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How do you darn a large area?
Putting off studying for even longer, I decided to start on the pile of mending that has been sitting in a corner of my bedroom on top of the sewing box for, erm, ages! Most bits are no problem. What I have a problem with are my wee one's tights that have no heel left in them at all! I have tried to darn them, but, because…
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Ideas for veggie meals to cook in bulk and freeze?
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas for vegetarian meals that I can cook, and store in the freezer? I know things like spag bol (with Quorn), musgroom strog, but are there any others? Cheers :)
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Soft Food for the dentally challenged
Hi, my mother had had a tooth infection which means she had to have several teeth removed by the dentist, and it will take several weeks before they can give her some new dentures. She's finding it hard to eat her normal food, because she doesn't have enough teeth. Has anyone got any ideas for meals which are 'soft', which…
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Recipe ideas for 100+ jars of Dolmio spag sauce and Squeeze me.
Recipe ideas for 100+ jars of Dolmio spag sauce and Squeeze me. Long story but i have loads of dolmio spag sauce and squeeze me. The kids and the other half are getting a bit miffed eating it so looking for new recipe ideas. We have tried it with tuna,smoked sausage, spag bol, lasagna and also made a mushroom base sauce…
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Alernatives to fabric freshner sprays??
I am somewhat addicted to using Febreeze every time I hoover, love the smell, but trying to cut costs now so is there a homemade alternative I could use that will get rid of odours and leave a lovely fresh fragrance? Many thanks :)
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Wanting to lower our food spend, any tips? And toying with idea of a slow cooker.....
So, I did a little adding up the other day, and it looks as though we are spending roughly £550-£570 a month on food/toilet rolls etc, for a family of 2 adults and three kids (youngest is only 1 yr old so doesnt eat much really). Me and the kids are veggies (OH isnt) so we buy a lot of Quorn which is expensive. We do buy…
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OS Daily Wednesday 25th January
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 25th 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 already.…
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Yellow Bean sauce
Find black bean sauce far too salty, so tempted to try yellow bean. Is it anything like it? Salty? Sweet? HELP
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wensleydale cheese
bought two lumps of wensleydale one with cranberries and one with apricots, problem is dont taste that great, any ideas what I could do with them, can you cook wensleydale?
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Mother in law help needed
I'm sure someone on here will know the answer to this. My MIL is staying with us and as she speaks no english I bought her quite an expensive jigsaw puzzle. She's now decided she'd like to take it home and hang it on the wall as a picture once she's completed it. I know one of you lot will know how it's done - she's used a…
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can I freeze goats cheese.
Hi I am really sorry if this has been asked I did Search and could find lots of Cheese things but not what I want to know. I brought some yellow sticked goats cheese today and I am wondering can I freeze it thank you to anyone who replys.
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Freezing coffee
Hi, Bit of help pls, I've made two cafetiere coffees today and had loads left over, so I've put it in a freezer bag and stuck it in the freezer, I've seen a few espresso cheesecake recipe's that I might use it for at a later date, do you think the coffee will be ok frozen?
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How to avoid being bored with food - monthly menu ideas?
Hi all, This is our first month when we're trying to budget properly. We're planning to buy for the month (obviously with little shops for perishables) but I'm trying to do a monthly menu but already I'm feeling bored as it is all starting to be a bit 'samey'. Planning to get a couple of roasts which will do a couple of…
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McDonalds Twitter own goal..
And no wonder I don't eat their !!!!.... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/9034883/McDonalds-McDStories-Twitter-campaign-backfires.html
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wraps??
hi all can anyone tell me a reciepe to make wraps please i no ive seen reciepe somewhere but cant remember where thanks in advance deb
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Braeburn apples
how are they for cooking, can i get away with an apple crumble or should i bake them? not sure on their characteristics when cooked. thanks.
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Pastry help
I made short crust pastry yesterday for my pie using Trex; mixed flour, salt & fat into bread crumbs then added iced water to make dough. I put the Dough in the fridge for about 1 hr till I needed it. Rolled it out but it just sort of crumbled. Managed to put on top of pie & cooked. Looked ok when it came out of the oven.…
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Breakfast Biscuits
Hi, I am trying to find a recipe for a "healthy" ish breakfast biscuit. I have 3 daughters, one of them struggles to eat breakfast. She generally has a small yoghurt and or a a piece of fruit and the school are reporting that she is getting hungry well before lunch. (we are not allowed to send in snacks other than fruit) I…
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OS Daily Tuesday 24th January
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 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 already.…
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elsiepac's Recipes
Hi all I'm trying some new frugal recipes and so thought I would share as I go along, and also if you want to give me ideas I'd be most grateful! Some quick background on me - whilst I'm currently living with parents, I cook and buyall my own food as it's not included in rent. I am extremely limited on storage space - I…
