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£5 a day challenge for our food shop can we do it
we have to do it right. :( some of the men in hubbys work were laid off before christmas. theres four of us and we got to plan ahead. got cereals and some bits in the cuboard and freezer but I got to buy more to last us. send us good luck vibes and if you can give us ideas it would be good.
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OMG - are you watching worlds worst wife!!!
On sky at the moment there is a programme about worlds worst wife - one doesnt do housework - what a tip and the next one spends money like there is no tomorrow - keeps 35 bin bags of clothing in the loft !!! Think we should recommend them to look at this site!!!!
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How can I remove olive oil stains from a wooden work surface?
any ideas how I can get it out?! thanks in advance :D
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Extra thick bread
Hi I am a lurker on the OS board and have found load of tips and recipes - thanks to you all! I am trying to get out of debt and loose weight this year - and reducing waste food and reducuing food bill is one of my top prioroties. I ordered Asda on line just before Christmas and somehow managed to order 3 loaves of extra…
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Dried peas - whats the bag for?
I have a bag of leos dried peas but the box got wet so I threw it away. There's a bicarb tablet which is obviously for soaking the peas in, but what's the net bag for?! Do the peas go in this?
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Roasting veg
Can someone tell me which vegetables roast well? I have parsnips, carrots, spuds, leek and onions left in the after-Xmas veggie box and plenty of sunflower and olive oil. What I should do to get a dishful of roast veggies for supper tomorrow night? We eat fish and vegetarian and I'm bored of steaming/souping/stewing veg…
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which to use when? balsamic v red wine....
hi all, on my worktop by my cooker i have a bottle of balsamic vinegar, and a bottle of red wine vinegar, and i'm a bit embarrassed to say i'm not sure which one i should use in what or for what? i've used the balsamic for a deglaze but that about my lot! :o what do you put each of these ingredients into? :rolleyes::D…
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How can I brighten up these wine glasses?
I have a set of rather nice Casa Pupo engraved wine glasses which are sadly looking rather yellow with age. I've never put them in the dishwasher and wonder if there's anything I can do to restore the orginal sparkling crystal type appearance they originally had. They're too good to throw away.
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Spent £63.56 on weekly food shopping
Just done an online shop for the week and spent £63.56 this is just for me and hubby... About £10.00 of it was on our lovely dog, thats not a weekly cost £5.00 on a thermometer, £1.00 on washing up liquid but the rest is food !! I think we are spending way too much. I work from home so eat at home all the time and husband…
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Correct pot for making caramel?
Afternoon all. My GF greatly enjoys baking and has decided to try her hand at making caramel. She has a sugar thermometer and toffee tray for cooling the caramel/letting it set, but we're not entirely sure if she will need a specific type of pot for melting the sugar down in. The book she has suggests 'a heavy bottomed…
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Pot Roast Beef Joint
Hi Can anyone tell me how i can cook a pot roast beef joint. I am not the freatest cook in the world so nothing to hard please. I do have a slow cooker if that helps Thanks in advance and Happy New Year to you all.
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Steam mop
Hi! Hoping someone can help. I bought a steam mop (CY-102) slim red one and think I am not using it properly. It is easy to fill, but is supposed to dry the floor as it goes. The instrucutions say to slowly pass over the area to be cleaned/to sanitize an area of your floor, leave the steam mop over area for a min of 5…
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Left over cake
Happy New Year Old Stylers, A coffee and walnut cake I made for Christmas is untoutched and going dry in the tin. It has butter icing on the top and I have no space in my freezer. Has anyone any idea what I can do with it? Thanks.
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How do you to freeze parsley?
Just like to know how to freeze a glut of parsley. Do you chop it up first or just put whole bunch in a bag with stalks and all? Thanx
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brandy cream
hi was wondering if anyone can tell me does brandy cream freeze bought 2 pots and only used one thanks kas xx
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Has anyone got a banana and apple muffin recipe?
I would like to use up some bananas and apples (2 eating 1 cooking) and make some muffins and I know I have seen loads of good recipes but can't find one with both things! I also prefer to use oil instead of butter if poss. Finally I want to make these for lunch boxes - I am best to cooker then freeze or freeze then cook?
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Work In Progress for 2011 Old Style Calendar
This thread is open to everyone and is credited to / belongs to everyone in Old Style / MSE. The Aim of the thread is To update the alternative Old-Style calendar which was begun in 2009, ready for 2011, showing the best times of year to find bargains, or the times to make the best savings. Calendar in Reverse I see it as…
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Brain gone to mush with all this Christmas food and I need inspiration
Hi I had a feeling there was a site somewhere that you typed in what you had in the fridge and it came up with a recipe to help use bits up.I have in my fridge at the moment 1 Yellow pepper 2 orange peppers 5 rashers bacon 4 celery sticks cheese a lemon eggs these must be used up especially the peppers and celery any ideas…
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Whoops. Curry-flavoured marmalade. Help!
We've just opened a jar of last year's home-made marmalade and it tastes slightly of curry. That's because I made more marmalade than anticipated and with a shortage of jars, had to empty some cardamon pods & other spices from glass jars into other containers to free up jars. I did wash them thoroughly but the residual…
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OS Daily Thread Saturday January 2nd
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for the first day of 2010! 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…
