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Not so MSE after all. .
i really need some advice (sorry if this is the wrong board!) My DD likes chocolate mousses - we went in to tesco and my OH saw some cheap tesco own brand mousses which we really cheap so we got them. Anyway, ive been in hospital and hes been giving her them - and then not washing her clothes but putting them in the wash…
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Pudding inspiration needed!
My husband and kids love their puddings (I quite like them too, but I could go without). Husband has always been like that, the kids weren't until they started having school dinners and got into the habit of having puddings afterwards. Husband tends to buy multipacks of ice cream cones (own brand cornettos). I try to give…
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Lentils no longer the cheapest option!
Bulking out meals with lentils: The price increases on lentils have been mentioned many times over the last year. At over £1 for 500g they are no longer the cheapest way to eke out meals. I’ve switched to dried split peas at 57p/500g and dried chick peas at 49p/500g for my “cheap protein” meal extender. The split peas cook…
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spinach and mascarpone-dinner ideas please
Can anyone give me some inspiration for dinner that involves baby leaf spinach and mascarpone... I also have parboiled spuds and cooked rice, but methinks it sounds more like a pasta dish? So ideas for other uses for rice and spuds would be good (rice been there since saturday-cooled quickly will it still be ok or should I…
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OS Daily Wed 19th Aug
Morning All..................Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Wednesday 19th August! It 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…
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Low residue / Low fibre diet
Anyone else on a low residue / low fibre diet? Get a bit fed up of it sometimes and would like to swap some ideas (also veggy which doesn't make it any easier!)
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Well that wasn't how i remembered it!
Found some jelly cubes in the cupboard and thought I'd make some milk jelly cos i used to love it as a kid - somehow the milk curdled and I ended up with jelly with weird milk curdley lumps suspended in it :( :( What did I do?! :confused:
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Chocolate Bread Pudding
I'm hoping somebody will able to help me :o . Ages ago, someone posted a recipe for bread pudding / bread and butter pudding, saying they added chocolate (plus other things I can't remember) and made it into a "posher", almost "dinner party" dessert. I have done a search and come up with nothing. Please could someone point…
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Can you freeze potato gratin?
As the title says really. Thanks (I have done a search and couldn't find the answer :D )
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Sinking sultanas
Why do my sultanas sink to the bottom of my fairy cakes? What do I do wrong? Am just about to start doing some caking and always have this problem and it annoys me muchly! :mad:
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Low fat lemon sponge cake recipe?
I'm currently trying a low fat, low fibre diet to see if it helps my IBS but I do like a slice of cake with a cuppa in the afternoon. :p Can anyone give me a simple low fat lemon sponge cake recipe please or a low fat sponge cake recipe & I'll add lemon!! :A
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Storing shoes tidily ?
I am trying (slowly) to declutter and have a LOT of shoes. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can store them without going and buying a really expensive rack or whatever. I need it to be some method that makes it easy to get them out but more importantly, easy to put them tidily away - not my favourite thing. My ideal…
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A quick roasted veg question!
Can I roast carrots and parsnips without peeling them? :undecided Don't think I can be bothered to peel 1.5kg of the blighters. :)
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what can I use in place of caraway seeds
this weekend ill be making the red onion marmalade from the index, and it says use caraway seeds. asda online do not have :( what can I use instead? Thanks!
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Sewing my own Poodle / Circle skirt
Hellppp I have a week to make a poodle skirt, I'm okish with a sewing machine too but i need a patttern or simple steps to follow. Does anyone know of one? The ones i can find on the internet aren't simple at all help please x
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Stardrops and a Vax
I have been using Stardrops to spot clean my carpets and it's been loads better than any proper carpet cleaner. So I was wondering if I could use it my Vax. Would I use the usual dilution?
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cloth nappies
Hi there not sure if this is the right place to post but you don't get more OS than cloth nappies eh? So I am after some advise on which cloth nappies to use - its been 6 years since I had my DD2 so I am sure things have changed a lot over that time & this time around I have had a DS so wonder which nappies are best at…
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Oven canopy cleaning help needed please!
Hi, my dd and her oh have bought a house which has an inbuilt cooker and hob with a canopy over. These were disgustingly dirty, and they were going to get them professionally cleaned but I thought I'd try to save them a few quid and did it myself with gumption and elbow grease! Oven and hob has come up well, but the canopy…
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Slowcooker virgin....
HI all, I bought a slow cooker a while ago (much to the amusement of my wife!), and now feel ready to the take the plunge and actually cook something in it. So, can anyone suggest a first recipe that is: 1. Simple and easy 2. tasty enough to convince my wife that slow cooking can be yum. 3. Preferably chicken based.…
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Yellow split pea and coconut dhal
do i have to soak the yellow split peas before i cook this?
