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Eek ! Frozen Flour- help !
Hi Im really hoping you can help. I bought a bag offlour yesterday and put it in the freezer to get rid of weevils- as suggested here.Unfortunately I forgot to take it our until 10 minutes ago ,and I was supposed to be using it for making pizzza doug. Will it be ok to use frozen or how can I quickly defrost it so its till…
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Free Yeast Alert
Over on Freebies......Thanks to Doubtful ;) http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2192821
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Ready Steady Cook AKA Basically, baking with no eggs!!!
Hello As you may have seen from other posts, I am a little(!) tight on the money front until my pay day next Friday:eek: I am getting the evening meals pretty much covered and lunches once I have bought a loaf of bread but was thinking of baking something sweet. Normally I would say, oh I don't have anything in but I…
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30th Birthday Celebration Ideas
I have finally decided to celebrate my 30th Birthday (May 2010) instead of hiding as I originally wanted to... :rotfl: I am part the way there with my plan but am still stuck for some ideas so any suggestions would be most welcome. I plan to celebrate with my closest friends (totalling a party of approx 16) but cost plays…
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Slow cooker
Hi Got a slow cooker for xmas and was looking at cheap meals that I could prepare using it, I can only think of casseroles. Anyone have any ideas or forum links to recipes. many thanks
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How do you make coloured popcorn kernals?
Hi all, I am doing a magic party for my son and would like to give 'magic popcorn' for the party bags. (unpopped kernals) What I would like to know is how do you colour the kernals to make coloured popcorn when cooked? I have seen how to colour them AFTER they are cooked but not before.:rolleyes:..anyone help..??
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Help with knitting
Hi everyone, There is probably a thread already running where I might get the help I'm looking for, but I've looked, and can't find one. I have picked up enough chenille wool in a charity shop to knit me a hat, I've got hat patterns, but the designs don't lend themselves to chenille..i.e. I've got one with a cable pattern,…
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smelly shoes
Hi, are there any cheap/os methods of getting rid of the the feet 'fragrance' ;) of shoes etc? My boyfriend does wash, uses foot cream and/or talcum powder but all his shoes sooner or later start to smell. I wash some of them, but that wouldnt work for all types of shoeware anyway. Any ideas? Thanx in advance :)…
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new bird table
We were given a lovely new bird table for Xmas which has stood in our garden infront of the kitchen window since. I have ensured that there is always food on it, an assortment of bird seed, apples, cooked rice and other such kitchen left overs, as well as a dish of water. The only problem I have is the pesky birds don't…
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Stupid bread making question alert...
Right, there is still snow outside so I'm not going anywhere today, and I've had some packet yeast sitting in my cupboard for months so it's time to do some breadmaking :j I've already hit upon my first problem - what sort of flour do I use? I know this is probably a ridiculous question, but should I use plain or self…
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Man-sized pastry maker?
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Who is the most fanatical money saver in your house?
And who pays the bills? OH and the kids just don't seem to understand how each light bulb left on, or door left open makes managing the household budget harder - but then they don't pay the bills. So what's the situation in your house?
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Can I wash MR breadmaker utensils in DW?
Hi As title suggests, has anyone washed their Morphy Richards bread pan and measuring cups in the dishwasher? It says not to....but would it really damage them? :confused: Looking for anyone who has done so and could let me know they were fine afterwards!! ;) Thank you!!
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Homemade Goldfish Food
I'm running out of goldfish food. Does anyone feed their fish something other than the little coloured flakes you buy in a tub in pet shops? I'm really attached to my little goldfish so would prefer not to kill her with something unsuitable. :D
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nut roast-any alternative uses?
Have just placed my first approved foods order :) oh heck! I thought I ordered 1 packet of this: but it's a case of 8 packs!:eek: What will I serve it with? Bit concerned OH will not appreciate the same meal 8 times in a month :o Anyone bought it before? Is it even nice?! Thanks for any meal ideas/tips :) Weezl xxx xxx
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Just done a list of strong white bread flour in order of price (from My Supermarket)
Just done a list of white bread flour in order of price (from My Supermarket) thought I would post it on here in case others (bread makers) find it useful. Asda is in green Tesco is in blue Waitrose is in purple Sainsburys is in orange 61p (4.1p / 100g) ASDA Strong White Bread Flour (1.5Kg) 66p (4.4p / 100g) MORRISONS…
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Chocolate Yoghurt
My daughter simply adores Nesquik chocolate yoghurt. Does anyone know if i bought the milkshake powder and used my easiyo yoghurt maker if i could reproduce it ?. If anyone has any good ideas or general help it would be much appriciated !
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Can I still use ...
buttermilk that is 3 days past it's use by?
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Visiting The Victorian Farm....from the Daily Mail
I must say, Geraint definitely one of us! ttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1241772/Im-frozen-time-What-like-live-TVs-Victorian-Farm-electricity-running-water-outside-loo-5c.html
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Using stewing beef for a 'sweet & sour'?
I bought a batch of stewing beef to make stews with which are going down well for easy meals prepared in advance but I was wondering if anyone had ever used stewing beef to make sweet& sour? I know it's traditionally made with chicken or pork but was hoping someone can either prevent me from wasting some beef if it doesn't…
