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Doves Farm wholemeal flour, now 60p in Tesco
Bought some of this last night. I've searched, but couldn't find this posted on the boards. Every little helps.
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Help - lobster bisque
Morning all, I did my big Christmas shop last night and bought a lobster to make my lobster bisque for Christmas day (cost £8.99:eek: ) only to find when I got home that the use by date is today!!! Can I make the soup today and freeze it then defrost for use on Christmas day or is it too risky? I want to be MS but I dont…
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OS DAILY 21st DEC
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 20/12/07. 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 welcome, please do come…
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freezing
hello, Can I freeze hummous thanks sam
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nigella lawson ginger gammon??
hi i have been watching nigellas express series on tv and liked the look of the ginger gammon she did on it. i remember that she cooked the gammon in ginger ale and put ginger marmalade on top when it was finished off in the oven but i can't remember what other ingredients went in with the marmalade. please help as i've…
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Winter salad
I adore Salad and live on it all summer, but what about in the winter? All the normal salad stuff is expensive. Years ago i had a lovely winter salad somewhere which i think contained white cabbage (cheap enough) and other stuff but i can't remember what. Does anyone have any ideas of what i can put into a salad out of…
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Tinplate bakeware - Need To Line?
Hi all, This baking pastry lark is all a bit new to me, seeing as I've done very little of it over the years. I recently bought a couple of tinplate 'loose bottom' quiche tins. I've done a couple in non-stick tins before, but never used tinplate tins. So, what I'm wondering is, do I need to line these first, and if so,…
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Vegan and Gluten free Cake
Hiya, I'm organising a hen do in January, and one of the girls is having a birthday so we thought we'd have a cake to celebrate. However, there seems to be the longest list of allergies I have ever seen in my life between the 18 of us but I think my biggest challenge to get round on the catering front is the vegan and…
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home made old style alternatives to floor wax/varnish/oil?
Hi, Has anyone tried saving money by making their own finish for newly sanded floorboards feels painful that a tin of wax or varnish costs nearly £30! Thanks for any tips, Weezl
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Simplifying Life
Anyone else trying to simplify life - to concentrate on more "important" things? What are you doing - all hints please? Me - I had 3 sideline jobs as well as my full-time "day job". I've dropped 2 of the sideline jobs and the 3rd one will go as soon as I can. Time available - yah!:beer: Thinks..... could be that I need…
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O.S Daily thread Thurs 20/12/07
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 20/12/07. 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 welcome, please do come…
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New Year-New Moneysaving
Sometime in the new year We are moving house and increasing our mortgage.:eek: I have just bought a breadmaker.Just the two of us (I dont go to work anymore).46 years old. The tips i keep reading over and over , which resonate for what i am NOT doing right at the moment are ..Breadmaker..Slowcooker..plan your meals..(I try…
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Who makes CRUNCHY pickled onions?
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Windscreen liquid alternatives?
Hi Does anybody know about cheap windscreen liquid alternatives? At the mo we are using a mixture of distilled water and screen wash (5 to 1, or so). Distilled water is about £5 for 5L, and screen wash is about £4 for 1L. Do you think I can do it cheaper? Thank you. SoS
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Cooking chicken
Help!! I want to cook some chicken breast in the over. Do i brush oil on them ??
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Is it acceptable to bake a Key Lime Pie with jacket spuds?
I'm about to make a key lime pie, but want to put some potatoes in the oven for supper. They wont flavour each other will they? Its an electric oven if thats important, with a fan. Would tin foil help if this a problem?
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I have a couple of questions please can you help?
Hi guys, I have a couple of questions and I know you guys are the ones to ask as you have a wealth of info between you!! 1 - I have a giant fridge freezer. The bottom of the fridge is 2 drawers and they both say 'cooler crisper' on them and have a slidy button that says Low-High on it. Mainly these have been used to store…
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Link to Old Link-Monthly excel planner
Hello All....again!! Im becoming seriously addicted now! Ive tried to use an old link from madfrenchgril for Monthly menu planning..it isnt working. Does anyone know where i can find it in a nother post? Ive tried having a look about but you can get blinking lost on here & end up completly engrossed in something else!! x
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What is your oldest item of clothing?
Mine is an anorak I wore on my honeymoon 40 years ago ! It's disgustingly tatty now and not suitable for public viewing so I use it for dirty gardening chores but as it's of sentimental value, I can't bear to throw it away. [threadbanner]box[/threadbanner]
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Can I make a Christmas cake?
A few weeks ago I made my Xmas puds and have lots of ingredients left which I don't know what to do with. I was wonderng if anyone had a recipe for Christmas cake which uses all/some of these please...... SR flour dark muscovado sugar chopped nuts mixed dried fruit glace cherries mixed spice cinnamon sultanas brandy and…
