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Lidl Abroad
Hi everyone, We recently got back from traveling over various countries, France, Holland and Spain being the main ones. Whilst we were traveling around i noticed Lidl stores dotted around. So we decided to do our shopping there to see how it differs from the UK and found that they were selling almost exactly the same…
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Potato Scones - yum
If you're scottish you'll love this recipe for potato scones. Just made a batch to use up some tatties. Yum Yum. 500g mashed potato 130g flour 6 tablespoons of melted butter 1 and a half teaspoons of salt. Mix all together so you get a very soft dough. Shouldn't be too sticky, but be warned it is very soft. Roll out…
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Birthday cake help required
I am making a cake for my daughter's birthday party - there are going to be 27 children there :eek: . I am making a 'castle' style cake - with a square / rectangle cake with swiss rolls in the corners with upside down ice cream cornets on them. My question is - I have got an 8" square cake tin - will this be big enough for…
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OS Daily FRI 14/9/2007
Morning All Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Friday September 14th 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.…
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Quail Eggs- What To Do With Them
Got some reduced ones from tesco tonight from £2.15 to 32p bargain - but what shall I do with them...any ideas?
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blackberry curd- help i think its gone wrong!
i've just started making jams and chutney. tonight i tried blackberry curd. followed the recipe, and it all seemed to go ok thickened to a creamy consistency. i've just had a look at it in fridge and the butter seems to have come to the top, theres a liquid that looks like melted butter just sitting there.is that ok? its…
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Too many tomatoes - can I freeze whole?
Hi, Apologies if this has been on before but am in mad hurry and no time to look :rolleyes: We are going away tonight and I have just remembered the bowl of home grown tomatoes that my mum gave me on Tues. Can I just bung them in the freezer whole or do I have to skin them/cook them first?:confused: I really don't want to…
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260cm Wide Bedding Fabric,cheapest Possible
260cm Wide Bedding Fabric,cheapest Possible? Posted this earlier today - perhaps better here: ########## Does anyone know where I might obtain fabric at least 2.60cm wide, to make sheets for a wonderful Hulsta bed 2m wide, 2.1m long)acquired from Freecycle? I can make, adapt etc. - had thought of adding tuck-ins both…
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Heat ring on oak table
I recently bought a second hand solid oak table which is generally in pretty good nick to say it is about 80 yrs old. It does have one heat ring on it and I tried today with a JML Wood Restorer product which claimed to remove heat rings. It does not seem to have done any good. I can't afford to pay to have the table…
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What are your Kleeneze recommendations?
I've just had a catalogue put through the door. Not seen one of these for years. I've heard that there are several products that sre similar to those from Lakeland, but at a fraction of the price. What would you advise me to buy, and what to avoid :confused: Penny. x
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HELP! How to give plain pasta flavour with dried herbs and spices???
My kids have got a "lurgy" at the moment which the doc says is a mild dose of gastroenteritis and I've got to give them food as plain as possible until it clears up - like plain biscuits, toast, rice, pasta, etc... This hasn't really been a problem until today coz they've not had any appetite to speak of anyway - I wasn't…
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Do you eat the plasticky bit under the red wax on Edam?
My husband cuts it off, whereas I've always eaten it. I think he's always been told it's bad, but it was always my favourite bit, oddly, lol! What does everyone else do? I'm asking cos his fad about it has got me chopping it off for our 2 kids, and has made me paranoid that it's got something carcinogenic in it or whatever…
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meal ideas suitable for OH to impress!
Hello you lovely lot, I'm sure you can help me! I am going away on Saturday (going to be on tv!), and OH is entertaining some friends while I'm away. I know they are into good food, and rather than just get a takeout, i would like to prepare a nice meal in advance, so that all OH needs to do is either reheat, or serve. The…
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food bill cutting down - help?
i used to shop at tesco, get my fuel from tesco and get clubcard vouchers. Now switching to asda and aldi.:beer: How do you cut down your shopping bill?:rotfl:
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Pork steak - any suggestions?
I've got some pork steak out of the freezer but would like suggestions of what to do with it thats a bit different:confused: . I would usually treat it like pork chops. Thanks
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What do you use in your baking??
I've been doing a lot of baking recently (the usual cakes and pies) and just wondered what everyone else uses for the fat content?? I've been using Asda smartprice butter (52p) in mine and just wondered if I could use anything cheaper but get the same buttery taste? What do you all use? Butter, margarine, lard? Also, if a…
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Do you put bread in the fridge?
I've just moved in with a couple of friends, one of which stores bread rolls in the fridge. :confused: I've never done this before and it seems to take up a lot of space. I've always just kept bread in a bread bin. What do other people do :question:
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Soup again (sorry)
well have made some more soup using yesterdays stock and it has gone funny and i dont know why (might have added too much water)............i used leek instead of parsnip today and did not add any grated onion now it is like water(even after blending it) and tasteless.....smells fab tho is there any way i can save it this…
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Homemade jam
I am trying to make jam for Xmas pressies for this year. I have got all my recipies together and some free elderberries I picked at the weekend and some crab apples from my friend. However I am not sure how to seal it. All the resources on the internet seem to controdict themselves. Some say to put the wax disks on while…
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food shopping cutting down
How does everyone shop.:rolleyes: I have said goodbye to tesco and now shop at asda, and aldi and netto. Hopefully it will save me money!:D
