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Menu planning help!
Hiya =) I just registered for the MSE website, but have got to admit that I have been visiting this site for months and months now-think everyone seems really nice and helpful so wanted to ask this question! I currently live with my boyfriend and we are soon due to be moving out of our flat to a house - basically as there…
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OS Daily Thread - Saturday 15th August
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Saturday 15th August! 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…
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Kitchen detox
Doing a kitchen detox and using everything up! I am going to be going gluten and wheat free ( long story ) but need to use everything i have up first as i will not bin!! I have the following baking stuff and do not want to buy anything else if i dont have to - was wondering if anyone had recipies to use up these things :…
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Non-cooked food
Hi all, was wondering if I could pick your brains for some ideas. We're moving into our new house over the weekend and we don't have an oven yet so we need some ideas for food that doesn't require any cooking. Apart from the obvious sandwiches and salads route, I'm a a bit stumped. I've stocked up on crisps and biscuits as…
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Liquid soap maker - help please
Got one of those liuid soap maker things that turns bars into liquid. I ried dove, whilst nice and creamy didnt go very far. Tried palmolive and the texture was like snot/running eggs. Just wondered if anyone else uses one and what brands of soap they find best in them. Cheers!! Lou x
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Abel and Cole
This should probably be in the food shopping board but it's so quiet there... Has anyone taken advantage of the £10 off order? Or do you order with them anyway? Was thinking of using this but not sure what to buy, so recommendations/experiences would be great.
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Jewellers Rouge - any ever used it?
I've got a glass dining table that I was thinking of selling but it's got some scratches in it (nothing too deep but they are there). I've been told that Jewellers Rouge can help with the scratches and I just wondered if any of you lovely peeps had actually tried it? Didn't want to do to the expense of ordering some if…
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Paper Shredding
We are often being told to shred old documents with personal information on them to protect against identity theft: well, a few months ago I had a boxfull of such papers and bought an electric shredder. It was dreadfully noisy, messy and broke down after a short while and only did a couple of pages at a time. Then I found…
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Freezing and Defrosting Bagels
Hello! I went to Costco this morning and bought, amongst other things, a bulk quantity of bagels (these Costco ones are delicious, not a patch on Tesco's btw). The bagels in questions are freshly made and suitable for freezing, and freezing is what I intend to do with them. The problem is I am not sure how to go about…
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?Rice in my Remoska
I have, after much dithering, bought a Remoska,a very helpful lady at Lakeland taliked me through it but 2 things I forgot to ask 1:Can I cook long grain rice and 2: boil potatoes in it These may seem like silly questions to experienced Remoska users but I am only a novice. Meg :(
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can u help me with some recipes pls?
apoligises if these are listed somewhere, i am new to os if anyone could give me recipes or links for the following baked corned beef hash fish cakes homemade chicken nuggetts beef wellington also any ideas on what i can cook/serve with scallops and venison? thank you in advance if u take the time out to help me
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Freezing cream of puffball soup
I've still got about 2kg of giant puffball left over, am going to make it into soup. Will a soup with milk in it freeze ok, or should I stick to water-based soup?
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Menu Plan advice please!
Hi Everyone! I am new to posting on this forum. After realising how little money I am going to have for my final year at University, I have decided to start meal planning to make better use of my shopping! (I have started early to get used to planning, and I know I will have less spare time when I start my course!) I am…
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Freezing Khol rabi?
Anyone every grated khol rabi and froze it to add to currys and spag bogs etc? Does it freeze ok? I have loads in my allotment that are ready to dig up.
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a slug in my lounge
I'm being greeted every morning by a silvery snail trail on my lovely carpet in my lounge. :eek: Short of sitting up with a shotgun all night, does anyone have any suggestions for getting rid of said slug? Humane or clean if possible - I don't want to also be scraping up gunk. :huh: Thanks in advance, and please feel free…
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Cleaning black mortar
The house next to ours has recently been sold and the new owner are completely guttering the place. They knocked down all the walls to get rid of all the black mortar and ripped out all the floor upstairs. We got a hole the size of a football open from their attic into ours and the dust has blown in covering all our items…
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Easy healthyish recipe for saute potatoes with skins on please?
Sorry for opening my own thread. I don't know how to find my way around this site yet. I hope I'm in the right place though. My boyfriend is coming to stay while my parents are on holiday and our food tastes are a bit incompatible. He eats junk basically, and I live on muesli, salads, fruit, crudites and hummus! I want to…
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OS Daily Friday 14th Aug 09
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Fri 14th Aug! 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 today or what we’ve achieved already.…
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Pear & Almond Tart Recipe
I purchased a pear and almond tart in M&S but they only sell individual ones and not a family size tart. Does anyone know where I could get a recipe to make a pear and almond tart like M&S pear and almond tart?
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BEEF - is 'Brisket' or 'Roasting Joint' as good as 'Braising Steak'??
I want to make Daube of Beef (link below), but am trying to save money without losing taste/texture... Is there any reason (loss of taste/texture, etc) that I shouldn't use chopped up BRISKET or chopped up ROASTING JOINT instead of BRAISING STEAK in the dish?? http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/da...en_92028.shtml
