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Old style daily 25 january 2011
Thread Stats Views: 2,131 W W Factor Coming Soon... Share This Thread: [URL="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3002220 [/URL] [URL="http://twitter.com/?status=https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3002220 [/URL] Hi, this is the Daily Thread for tuesday:j 25th…
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Needing Help.
Hello everyone. I am just looking for a bit of advice on how I could cut down my food shopping. We have about a budget of 300 pounds a month. There is 2 adults and 1 child (3 years old) in our family. We try and buy home brands when ever we can. Although there are somethings I don't really like to buy 'cheap' brands like…
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EasiYo or electric yoghurt maker - a poll
I'm up to page 27 of the 'EasiYo' thread and I'm getting more and more confused :undecided Should I get an EasiYo (bearing in mind that it's currently half price - £7) or a Lakeland electric yoghurt maker (£20) or another one entirely? Which do you think is best?
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February 2011 Grocery Challenge
Hi Everyone,:wave: Welcome to the second Grocery Challenge of 2011:beer: This is my first time starting the thread so EEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK! It's a bit scary.:eek::p Pink, you're not going to shout at me are you?:p Just thought I would have try to help you out and have a bash at it myself this month. :j:A Credit where it's…
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Old style daily 24/01/2011
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for monday:j 24th January. This 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…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 24th January 2011
Do not lose heart if you cannot keep up with everyone else or reading the thread, don't try to reply to everyone and please remember to include something about flying in all your posts, chat is for the weekend when your home is looking beautiful!!! Things will settle again in a couple of weeks so don't worry it will return…
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Jelly disaster
Okay, I assume it's too acidic or something but I put (frozen) rasperries in a jelly (with tinned peaches) and it hasn't set. Is there anything I can do or make with the liquid mess that I have here? Thanks
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Can i make milk jelly with QuickJel?
Hello, I just had the idea of making my kids some milk jelly for a tea time treat, but just realised all I have is strawberry quickjel sachets. Is this the same or is it just for flans?
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Jo Platt Beef in Ale recipe - help!
Can anyone who might have the cookbook with this recipe please remind me what I need in terms of the "wet" ingredients? I think the sauce has sugar, ale, balsamic and tomato puree in it. Does it also have worcester sauce? Any help would be much appreciated x
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Puri Sauce
I have a fondness for mushroom puri, which is mushrooms in an indian sweet and sour sauce in a fried wrap. They are delish but I am wondering if anyone knows how to make the sauce. I have found recipes for the actual puri (the fried bread) but not the sauce.
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O/S Daily Thread Sunday 23rd January
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Sunday :j 23rd January. This 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…
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£20 weekly meal planner
Don't know if this has been posted, but i know things are tight for many of us and Sainsburys have a weekly meal plan that comes to a total of £20 (well it's only monday-friday so not really a week) http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/sol/iw_container_page.jsp?pageRef=sites/www/value/Meal-planner.page Mostly things we'd suggest to…
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Recipe for cheese and mushroom pudding?
Hi, my mum used to cook a scrummy loaf shaped main course which as I remember consisted of breadcrumbs (stale), eggs, mushrooms (and other leftover cooked veg e.g. carrots) cheese (plus herbs if she was feeling adventurous. After she died I realised that I didn't have the recipe and have a. scoured by cookbooks (lots)…
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Acrylic paint on oak table!!
Help...my son was painting airfix models on the tabel, and accidentally spilled acrylic paint. The table is untreated oak so it looks like the paint has sunk into the grain. I've scrubbed it with a damp microfibre cloth which has brought the majority off, but how can I get the stain off? thanks
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Biting insects in sheepskin coat?
Hi All not sure who to ask about this then thought that if anyone would know it would be the OS boarders! With the cold snap over christmas I resurrected my old sheepskin coat from my parents. Last friday I got 2 'insect' bites on my arms (whilst wearing only a short sleeved shirt under the coat). I hadn't noticed any…
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OS Daily Saturday 22 Jan
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Saturday :j 22 January. This 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…
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Curry spices taste raw in curry
I have been cooking a curry and started with the onions. I added the spices/curry powder and cooked it in for a bit but obviously not long enough. It now tastes raw if you know what I mean. Is there anything I can do to recover it?
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Spicy Indian Semolina Cake?
Hi, came across a snack I had never tasted before but am unsure of the name. It was a delicious, very spicey, vegetarian cake (cut in cubes and topped with fried coriander, mustard seeds and other tasty titbits). When I asked about it, it was apparently made of semolina. However, I have tried to google the recipe, but,…
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Mozzarella out of date would you eat it?
I'm normally pretty laid back with things out of date (apart from chicken) and I normally don't worry about cheese but I have a mozzarella that s a couple of days out of date. Does everyone think that this will be fine??
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Can I cover my dining chair cushions in oilcloth?
Hello, I have recently bought a dining table and chairs from a charity shop, it's really good quality and says on the bottom of the chairs it was originally bought in 1980 :-) The only problem is the fabric on the chairs is a brown flowery pattern and a bit worn, so i am planning to cover them.. It looks quite simple,…
