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what to do with tom sauce from pilchards?
We buy quite a lot of tinned pilchards. DD likes them in lasgane or quiche and they make quite nice toppings for pizza or just for eating with salad or in sandwiches but there is always a lot of tomatoey/fishy sauce with them. I often just have to pour it away down the drain as I cant think of a use. Has anyone got any…
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OS Daily for Saturday 17th May 2008
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 15th May, 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 do…
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Cooking and freezing chicken
I'm going to cook a chicken, and then strip the carcase so I can freeze the meat for use in salad pots (etc). Is it there anything I need to do to keep the meat in as near to 'just cooked' condition as possible?
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Cheap recipes
Hello, My girlfriend is moving in with me at the end of June and so I am trying to expand my choice of recipes but will be skint for the next couple of months. Does any one know of good cheap recipes that dont involve fish or spices (girlfriend is allergic :rolleyes: ) that I can use to impress her? Thank you! :D
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Just another blog!
Found this one, has a list of loads of other peoples menu plans for a week, just thought it might be of some use to someone lol. Hopefully this will work:rolleyes: http://orgjunkie.com/2008/04/menu-plan-monday-april-21st.html QP. x
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Cleaning (White) Matt Emulsion
Hi, I'm getting ready to move out of my rented house, and have been trying to clean fingermarks/scuff marks off the walls, however when I do you can see where I've cleaned as it has a clean circle surrounded by a dirty/dusty circle. Any ideas what I can use so I don't get this? Or should I just give up and repaint the…
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Come Dine With Me (Last Night) Spiced Jelly? Would love a receipe
Hi all I watched come dine with me last night and saw a spiced jelly pudding. It looked fab. Tried to find receipe today and they are not showing it. Does anyone else have a receipe similar or know how to make it. I am doing a healthy low fat meal for my mum as a surprise for her birthday, she is doing weight watchers and…
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Bread making question :)
ok,so I use a bread maker now,and it's saved me LOADS of money,which is absolutely fab! BUT I wondered if anybody out there had tried making it with just SR flour?Or even just plain flour in order to save the pennies? I only pay 48p for a bag of Strong flour,but was just curious to see if anyone out there saved more by…
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help dinner tonight
Please can i have some ideas quick, I have some chicken breast out of the frezzer and some asparagus from the market today that needs to be used. I was thinking of a chick and asp pie, do I just a basic white sauce and bung a pastry top on. :confused:
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Get Martin Lewis a Knighthood
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moroccan stew?
Hiya trying to be healthy while using up some storecupboard bits and bobs. I have a tin of chickpeas, some spinach and cous cous and fancied a bit of a moroccan type stew. I can add tinned tomatoes and have lots of spices and herbs as well as lemons. but i'm not sure what i should bung in - can anyone give me a push in the…
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The latest hardest ever challenge!!!
So, here goes. I am struggling to come up with some OS meals for my two young kids. Here's the complicated bit - 1) We are strict veggies (no meat, chicken, fish, gelatine, animal fat) 2) They have severe food allergies to nuts, sesame, and all pulses (lentils, beans etc) We need to cut our food bill down further and I…
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grubby white school socks!
Hi all, Any tips on how to get VERY grubby white school socks white again? At the moment I use own brand supermarket non bio tabs and no fab conditioner.
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OS Daily Friday 16th May 2008
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 15th May, 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 do…
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Opened greek yogurt....
I opened a tub of 0% fat greek yogurt on tuesday evening and was just wondering how long it will keep for as I wanted to use the rest up on friday night to be eaten on saturday! Thanks Anna x
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How old are the OSers here
I know its not technically OS post but Im interested in how old everyone is on the board.... Whether we are recruiting young people or is it middle aged families or what... Anybody else interested.. Mods please let this run, with the recent post about hard times coming I think it could be interesting... Claire
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Orange juice stain
down the side of my settee I have found a dried orange juice stain tried a few things not much luck as the carpet is off white wool .Teenagers could kill them really as I am really careful to keep the carpets clean, anyway all drink barred past the kitchen door from now on ,I know its what t/a do but could do with some…
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Stinky pillow! Help!!
Ok heres the story... My boyfriend went out on a boys night last friday, when he got home..well lets just say it wasnt pretty..think the exorcist and you're pretty much there.. Well my poor pillow got caught in the..spray??? so I thought I'd wash it. I looked at the tag, put it on 40 degrees like it said, and put it in the…
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Milestone
1000 pages of threads now. A milestone has been reached for the OS board. I hope this thread does not push it over. :T
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MealPlans WB 16th May 2008
Hi Guys! I'm not going to be in this weeks mealplans but thought I would start it for you guys:D ....Im in hospital for the next 7-9 days from Saturday, so if someone can start next weeks...that would be great;) I have loads in for OH & DD...so they will be fine. Hugs to all and will miss you all. PP xx
