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OS Daily Friday 25th March
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 25th 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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Kenwood Chef ideas
I am very lucky as I am being given my mum's old Kenwood Chef (very lucky since I've found out how much they are even second hand!) and was wondering what people find them good for? I am planning to make bread in it initially, but am open to suggestions - she wants if back if I don't use it!
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Uses for marshmallows?
I needed marshmallows for some rocky road for work and bought a huuuge tub of them for £1.49 from B&M. The catch being they are fairly short dated so I need to use the rest of them up! I don't have any rice crispies to make cakes (loads of weetabix though:D) and there's far too many for me to drink that much hot chocolate.…
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High food/goods costs
Hi all tallyhoh suggested I post here. I currently spend anything between £240 and £300 on food/ cleaning stuff for 2 people and a cat. My cat can't eat dry food as it has a urinary tract issue. The cost there is about £35 a month. I have a long list of food I can't eat/ am allergic too. I have an olive and gluten allergy…
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April 2011 Grocery Challenge
Hi everyone, Welcome to the fourth Grocery Challenge of 2011, :hello: Spring has sprung and I'm feeling optimistic! :j Hopefully we'll all have a good month! If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your March budget, then keep on posting in the March 2011 Grocery…
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Chicken and puff pastry!!
have been off sick for 2 weeks and taken to baking as a theraputic exercise!!( something ive not done for many years). made a chicken pie last week with ready made puff pastry, which the kids both loved. I was thinking of doing something like chicken parcels?, putting leftover chicken, mushrooms, bacon and onion into a…
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MealPlans WB 27 March 2011
Hello all, I was off meal planning last week as we were in Scotland for a wedding. Of course that’s where all my money went so its urgent to stick to the plan until payday! My dad is here visiting from America, so feeding an extra mouth and eating out more than normal. Luckily he is vegetarian and no one in our house ever…
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Help with Kenwood Chef overhaul
Can anyone help me? Ive just aquired my MIL's old kenwood A701A which has been at the bottom of a wardrobe for about 20years. Ive decided to have a go at cleaning out all the gunge and giving it the once over before deciding if it's worth paying to be serviced or if I should ebay it and put the money towards a brand new…
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os recipe to replicate elevenses choc chip bake bars!
Does anyone have a recipe to make something similar? on the packet it says they are a wheat and oatmeal bake with chocolate chips. hopefully making them by hand will mean less additives going into them too. If anyone could help my wallet and waistline would be so grateful!
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OS Daily Thursday 24th March
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Thursday 24rd 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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Cheap but good meal ideas with a slow cooker
Hi I'm hoping someone will have some great, cheap and healthy meal ideas that can be done in a slow cooker (preferably). I'm a busy mum of 3, expecting #4 and am currently incapacitated due to SPD (causes loosening of the pelvic joint, and I'm on crutches to be able to walk) so standing in the kitchen slaving over the oven…
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Grocery Budget/When & how to shop?!
Hi all Hope I've posted this in the right place, I'm still a bit new to this! I've done a search but couldn't find anything newish (please point me in the right direction if I've missed any threads!). I'm desperately trying to reduce our grocery bill. My budget is £190 per month, however I'm continuously going over this.…
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Lard and butter biscuity type things rolled in oats.....
Evening all oser's, hope you have been able to enjoy this delightful sunshine and long may it continue. Anyhoo I have a quick question. I have in a recipe book somewhere a recipe for these biscuit type things that are made with lard and butter and then when formed are rolled in oats, but for the life of me I can't find the…
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Cowgirl food and other recipes
This could obviously be called cowboy food if more appropriate ;) Sorry if this is in the wrong place. Mods, feel free to move to somewhere more appropriate. Cowgirl recipe Chop an onion, some garlic, courgettes, peppers, broccoli or whatever veg you have. Put in a lasagne type dish, drizzle a small amount of oil and pop…
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red lentils and pearl barley
Hi all im a bit of a lurker on here but this board i use like my bible. I try to live as old style as possible, and i read lots where people say how to bulk things out with lentils etc. I was just wondering if anyone had any recipes where i could use lentils and how to cook that and pearl barley i would be really grateful…
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Help! no money till payday and a family to feed
Hello, im posting this to try and get some help/inspiration of how i can get thru until payday (monday) with no money.... i had done a meal plan but we had guests round at the weekend and that kinda mucked it all up :( i need to create dinners for 2 adults and 2 children, aged 3 and 1 (and hopefully lunches at the weekend)…
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Sliced porridge?
Working on the assumption that what I was told is actually true :) , then apparently years ago people used to make porridge, leave it to go cold and slice it to eat later. Our family is having to change our eating habits because of health reasons and although we're fine with sorting out healthy main meals etc, I find I'm…
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OS Daily Wednesday 23rd March 2011
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Wednesday 23rd 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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Kitchen unit handles
I've inherited from the previous owner of our house a 70s kitchen. I've just given it a good scrubbing and just noticed how grubby the handles of the units are. I am not sure how to give aluminium its former glory back ? The cleaning products I am using don't seem to make much difference. Thank you in advance
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Quiche in the microwave?
I borrowed a microwave cookbook (since I now have no oven), and there's a quiche recipe in there. I didn't know you could do pastry in a standard microwave, and am a little dubious. Didn't want to waste ingredients on something untested, so has anyone actually tried this? Any other interesting microwave recipes gratefully…
