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soap nuts & babies
Ive heard so much reciently about soap nuts & I would love to save the money here, and think that being eco friendly too is an added bonus, BUT are these safe on sensitive baby skin? Theres no point in saving a little money if baby is going to get sore (costing more money on creams!). Has anybody used? Also, how good is…
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Radio 4 Food Programme
A really interesting programme on Radio 4 right now..on the BBC Radio 4 Food Programme....they're talking about nutrition and our perception of what food is, and how it's changed over the years. you can listen to it on the 'listen again' service the BBC Radio 4 website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml
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The Sunday Times Goes Old Style...
Interesting article from today's paper on self-sufficiency... http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article3287758.ece Enjoy! Jillinoz
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American muffins
I know that once the wet bits are added to the dry, you are supposed to work quickly and get the muffins into the oven as soon as possible, so how do you muffin afficionados transfer the mixture from bowl to paper cases/tins/moulds without it dripping everywhere? I used my measuring spoon as it has a deep bowl, but I ended…
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Utensils all gone yellow...turmeric!
Hi all Made delish tomato and potato curry last night..but this morning,...disaster. I've come to wash up, and my favourite white silicon bakeware and other white plastic bits are all stained yellow... I suspect it's the turmeric that i added... and it won't budge. any ideas??? thanks all
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Can I turn stew into curry or chilli?
I made a double lot beef stew yesterday, some we had last night, the rest is in the fridge. I can't decide whether to freeze the remainder as is or turn it into a "curry" or "chilli" instead. How would I go about it please, does anyone know? Contains beef, carrots, swede, celery, onion (I picked out all the potato last…
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ways to encourage a friend?? (maybe?)
Hi All, me again. Ok so im just wondering how to go about this and need some help. ive just been speaking to a friend of mine and she has just told me shes stopped eating breakfast and tea so she has more food in the house to feed her son (whos 3 years). I said to her no she needs to budget a bit more/better and she said…
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OS DAILY 3rd Feb
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for today. 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 in,…
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Advice needed: Dry Clean or wash?
My daughters new red jeans 96% cotton 4% Lycra dry clean only. How do you think these would cope in the washing machine?
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Living small
I wanted to write about the transition from spending to non-spending because I think a lot of people have a problem with it. I wrote the post below on my blog a couple of months ago and I thought I'd add it here in the hope that it will help those who need to reduce their spending. It never occurred to me when I was a…
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Weirdest tip ever?
I've never written on this board before so 'Hello' :wave: Looking at a book I got from a charity shop, I came across a rather 'unusual' tip! The book is american, and its called 'Vinegar, Duct Tape, Milk Jugs & More' - 1001 ingenious ways to use common household items to repair, restore, revive, or replace just about…
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This may be a silly question but..
I'm cooking a joint tomorrow and always have loads left. I've got loads of veggies in at minute so thought rather then the usually beef snadwiches etc I've do some extra veg and the freeze whats left for quickie meals. I've not done this before so just wondered would you just plate up extra meals and then freeze the plates…
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Cleaning help...
No, I don't need help with cleaning hehe but rather I was wondering if someone knew the best homemade stuff to clean off soapscum off glass shower doors ? I've tried various store bought stuff and nothing seems to work well.... I do house cleaning a few times a week and to me I don't feel like I'm doing the best job if I…
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Darn cake - very wasteful....
here I am trying to be thrifty by not buying biscuits etc and making a nice HM cake for weekend instead. I found a fab recipe in a book - coffee walnut with mascarpone filling, and off I went. The instructions say to use a 22cm/1.3l loaf tin so I found my biggest one (it is that size, I measured it). But the recipe whisks…
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I've got two lovely steaks.....
.... and a hubby who has mentioned that 'he'd like something a bit different'..... I was planning to serve with either new pots (butter and mint) or saute pots (with rosemary), veg etc Not normally one to pander to his whims, I am however in a gracious mood, but an uninspired one. Without further inspiration, I will revert…
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Can I just recommend this recipe ...
Bread and butter pudding http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=511843&postcount=19 It was posted by MSchappie and I made it for the first time today. It is wonderful and there is enough left for two more meals for the two of us. I served it with custard. (Whispering ... I made it from a failed loaf which was…
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Making a black out blind - haven't got a clue!
Hi all. I know there are some very talented types on here so I'd like to pick some brains please! I won some material on eBay in order to make window dressings for the nursery (well that's what it will be when I clear all the junk out of it!) It said it was black out material, which is what I read I wanted. When it arrived…
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Plastic bags for shaking salad - top gadget
Someone mentioned salad on here today and I want to mention one of my top bargain gadgets. About 4 yrs ago (in a charity shop) I bought a packet of 3 or 4 poly bags to put shredded lettuce & things in. They were brand new, from America and I paid about 25p. They are superb and still going strong. They are strongish plastic…
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Cleaning jewellery?
My wedding ring is set with small stones,and the inside therefore is not completely flat(if you see what i mean).It is causing an allergic reaction to my skin,I can only think that soap or cleaning products are getting lodged in the holes.How do i clean it? I have got sensative skin and can only wear certain metals too.
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Hoarders Anonymous!
Hi I'm lainz and I'm a food and toiletry hoarder:o . I can't bear for my cupboards to be bare and the thought of running out of something brings me out in a rash!:eek: I thought I would start a thread as I'm sure I'm not the only one. C'mon guys confess all! ........ but it was a BOGOF :D .......!!
