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First Home - MoneySaving attempts!
Afternoon ALL :j Moved into my first ever house last Wednesday and have been keeping upto date reading on here in an attempt to keep down my bills! I have electric and gas, currently in the process of swapping to British Gas. I haven't used any gas as i'm not having heating on obviously. Shower is electric, takes in cold…
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urgent question: dried pulses
Hello Everyone, Just a v. quick question. I have been soaking some chickpeas and in another bowl, red kidney beans overnight. I now need to cook them but I don't know how long for. Can anyone advise? Thanks in advance.
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Inherited ingredients....
In 2006 I "inherited" some foodstuff from some very dear friends who were moving abroad. I am now clearing out my cupboards (good chance we will be moving soon and don't want to have to move a load of food...) and came across a remaining box of this stuff .... It's contents as follows: * Huge bag (2kg!) of Potato Starch…
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Fish Pies and French Fries by *the* Gill Holcombe
Has anyone brought/read this book? Her first book How To Feed Your Whole Family is my bible so I'll probably buy it anyway, but just curious if anyone has used it yet? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vegetables-Something-Affordable-Everyday-Family-friendly/dp/1905862334/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
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Light Cream Sponge Recipe
It is my daughters first birthday on Friday and we are having family over for lunch. Rather than a traditional birthday cake I'd like to do a nice light sponge filled with strawberries (or other berries) and fresh cream. Does anyone have a recipe please? I don't want a Victoria sandwich type recipe but something light like…
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OS Daily Thread - Sunday 2nd August
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Sunday 2nd 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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Can I bleach Microfibre towel?
Hey guys, I spilled a cup of tea last week and sadly the first thing i grabbed to mop it up was a white micrfibre towel. Now its a brown mess and it won't wash out. I know you arent supposed to use fabric softner for some reason, but can i bleach it? Its just a thin one for the gym, the same kind as the cleaning cloth…
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Eating healthily for £25 a week
Hi all. I give my sister food money but I can't afford to keep giving her the £30 a week that she needs. So could you suggest ways she can eat healthily for less? She doesn't like fruit and prefers veg. She has to have sauces with her meat. She needs to drink lots of milk to stop losing weight. She lives in a shared flat…
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Defrosted fish - how long will it keep?
Hello, DH's gran gave us some freshly caught trout which she had frozen. He brought it home and put it in the freezer a few weeks ago. I took it out to defrost yesterday morning as we were going to have it last night, but plans changed and I thought it would keep until tonight. Now, we are in the middle of painting the…
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freezing ready made up pita breads / wraps?
Hi, I thought I would use the wealth of knowledge on this board, rather than just seeing if this works and potentially getting soggy lunch / food poisoning....! I was planning on making some meatball and cheese wraps / pita breads for my lunch next week, but I know that it will get to monday morning and I will forget / be…
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Runner beans
Has anyone got any good ideas on how best to use runner beans please? I dont want to just boil or steam them - and need a method that will deal with the "too stringy to eat" thing that sometimes happens (or is that down to the "brand" of runner bean one is using....:confused: )?
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Anything I can make out of this...?
So I don't have much food in the house... at all. I can't really be bothered going shopping today (bus ride to a decent shop). I'm moving house on Friday which is why I don't have a lot, trying not to fill my freezer/fridge up in the meantime. I know I could have the fishcakes and chips but I just don't fancy it. Is there…
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How to remove stain from red bag from cream cotton shirt
I'm wondering if anyone can help me with how to remove a stain. I used a new red bag with a cream/natural cotton shirt, and I think because of the heat (on holiday), the colour from the bag has rubbed off onto the shirt. So now I have huge red marks on the shirt. I was thinking about soaking it before washing it, but…
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Mealplans WB 3rd August 2009
Hi Guys! This has probably already been started, so apologies if it has:o This is our mealplan for the week: Sat-BBQ (Burgers/Hotdogs/Coleslaw & Salad) Sun-Lamb, New Pots. Roasts, Yorkies, Carrots, Peas & Sprouts Mon-Chilli Con Carne & Boiled Rice Tues-Quiche, New Pots & Salad Wed-Shepherds Pie, Peas & Sprouts…
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Mars Bar Recipes?
Hello... We have acquired 48 mars bars (well its more like 45 now) and I've been trying to find some recipes to use them up. Everything I can seem to find is just a variation on rice krispie cakes, but I remember when I was a kid we made a fridge cake with mars bars and cherries and syrup, with no krispies. I don't have…
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Jam making question
Hi I ran out of lids yesterday while making some blackcurrant and raspberry jam so I got out my stock of waxed circles and cellophane lids. I am not sure if I used the cellophane lid correctly though. I dampened the side that would sit on the outside of the jar and sealed with an elastic band. Is this right? When I opened…
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OS Daily Thread - Saturday 1st August
This is the Daily Thread for Saturday 1st 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 already.…
