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Grocery make over help!!
Hi Guys! I'm currently spending £60-£70 a week on my weekly shop for two of us.... Now that you've picked yourself off the floor, I'll continue. I already use own brands where possible and my work lunch is left overs from tea. I find it really hard to make things like spag bol and chilli in advance as OH hates tomatoes,…
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Help! Felt tip pen on cream rug?
My DS has just drawn a tiny bit with an orange felt tip on my new rug - the rug is grey with a white pattern but typically he drew only on the white bit :mad: what can I get it off with please! It was only a cheap rug so I'm guessing it's polyester but if OH see's it he wont be pleased...
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OS Daily Friday 13th August
Hi there! This is the Old Style Daily Thread for Friday 13th August 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…
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lid on or off?
My friend always cooks vegs, rice, eggs etc with no lid on saucepan, she says her mother never used a lid (she was an excellent cook) I maintain one should always cover utensil
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Home Brewing - Beer and Wine?
Hi, I can't seem to find any threads relating to home brewing (Please point me in the direction if there are some). With the VAT about to hike in 2011 and the ever increasing taxes on beer I wondered if anyone bothered to make their own beer, lager, cider or wine? I consider home brewing old style and I've just finished…
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How do I clean a sieve? (Properly!)
Hello! I just know someone wise here will be able to help me. I made some passata today with some whoopsied cherry tomatoes. After I sieved it I rinsed the (metal) sieve out, brushed it over with the scrubbing brush and left it until I did a proper wash- up a bit later. Question: How the heck do I get all the bits out of…
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Mealplans WB 16th August
It's that time of the week again! Monday – stuffed pepper with potato wedges Tuesday – falafel in pitta bread with salad? Wednesday – chicken stir fry with noodles Thursday – ratatouille with cous cous Friday – [STRIKE]pasta bake with garlic bread[/STRIKE] went to my dad's - had roast chicken Saturday – [STRIKE]chicken and…
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Is there an Old Style way to clean rust from cutlery?
I hope someone can help me with this one please. I have a cutlery set and a knife block that are both stainless steel and starting to develop tiny spots of rust. The cutlery is a few years old now and is a decent quality one from M&S. The knife block set was a birthday present last year and is now going the same way. It's…
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Preserving Cherry Plums?? (not jam!)
So, I have a lot of lovely yellow cherry plums foraged from trees whilst dog walking:D! I am doing jams, a cake and a sauce for a pudding with them...but I have a big kilner jar I found when tidying out under stairs cupboard and I think it would be fab filled with little yellow cherry plums in syrup.... No idea how to go…
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Bland chorizo!
Hello. Any ideas on how to spice up my dinner, please? I'm meant to be making belly pork on a bed of chickpea and chorizo with salad. I had similar in a restaurant recently and it was lush, but the chorizo seems flavourless and I'm not sure what to add to it, having never used it before. I made it with butterbeans and…
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Packed lunches for overnight without fridge
Good Morning All :wave: After some inspiration from all you lovely people. We are going on holiday next week and travelling to the airport the night before (stopping in £19 premier inn off site!!!) We fly at 7 am on a 4 hour flight and although we are having breakfast at the airport :eek: I think the kids will need…
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Help! Uncreative Student needs to use up cupboard hoards in delish dishes!
Hi, I’m looking for a little bit of help with how to eat healthy on a student budget. I’ve cooked for myself the past 5 years, and all my meals tend to be freshly cooked. I don’t tend to buy takeaways, microwave food or food at work unless it’s a treat. However! I am becoming a little bored of my veg, meat/substitute and…
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Baby Globe Artichoke recipe anyone ?
I really love those baby globe artichokes in oil you buy in jars or loose in the deli, but they are now too expensive and I don't buy them any more. I've now found a PYO near me where they sell tiny artichokes so I could make my own, but can't find a recipe for doing them - has anyone got one ? Most artichoke recipes are…
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OS Daily Thursday 12th August
Off to get the sticky. Hi there! This is the Old Style Daily Thread for Thurs 12th August 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…
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Car Bumper Shine?
Hi, I have found out a hundred and one great tips on this board.My cleaning and finances has been revolutionised. Since reading the threads on Star Drops,I have become a massive fan.Most of my cleaning products.are no longer bought anymore.I clean my car with Star drops,and the upholstery. I still buy the Bumper shine from…
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Non-stick mat and rolling pin - any recommendations?
I'm fed up of getting flour everywhere when I need to roll out pastry or dough, so am wanting to invest in a non-stick board and rolling pin to avoid the need for flour. Has anyone got any recommendations, please? The cheaper the better so I suppose that rules out Lakeland who I'm sure do just the thing.. . Thanks!
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Can you dye a sofa if it has non-removable covers?
Hi all I recently bought a solsta sofa bed from IKEA and I want to dye it black.... Only some of the covers are removable....other aren't. I've never dyed anything before and know nothing about it. But what I'm wondering first of all is whether it is even possible to dye the fabric seeing as it is permanently attached to…
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How long before i need them can i make fairy cakes???
Firstly sorry if this is in the wrong place. :o I need to make ALOT of fairy cakes for my works summer fete on saturday. Was planning on cooking them all on friday, but now am working until 8pm friday and need to be at work 8am saturday. If i was to cook some today and some tomorrow, would they be ok still on saturday? Or…
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lentil shepherd's pie
hi i am trying to start cooking properly and looking through a student recipe book this is the first one that caught my eye for a main meal: lentil shepherds pie i then noticed the recipe requires 2 tomatoes, skinned and diced. i've tried skinning a tomato before and its messy and hard to get the skin off, am i doing it…
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Would it be possible to make this soup by copying the ingredients off the packet?
Sounds random I know, but considering the ingredients are quite well listed it should be possible shouldn't it? I just don't exactly know where to start!
