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sausage plait - where did I go wrong?
Hi there I saw an idea on here the other day where someone had made sausage plait & mixed the sausage meat with sage & onion stuffing & I thought oooh yummy However I have just served this up to my children & snaffled a bit for myself & it was pretty rubbish - very dry & claggy, I am thinking that I should have perhaps…
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Want an ITV thrifty makeover?
ITV1 Tonight: UK’s Most Thrifty Martin Lewis is making an ITV1 Tonight programme about thrift. As part of it. one family is going to be given a full- scale thrift makeover, showing people how to live their lives the thrifty way. The Tonight team are looking for a family who currently don't use any thrifty techniques. What…
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clearing out the kitchen cupboards
ok i am planning on clearing out my mums kitchen cupboards this afternoon, i haven't told her this yet though! I am sick of everything falling out or on top of me when i try to get something i need. And i know there is things in the back of the cupboards that are YEARS out of date!! My mum just picks things in Morrisons…
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Gnocchi bake
I am doing a cauliflower and gnocchi bake to have with pork chops, do I need to cook it first?:confused: Its not home made-is de cecco vaccuum packed Thanks :)
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Piggy Banks
Hi everyone, just thought I'd share this with you all. The OH and I have just moved to a new flat and whilst we were unpacking, came across 3 "piggy banks" so we decided to empty them out and get it all counted. Now bearing in mind there were only 1ps, 2ps and 5ps in them, we had a grand total of £72.89!!! :D We are well…
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In our local paper - Food on a Budget
ello :) Found a small article about this couple who are trying to encourage people to take a look at our shopping bills and offering people advice ... this is the 1st installation apparently :) Now I know it's probably not of use to a lot of you on here as you can do things cheaper ... but it may be useful to complete…
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Banana Bags? Do They Work?
My fruit seems to be going off a lot quicker over here and its winter so the heat isnt a factor right now. Ive seem cloth bags that you can store bananas in and spuds and was wondering if they actually work? Many thanks Pix x
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OS Daily Wednesday 26th August
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Wednesday 26th 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 today or what we’ve achieved…
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stuffed bread
my friend used to make this, its bread dough with ifillings in it before cooking. used to make giant bread rolls with ham but havent a clue what else. Cant find a recipe can anyone help
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Can I use a crumpet recipe for pikelets?
Hello, I want to make my Mum Pikelets for her birthday, but searching on the internet only brings up weird sweet pancake things. The pikelets I want to make are like thin (savoury) crumpets so can I just use a crumpet recipe? Crumpets seem to need to be put in a ring to cook, but I assume a pikelet wouldn't need a ring as…
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Torn t-shirt
I've just gone to put something in the shed, caught my t-shirt on a nail and pulled a small hole in it. Naturally, it's my favourite top :mad: - has anyone got any bright ideas on whether it's possible to undo the damage? Thank you!!
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Russell Hobbs 10951 Dual Pot Slow Cooker
I am thinking of buying this slow cooker, but am unsure whether it is worthwhile, I am vegetarian (although not especially for ethical reasons so do not mind a little meat juice etc etc), but my other half is a meat eater. I thought that a split slow cooker might mean I can cook for both of us at the same time. Does…
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pizza express pizza sauce recipe??
Hi there does anyone have a vague recipe for the sauce they use on pizza express pizza's? I ask as its my daughters fav kind of pizza & I want to try & replicate it at home thanks BB
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October 2009 Grocery Challenge
Welcome to the October 2009 Grocery Challenge. :hello: If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your September budget, then keep on posting in the September 2009 Grocery Challenge As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be…
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September 2009 Grocery Challenge
Guidelines for posting on the Grocery Challenge thread. What is the Grocery Challenge thread? This is a thread where people who are taking part in the Grocery Challenge can post for help encouragement and support and talk about anything related to grocery shopping. We ask that you try to keep on topic and post things that…
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Realistic Meal Planning and Budgeting Help!
Hi All Myself and the OH have just bought a new house, going to be moving in in November. As we are currently working out all our numbers I have been trying to work out our food budget. We would ideally not want to spend any more than £150 a month on food for the 2 of us. I enjoy cooking and after reading many of the posts…
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Pattipan squash
I have a couple of these in the fridge to use up. I'm not a massive fan of things involving squash as find them very sweet. Do you think I could par-cook them then do with cauliflower in a cheese sauce with a breadcrumby top? Like a squash and cauli bake? maybe with spuds and onions too? To have with roasted chicken?…
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making & storing caramlized onions
Hi there I want to make some caramalized onions, I know roughly what to do 0 have been making them for years, but I want to store them afterwards, does anyone have a good method for this & does anyone add anything interesting to theirs? Mine will probably sliced onions cooked long & slow with some butter or oil (or both)…
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Anyone do their laundry by hand?
I mean ALL their laundry ...not just delicates. ;) I've had to do it by hand the past few days as somehow heating oil has got into the washing machine. I've been amazed at how easy it is to do and....get this...how cleaner and brighter the clothes are!! The clothes are washed and dried faster than when the machine does it.…
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Turning a shirt collar
I'm hoping one of you lovely people will be able to help me with something please! Can anyone explain (in verrrrry simple terms) how to turn a shirt collar, or direct me to a website with some pcitures please? :rolleyes: Trying to save some money to knock off the mortgage by delaying OH from buying some new shirts, but if…
