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Shopping Trolley bargain!
I have been thinking about getting a trolley for ages and have been reading the posts on here with great interest. I was wondering if the trolley on the M&S website was also available in the store so I went into town yesterday. As usual I had lots to do - so completely forgot about it. Then I needed to visit the 'ladies'…
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Victoria style chocolate cake?
Hello everyone.. Trying to back a victoria sponge style chocolate cake... Anyone have an easy to make recipe? Any help would be great as I have to make it tonight.. eeeeek :eek: x
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1 cm rule
Apologies if this one has been on before. But cling film, glad wrap, saran wrap, whatever you call it is one of life's banes. I have a dear granny in the family who is not happy unless every leftover is wrapped in about 3 metres of the stuff, TWICE. As a result when she comes to stay we find these alien like objects in the…
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Can you lovely lot help me?
ive just had the council in and told me that because of all the work they are doing on my flat... eg. new bathroom, new windows, new kitchen.... im gonna be without a kitchen for at least 2 weeks:eek: ... now i cant ... ACTUALLY WILL NOT... live on takeaway for that long as i think i'll just end up turning into a takeaway…
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Whole Salmon - How to cook it?
I got a huge whole salmon in asda last night for £1.40 (reduced from £10!) but have never cooked one whole before or taken off the head! Any tips for taking off the head :confused: how far back from the gills do I cut? I still haven't decided whether or not to cook it whole and invite a few friends round tonight for dinner…
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OS Daily Wednesday 26th March
Morning all, back in a moment. Just gone to get the sticky......... Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Wednesday 26th March. 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…
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Old style satisfaction
This morning whilst hanging out my washing, it made me think how satisfying it is to get my washing hung up out in the fresh breeze on a sunny day, not only does it save me money not having to use the tumble dryer but also my clothes smell sooo fresh :D I find with alot of things I do O/S give me great sense of…
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History Of Food In England
I watched an episode of Heston Blumenthal's - Perfection recently when he did Trifle. During this episode he mentioned that the French (back in the 18th century) had a term they used for us, something like 'the rose beast' or something. And this was because we showed them how to roast meat I think. I found that quite…
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Sunflower seeds gone green??!!
I made some muesli bar things yesterday that needed baking in the oven and I have cut them up and put them in an airtight box in the fridge and the sunflowers seeds have gone green!! Still taste nice though! :p Is this ok??!!
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veg/meat box question
evening all! I have heard so many good things about these deliveries, and i think it would suit my family to a "t". But i can't find any that are local to me and not so expensive i can't buy any other food! i live in east london/essex area and ideally wanting to spend no more than about £20 - 30 a week for both - do - able…
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Carpet cleaning advice
Please does anyone know what is the best way to remove vomit and cigarette ash stains from a carpet. I'm not scruffy; it's just that Neil, my husband, is not well and threw up on the carpet, and he's registered partially sighted and sometimes spills cigarete ash on the floor without realising. Thank you!
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Aaaargh, he's undermined the money saving AGAIN
No dear, don't go buying a special potion to put on the tar stain in your passenger seat (gained by giving a tramp a lift) I said, I'll look up on my O.S. forum how to get rid of it. (Hooray, I thought my stock of white vinegar, bicarb etc. is going to be useful here....) I looked it up, and surprisingly one of the…
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Anyone know of anyone else 'compacting'?
Hi I'm a new poster - have read for yonks but finally got round to posting. I'm doing a self-imposed challenge - not to buy anything new for one year - started 6th Feb - for financial and environmental reasons I'm sure you'll all understand lol... It occurred to me there may already be a thread/forum devoted to similar on…
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Meal Ideas for Meat Eating Toddler and Veggie Mummy!
Hi, I am a vegetarian and I have an 11 month old daughter who eats meat. I tend to plan meals when DH is around but he is in RAF so goes away for 6 weeks out of every 12 and when he's away my organizational skills go out of the window, i tend to eat rubbish myself I've even started giving DD jars of baby food now which I…
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what can I do with cans of strawberries?
Some time ago my local Asda had reduced cans of strawberries to 10p each - so obviously I bought loads! Using the actual strawbs is no problem - used them for trifle, pies, crumbles etc. But has anyone any idea what I can do with the juice (not syrup) that they are stored in? The 99p store has 3 huge cans of mixed…
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help with sons birthday cake required pleaseeee!
Hi, I don't know if I'm posting this in the right place so sorry and feel free to move if it's wrong :o I'm having a go at making DS' 5th birthday cake and if any experienced cake makers/decorators are around I'd really appreciate some of your expert advice please ;) Heres what I'm doing...Ive bought a 'No 5' shaped cake…
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Morphy Richards Ceent 3.5l Slow Cooker
Hi I am fairly new to OS. I have been reading all the advice/tips and have decided to invest in a slow cooker. Has anyone tried this model oe know if it is any good? http://www.morphyrichards.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Product=48721 Thanks
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Help! My Healthier Lifestyle Is Giving Me A Budgetache!
The healthier I try to be the more financially frustrated I get. I've never been one to care much about what I ate as long as it was cheap and easy. Until recently . . . I've sprouted a conscience and a concern for my body's health - all at the same time and it's doing my budget in. In a big way! I do believe that I'm…
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co-ordinating bedding
Hi What would you do? I want to renew my curtains in a teal leaf fabric I have fallen for. I will have beige carpet and cream walls the teal fabric also for cushions and a faux suede brown headboard. i want a teal throw to bring it together with my white bedlinen, but can't find any that aren't green. Would you make a…
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Make Your Own Toothpaste
