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Cheap but tasty veg/vegan recipies?
Trying to persuade family to go part time veggie 3-4days a week. This will then allow us to buy organic/free range meat on other days My husband loves meat and is so flipping fussy hes not keen on most veg that includes mushrooms, carrots, cabbage, cauli, broccoli, pepper. My kids age 21months-eats likes sparrow 3year old…
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Washing for a large family
Hi, we are a family of 6 and I'm struggling to keep on top of the washing. 3 children are at school and my other half has a work uniform and also we have a toddler. There seems to be piles of dirty washing everywhere and I think I've mastered it and all it takes is an illness etc.. and I'm back to piles again. I do a load…
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Ordinary vinegar in chutney instead of balsamic/wine?
I fancy making some chutney (haven't done it for a long time) and Aldi Super 6 has red onions for 49p a kg this week, which would fit the bill nicely. But every recipe I find seems to ask for half balsamic vinegar and half red wine vinegar, neither of which I ever buy, and which would make the recipe quite expensive. Do…
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Zoflora in laundry rinse water for drying clothes indoors
This might be obvious to some, but to me it was a revelation and has made such a difference! With current wet weather I've had to dry alot of washing indoors. I usually do it overnight in the dining room with a dehumidifier running. Still, I noticed some things didn't smell as fresh as they should especially hormonal…
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Kenwood Major - quick question if I may...
I have a kenwood major which I absolutely LOVE, however, Whenever I mix anything in it, the mixture always gets caught on the blade and sides of the bowl and I always have to get my spatula in to get it off and also give it a good mix around. This doesn't appear to happen on the tv........ Is this normal - or do I need to…
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OS Daily Thursday 17th January
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 17th January 2013 - . 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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The best can opener?
Hi everyone, Ive just gone to open a can of beans and my can opener has stopped working... again :-( seem to have them a short while then they pack up. Can anyone recommend a brilliant can opener that will last me a few years please? thank you x
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Great idea for mixed leftovers...well I think so anyway!
Hi all, just thought I'd share this with you, and I hope it's useful. It is probably good for a singleton or couple really. Anyhow, I am here on my own at the mo, so don't buy huge amounts of food. I had family over on Sunday, and cooked a stuffed boned and rolled FR chicken with all the usual trimmings, veg, gravy, roast,…
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Bread??
Hi:wave:, I fancy trying to make homemade bread to mop up my tea tomorrow night, tea is going in slow cooker so will be ready when I return home from work - trouble is I won't have time to make the bread, will it be okay to mix, knead, and let dough proof? tonight then just cook it when I arrive home tomorrow or will it…
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Dried fruit and nuts
Hi I have a huge jar of dried fruit and mixed nuts leftover from Christmas and very little imagination! Does anyone have any recipes or ideas that they could share with me to help use this lot up?:) (I have never cooked using nuts before and am unsure about how to include them in baking). Many thanks.
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OS Daily Wednesday 16th January
OS Daily Wednesday 16th January 2013 Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 15th January 2013 - . 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…
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Kelly kettle?
Hi, does anyone use one of these as a money saving tool? I currently boil a full kettle and decant the unused hot water into a flask for later use but wondered if a Kelly kettle might be a good investment
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advice please - new silicone 'cake pops' moulds
Its Granddaughters 5th birthday party on Saturday and me and her sisters are going to make the cupcakes. for a surprise I thought I would overcome my aversion to silicone and make some 'cakepops'. The moulds have arrived and it just says to put the cake mix in and bake. dont you have to wash them (the moulds) first? do…
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Cake, cake, cake
Now I have your attention, how much cake mixture do you reakon I'll need to fill a rectangle tin 13"lengh/ 8"width/ 2" deep? I'm thinking possibly a 8 egg mixture? I'm making a retirement cake in a couple of weeks time and am planning to carve a van shaped cake, crossed fingers :) Any wisdom will be appreciated.:D
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slow cooker
Does anyone know how long you can keep food on the warm setting of a slow cooker once it is cooked? Thanks in advance.
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can you freeze flapjack and banana bread?
i suspect the flapjack would be fine but how would banana bread fair? we often have banana left which i could make a bread etc but not want to eat it right away so wondered if i can freeze it?
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OS food novice
Since giving up work recently (well last summer) to be a full time mum, I have been putting off being totally OS. Whilst very enthusiastically embracing charity shops, crafting/dressmaking and most areas of moneysaving/thrift, I am yet to conquer OS cooking/food shopping, mainly due to the fact that I can't stand cooking…
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Help - What an I do with essential oils?
Hi everyone I am hoping that you resourceful folk can help me out. When decluttering my kitchen drawers I found a few odds and ends of nice smelling oils and 1 bottle of essential oil from the days when i had oil burners. The oil burners are long since gone but I am not sure what to do with the leftover oil. Can you make…
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How to repair burn in lovely gilet ?
Happy New year everyone ! I have a lovely Lands End gilet - warm, cosy down in a nylon outer shell. I caught it on the iron yesterday and now have two tiny slits in the front bit where the poppers are. It is now gently leaking white fluffy down and I'd really like to repair (just to stop it leaking) it but don't know how.…
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Saving money at home
I have just calculated that from Dec to March, on top of our usual bills, we have an additional £1500 going out (Car and Bike both need MOT, Service and Tax, Lighting needed fixing at home, 2 new tyres on the car plus spends for a holiday in Feb) We have decided now we are married to turn our wedding jar into a Christmas…
