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Prudence Pennywise blog
http://prudencepennywise.blogspot.com/
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Great ‘Take care of your wardrobe’ Hunt
Looking after your clothes carefully means less cash on new outfits. So we want to tap MoneySavers for practical tips on keeping their wardrobe pristine, whether it’s cleaning, fixing or dying. How do you polish scruffy shoes, store posh frocks and revive battered handbags? As an example, salvage old flip flops by soaking…
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Ideas please
Hi I have a fridge full of beef tomatoes, peppers and a large marrow which I can't think what to do with. Anyone any ideas?
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Can you put a Crock Pot in the oven?
Hi I am making Beef Casserole for dinner tonight. We only have one casserole dish but it is too small to fit all of the ingrediants plus dumplins inside it (I know as I tried to cook it last week but had to leave the dumplins out) Anyway we do have a slow cooker. It is now too late to cook the casserole in the crock pot as…
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MEGA index
hi,how do i navigate to the mega index please?
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Stain help please
I've got some whiteish stains over my worktop - when you wipe them, they kind of disappear but they reappear again when it's dry. :confused: I'm guessing it's either bleach, or stuff I used to clean the oven with on Monday -can't remember the name of it, it's the stuff that comes in the orange box. Any suggestions how to…
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Rubber backing from bath mat stuck on floor
I had a rubber backed bath mat on a vinyl floor in the bathroom. The backing has come off badly on the floor & I need to remove it. I'm currently scraping it with a credit card (old one :p ), but it's going to be a very long job and it isn't removing all the stickiness. Any ideas? Thanks
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Two quickish questions!
Question 1 - How do I make yogurt coated peanuts/dried fruit? Love them but find they are a bit expensive to buy in the shop, so can it be made at home? Question 2 - What can I replace bananas with in some recipes for a healthy muffin/bar? Basically bananas make me ill so I can't eat them :o
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dried fruit storage (b.b.e.Jan/Feb 08)
I have previously store bought dried natural raisins and natural sultanas. They are still in their original light thin plastic containers that seems flimsy around the seals. I have read, however, that dried fruit has a very long storage date if stored correctly. Some of the raisins have a speckled grey/white colour so am…
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Herbs & Spices - please help me use them.
I seem to have loads of herbs & spices - tumeric, cajun, paprika, basil, ginger, cumin, tarragon, thyme, marjoram, sage, parsley, nutmeg, cinnamon, mixed spice, mint, oregano, corriander, garam masala, mace and cayenne to name a few, but I dont really know what to do with them. Any suggestions?…
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OS Daily Thread - Tuesday 29th September
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Tuesday 29th September. 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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Baking with sweetner?
Hi, Has anyone tried baking with sweetner instead of sugar? Does it make a difference to the texture of the finished product? Are there any sort of things that are good or bad - e.g. cakes that involve creaming? I'm keen to make my baking a little healthier if possible!
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Unfussy child will not eat breakfast
Hi All I have searched all your threads on here to get help and not found anything to help so feel free to move this if there is something I have missed, which is likely. Anyway, my 5 year old son will eat anything and everything, bless him, except breakfast! Whatever I give him I have to remind him and moan at him and…
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pudding/sweet ideas
We have students staying with us, And I feel we give them good dinners, But I am not good at puddings, I do (bought) cheese cake, ice cream. tinned rice, etc. So anyone got any advice for something that looks as if I have gone to some bother to make. But is simple/easy Thanks
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salt and pepper
i was just experimenting with a tuna/potato mixture, on its own it was a bit plain, wasnt a lot better with pepper added. adding salt however really improved the taste and seemed to enhance the pepper. i now know how they make the tuna in the m & s tuna/cucumber roll taste nice, as it tasted just like this. i'm not sure…
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Old spirits....
Not ghosts. Alcohol. We have a bottle of brandy, a bottle of vodka and a bottle of gin which have been sitting at the back of our alcohol cupboard for about 8 years since they were opened. So, what happens to opened bottles of spirits once they have been open for that long ... are they worth keeping for drinking? Or should…
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Recipe substitution help
Hey all I want to make flapjacks and found this recipe on here: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=469504&postcount=100 What is granulated suger? I have normal white suger, caster sugar and a small amount of icing sugar. Can I use one of these? Also should I use salted or unsalted butter? I have both in…
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Rice Cooker or Steamer ?
Not sure where to post this so please move if there is a more appropriate forum. My steamer finally died on me a few weeks ago and I am really missing it - the thing is I only ever used it to cook rice or veggies - it was rarely used to full capacity and tbh the one time I used 3 tiers I could just have easily squeezed…
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What goes with breaded fish?
I have some breaded white fish fillets in the freezer but don't want to eat them with chips and peas as I usually do! What else can I serve them with? I rarely eat fish so quite unimaginative!
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Honey glazed ham problem, help
I was planning on having honey and mustard glazed roast ham tonight. It's the first time I've made it. Ham has been cooking in oven, have taken it out, cut off the skin and all was looking good so far. Went to the cupboard, found the mustard and sugar, but no honey. Have since discovered it has, over time been eaten by…
