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Have gone right off Freecycle!
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Slow Cooker Advice
Hi all I have been thinking for a while of getting slow cooker and have had mixed reviews when I have mentioned it to people. Can anyone give me any advice on this as to whether they could recommend one and what they cook in them.... :beer:
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help cleaning burner surrounds on oven
:confused: :confused: Used all the tips here to get the inide and top of oven gleaming but can't seem to find what to use to clean the dull silver circles that go around the gas burners. Tried dishwasher and scrubbing with brillo but daren't use the oven cleaner in a bag in case it pits it. Please help
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Saving Money OS. 50p pieces
My Dad saved his change in a jar before he died. Anyone know what on earth I can do with a load of the old style 50p pieces, including some Irish ones. Ta in advance,.
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Understanding my relationship with money – and taking back control!
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Lesson number one about organic food boxes.
Lesson: Don't depend on them as the vans can break down and you can be left with nothing to eat that is fresh. I think this is rather a large problem with these places that supply these boxes that they don't have the capacity to say for certain they can put on an extra delivery another day if anything like a break down…
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How long can I keep a cooked dinner in the fridge
Hi everyone, I made a sausage and mash dinner today with onion and mushroom gravy and it was delicious. I live alone and whenever I make a cooked dinner, I do 2 one to eat on the day, and I eat the other normally the day after, I keep the 2nd dinner in the fridge with a cover over it, now assuming I don't feel like the…
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name that fruit....?
My neighbour has a huge tree, the majority of which overhangs my garden. It has green plums on it, only for some reason I don't think they are plums:confused: :rotfl: ! they are a lovely yellowy-green colour at the mo but a lot have already started falling off. I'm sure they could just be plums but instinct tells me…
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Very ripe greengages
I have been given about 5lbs of ripe greengages by my friend from the tree in her garden, and I don't know what to do with them. They are a bit marked and bruised and not really for just eating, but I thought I might have a go at making chutney (don't think I would like greengage jam). Does anyone have any recipes? I have…
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Freezing Dairy Produce
I have noticed a few people mentioning freezing milk/cheese, I have never done this. Is it ok to freeze this stuff? and if so, does it defrost well? I often see big lumps of cheese on offer, but don't buy it as it is expensive to get and it wouldn't all get eaten quickly enough...but it would be good if I could cut it up…
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OS 'Conversion' chart.
One of the things that gets me is that I walk around a supermarket and I see tasty things (mainly pre-prepared) and I think 'I can make it cheaper than this'. But when I work out the cost of a one off set of ingredients it can work out roughly the same - especially when adding your time! Then it hit me, it's because I'm…
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Feeding friends cheaply in School hols?
I'm finding it difficult to stick on budget and feed DS2's friends now that the school hols have begun and they are staying all day - meaning 1 or 2 meals. :eek: I'm not stingy but I can't palm them off with toast and jam when they are here from dawn to dusk. He normally just has one or two at a time and they seem to eat…
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Cheapest Place to do Food Shopping?
I used to do my weekly shop at Morrisons but found them to expensive so we switched to Tesco's which is 10 miles away and although its cheap I just wanted to know if there's anywhere cheaper? Should I be avoiding shops like tesco's and going to the grocers and butchers? Or are places like aldi and lidl really that much…
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pork loin
taken out a pork loin joint from freezer,(reduced price ) need to make it tasty so D/D thinks it could be turkey, dont have slow cooker ,but have time to marinate and cook slow ,does it do quik or do I go for slow cooking,just ned advice to make it tasty,
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Can anyone guide me to....
Can anyone guide me to Queenie's Everyday Biscuits recipe please? i saw a thread about it but can't find the actual recipe. Thanks rigs
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How to open an Olay 7 effects moisturiser?
Hi, Odd question this but has anyone managed to open an Olay 7 Effects moisturiser - I've failed. There might be loads left once the dispenser has stopped working. I feel bad throwing it away without even checking but I can't work out how to get in. Can anyone help? lesley_rod
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Some specific soup questions
Right im new to this soup making lark so ive got some questions: 1) if using fresh tomatoes do you have to de-seed and peel the skins 2) do you have to peel peppers and roast them beforehand (the only recipe I have used says to do this) 3) how much potato to other veg is a good ratio, I dont want to make it bland and just…
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Best food buys from M&S with £10
Hi all, I have a ten pound m & s voucher, and could do with some food. I'm putting off going out in the rain and wondered since I know it's expensive there, what are the best buys I should be looking for? (I don't really want any of the voucher back in change, only means more vouchers!, but I want as much food as…
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HELP! How to clean a cushion!
I've just found my cat has thrown up on a dining room chair cushion. Cover will get washed but how do I clean the actual cushion as it has soaked through?? bleurgggg.
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How to get rid of burnt smell from microwave
Yesterday I managed to burn pop corn in my microwave and the extent of the damage was to crack the glass turntable in two. The microwave has a burnt layer on the inside, and I can't get rid of a dreadful burnt smell from the house. Has anyone any tips on how I can get rid of the burnt smell and burn marks in the microwave?…
