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please please help?
i promised 16 yr old son a sweater for christmas and although have bought the aran wool have still not found a pattern. have searched all the free knitting websites but just cant find one. have now told him will have it made by his 17th which is on 2 march can someone please help and lead me to a basic sweater free…
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What went wrong?
Toad in the Hole is clearly my nemesis. Have tried several times and it never rises, today though I thought I had cracked it. Used the following recipe 150g plain flour pinch salt 2 small eggs 3/4 pint milk heated tin til really really hot, poured in batter and sausages, they sizzled pleasingly. Oven at 200c. 20 mins later…
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Grill Pan Handle
Hi All. The detachable handle on my griill pan has detached once too often and has now fallen apart. It belongs to a Teba cooker (which are no longer in production) and I canot find a replacement for the handle anywhere. Does anyone know if there's a "universal" handle available please?
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food delivery ideas please
i have been having a read of these threads today, and keep seeing everyone having a go at supermarket meat and veg. i would love to try the delivery boxes people suggest. does anyone know any lists or particular people that do that to the london/essex border? they all seem to deliver miles away! thanks jodie
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Help please ..... stop me ruining my roasting/baking tins!
I have recently treated myself to a couple of 'Mermaid' tins for roasting/baking etc. However, they have come without any "care instructions". I have lost count of the number of tins that I have bought and ruined - either by putting them in the dishwasher or keeping them stored in the oven (even when it is on). The only…
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meal planning, cant think what to have
hi all, thinking about fridays meal plan, but cant think of what to do this week, and not to spend too much money. feeding a family of 5,roughly i have done a plan, but feel uninspired, and want some ideas so ive got sun/roast chicken, veg, puds, roast pots mon/ chicken curry and rice with leftover chicken (not sure what…
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Smelly wheat micro bag.. help please
I wonder if any clever OSers could help ? I have a microwave wheat bag that you hot up to put on aches and pains. Well the one i have is a citrus and eucalyptus one. Now everytime it goes into the microwave it smells horrible. Such a sickly putrid smell that lingers. Can i replace the contents with anything to stop the…
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Stardrops people...I blame you!
My washing machine is full of bubbles! :eek: I did a wash with stardrops and soda crystals a couple of loads ago which didn't really get some of the mess out so I did it again with my usual powder. Then I did an empty wash to clean it and just before a dark wash. However this time I put the nappies in and added powder and…
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What would you do with.......
the four egg whites that I have in a bowl in my fridge:confused: I used the egg yolks last nightfor another recipe (carbonara pasta) and now have these left over and do not want to throw them away! I had thought of making a meringue ..... but since I have never made one before and there are toooooooo many recipes on the…
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soup ideas using minimum ingredients
I have just made carrot and orange soup using just two carrots, water, veg stock cube and one tangerine. it is really lovely.:money: has anyone else got any soup ideas that only just a couple of ingrediants?
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turning pink clothes back into white!!
Ok, any os tips on getting all my lovely pink babgros and vests and bibs white again......the age of problem of a red tshirt dying all the rest. HELP needed asap, currently have a tub of wet pinkish clothes, don't know whether to dry them now, or try something to help before they dry!!!!
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Price of Sugar in Lidl?
Tate & Lyle granulated sugar costs £3.59 for 5 kg in Sainsburys. That's 7.2 pence per 100g. I just checked on https://www.mysupermarket.co.uk but unfortunately they don't have Lidl prices. Would anyone here know the price of white sugar in Lidl? Thanks
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Childrens baco rainbow sandwich bags!
Hi all, i'm not sure if this is the right place to post this so please feel free to move it but the baco rainbow sandwich bags for children x30 with the stickers are now 25p a box instore and online at tescos, i got a funny look when i bought 24 boxes this morning but my kids love sticking the stickers to the insides of…
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anyone see bill grainger show on saturday
morning all :j i was watching the aussi cook bill grainger on saturday morning after saturday kitchen and he made this lovely looking chicken curry with spinich and ginger.. i want to make it as a dinner but have forgotten exactly what ingrediants i shoudl be using did anyone watch it..if so can you remember what he used i…
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Which tinned tomatoes do you like best?
Hi I've suddenly realised that my cheapy asda tomatoes aren't really giving me the taste that I used to get, or that I want from tinned tomatoes. Not sure when it happened, but reading in another thread about them, suddenly made me realise. So which ones in your opinion are best? I've heard good things about Aldi, Lidl,…
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I can go out and leave my slow cooker right?
Ok I have a new slow cooker, it now has all the stuff in for a casserole and is on low so that it is ready for DD's tea at 4. Now I have to go out all day and have suddenly thought, am I supposed to be around to stir it or something? I'm abit of a worrier and now I'm thinking I'll come home to a house that has exploded on…
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My thread disappeared
did I do something wrong or offend somebody? :confused: I got a notification that Pigpen had replied to it, but there was nothing there when I clicked on it.
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OS Daily thread 23rd January 2008
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 23rd January 2008. 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…
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bread flour
having just cleaned my house so that nearly everything sparkles i have finally unboxed the slow cooker-yay, and have brought the bread maker in from the garage, so i can cook soup in the slow cooker and the bread for it in the bread maker, but looking at my bread flour it said use by a year ago-they have been in lock and…
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Lemon sugar
Hi, Has anybody tried Mary Berry's tip for making lemon sugar with lemon rind in caster sugar? I made some today as I needed the juice of a lemon but not the rind for a recipe. My question is how long should I store it before I use it and how long will it keep? Thank you.
