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Food advice/tips please!
I’m getting a bit bored of having the same food all thetime! My dinner is usually freezer food (frozen fish, chicken, chipsetc) because I don’t have to worry about it going off. My lunches and breakfast are generally bought on the day becausewhenever I’ve bought stuff in the past with the intention to make it, I’veeither…
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Meal plan w/b 29th July
Hope it's okay to start this off.I couldn't see anything already posted and searched back about five pages (though I am on my mobile). However, apologies if I have missed it somewhere. My plan for this week goes like this ... in no particular order : [STRIKE] Quorn chicken, sweet potato and mango curry with rice…
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OS Daily Monday 29th July 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. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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Shoe Repairs Advice
I have a pair of purple shoes that I love and would really like to wear for a new job, however they are past their best. I've looked but I can't find anything similar to buy. I remember my mum taking our shoes to the cobblers, but I'm embarrassed to say I've never done this myself. I know the shoes need reheeling and this…
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Chocolate for chocolate Slabs
Hello, I hope you are all well. I am in planning for christmas etc. I am making chocolate slabs - not yet but getting plans for the materials together.I am going to need to buy a lot of chocolate. does any one have ideas of where i can buy a lot of this for not ridiculous cost ? i probably need a couple of kilos - yes ther…
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Lots and Lots of Body Lotion!
I was wondering if anyone can help me? I have been having a clear-out and I seem to have loads and loads of body lotion that I just dont use. Most of it has come from gift sets so has a lovely fragrance but its just not something I use. Has anyone got any suggestions of what I could do with it? Ive heard its really good…
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The Weekly Flylady Thread w/c 29 July 2013
* [FONT="]If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.[/FONT] [FONT="] [threadbanner]box[/threadbanner] [/FONT]Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week or getting motivated when it comes to housework then…
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Allergic to dairy, nuts and eggs
I've just found a new nanny position and sadly the 8yr old has the above allergies. As one of my duties is cooking I'd like to fine some recipes can anyone point me in the right direction?
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Skint foodies - good food on a budget
I was just listening to radio 4's food programme, which is normally so far up its own @rse as to be unlistenable. Today though it was interviewing a girl called jack, the skint foodie, and a couple of others who I didn't catch the details of. Along with the embarrassments of having to use food banks etc.…
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OS daily Sunday 28th July 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. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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bubblegum soft drink
Limited edition bubblegum flavoured soft drink by Barr. just drinking it right now and its not too bad! the flavour is actually quite strong ...but I don't think I could drink it as regularly as coke/vimto/irn bru, but maybe once in a while... anyone else tried it? I found in my local Londis store.
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supermarket life long bags
We have far too many .. our storage room is clogged. Is there a way to flat-pack them and what do you do with them? took a couple to my local charity shop but that's all they want, as they already have plenty :)
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OS Daily Saturday 27th July 2013
Double post - please can a mod delete? Thanks TTFTM
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Daily Thread Saturday 27th July
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, please do come in, put your feet…
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gift recipes
i thought it would be really nice to have all the possible gift recipes in one place (i really want to try this year!!!) so vodkas, drinks, oils, chutneys, jams anything else you can think of that can be given as gifts i will start us off with a simple on that i have managed before Oatmeal Raisin Spice cookie mix in a jar…
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Bragging! And I'm not ashamed of it.
Here we go then. Decided to challenge myself as cash is is short supply and I am currently redecorating my living room....... getting that done at less than £100!!! Dang I'm good. Anyway, grocery shopping. I have previously tried own brand, Aldi stuff etc. This month I went down another 'level' and have done an on-line…
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Question about cheese sauce.....
Hi all Doing lasagna for tea, all home made apart from the cheese sauce. Mainly because i was convinced I had a jar in the cupboard. However, it turns out its actually Dolmio Pasta Bake, sauce for macaroni cheese. Side of the jar says "macaroni cheese sauce for pasta bake" So basically mu question is, can i use this for…
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Coleslaw - not wasting it?
I have tried a couple of successful recipes for home made coleslaw - sooo much nice than the horrible gloopy shop bought stuff. Trouble is - there is so much of it! By the time you take a whole cabbage, fennel, apple, carrot etc etc - both times i made it i threw half of it out! Which made me cross:mad: Does anyone have…
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What to do with leftover (uncooked) leg of lamb
Basically the Co-op had half price lam leg (plus staff discount) and I was making a curry so I chopped bits off the lamb leg to make the curry then froze basically a rather slim leg. So I am left with a skinny lamb leg, What can I do with this? Just two of us and a toddler who doesn't eat much. I want to stretch it over a…
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Lemon curd loaf cake
Hi, I have been searching for the lemon curd loaf cake recipe on the forum ( the one that uses the whole jar of lemon curd). Does anyone have it, as I have put the recipe somewhere safe.:rotfl: Thank
