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Is my SC faulty?
Is my SC faulty or is it my brain? Decided to try my Morphy Richards 48710 slow cooker for the first time today. Diced some spuds, swede, carrots and skirt, all smaller than half an inch square. Chucked in half a tin of chopped tomatoes with herbs and topped up with boiling water. The crock pot was about half full. I…
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Heidi Pie - recipe?
I went to that new Whole Foods store in Kensington last week. They had loads of things to sample so had a free lunch as I walked round as you do! lol :rotfl: Anyway I tried some Heidi Pie. Enjoyed it so much I would like to make it. Have googled but can't find a recipe. I did find an online pie shop that sells them and…
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Any OS relief for bites?
Hi again all? I seem to be on a roll tonight with the need for knowledge! For some reason i have the hardy type of skin/blood that isnt affected by flea bites or mossies, but after sleeping out in a tent with the kids on friday night i have a huge bite on my back that is really sore and quite !!!!! with no head to squeeze!…
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Spag bol help!
Evening all, I have to admit that i try to make most meals from scratch but when it comes to spag bol i usually have the extra mushroom and corguette variety in the cupboard to add to the mince! Tonight i had mince to use but no 'ready' sauce. I browned the mince, threw in some onions, tinned tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic…
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Nutty Chocolate Cake Recipe
I used to have a chocolate cake recipe from a student cook book, which I can no longer find. If I remember rightly, there was no flour (or very little) in the recipe, but it included ground almonds and hazlenuts, and possibly walnuts. The resulting cake was absolutely delicious, really moist, nutty and chocalatey, and it…
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Flea Infestation - Help!!
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A Blonde moment - hair colouring wise
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What can I do with 8oz of MELTED butter?
Actually it's about 6oz butter and 2 oz marg. I was trying to soften it for a cake mixture and put it in the microwave on the defrost setting but I pressed 10 MINUTES instead of 10 SECONDS. It was in there only about 45sec when I realised something wasn't quite right but it was still too liquid for a cake mixture (it…
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How to repair hole in evening dress
Over the past few weeks I’ve been altering a dress ready for this week end. As usual it’s now a last minute panic to do the final bits ie fix the shoulder straps Shock horror, I picked up the dress from the spare room held it up only to find a hole (size of 50p piece) has appeared. The hole is more or less at the back the…
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Fusty Smelly House after hols
We have just returned from a weekend away and last night opened the front door to a rather musty fusty smelling house :( We only went away first thing saturday morning till late last night and cant understand why its smelling so awful after that short spell, eventhough it was pretty hot when we went. I have only washed all…
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Weekly Menu Plan?
Afternoon all! Today I have bitten the bullet and faced my debts! Long over due but better late than never! I live with my new huuby and our 5 year old daughter and need to head on down to the supermarket, spend as little as possible and feed us for as long as possible! I was wondering if anyone could provide a cheap…
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Making a baking recipe book for sister
hi All, i am making a baking cookbook for my younger sister - its weird - she is amazing at meals - ie starters adn main courses but cant make a pudding to save her life. The last scones she attempted could of been hockey pucks they were that hard. Me on the other hand, am fine with deserts - no problem its the main…
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Cheapest way to use washing machine?
Time for another daft question....... :D This may seems silly but is washing at 30 degrees cheaper than washing at 40 degrees and if yes, how? I also have a 32 minute cycle at 50 degrees - is this cheaper then using a normal 30/40 degrees wash (my normal cycle is just over an hour) as it's only half the time. I realise…
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Grass Stains - What gets rid of them?!
We were at a 1st birthday party yesterday and as the weather was glorious, all the kids were playing outside. And my 7 year old must have been crawling round on his knees on the grass! I sprayed them with Vanish last night and I left them to soak overnight before washing them today. But the stain are still there, although…
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How to get rid of the smell of garlic from chopping board?
Hi All, Need some help on this one. A male friend cooked for me at the weekend in my house and used my wooden chopping board to cut garlic. Now I can't get rid of the smell it stinks! Also can't chop any fruit or salad stuff on it in case it then tastes of garlic! Any ideas to get the smell out please?
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1. Bicarb Of Soda 2. Kefir
Hi 1. BICARB OF SODA Just decided to start experimenting with cleaning with bicarb - bought teensy (ie 200gr) container from supermarket at 33p. This is obviously a very cheap-type ingredient - probably real price is literally pennies for this amount. On googling on how to buy industrial-size quantities (as 200gr wont…
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Baby has wee'd on my leather sofa, how the heck do I get rid of the smell?
The cushion were soaked but have now dried off. I have tried to soak up the odour with bicarb, but it's still there. The cushion covers do come off, but am I right in thinking I won't be able to put them in the washer? It hit the base which is cloth and has soaked right through, how do I get that out? Please help! Is there…
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Curry meal
Hi guys Im going to do a roast chicken and thought might be good to curry the leftovers for a meal. Ive got a naan bread recipe to try but would love a chicken curry recipe, something not very spicey or creamy but with lots of nice flavour and not too difficult to make either. Im a fan of mild rogan josh packed with lots…
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knitting magazine?
just wondered if any MSEout there are subscribing to that knitting mag that came out a few months ago that gives you a ball of wool a month with the aim of knitting squares using various techniques that you are taught as you go along that will eventually get sewn together to make a shaker style blanket. i did and am…
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We're hoping to go on holiday
Hi We're hoping to fit a holiday day in in November ( we were going to leave it till next year because its our 25th anniversary next spring but due to the fact that OH works away (it was a choice of that or bankrupsy) and weeknds tend to wizz past cos I have to work some of it and theres never enough time for everything.…
