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DVDs at Poundland.
Want a cheap evening in? Take a look at the DVDs in Poundland. A few I have bought, that turned out to be very good. Fatal Love. Drowning Mona. Miss Nobody. Freefall Flight 174. Plus, they also sell pre-owned ones.
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Gingerbread man recipe without bicarb?
I've been searching for a recipe to make gingerbread men but all the recipes I've found use bicarbonate of soda but I find I'm a bit sensitive to bicarb & also baking powder (making my tongue react to it) but I'm OK with self-raising flour. Has anyone tried to make gingerbread with self-raising flour but no bicarb? I…
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Roast potatoes, but don't have my Goose Fat
I always make my roast potatoes in Goose Fat but realised my husband used a whole pot the last time! What can I use instead? Thanks
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HM Quiche freezing and reheating question
Hi all, Due to a morning of not much else to do, I've cooked my first ever batch of quiches. Quite proud of myself really as I am not much of a cook really I am hoping to freeze them, and reheat later in the week as needed, so my question is, am I OK to freeze them, and then what is the best course of action to reheat…
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Inflation vs. 'Investing' in dry foods
Having a convo with my parents a few days ago, regarding current savings rates and the current rate of inflation (2.75%) it made sense to me that unless one's savings rate was above 2.75% that one might as well 'invest' in dry goods and non-perishables as the rate of inflation will probably rise a bit before it falls…
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20 bags of gold chocolate coins
A friend from my sons nursery handed me a plastic bag the other day and in it were 20 bags of chocolate coins. Apparently she had bought them all from boots when they were reduced to 5pence each! Now, my other half is delighted as he now thinks he can just eat them all. But that is a bit boring. Can anyone think of…
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Spring comes and so do the moths !
Just a reminder that the approach of spring heralds the moth breeding season, so if you have woollen sweaters, coats, etc in your wardrobes it's worth putting in some of these little moth repellant sachets which you can hang on the wardrobe rails or tuck in drawers. I always do this now after having a very good woollen…
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O/S Sunday 17 February 2013
O/S Daily Sunday 17th February 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 welcome,…
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Trying to add to recipe - lost!!
Hiya all, I have just moved into my own man pad and my sis gave me a small slow cooker to help me fend for myself! :eek: Now I'm not a kitcheny guy and can only cook using recipes (according to little sis, I lack imagination!). My sis also pointed me in the MSE direction and gave me All Recipes w/site to help. I found this…
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What gift could I make for my host?
I'm struggling for ideas here! I am going to visit a friend for a few days & would like to take a gift or two, partly to say 'thank you for having me'. I already have some home baked cookies on the list, but could do with another idea or two which won't cost a great deal. Both my friend and I have children, but whereas my…
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Cheapest compostible food bin liners?
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New Freezer
For valentines day my lovely oh bought me a 300 litre chest freezer!! :) Now I would be very grateful for any ideas on how to fill it, as with 3 young children I am limited to when I can go shopping (no woopsies for me :( ) What would you guy fill it with? Thanks
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Can i put Ale in the slow cooker?
I am making a beef and ale stew in the slow cooker. Can i put the ale in at the start, or can it not be put in a slow cooker at all?
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O/S Daily Saturday 16th February
O/S Daily Saturday 16th February 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 welcome,…
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Can i freeze naan bread?
Hi, I went whoopsy shopping last night and got an amazing bargain of an Indian meal for 2 for a whopping 10p :j:j:j, i have split it up where i can and froze it but on the packet it said not to freeze the samosa'a ,bhaji or naan bread. We will eat the first 2 tomorrow as have a picky tea on a sat but not the naan, i always…
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Lentils
Hi I have been reading through old threads and noticed people talking about using lentils to bulk up meals....how do you do this? I've never cooked lentils and unsure how to cook them and which ones to use? Thanks
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Turning off the oven mid cooking
Is it ok to do this? I have to pick OH up from the station every evening and I am not comfortable leaving the oven on when I go out - not least because often his train is v late so I have no way of knowing whether the dinner will be ashes when I get home! However, we like to eat as soon as he gets in so if I waited to cook…
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Friends Are Expensive
OH recently took voluntary redundancy and I have spent a great deal of time and effort examining our finances now and projected for the next 40 years (in so far as you can so far ahead). Believe we can live fairly well and manage on what we have BUT We are very fortunate and have a lot of very good friends who are in…
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Using Fresh Yeast
I usually use a sachet of quick yeast to 500g of flour. This week I could only get fresh yeast, how do I use it? How much should I use? Will it alter my timings eg rising time? Any other tips? Thank you
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Food to take on holiday
Hi All My children have paid for us to go to the Seychelles for our Ruby Wedding... They have paid for the hotel, flights etc and all we have to pay for is the food.. :j:j They never paid for that as I have an auto-immune disease and I have to be so careful what I eat... Anyway, it is a beautiful hotel etc etc and we are…
