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cheap meal ideas
I Would like to compile a list of some cheap meal ideas. i am trying to reduce my outgoings to try and pay off debts quickly! This week i made a chilli con carne and have managed to eek it out over 3 meals, chilli con carne and rice, chilli con carne and left over rice soup and chilli con carne on jacket potatoes. very…
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Cookery Book Help Please
I have a grand daughter aged 12 who loves to cook and bake. I'd like to get a cookery book to add to her xmas, maybe a baking one as well. Has anybody any suggestions as to simple plain basic cookery books with lots of pics?
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update on thrifting!
well, after my previous post saying i was being made redundant in jan, my boss decided i was no longer needed from last thursday! so i am now unemployed! i am getting on really well with my money saving though, i only spent £30 on food shopping this week ( sooo pleased - went in to supermarket and shopped half hour before…
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No more parking costs....
I've been thinking.... I spend £3.50 a day to park my car 200 yards away from work that's £70 a month or more depending on the number of work days in a month! I can actally park free on a side street about .75 miles away - say 15 mins walk? It would probably takes me about 8 minutes to walk to the car and drive through the…
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OS Daily Monday 12th November
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 12th Nov. 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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Ceramicore
Hi Has anyone used the ceramicore pans that are advertised on the tv? Seems a. Really good item but struggling to find more reviews than amazon Thanks
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Weekly Flylady Thread 12th November 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. Link to last week's thread 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…
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Have been given a ham for dinner today
what to do with it?! Normally we boil it in coke then add mustard and treacle and put it in oven for a few hrs but fancy doing something different today. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Thinking about veggie/fruit box deliveries
Just looking for some advice here really. Am trying to move towards a greener and more vegetarian lifestyle yet on a budget. Would you recommend getting this sort of service? For health reasons, I have to rely on home deliveries for food etc. And which are the best companies to look at? Fizz
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Water Chestnuts
I have some tinned water chestnuts left over from last night - could I freeze them. It was 80p for a small tin - so don't really want to waste them!
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OS Daily for Sunday 11th November 2012
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 9th Nov. 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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Frozen meat pieces in the slow cooker...
I know what the book says I SHOULD do but can I chuck frozen meat into the slow cooker for the day? I am hopeless at getting it out of the freezer the night before :o so though I would ask. I am usually home to give it a wiggle/stir during the day.
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Help to get cooking skills back on track....
Hi everyone, I am a newbie to these boards but wanted some help please - new start, new me and all that. I've had a really hard time personally lately, just feeling down and something else going on and it's started taking over my life a little and I feel like I am living on edge a lot of the time. It means I chuck some…
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our freezer is tiny!
Me and my boyfriend live in a studio flat (Seperate toilet, bathroom and kitchen) so our kitchen has spaces for a "under the counter"fridge and washing machine. we have a fridge, but the freezer is one of those tiny ones at the top, And I'd really like to cook in bulk to save us money, as boyfriend is in debt :( Any ideas?!
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Rare roast beef - storing remaining meat?
I went to Asda to buy some casserole/braising/stewing steak to make a stew but noticed the topside joints were only £6 a kilo rather than over £8 a kilo for meat for the stew, so I bought a 2 kilo piece. I have cooked it rare and it was beautiful, but I'm not sure if I should now continue to cook it until it is no longer…
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One desset I am experimenting with
I am not very good at baking so maybe members can offer some inputs (in particular I find the puff pastry very easy to burn :o ): Ingredients: Puff pastry ... 250g Mascarpone cheese ... 250g Lemon juice ... 20 ml Sugar ... 3 tbsp Almond flaks ... 1.5 tbsp Method: 1) If not already rolled, roll the pastry into 4 sheets of…
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New cake recipe - what are "unrefined cherries" please?
I've found what sounds like a glorious cake recipe, here http://www.womanandhome.com/recipes/531409/jamaican-christmas-cake. However, one of the ingredients is 'unrefined cherries' and I'm scratching my head at this. I've done a google search, which doesn't give any answers. I'm inclined to think it's a typo error, and…
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Soft Eating Apples
I have at least ten eating apples that are too soft and wrinkly to eat. Any ideas what to do with them now? Can I cook them, would they be any good?
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Duck Crown to ready meal
I need some inspiration, I got a bargain duck crown but it needs to be cooked today, however we are going out for dinner tonight. Ideally I would like to cook it and portion it to make some ready meals for re-heating, but duck can be fatty and apart from spending hours cooking to make a dry Peking Duck I can't think of…
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Repairing an apron
I am looking for a little bit of help please. A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to win a lovely apron and oven glove set. Determined to make good use of them I put plastic adhesive hooks on the back of the kitchen door. I didn't think about this before hand, but the steam from cooking made the hooks fall off :o . When the…
