-
Weekly Flylady Thread 4th January 2010
FIRST LIST OF :happylove.....2010..... :happylove Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it!…
-
Best 4 slice toaster to get?
Anyone got any recommendations on which toaster to buy? :confused: We need a new one and I've been reading reviews, and most seem to have bad or poor reviews, and I'm not spending silly money on a Dualit! I know this isn't Which? but I do trust old stylers opinions! I want something that is not too massive on the side but…
-
Leg of pork - oven roast or slow cook?
Hi I got a half price leg of pork from Mr T and I wondered what is the best way to cook it - haven't bought one before :o Should I put in my slow cooker with celery and other veg - maybe some white wine, or oven roast? :confused: Any ideas? Thanks :)
-
Cinnamon swirl bread
Anyone got a recipe for cinnamon and raisin swirl bread, the kind that you roll up with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon in the middle I can't find a recipe in UK measures so if anyone has one that would be fab, especially if the dough can be done in a breadmaker :D
-
£30 to spend on cook books what do i buy?
My DD has given me some cash and i want to buy some cook books but as i don't have any i don't know what books will suit our family. We are a family of 6 (1 adult 3 teens and 2 little ones) we mostly have traditional meals and i have a budget of approx £60 for food. I am getting disheartened with the same old same old…
-
Rubbish Xmas - Hubby lost job. Need to cut back!
Hi All, Apologies if this is not in the correct place, I'm more of a lurker than a poster, but have chosen this forum as I tend to stick around in here for the most part - so hoping you can all help. As mentioned in the title, hubby lost his job the day before New Years Eve, and until he gets a new job (going to be…
-
beef and spicy bean
well ive been really good today and made a list of all food/ spices etc i have in the house in hope to do some meal plans and hope fully save lots of money so i can go on holiday lol, my question is ive found a recipe in the sc collection beef and spicy bean that im gonna do for tomoro dinner , but im gonna do with left…
-
my food and growing diary
I'm going to start this again. Ok my situation is as follows I have a greenhouse a third of an acre allotment and 6 chickens. I swap the stuff I grow and the eggs for other stuff such as milk, other veg, fruit and meat. I am in quite a unique position I know but I am going to try and live on 50p per person so that gives me…
-
Which size pressure cooker?
My mam said she'd buy me a pressure cooker for xmas and the Tower ones from argos look very reasonably priced. They come in 4l, 5.5l and 7l (which is now cheaper than the 5.5l lol) I am vegetarian so it will be used mostly for soups and batch cooking pulses. There is just the two of us (although we anticipate that in a few…
-
Do not refreeze- cod whoops
Hi all, me again :rolleyes: I'm making a fish pie and froze a packet of cod. I didn't notice until I got it out of the freezer to defrost so I could use it in my pie that on the underneath of the label (which you can't see unless you've opened the cod) it says that it has been previously frozen so not to refreeze it. Will…
-
Unwanted Body Lotion as Fabric Conditioner. Would It Work?
Random thought............... If you added hot water to unwanted body lotion until it was well-diluted , shook it up to emulsify and left it to cool, do you think it could be used as fabric conditioner, either for hand-washing or in the machine (bit worried about clogging?) What do you think? ...... I have tried a little…
-
Slow Cooker Question
I have just put a beef stew on in my SC, I have put the meat in raw this time, will there be any problems with it? I normally brown it off first but am in a rush today. WIll there be any problems with doing it this way as I know there is a difference of opinion on this TIA
-
Hinari Supreme Steamer
Just acquired one of these from a friend who was chucking it out. However, I don't have an instruction manual. I've Googled it and looked under the instruction manual link on this site but Hinari isn't mentioned. Any help would be really appreciated. Need timings for veg and fish and in which basket each should be placed.…
-
VAT rise hiding a new hike in food prices?
just wondered if anyone else had noticed this? we went to tescos this morning to do a top up shop. due to an imminent house move we are trying to run down the cupboards and freezer so we only needed bits rather than a full shop. although we did not buy any extravagences, we managed to spend exactly the same on a top up…
-
proud and less proud old style moment
Over at the non consumer advocate, the author has been admitting to things she is proud of to have achieved but also admitting that we're all human and not always perfect. I think it's so important to pat yourself on the back when you do well, but be humble and admit to others that you cannot do everything. So here's my…
-
Dilemma - a breadmaker or a new jam pan?
Ok, so the story goes - we had a breadmaker a few years ago (pre-OS & pre-kids), never got on with it, it only made small loaves, took up a lot of workspace, hardly got used, and ended up being given away. Bread is now a big chunk of the GC budget, so we need to save some money there. The other side of the coin - I killed…
-
Fridge-contents challenge!
Hi all, I have some items in my fridge and could do with some inspiration please, I know you're all so good at it. I have: Leeks 1.5 Carrots 2 Aubergines 2 Celery Fennel bulb 1 Parsnips 1.5 Butternut squash (small and squat) Spring greens Little bit of broccoli Red and green peppers Potatoes Onions I also have eggs, both…
-
mince & chicken legs
Hi Gang I have a pack of mince in the freezer and appart from burgers, Chilli, Spagetti, Lasagne or Shepherds Pie, what else could I make with it? Im getting a bit bored with the 'usual' meals ALSO.... I have a pack of chicken legs - anyone have anything exciting to do with these? Thanks
-
bread recipe please... (for MorphyRichards BM)
i lost the manual :( would like to make some bread buns for tea later.... to go with wedges and burgers.... i have got all the stuff, just no recipe.... :mad: *sob*
-
OS Daily Thread - Sunday 3rd January 2010
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Sunday 3rd January. 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…
