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OS Daily Tues 15 May
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 15th May. 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. Everyone’s…
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Cooking Cheaper Indian food & My Dal recipe (the real thing too!)
Okay, I live miles from a big town but have a Nepalese hubby & my own preference for spicy food on a very low income! So.... we buy online - I save up & get a Tescos delivery (most Tescos sell 2kg bags of Dal & Value Basmati rice can be as low as £1/kg) If anyone is going to a big town or London I'll try to hitch a lift…
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Diet Dinner ideas?
Evening All I am starting Weight Watchers Pro points today but I am not sure what menu choices to make, does anyone have any ideas for dinner/lunch/snacks etc. Evening meals are a problem for me as I have a DH who loves meat every evening, a DD who will eat most things and another DD who is a vegetarian! I like most veg,…
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Today someone gave me....
...... 6 apples and it got me to thinking that I quite often get given stuff. I was talking to a friend earlier and mentioned that I liked being given stuff and she said well you do the same (I had gave her a duvet set I had rarely used some time ago) and she also liked the feeling of getting given stuff so I thought it…
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Salt in dishwasher?
Hope someone can help? I live in West Yorkshire and in a soft water area. I have been putting salt in my dishwasher and find that cutlery has rust spots on! I run an Eco/short programme each day and a more intensive one at the weekend when we have had a roast. Daily programme does not dry. Have read that's it's the salt…
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Help please .... fool proof cheap tried and tasted recipe ideas
hey all, new here and am doing the living on a budget as most seem to be on here :) I am looking for some interesting recipes for things to do with mince .... obviously the norm ie ...... spag bol, chilli, meatballs are covered but anything slightly diff would be good ......... I get bored with food quickly :p Have browsed…
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Flylady kit?
I read the Flylady posts on here and also receive emails from the Flylady websites and it continually mentions purple rags, rubba scrubbed etc. Having looked at the Flylady shop the prices are not very moneysaving! What are these magically purple rags? Are they just microfibre cloths? What do you have in your Flylady kits?
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JML Multi Chef Instruction Manual Required
Does anyone have the manual for one of these they could give me a scanned copy of?, I dug this out of my cupboard and decided to start using it again but cannot find the manual, if I recall it was a couple of A4 sheets. Any help would be appreciated.
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OS daily Mon 14 May
OS daily Monday 14th May Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 14th May. 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…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 14th May 2012
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week or getting motivated when it comes to housework then come and join us. There are 3 levels per day with Level 1 being very basic, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. Feel free to mix and match to suit your own…
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Fatless cakes or biscuits
Hi all - i know there are tons of threads which include fatless cakes and bickies but havent time to search - have argued with hubby, he has gone off to work and want to make him something yummy but have no butter or marg and no way of getting any!! Help! Ideas please - have most other ingredients including eggs, flour and…
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Barbie 'Princess' birthday cake
I have to make a cake for my granddaughter's 5th birthday. A Barbie 'princess' is expected... I have an ancient Barbie, and assume that I make a basic victoria sponge in a round bowl, but Barbie looks a bit tall for the bowl I have. Please can a clever cakemaker tell me: 1. How big a bowl I need (I really don't want to cut…
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Dhal Recipe £1 a day
People are trying to live on £1 a day for a challenge. My weekly food/household (eg when i need a new toothbrush or detergent) budget is about £13-15. People tell me Dhal is easy to cook, yet every recipe i've found requires spices and ingredients that are anything but cheap to find. Where are some cheap healthy dhal…
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OS daily Sunday 13th May
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 1eth May. 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. Everyone’s…
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memory foam pillow
Can I wash a memory foam pillow and if so what temperature? L
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Removing mould from clothing?
Hey everyone Just wondering whether anyone has any tips on how to remove black mould spots from clothing? They're coloured cottons/mixed. They've been through the wash more than twice now, and it's still there. In fact, I don't think there's been any improvement at all from going through the wash :( I also put some Oxy…
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boeuf bourguignon
anyone got a good, money saving,recipe for this delightful dish?
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OS Daily Saturday 12th May
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 12th May. 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. Everyone’s…
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Please help me batch cook for my freezer!
We are due our first baby in 3 weeks time and in preparation I want to cook up a load of meals that I can then portion up and chuck in the freezer. I don't want to really worry about cooking for the first few weeks, so want to be able just to take something out of freezer and throw in microwave and only need to cook some…
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solo microwave or combination?
Hi all, I'm off out to buy a microwave today and i'm wondering which one to go for. The reason were getting is because the kitchen is getting fitted and it could take a while, and i personally am sick of takeaways. I have a camping stove but with all the plaster dust going everywhere it hard to cook. I've found a…
