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Does anyone else feel like their house is overrun with plastic tubs!!
Just a small moan really! but since I have been trying to cook as much of my own food as possible - freezing portions, taking food to work etc - I seem to spend my life in a cycle of using washing and re-using small plastic tupperware tubs! Mostly I use plastic takeaway tubs and cheap asda tupperware. Boyfriend thinks I've…
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Jasmine Rice .....
can anyone tell me why this stuff absolutely stinks? It's like a pair of smelly ol' socks :eek: Is there a way to prevent the smell?
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Can I leave wahing in machine overnight?
We finally have our washing machine, and I've done a wash with towels today. However it has been raining like mad this afternoon and has only just stopped! Can I leave the towels in the machine and put them out tomorrow, or will they go funny. I've only ever put things straight out from the machine to the line at home so…
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bland turkey soup
made some turkey soup at Christmas, have used one lot but OH is complaining its too bland any ideas how i could spice the taste up a bit
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The cost keeps going up & up & up & up...
Hi iv been reading the forum for a while now, love it:j As you can see by my user name im a student, also a mother. Money is tight for us all but just keeps getting tighter due to the increase of food. I know that its been said before but the cost is really going up at a rate. Im now finding that mr T is not that cheep and…
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Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup
Does anyone have a good recipe for chicken and sweetcorn soup? I am hoping to use chicken leftovers, proper stock and frozen sweetcorn Cannot cook so hoping for some hints and tips! Thank you! :beer:
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gltuen free recipes (help)
hi all, my daughter has a gluten free diet ,does anyone have some easy recipes i could try ? Aslo does anyone know if you can buy gluten free wrapps?
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Jewellery Making/Adapting Advice Please
Hi:hello: I have picked up a triple (plaited) row of freshwater pearls at a charity shop for the princley sum of £1.50!:j They also have a pearl flower & hang in 2 sets of 3 tassles at the end, sorry I am not describing very well & will try to post a piccie later:o. Anyway, I bought them with a view to making them into…
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reheating rissoto?
Hi, is it safe to reheat mushroom rissoto? made it last night and i still have some sat in multi cooker with lid on. Was gonna have the rest for tea later..would you risk it? Thanks
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FOod Doctor Perfect start porridge
Hi Last winter I tried the Food Doctor perfect start porridge (not on OS wagon at that stage!) and really enjoyed it. Saved the label so I could mimic the ingredients and make something similar myself. Now can't find it. Nor can I find the product in the shop to get it again. Does anyone know if it's available in the shops…
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Is Porridge Oats Bread Sweet?
Hi, I have forgotten to make a loaf of bread for a meeting today and the only recipe for my breadmaker that can use the quick setting is poridge oats bread. I have all the ingredients but I'm not sure whether it is a sweet bread - it is to go with soup so does anyone know if it would be suitable? (If not I shall nip in to…
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How do you make Cheese?
My late mum was a frugal cook out of necessity - having four kids and one low income. We had a couple of goats and I have memories of mum having cheese in muslin cloths hung up in the pantry which slowly dripped whey(?) into a bowl. Does anyone make their own cheese? Anyone know the technique and have any recipes to share?…
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starting old style- tips?
ok, i really want to get started with old style, being on a tight budget and all... i have been looking at the collection threads, and i really dont know where to start! probably the best place to start is shopping cos thats where most of my money goes... my son is on formula milk- i really tried with the breastfeeding but…
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OS Daily Thread 5th February 2008
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 5th February.. 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…
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Turning something yucky into something nice...
I've got a whole pack of tesco value scones sitting in my freezer, which to be honest are pretty yuck, rather than chucking them, could I crumble them up and make them into something else that tastes a little nicer? I know that they're not expensive, but I hate to waste food! Any suggestions please? Has anyone else…
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Microwave crisps problem
Has anyone had any success making these? Everytime I make them they're a disappointment: either dry, burnt, stuck together, soggy, some soggy/some burnt...:mad: I use a 900W microwave and a dinner plate. Here's the recipe in case you're wondering what I'm on about: * Peel and slice potatoes paper thin. * Place potato…
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Has anyone got/used a Bifinett/Lidl breadmaker???
Hi there, I'd like to buy my niece a breadmaker for her birthday (18th Feb) but I have a budget of only about £20-25. I have found a Lidl breadmaker by Bifinett which I can afford but I haven't heard of that make before.:confused: I would really appreciate any comments/reviews of this machine. I really don't want to buy…
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BM bread with a bit of oooomph to go with soup?
I like to make sun dried tomato and parmesan bread for eating with some soups, but want to make something a little cheaper, maybe wholemeal with some seeds so that it's a good accompanyment. Anyone have any good recipes? A lot of my wholemeal ones turn to stone! Ness.
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Butter Tartlets
I have butter tartlets that were purchased in M&S and I was wondering what do people normally put in them? Has anyone any suggestions? Hubby got a tartlet in Sainsburys which contained strawberries but I don't know what the rest of it was, does anyone know?
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help - what to cook tonight
Hi all, I hope you all forgive me for being so uncreative and can give me some good ideas before I resort to take away. We got back from a short holiday late yesterday and haven't had time to go shopping and I'm feeling totally uninspired and cannot think what to cook for dinner with what we have in. We have almost every…
