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Sangria for 60?
Hi - You have all been so helpful with the last few questions I have asked so helping someone will have an answer for this... I need to make Sangria for 60 - this is a free event I am throwing so need to keep costs as low as possible. Any idea what sort of volume of liquid I should be going for (am thinking of just bulking…
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easy tapas recipes ??
Not sure if this is the right place for my post so apologies if its not. I am having a girly night on fri and have offered to cook some tapas. We have a chilli chicken with sliced potatoes at our fave restaurant but I can not find a recipe similar anywhere, just wondered if any of you lovely peeps could help. Any other…
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Christmas cake, and storing
Hello I've made a chocolate christmas cake today - this is the recipe I've used:- http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/889651/chocolate-fruitcake Does anyone think that this will be ok if I keep it wrapped up and stored in an airtight container until Christmas, I know the recipe says it will last for 2 months, but Christmas…
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Help - Wrong meat !!
I know i should label my meat when i put it in the freezer, but i am usually very good at working out whats in the bag, but today i have defrosted what i thought was chicken breast, only to find its turkey fillets (you know the ones you do a stir fry with.... Now i as unsure what to do, i have already cooked the Potatos…
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Ideas for sardines?
I have recently rediscovered a childhood favourite of sardines on toast. Can't believe I haven't eaten them for about 20years. Toady for lunch I had sardines (in oil) with salad on a bagel and it was yum! Does anyone have any ideas/tips for tinned sardines, they are nice and cheap and I could eat them all day long ;) TIA x
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Preventing tile grout from getting dirty
We cleaned our tiles a few weeks ago (3 at most) using the MSE OS recommended bleach with bicarbonate of soda method, which worked a treat, and left our grout nice and white. However, already, the black mould/growth is back (almost to the point where it was before we did our 'deep clean'). Can anyone offer any hints or…
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River Cottage Handbooks
Just thought I'd like you guys know about the post I just made in the bargains section: here £25 from the Book People from 10 books - bargain! If you look on Amazon they all have good reviews. Great for yourself or as a gift :)
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Advice please
Ok, have had lightening bolt moment, and realised that I really really need to get costs down. My biggest area where I think I can save is the food shopping. I get it delivered, usually from Mr T - always at the cheapest delivery slot - and the petrol cost of driving there would prob be the same. I do meal plan. There is…
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Polyester duvet problem
Hi all, my son has a duvet cover of his favourite football team on his bed, every morning the duvet inside has moved around so much it is a nightmare to get back in place (it's a double) and his bed never looks tidy when made. I know the problem is the fact that the cover is polyester so the duvet is slipping and have…
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O/S Daily Monday 8 October 2012
OS Daily - Monday 8th October 2012 Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 8th 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…
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slow cooker
I am planning to cook recipes such as this one, so it's ready for me when I get back from work. http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/09/slow-cooker-orange-chicken.html If, as the recipe suggests, I shallow fry the meat, but some time before I want to cook the recipe. I then put it in the slow cooker to go on in 4-5 hours am…
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Crab apple juice/jelly
I gathered some crab apples from the garden today, cooked them to mush and left them to drain through a teatowel into a bowl. I didn't press them through the fabric, but I did pop a weighted plate on top. The juice (which I intended to use in a chilli jelly recipe) is pretty cloudy. Does that mean it will make a cloudy…
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Christmas Cake, no nuts, no alcohol
Hi I wanted to make a Christmas cake this year, have not made one since the kids came along. Dd is allergic to nuts and we do not drink, so just wondering if I don't add alcohol and will not be 'feeding' it how far in advance before Christmas can I make it? Also what can I decorate it with as mazipan is out because of dd's…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 8th October 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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Woodburners...
Hi This is my first post on the MSE forums Im Suzanne and I am just about to rent a lovley terraced house and it has a woodburner. I know nothing about woodburners, it is a beautiful looking piece of kit, but leaves in awe of it. I have insisted on the chimney bieng swept which it badly needed, but need to glean some…
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FareShare
Hello All I have been a member for a while, but totally forgot my details so have had to set up again, so I think this will be my first post as LucyA44. Anyway, I love these OS boards and have found them invaluable over the years, so I thought I should try and give back. I volunteer once a week with a charity called…
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Reducing weekly shopping costs?
We are a family of 2 adults and 3 kids, I earn min wage and its at the stage now where almost half of my wages are going on shopping, We shop in Iceland as can't afford anywhere else and my partner gets a discount because she works their so we are kind of stuck. But this weekend I spent. £65 in Iceland £10 in butchers (5x…
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Saving flowers
Hi, wonder if you guys can help. I got some beautiful flowers for my birthday and I would really like to save a couple somehow, for memory reasons. I don't really want to press them because then they lose their shape (and i love the shape of roses). Is there another way I can save them please? Apologies if there is another…
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Tinned Spagetti Ideas?
Hi- I have just been given 8 cans of tinned spagetti (the heinz tomato sauce stuff) but to be honest I dont really like it or know what to do with it. What else can you do with it apart from have it on toast? Any ideas welcome. Thanks
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OS Daily - Sunday 7th October 2012
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 7th 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.…
