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Archives for August 2007

Fluid to flush/deoderize portaloo
We've just bought a second hand camping loo / porta potti to use next summer. I'm not keen on using the recommended chemicals to flush/clean it. I'd like to use something home made. I'm thinking maybe vinegar, tea tree oil, neat alcohol? Any ideas anyone?
America's cheapest family - OS Style
Had a quick look but I couldn't see if this had been posted already - if it has sorry!!:o Logging onto yahoo today I saw this http://www.abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3432477&page=1 This family of 7 live on $35,000 a year (about £17,500). I know that it can be done because of this board, but some of the comments generated…
Smelly !!!!! problem
Our neighbours cat keeps doing poo's on our garden ! Does anyone know of a solution that is low cost and low effort which does not involve blood shed ? Cheers
Creative thinking
Hi, I have 2 porfylit lamps from ikea and the glass shades have been broken. Any ideas of safe materials that I could use to make new ones (they're just a simple cylinder shape) Thanks G
Onions in a food processor
Hi, I am currently unable to chop onions due to an illness and I wanted something that would chop them for me. I purchased a Magic Bullet but that tends to puree them instead of chopping them, so my question is if I bought a food processor would that chop onions for me and if so how much would I have to do in the way of…
Kid's packed lunch ideas! Help!
As the kids are getting ready to go back to school soon I've started thinking what to put in dd's lunchbox! She's 5 and not normally particularly fussy but she just doesn't like sandwiches! Most of last term she just picked the filling out and left the bread! I put her on school dinners for two weeks and then changed my…
Storecupboard meal
Right, looked at the clock and thought...eeeek forgot to start dinner. So looked in the cupboard for something easy. Pasta, good Corned beef...yup and a jar of ragu (for emergency purposes) cooked pasta, put into pyrex dish, sliced corned beef, laid ontop of pasta, covered with ragu. Bunged in the oven..... so far so good.…
Recipe from "cook yourself thin"
Didnt really like the tv programme but liked one of the recipes for Lamb tagine with butternut squash-though am desperate to learn how lamb can be eaten in a diet concious way. Is the recipe written down anywhere,and more importantly,how many people does it serve?
Wheat, Egg, Nut and Dairy Free biscuits, bread and cakes please?
Hi, hope someone can help please. A friend of mine has severe allergies to wheat, nuts and eggs, and her children have a dairy intolerance. Has anyone got any recipes for edible biscuits, cakes and bread please? She has tried using the wheat free flour, but the results aren't very tasty to be honest. Corn flour (the pure…
Cold Chicken
I cooked a chicken last night for tonight's dinner as I don't get home in time from work to actually start from scratch tonight. What can I have with it besides salad (as I would have to go and buy all that stuff after work)? I'm not sure spuds and peas would go with cold chicken which is what I would normally have with a…
make your own bbq
I found this website http://www.henandhammock.co.uk/HelpingTheEnvironment/index.asp?id=266 which suggests that you can make your own portable BBQ. Has anyone done this? Are biscuit tins sturdy/fireproof enough to try it? I am camping this weekend and would love to give it a go. Thank you
Cheap Christmas Gift Idea
Starting from nowt! Very excited :-)
Hi all, I'm moving back home in December after living in Sweden for six months. I'm sooo excited about the thought of the kitchen being empty. Before we left we found old bags of yeast, flour, herbs etc months out of date:o What would you all recommend I start with? I'm starting a list of herbs and spices etc and could do…
OS DAILY THURS 30th AUG
Good morning to you all, been up for an hour, bur awake since 2am !!!!!!!! we managed to capture the hedgehog yesterday tea time and we took it to the local vet, it must have had at least 40 ticks on it, poor little thing, they said that if they couldnt see anything else wrong with it then they will remove them and send…
Anything you would shell out for???
I try to watch the pennies as much as I can. I'm a single mum who needs to make money stretch. I cook from scratch as much as i can and i rarely treat myseolf, my two children ( 7 and 4) already know the value of money. Why I shop I always take a list and try to stick to get planning menus etc buying store brand, but the…
Bush steamer!
I bought a nice Bush electric steamer about two weeks ago. I love veg al dente and thought it would be nice to be able to cook rice perfectly. The bloody thing doesn't seem to work! It cooked my fish ok, but rice stays hard as bullets and the veg was still crunchy, even after an extra ten minutes. Are Bush steamers just…
Yellow Squash
Hi all, Another veg box question :rolleyes: Had my delivery today, have about 5 bright yellow things in it, I asked the delivery man what they are and he said they are some kind of squash... Right so my question is, what do I do with them?? Any inspiring recipes to put in my planner?? Help, as always, is much appreciated!…
Apricots Apples and a Pointed cabbage
I have just bought a large punnet of apricots (500g) a bag of apples(1kg) and a large ponted cabbage all reduced to 10p each. I am looking for any dessert recipes for the fruit as my kids will not eat it as it is and also any recipes on what to do with the pointed cabbage. Eagerly awaitng replies Biff
Chocolate Chip Cookies (millies recipes too)
Hi I'm looking for a recipe for Choc Chip Cookies made with Condensed milk that i printed off here and have successsfully lost. Would be most grateful if someone could point me into the right direction to finding it. Many Thanks
My poor iron
My man finally decides to help me with the ironing :eek: and the iron takes the huff. I have a Tefal Steam Generator. Always use it with tap water and wipe it down before i use it with just water (which is what my man says he did, although he did fill up the tank a bit with cold water from the kettle, which he got an ear…

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