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recipes that use hotdogs
My OH came home with a big bag of frozen vegetarian hotdogs last night, not sure why as he doesn't like hotdogs in a bun. So now I'm racking my brains trying to think of something I can do with them other than chop them up and add them to a tin of beans. Anyone have any ideas?
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Extraordinary Uses For Ordinary Things
I have seen this book advertised on TV. It is by Readers Digest and I have to say it does look interesting. Does anyone have it or has anyone seen it. I wonder if it is worth buying - it is expensive. I was (virtuously) breadmaking when I saw the ad and can't remember many of the ideas they gave. What does everyone think?
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Where can I buy stardrops
I've looked in every supermarket I've been in and I'm obviously stupid cos I can't find it.
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Food cooperatives in the London area?
My friend used to go to a place at Wood Green where staple foods and household stuff were in huge bins, and you measured out and paid for what you wanted, but apparently it's no longer there. Does anyone know of any others?
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Am I the only backwards MSE'er?
In an effort to contain the food bill(s) I tried as suggested here to plan meals/shopping in advance, stick to the list and to the plan. I was absolute rubbish at it :( I've since found that if I attempt the reverse I do very well! I shop for the cheapest products or specific items if I'm making a dish that uses out of the…
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Will it have gone off? Don't want to waste it!
Hi On Friday I made a dinner from vege-mince, onions, peppers, and a jar of pasta sauce. For one reason and another, it didn't get eaten, and unfortunately didn't get placed in the fridge til Sunday morning! Yuk! Anyway - I don't want to waste it because I love it, so does anyone think it will have gone off enough to not…
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Armpits !!
Ok why is it that certain tops smell more than others,I have a lovely top that I wear just as much as others yet this one has started to smell in the armpit bit :o even after washing. Any ideas how to get rid ?? :D
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Grocery shopping experts - how little do you spend
A question for the experts please, either people who have done the Grocery challenge in the past and got their budget down to a level where they cant save any more, or those who already had it sussed and never needed the GC. Basically I want to know how little you spend, because according to my budget on our current income…
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Chilli & Ginger Chicken
Hello All, Hope some can help me. I've just bought my 1st SC and want to make Chilli & Ginger Chicken from the SC Recipe thread for tomorrow nights tea. My question is, would it be Ok (taste ok) if I made it with powdered ginger, you know from the dried herbs and spices section and also chilli powder rather than fresh? My…
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Mini muffin tin anyone?
Hi Does anyone know where I can get a mini muffin tin possibly in the sales? Also does anyone make these and if so do I get double the amount from a mix for full sized muffins? Im using the lakeland cases to make them btw. Ta
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Biscuit Barrel
For Christmas I was bought a large ceramic biscuit barrel, but me and dh are dieting this year and there won't be any biscuits going in it! I'm trying to think of what else I could store in it instead. It has a large capacity and fits on my kitchen window-sill. I have a small kitchen with limited space, so I could do with…
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Lakeland dough relaxer/dough enhancer
I am having a nightmare with homemade bread...either breadmaker or hand made it comes out too dense:o I saw these dough enhancer/ dough relaxer tubs of powder on Lakeland website but as they are £9.99 a tub:eek: I thought I`d see if anyone had used them first and if they did improve it.
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what to do with this lot?
Well, we are moving house on the 25th - and so I thought I had better run all the cupboards down as much as posisble before we go. So I made a list - tins - 1 x campbells condensed mushroom soup 1 x baked beans 1 x custard 6 x chopped tomatoes 1 x carnation caramel (banoffee pie filling) 1 x butter beans 1 x chick peas 1 x…
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Slimming world meal planner!
Help!! My fiance is trying to loose weight this year, but is also starting a new 55hr 6 days a week job! She used to be involved with slimming world and wants to rejoin the programme. Unfortunately muggins here is going to have to do the cooking! I need to setup a meal plan for this week - does anyone have any ideas for…
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what essentials do you have in your freezer
all i cxan think of is mince
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is there a way to tame the dust?
Ok my Kitchen / 3 room downstairs extention is finished, the plaster is drying and will be ready for painting a white wash over it this week. Problem is dust there is masses of it everywhere, within and hour of hoovering and dusting its coated again and every morning its thick layer is everywhere. There are doors shutting…
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Old Style Daily Monday 7th January
Good morning.. this is the Daily Thread for 07/01/08. 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,…
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Le Creuset Casserole Dish - can it go in the freezer
Doing the old-style thing this week and cooked up a big lamb joint for roast dinner tonight + stretched the meat out to make a stew for tomorrow and a shepherds pie which i was planning on freezing for next week - but i've gone and put it in my new le creuset casserole dish and now i'm not sure if I can put it in the…
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Frozen Pie - eat or bin???
Hi, Looking for some advice... My mum gave me a lovely Chicken & Leek Pie from M&S which she got when they were on special offer. It's made with puff pastry and a cheese sauce. I put it in the freezer as we never got round to using it, but I just checked it whilst having a clear out of my freezer, and it says "Not suitable…
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Guitar shaped birthday cake
Hiya I wondered if anyone could help me. I want to make a guitar shaped birthday cake for my OH's birthday in Feb. I've been quoted £68 so I am so not going there! I think it should be easy (ish) to do with a bit of imagination and i've found a couple of websites but I wondered if anyone on here had any ideas or…
