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chicken ideas please
I got 2 of those £2 chickens from asda a few days ago, and they are both out today. Any ideas what i could do? - shall i just slow cook them both and worry about it later ( lol) or freeze one ( i am one of these people that once it goes into the freezer it never comes out!). Thanks jodie
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cooking for a crowd for a weekend
morning I wonder if any one has any suggestions, I have 6 friends coming to stay for the weekend, I don't know what on earth to feed them all. So far thought of veggie curry with lots of rice and pompadoms, veggie pizza possibly nut roast for Sunday lunch!. Any suggestions for cheap breakfasts & lunches thank you housemouse
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OS Daily Sunday 5th Oct 08
Hi, this is the OS Daily thread for the 5rd October . It 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…
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Rice pudding question
I normally make my rice pudding in my slow cooker. I grate fresh nutmeg on top the start of cooking. but it gets mixed in along the way. However my OH has a longing for the way his Mum used to make it (ie has a thick nutmeggy skin on top). I'm not keen to have the oven on for 2 hours just to create this though. I don't…
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Help--"bread" Disaster!
Hi, I have just been making HM pizza and then decided to carry on and bake a loaf of bread. I have forgotten to include yeast!!! So, I have a "dough" that is made from plain flour, salt, sugar, oil & water. What can I do with it? Cheers All
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white cabbage
Hi, I am attempting my first roast tomorrow and hoped to make some white cabbage to go along with it. My question is how do i cook it? Thanks in advance.
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Any ideas for where to get cheap/free logs?
I thought this might be the best place to ask ;) does anyone have any ideas on where to get cheap or possibly free logs/wood for a multi-fuel burning stove? I've tried my local B&Q and wood merchants to ask about buying off-cuts - so far without any luck. A neighbour has his own joinery business so he passes on any scraps,…
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porridge oats
a caller on jeremy vine/martin's money slot said she bought oats by the sack in her health shop. we eat porridge for breakfast all year round and would like to buy in bulk - have approached our local health food shop to ask and were told they'd knock off ten percent if we bought in bulk, do i'd still be paying well over a…
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Food help... please! Recovering from an eating disorder - need to learn how to cook!
Can anyone help me please???? I'm in the process of recovering from an eating disorder which has unfortunately made me scared of my Kitchen for a long, long while. I'm getting better to the point where I can now be in there for long enough to cook something and I really want to try and do this again. I've been living on…
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An oilcloth basket liner
This popped into my inbox today and I thought someone might find it interesting. It is a no sew liner and looks so easy to make. http://www.marthastewart.com/organizing-tip-of-the-day?xsc=eml_org_2008_10_03
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colour fading
does anyone know how to restore colour on a faded pair of trousers, thanks Lisa
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Making sweaters into cardigans
Hi I was looking for a clean cardi to wear around the house as it is a bit cold today and came across some fine knit sweaters my partner wants to get rid of. So I have cut one up the middle front and he presto I have a make do and mend cardi. I will fold over the front edges and stitch them down to neaten.
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Cooking in the woodburning stove?
prhaps a stupid thought but we've got the woodburning stove 'on' to heat us today and I was wondering if I could wrap a chicken up in foil and throw it in to cook it to save gas from using the oven? What do you think? :confused: Would it damage the stove?
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OS daily thread 4th October
Hi, this is the OS Daily thread for the 4rd October . It 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…
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Rusty stains in cupboard
Hi My kitchen is quite damp and in the food cupboard some of the tins have left rusty stains on the bottom of the cupboard. Does anyone know how I can get rid of them. I have tried the usual to no avail. Thanks
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Getting rid of stains on wooden bathroom shelves and kitchen wood floor?
Can anyone help me with some advice on how to get rid of stains on wood bathroom shelves please? They were caused by my flatmate leaving shaving gel lids, toothpaste etc on the shelf. :mad: The landlord/ owner of the flat is coming to check it on Sunday (as we are moving out soon) so anything which improves it would be…
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Bulk buying wholewheat pasta
Firstly im unsure if this is the right room to be posting in so apologies if its not, it does seem quite grocery orientated though. Heres my problem, I like pasta alot, I usually eat it 3 times a week on average, a former girlfriend convinced me that wholewheat pasta was the best type from a health viewpoint so i started…
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Removing greasy head smell from leather chair
Hi guys, does anyone know how to remove a greasy head smell from a leather chair?! Any suggestions, thank you.
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Do you get a funny taste from a thermos flask?
I'm looking into buying a thermos flask to keep hot water in during the day. I've read a lot of money savers do this to save on boiling the kettle. Can anyone recommend a thermos flask that doesn't leave a strange taste in the water? I used one ages ago (the plastic type) and having a cup of tea or soup from it had this…
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Product Recall -Tefal smartclean fryer
Hi there I have just been looking through the tefal site and came across this http://www.tefal.co.uk/tefal/products/product/index.asp?category_id=200&dept_id=210&sku=U00394 just thought I would post it in case anyone has one... not sure how old the recall is though... but better safe than sorry Please feel free to move if…
