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Need a new food processor
Hi everyone... My food processor gave up and died last night.... so I need to get a new one... feel lost without it :o So if anyone can recommend a good one... please do... I don't want to spend too much... but would like one that is going to last me a good long time... I prefer buying stuff on recommendation as I usually…
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OS Daily Thread - Tuesday 3 March
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Tuesday 3 March 2009. 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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feed 2 for £10 a week Pesco-vegetarian
My boyfriend is unemployed and I am a student so we're very strapped for cash right now. We share the house with our housemates so freezer space is tight. Has anyone got any meal ideas or shopping list ideas on a £10 a week budget?
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Breadmaker that cooks like bakery bread!
We have an old Hinari breadmaker that I bought second hand, my son does not like the heavy doughy taste of the bread it makes. Does anyone know of a bread maker that makes bread that tastes more like a bakery bread:question: The Which report recommended the Morphy Richards and I have read loads on here about the Panasonic.…
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ink marks on leather jacket
can anyone suggest a way to get a ink pen mark out of a brown leather jacket. it is only a line on the arm but the dry cleaners want £40 and cannot guarantee to get it out even then.:confused:
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Downshifting to the West Coast of Scotland (Applecross)
Didn't see any posts on this but I watched a programme last night called Monty Halls Great Escape and thought it was good. I know that there are dozens of these 'escape from the rat race, have your own chickens and grow your own food' type of TV programmes and books but I enjoyed this one because it was set in a stunning…
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Savoury bake
Hi - ideas needed please. We are holding a charity bake at work and I have been asked to bake something savoury. I don't know what to bake though. I did cheese scones last time so don't want to do them again. It has to be from cheap ingredients (as I am skint) and easy to transport to work. Does anyone have any ideas?…
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Tips For Cleaning Aluminium Window Frames?
Hi, I am currently redecorating my son's bedroom and need to clean the window frames - not only of dust and grime but also of dried paint. Has anyone got an tips as to what might get the dried paint off - it is not from doing the room up this time, as I have been wipeing down as I go, but from the last time it was…
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spring is on the way!!
since spring is on the way and we had such a bad winter this time round im looking for things to work hard with in the spring summer to help through next winter and save money OS style so that next winter is not such a shock especailly as were expecting our first baby in sept 09!!! im worried about the heating and many…
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How do you clean a toilet?
Please can someone help me and tell me what is the best way to clean a toilet. Mainly i guess the seats etc. What cloths do you use what product. I really don't have a clue and have been using various things but i wondered what other people did. I was also wondering how often should you clean the toilet? I have done a…
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Make my Smoked Gammon unsmoked???
Hi all! As you can see I'm more of a reader than a poster though I do try and offer advice when I can but this time, I'm really stumped! I stupidly saw Gammon joints on offer for £10 in MrT's and picked one up without looking - it's smoked and we hate smoked meat!! :mad: I could kick myself as we really don't like the…
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Leftover Roast Potatoes
Flatmate did a veggy roast dinner last night and then declared he was back on a diet from today onwards. The trouble is he seems to have cooked an entire packet of oven roast potatoes :eek: :eek: and I can't bear to throw them away. Is there some kind of meal I can turn them into for myself etc? it doesn't have to be…
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stained table cloths
please help, we had our belated wedding reception / 1st wedding aniversary sat night. 8 new white tablecloths. ( 8 foot rounds) couldnt get to the hall to pick up sunday, collected this morning, every one has a stain. there was no tea/coffee so i guess the brown stains are guiness, some also have red stains, upon looking…
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Getting 5 year old to help cook in tiny kitchen?!
My lad likes to help. He's good at jam tarts and pizza toppings and he makes his own butties and likes to help make biscuits and cakes etc but it's all stuff we can do at the dining table and I put things in the oven for him. It's time now. He wants to Cook. :j And his grandma got him a great kiddies' cook book that he's…
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grease on blind???
We bought a new blind on Saturday from B&Q. Its a dark blue moisture resistant blind. Its only been up two days yet already there are two marks towards the bottom of the blind. The marks can be seen on either side and to be honest loot like grease. I don’t think the marks were there when we bought the blind but I cant be…
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OS Daily Thread - Monday 2 March
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Monday 2 March 2009. 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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Washing machine settings
I've been trying to use our washing machine as efficiently as possible lately. The problem is our machine, like a lot of them these days, is really confusing. It has so many different settings, and from what it says in the instructions, I can't see the point of most of them. The booklet describes some of the cycles as…
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beef shoulder meat help
went to the butchers on Thursday and bought some from him. Forgot about it till now its in the fridge. Will it be ok to use tomorrow? I havent opened it as I dont have any other bags to seal it up in.
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making chapatis- a few questions
Hi all I was going to have a go at making chapatis to serve with curry instead of buying expensive shop bought naans. Does anyone have a foolproof recipe to just make a few- say 8 at a time or so? Also do they freeze? Thanks, Hayley
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Weekly Flylady Thread 2nd 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…
