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Help with erratic meal ideas
I'm returning to work full time soon after a few years off. Problem is trying to plan meals & budget ahead. My OH never knows more than a day ahead whether he will be home or not for meals & my son & his girlfriend are the same. So I never know if I will be cooking for 1 or 4 each day at tea time. I really need some ideas…
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Washing without Rinsing?
Hi As I live in a tiny flat have never had a washing machine and have always had to send my washing to laundrette. Times are hard and anything to save money I found a v small camping washing machine on offer in Maplins for £25. It's worked very well but in the instructions it says wash and then wring and hang out to dry -…
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Crayon
Hiya, I was just wondering how you get crayon out of carpets? My neice's wee friend drew all over her pink carpet...obviously my sister is livid but the friend's mum isn't bothered :mad: and now sister is stuck for ways to get it out! Help!!
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Fresh Bread bags?
Having invested in a bread maker I was going to purchase one of the bread bags from Lakeland but there is only one positive review. Does anyone here have one or do you have any suggestions for an alternative?
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Chicken Curry without Toms
Hi folks, I am looking for a receipe for Chicken Curry without Tomatoes (tomato phobic male around) that can be done in the slow cooker, any ideas????
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do you think this is the same as the remoska??
I have been watching a cooker on ideal world this afternoon and wondered if it would do the same job as the remoska?? What does everyone think? http://www.idealworld.tv/Cookshop_Gourmet_Multicooker_141254.aspx?p=1 As it's only £25 incl postage thought it would be a good buy? Dawn
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Five spice
Hi all Long time lurker here with a question. Sorry if this is the wrong place. Does anyone know if there is any sort of substitute for Five Spice? :confused: I have looked in all the shops in my town and I can't find any anywhere! :mad: I've got quite a few spices in already so is there anything I could make up so it is…
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Where can I buy Enamel Cookware...
......You know the kind white with the blue pin strip round the edges. Our local hardware store stocks some but they are extortionate!!!! I am sure there must be somewhere cheaper. I use to have a few but DD1 borrowed them when she went to uni - left them in the fridge too long with food in them and decided to bin them…
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Bramble Jelly
I've never tried to do this before, but my OH will be working away for ten days from today and i wanted to try and make some to surprise him because its his favorite. Any ideas on how i do that?
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help! chocolate stain on new jumper
Help, my DD has got a chocolate stain on a new sweatshirt. It pale blue, of course so shows up even more. I had rubbed a stain remover on it, which normally works, washed in the machine but theres stilll a stain there. Any ideas please
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Giant iced ring recipe?
Hi, Our local bakers sell cakes called dream rings. These are round ring shaped cakes filled with cream and glazed with icing. They also sell a "Giant dream ring" which is suitable for a birthday cake and can be personalised. The ring isn't sponge, its like a sweet soft bread roll? It is not a doughnut. The bakers also…
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what to do with pickled chillis
Hi all, Me and hubyy love spicy food, and a couple of times I have got carried away with an on line shop and brought a few different jars of pickled chillis - not the sliced Jalapino type, they are littler and whole. Apart from putting them on salads and praying they don't blow our heads off - what else can you do with…
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OS Tuesday 1st September 2009
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Tuesday 1st September 2009 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…
