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Has Anyone Ever Tried Making Seitan?
I've just been looking for vegetarian recipes and came across this 'fake meat' and it has intrigued me! Taken from pennilessparenting.com Has anyone tried to make this? How successful was it? It sounds like it takes quite a long time but it would be interesting to try! :)
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Help! Carpet smells after cleaning
Hello I am so upset. We shampooed our carpets over the weekend and as clean as they now are our whole house smells of wet dog/disgusting musty odour. We followed the instructions to the letter and used the recommended cleaning solution. The windows have been opened (and the doors) but the smell is over powering :( The…
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Bulk Buying From Tesco - Crowdity Voucher
Hi, I'm doing my first bulk buy and I'm putting an order for 200 items with Tesco using my £20 off Crowdity voucher. The problem I have is that with the voucher it comes to £51, but when it sends me to the 'Halifax secure' bit it says £71. If I click confirm will I be charged the amount that Tesco says it comes to or the…
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I don't want to buy yet another one!
I'm sure somone here can help me! We always use black pepper, but have had a succession of pepper mills. In the end, they all seem incapable of grinding properly. What can I do to put them right? I don't keep them where they can get particularly damp, so what's the answer??
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Ramekins
I have a pudding recipe I'd like to try that requires ramekins, which I don't own. I'd rather not buy a set just for this, and was wondering if anyone could offer an alternative that I might already have? Thank you
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Ols style weightwatchers help please!!
Hi, not sure if this is the right board, but does anybody know how many weight watchers points are in braising steak and boiled potatoes please? I am doing the old style as I found it worked so well last time, but my books haven't arrived from ebay yet! Just trying to meal plan for my week! Many thanks!:)
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Ecoballs to wash cotton nappies
Hi! Does anyone have any experience of using ecoballs to wash nappies? Do I need to add anything else to the wash? I tried using soap nuts before and they weren't very good at getting the nappies clean and stink-free at all! :(
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can I really not use an oven liner?
I recently got a new freestanding cooker, which has a multifunction oven (ie can switch fan off, make it be grilled etc etc) which has catalytic liners on the sides back and top, but not the base... I used to use one of these but they say not to use in ovens with an element it the base, which my new one does. Does anyone…
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Need help to be more frugal and thrifty
Im hoping you can all help me become more frugal and buy and feed my family for less. Im in my early 30's, married with two small kids, and have a little cooking knowledge. But when it comes to buying the right food to make the most meals at the cheapest cost Im lost. Its made harder because I dont like pasta, rice or…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 1st August 2011
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it! There are levels 1, 2 and 3. Level 1 being very…
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HELP! does anyone know how to get leaked Gelpen out of a suit?
cheers!does anyone know how to get leaked Gelpen out of a suit?
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OS Daily Sunday 31st July 2011
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Saturday, 30th July. 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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Toilet Roll
Well somebody has to ask! Is there an OS way of saving on the cost of toilet rolls? We don't like the really cheap and thin papers and no, I don't want to use old newspaper!! So is there a way to save on the amount of this being used, not just from a financial viewpoint but also from an eco one.
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rosehip syrup
I made a smallbatch a couple years ago but have forgotten how. Can anyone give me any tips on proportions/method? Thank you!
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Freezing folded tortilla wraps
I know they can be frozen, but have just bought some at Costco, so as they are American sized, can I fold them into quarters and freeze them then?
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Homemade sausage rolls and Pasties
Hi I want to try making homemade sausage rolls and pasties that I can do in bulk and freeze does anyone have any recipes for these thanks:)
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Washing Blackberries
Hi I picked a load of blackberries from the local waste land and was wondering how I should wash them prior to jam making. ( I made sure to pick above dog height. ) I have been given a couple of bags of cooking apples from a friends' tree so will be making apple and blackberry jam for the first time.
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OS Daily Saturday 30th July
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Saturday, 30th July. 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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That's a NO to starter/dessert combo then
Grrrrrrrrrr. As many famous old-stylers have previously posted, sometimes rather than a main meal, a starter and dessert can be served to one's nearest and dearest;) you haven't met my OH lol:rotfl: The french onion soup that i had lovingly slaved over didn't go down well (plus french bread chees toasties). thank goodness…
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meal plans WB 1st August
:eek: august already :eek: I have just done my meal plan for next week as OH tells me he just bought a whopper of a Sutton Hoo FR chicken :D Su-Roast chicken, spuds, kohl rabi, carrots and cabbage Mo-Arroz con pollo, salad Tu-chicken salad for me as OH out We-chicken fajitas, corn on the cob, baked spud Th-lemon sole,…
