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mildew on wedding dress
My DD moved weekend before last and was really upset to find that there had been a leak under their bathroom which inturn had gone through to their bedroom, it wasn't something they had known about as was only a slow leak. She had her weddinng dress stored under her bed in a box and regretfully it now has a big damp stain…
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Bio or Non Bio Logical washing powder?
Hope this is the right place, but what is the diffrence between bio and non bio logical washing powder? We have a 2 year old and I have been told to use Bio-Logical cause of his clothes, is this true and does it matter?
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Please help, Easy cook Mag recipe
i've lost my fav easy cook mag. it is one i use all the time, i had it last week and i can't find where i put it. :eek: i'm wanting to do a recipe from it called lamb and tomato pilaf. i've searched their website but nothing. i've tried to google the recipe but none similar came up. the mag it is from is one of the first…
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Cake sunk in middle
As a rule, I hate cooking and go through phases of like baking/hate baking, however, I promised my DS I would bake a chocolate cake (well, loaf) and did so yesterday. Anyway, it tastes nice but it sunk slightly in the middle :o . I 'folded' the mixture lots of times to get in air into it. What could I have done wrong and…
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MealPlans WB 4th April 2011
Due to Special Dietary Requirements I sometimes eat an alternative/adapted meal (Specified in Brackets) Saturday 2nd – Pepperoni Pizza (w/ Chips for DH/DS and Guests) :dance: Sunday 3rd – Lasagne and Salad :dance: Monday 4th – Butternut Squash Soup w/ HM Bread Tuesday 5th – Tuna Napolitana w/ Pasta (Herrings w/ Onion on…
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OS Daily for Thursday 13st March 2011
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Thursday 31st March. 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 already.…
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HELP! What to do with . . . .
250g Mascarpone 250g Philadelphia 200g Parmesan and a dozen eggs! Well basically - as title says. What the flipping heck could we do with these before they go out of date? We did initially buy the mascarpone and parmesan for a recipe but OH cant remember what to do with it! We're strapped for cash so im not wasting food.…
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Recipes for Father in Law
FIL has had a lot of dental work done and for the past few months has been unable to eat anything but soft stuff.We go and visit every 2 weeks and take lunch with us , usually shepherds pie,fish pie or cottage pie. He doesn't like pasta and would struggle with pastry or chicken.He is also used to traditional food and MIL…
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Cook the perfect ........... New podcast from Radio 4.
Radio 4 have launched a new series of podcasts, Cook the Perfect .......... Only the welcome message just now, but looking forward to some great recipes :T
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What has happened to my Chicken Casserole :(
Hello Well I'm kinda new to cooking and loads of learning yet to do. I got a recipe online for a Chicken Casserole - here's what I done. I pan fried chicken breast fillets (cut up in smaller pieces) until brown then transferred to casserole dish in oven. Then I fried onions and it said to add 500ml chicken stock (knorr…
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Does anyone keep ducks?
We have four ducks approx 9 weeks old, two boys and two girls. One of the little girls is bleeding from her pin feathers under her wings. It starts and stops but she is moving around and eating well. I don't know if she is going ott on her grooming or one of the other ducks is doing it. Any thoughts advice welcome
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old style daily 30/03/2011
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for wednesday 30th. 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 already.…
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Quick handmade present idea!
It's my nanas birthday in a week and I don't know what to get her. She loves handmade presents but I'm a bit stuck for ideas. I can knit, crochet and sew, but it'd have to be a quick project to get it done in time! The reason it's so last minute is that I ordered a bag pattern and it was out of stock and now it won't come…
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Help...Struggling to downsize!!
Hi I am having a real problem at the mo.... for most of our lives we have lived in houses with outbuildings or a garage (mass storage was happening), had a chest freezer as well as a fridge freezer and loads of cupboard space and had reduced our grocery spends brilliantly. Just before xmas we had to move (not going into…
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A strange party request!!!
It's DS1's 5th birthday in a few weeks and when I asked him what he'd like to do he said he'd like to have a restaurant party???? Thing is I don't really know what he means, when I questioned him further he said he'd like his friends over and have a meal like at a restaurant except made by me. The idea in theory sounds a…
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OS Daily Tuesday 29th March
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Tuesday 29th. 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 already.…
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Can't cook, won't cook, don't know how to cook thread (and I need to save money!!!)
Hi Everyone I'm kind of the female equivalent of a batchelor. I live alone and I really don't know how to cook! That coupled with my 'ocd' tendencies means that i'm quick to throw away food, not knowing if it's still ok to eat, etc. Example....(one of many in my case! lol!) I looked at some recipes today to see if i could…
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Pie Tin - Baking advice
Don't laugh but I have a stupid question. I want to make pie and I have a pie tin in which to do this. My question is am I ok to leave the pie to cool in the tin or must put it on a cooling rack?I am making a pie with gluten free pastry that is not the most robust so I am really hoping it can cool in the pan so it doesn't…
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Wallnuts are good 4 u
And they also dairy and gluten free, so say the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12865291
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Experienced menu planners, I need your help please
There are 3 of us: DH............his liver produces too much cholesterol so has to follow a low saturated fat diet. Eats most things but doesn't like bland food. Does semi manual work and comes in from work hungry around 7pm DD..........21 years old and does not absorb fats properly, so need a diet with higher than average…
