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Where do I start?
Hello everyone, I had got myself into a routine with regards to the house, and the shopping making dinners, but a couple of months ago, probably just on the run up to Christmas, things started to go haywire. Now im totally disorganised and I dont know where to start. The house is a complete and utter tip. The fridge,…
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Can anyone help me please
i've been looking at these pages for a little while, and need some help but don't know where to post but i've seen people move these messages around if they are in the wrong place and i'm hoping if it is in the wrong place, someone will move it to the right place. i'm a single mum with a daughter, and i work full time ish.…
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Cheapest way to feed 5 boys!
Right, I am having friends to visit for the weekend from accross the water ( London etc). There are 4 coming over and staying in my house all weekend - Friday and saturday going home on Sunday. I am in the process of cleaning my house from top to bottom and have already done quite a bit! I am hoping to take the Wed and Thu…
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Chicken stock and soup recipies needed.
Hi. Since seeing the channel 4 programme with the battery farmed chickens i have been buying "daylight" chicken (ie RSPA approved, free range or organic depending on what's available in the supermarket). As this meat is more expensive i've been buying whole chickens and cutting it myself into, breasts, thighs+legs and…
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How do I clean my crock pot?
The crock pot in my SC has got a line of food residue "baked" on the inside. I can't budge it with a scourer, how can I get rid of it please? TIA
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Have dye my partners T-shirt in the wash - opps please help!!
Hi All, I wonder if there is anyone who can help me or suggest anything that will get me out of trouble. I washed my partners fav tshirt with lots of other stuff and for some reason his is the only thing that has been dyed yellow in patches from a duster I had forgotten I had left in the machine....opps! The tshirt is…
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New Food Shopping & Groceries board
Hiya Just to let you know the new Food Shopping board is up and running here: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=175 We're not going to move long-running threads from here as you guys have obviously built them up and they're part of what Old Style is about. We don't want to come wading in with size 10s…
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OS Daily Monday (again) 9th March
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Monday 9th March. This is an 'Over the garden fence' type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already.…
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please help birthday cake drama
Hiya Ladies/Gents I'm deseperately in need of some advice as its my DDs' 3rd birthday on Tuesday and on the Friday we plan to take her to the zoo for a small tea party and day out with family and friends. This is where I need some help as she has asked for a dinosaur cake and not being a master baker I searched high and…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 9th March 2009
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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Advice on outdoor airer please!!
The weather today inspired me to put the washing outside. However, even though I weighted down the indoor clothes airer, they kept blowing over. So, I want to get an outdoor airer but can't get a rotary one as it will disturb the way the garden works. There isn't 2 walls close enough to have a retractable line. :o I found…
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Soup recipes with the following ingredients!
Hi fellow OSers! I've just been to the local market as it was closing and picked up the following veg bargains and I want to batch cook some soups so was wondering if you could come up with various options so it isn't just one big pot of 'veg soup'. I've got two large stockpots and a large saucepan so could have 3 soups on…
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Tesco mis price threads?
I just saw this mentioned in another thread where can I find these? Thanks x
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HG Tuna
Is it possible to keep tuna for food in the garden pond, or maybe indoors if they prefer warm water ? They seem a nice easy fish to eat, not full of bones etc. Do they breed well though ? Anybody got any knowledge here ?
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Help me please! What can I eat tonight?
OH has gone out overnight and I am home alone :( We didn;t make it to Tesco earlier so I don;t have a lot in and can;t go shopping on my own cos I'm pregnant and I can;t lift all the bags. So, I have a few bits and pieces and wondered what I could make that is quick and tasty? I have: leftover crispy duck from last night…
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How do you cut your veg for HM coleslaw?
I use the a mandolin style attachment for shredding the cabbage & for the red onion too. But I always have trouble with the carrots. I have grated them, but I prefer the skinniest Julienne. I bought a hand held (Oxo good grips) Julienner, but I shred my fingers & (long) nails using it. I used the thinest setting on the…
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potato inspiration urgently needed
Has anyone got a recipe for a potato side dish as dh and ds is fed up with mash, roast and boiled. i need to use up mushrooms, onions, peas and carrots as they are on the turn. thanks :confused:
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Two medium sized potatoes, 3 carrots...
and two onions. Will this make a nice soup? I usually put leeks in my soup but I have none. ETA - I've just found about 100g of feta cheese and a red pepper that need using up too, if these will make my soup any better?
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Andes (or Andrean) sunrise potatoes
I got some potatoes in Asda a couple of months ago. They were called Andes (or Andean) sunrise (or sunset) potatoes. The flesh was VERY yellow, they were gorgeous:D They just looked nice, they looked all buttery before any butter was even added. I will buy any white pots (don't like reds), I thought they were all the same,…
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Earth Hour
