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Spinach
Am planning to make a vegetable puff this evening; puff pastry covered in chopped tomatoes, red pepper, spinach and goats cheese ... can't wait; only question is do I wilt the spinach first? Many thanks!
