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OS Daily Wednesday 26th October
OS Daily Wednesday 26th October Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Tuesday 25th October. 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…
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A little help please!!
Hi everyone. My husband is going into hospital for an operation next week and will then be off work for around 4 to 6 weeks. His company only pays for 5 sick days a year, of which he has two left, so will basically not get paid for a month at least. He is starting to panic a bit as my pay will pay the mortgage but won't…
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Advice Carrots
Hi I went to Mr T earlier and brought some reduced Carrots. These are different from my regular carrots and are called Chantenay Carrots. I have never got these before-so sorry for being a bit daft. But can you eat them raw like normal carrots? It only comes with cooking instruction and i wanted to give it to children but…
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Vegan Store Cupboard Challenge
I hope no-one minds but I decided to start this new thread as the store cupboard challenge seems quite weighted to the omnivore diet.....;) I have decided to stock my cupboards and want to make this last for as long as possible with as many different vegan meals as possible....I am hoping not to have to buy anything other…
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Pumpkin Soup
I have bought my son a large pumpkin for Halloween and would like to try making soup for my lunches next week with the bits from the inside - looking for honest opinions as I have never tried pumpkin soup and wondered if it would taste ok etc. Honest opinions welcome!
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Help are these ok to use
Hi in the middle of making a lamb stew and realised I am out of potatoes but I had put some uncooked new baby potatoes in the freezer so I hoped they might save the day well I put them into the microwave to defrost and now they are soft to the touch I cut them open and they look ok but the flesh of the potato is soft so…
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Scones
I'm reasonably OK at cooking meals etc but have never been "a baker" - cakes are usually a disaster:o so gave up on these a long time ago! Anyway, I tried making some scones the other day and although they were OK, they didn't really rise very much. I'd like to try again but before I do, any ideas where I went wrong?:o…
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Dinner for 8
Hi everyone, I'm going away with a group of friends to a self-catering house. It's a new holiday home and I'm guessing the kitchen wont be fully established as yet. I'll be taking the car so I can take cooking things with me, and as it's a 2 hour drive I can take frozen food expecting it to be defrosted by the time I get…
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How do you keep track of your Money ?
I need to keep a very firm track of my money each month. I have always had a rough idea about whats going on and usually my DH would have had the day to day overview. But i am now on my own having recently been widowed, so I'm wondering how you all manage? My late DH used spread sheets etc but I hate having to start the PC…
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Sweet Potato Ideas
Hi I have a couple of sweet potatoes in the fridge, that I don't want to go to waste, I also have some carrots, red onions, potatoes, red lentils, what can I do with all of this please? I don't often cook with sweet potato, need some inspiration, any ideas HAVE to be no added fat, I have some quorn mince too. Thanks
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HELP!!! Oil in Breville One Cup!
Hi, We got a breville on cup earlier this year as a wedding pressie, and we like it, though I need to fill it with a jug as it is too heavy to take to the tap. It's like a kettle, but the element is hidden underneath the base of the bit that holds the water, and it boils just one cup at a time. When I made my tea this…
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Evening Drinks!
I am trying to cut down (or cut out) my evening wine drinking - partly to save money but also to lose weight. I was wondering what other people drink of an evening when they are at home relaxing. Do you drink tea/coffee, squash, pop - or all of these things? I would probably want to avoid coffee just from a sleep point of…
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Christmas cake ingredients substitutes?
I'm making Mary Berry's Classic Rich Christmas Cake from her ultimate cake book. In the ingredients are 2oz of whole almonds chopped, can I leave these out completely? Quarter teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg...can I replace with dried, and how much? A scant tablespoon of black treacle.....can I used something else,…
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OS Daily Tuesday 25th October
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Tuesday 25th October. 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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Creamed coconut
Hi all OSers, hope you can help. I've started making lovely thai-style curries for these winter nights. These consist of onions and any other veg, chicken thighs, some thai curry paste, some peanut butter, chilli, a canned of chopped toms and a can of coconut milk. I bought some creamed coconut blocks as it worked out a…
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Hallowe'en Costumes
Does anyone have any ideas for a Hallowe'en costumes for an 11 year old girl, which involves no purchasing whatsoever? I can't afford to buy DD anything, but she wants to go to a Hallowe'en party.
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Christmas!!!
Hi all, First of all an apology - couldn't see a thread on this on search but feel sure I can't have been the first to ask! I have foolishly for the first time agreed to do Christmas day for my family! There will only be 8 of us, but this enough to bring me out in a cold sweat! Add in the fact that I have lost my job…
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What have you substituted to save money?
I was looking to buy some diced chicken to do a curry for 4 people tonight in my local Lidl. The price £2.99. I then picked up a bag of Quorn chickenlike peices, the price £1.19. " Weeeell" I thought to myself, "could I get away with it?" I went home and cooked up the curry using the Quorn and a jar of Lidl Balti sauce,…
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stottie cake/bread
calling all geordies. my mum moved from newcastle upon tyne to leicestershire 40 yrs ago. and is constantly saying she wants to make some stottie cake, so i've decided to keep her quiet and make some myself, but i dont have a recepie. so would someone be kind enough to share theirs?
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Urgent Help - Roasting a Chicken
I have put a chicken in the oven and have just had a phone call that means that it will be ready way before it is due (as OH has had to go out). It has been in for 30-40 mins - do I take it out the oven and then complete cooking when he comes back, or do I just turn the oven way down and then turn it up when he is back. It…
