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Kenwood Cream Maker
Has any one got instructions for Kenwood Chef cream maker model A727 that they could scan and email to me as I can't find them any where,would be very happy if someone could help.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 19th May 2008
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it! Following requests to start things steadier for…
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Smartprice or normal chicken?
Can anyone tell me the difference between normal standard chicken (thighs in this case!) and smartprice stuff? 'm trying to save some money on my shopping but don;t want to risk buying smartprice chicken incase it's rank!! Thanks Anna x
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garlic smells!
I'm wondering if there's a way to get rid of garlic smells (as in after you've eaten it) My OH had a nice healthy-looking salad last night which had a couple of cloves of raw garlic in it, and the garlicky smell is.. well.. lingering a bit!:o It's on his breath and I can even smell it in the rooms he's been in :eek: Or is…
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recipe for tapioca pearl
Went into the Chinese supermarket in Birmingham yesterday and came out with a packet ot multi coloured tapioca pearl.No recipe on the packet ( or if there is it is in Chinese so no help to me :confused: ).Anyone have a recipe I can use
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getting the crinkles back
Hope someone on this site is more domesticated than me! I have a couple of crinkle cotton shirts. The sort that aren't supposed to need ironing & have like a textured finish (crinkled - not wrinkled!). Anyway. Theyd be great for work & save me buying new. Except when I wash them they look wrinkled & the only answer is to…
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Feeding vegetarians
We have got a couple of friends coming around next weekend. I wasn't going to cook a dinner but thought I would lay on some nibbles. The only thing I can think of at the moment is a bag of tortilla crisps and some dip. I need some ideas of anything else I could possible buy as that doesn't seem that exciting. My hubby…
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cake baking question help please
hi all :wave: i just need some advice please... i wondered can you use icing sugar to make a cake. my dad 'moans' that my cakes are coarse, and not like 'shop bought'. i was wondering if its the caster sugar, how do you get that soft texture for sponge??? also i never use baking powder in my cakes, should i be doing this??…
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tea stain on paper
Does anyone know how to remove a tea stain from white paper ?I was getting in such a tissy filling in claim form for one of Dad`s insurances that I needed a cuppa but being in such a state I spilled my tea.The insurances are taking so long to sort out that I don`t want to ask for another one.I need to put all this…
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OS Sunday 18th May 2008
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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sticky patch on carpet - any tips?
As the title says, i've got a rather nice sticky patch on my living room carpet which was caused by a boiled sweet which must've rolled under the sofa (I only found it when I moved the furniture recently). As this is a rental property, and i'm moving out soon, I really need to find a way of getting rid of it as I don't…
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Meal Planning Idea ?
Hi this has probably been covered millions of times before and if so please delete:o I have been struggling with meal planning for ages because I write it out for 1-2 weeks and then things come up where I deviate and it all goes wrong. So i will have for e.g "Lasagne" down for Mon but then don't fancy it or one of the kids…
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Yogurt maker
I was very tempted today to buy a yogurt maker, but resisted so I could do my research first :D Anyway, we currently spend around £4 - £5 a week on yogurts, mainly because DD1 wont touch milk and it's the best way of ensuring she gets her calcium :rolleyes: The yogurt maker costs £20 and makes a litre of yogurt at a time.…
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Crayon on leather chair - any ideas??
Hi all - just a quick question (I've had a look at the indexed collection, but can't find an answer!) I've found a red wax crayon mark on one of my leather dining chairs - courtesy, I assume of my DD!! Any ideas how to remove it? Have tried the cleaning solution that came with my leather suite, but no joy! In the indexed…
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preventing colours fading
Hi, Ive just bought my 2yr old dd her first quilt cover and its quite a strong turquoise colour with cupcakes and tea cups on. I was wondering if there is a way of making sure the colours don't fade too fast. I think ive heard something in the past about soaking it in salt water but i don't know how much salt, should the…
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Chickpea Flour
I hope everyone is having a good Saturday! Has anyone ever made fresh pasta using Chickpea (otherwise known as Gram) Flour? If so how did it turn out? I have 'acquired' a bag of it today and would like to have a go at making some pasta but don't want to waste it. Any help appreciated! Doddsy
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Got a freezer full of silvans - what to do with them?
Hi Everyone, Loving the OS lifestyle! We were given a few huge icecream tubs full of silvans last summer, bunged them in the freezer as we were busy dealing with our own gluts. Any ideas or recipies anyone? OH says no to jam as we've cupboards full of the stuff and I want my freezer back before goosgog season kicks in.…
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Family of 4 - Need help
I could really do with some help at the minute. I am expecting the worst with food prices, electricity costs and petrol costs all on the up, so I am looking to get myself in a much better position. I live with my OH and 2 kids (Under 5) and we are really not very good with our money. I am really trying to be more organised…
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red mullet recipe ideas
found red mullet in the reduced section of mr t's today so that's on the menu for dinner :D :D anyone have any gorgeous recipe ideas they want to share? thanks!
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Spider poo?
Conservertory blinds have loads of dark spots-spider poo me thinks-tried stardops & cillet bang etc so need new methods to shift their poo.Thanks
