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Decorating mojo needed!
Hi all I'm in dire need of either a strategy or a bomb behind me to decorate my living room! Rewired a couple of years ago and still have strips of new plaster in-between old wallpaper,and seriously fed up with living like this. I have had a new laminate floor put down before christmas and shutters on the inside of the two…
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Knitting book
hello I hope this is in the correct section, couldn't find anywhere that seemed more approrpriate. I'm wondering if anyone could recommend a knitting book for the beginner. There are many available but I don't have a decent book shop near to browse. The main criteria is that the pictures which display techniques should be…
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healthy snacks
Hi there With the summer holidays upon us I will be asked every 15 minutes for something to eat by my very hungry children!!! Can anyone give me some ideas, I usually offer them fruit, yogurts, a biscuit, flapjacks, popcorn etc I try & keep things reasonably healthy but there is a limit to how many pieces of fruit they can…
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Looking for recommended Lamb and Pork boxes for freezer
Hi I have just got a new upright freezer and I am looking for recommendations on where would be the best places to get a lamb and probably a half pig to stock the freezer. I have asked my local butcher but he seems extortionate and I know that some of you here buy your lamb and pork in bulk this way. If any of you can…
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strawberry tart .. got arrowroot what do i do ?
hi guys I am going to make some strawberry tarts tomorrow for my mam as its her fave and shes helped loads with the kids ... i saw on here a while ago someone said to use arrow root, i found some in morrisons cheap so picked it up, but i dont really kno what to do. Ive got some sweet pasrty frozen so will use this for…
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£8.50 for 2 weeks food
I'v recently moved into a place of my own and really need to get on top of my spending. Starting with food, starting today, starting here. I am attempting to last to August 6th using only the money in my wallet (£8.50) and the food in my cupboards/freezer/fridge. This is just feeding me, and I will spend a weekend away…
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Your best pancake recipes please!
I'm not sure if there is a dedicated thread to the culinary delight that is the pancake so feel free to move if there is! I am after your best pancake recipes please, whether crepe style or drop scone, and it's the latter i'm most interested in. We have three ever hungry boys and i want to get as much goodness into them in…
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cream cheese- freeze?
Can I freeze this please? Ive looked in the index collections but the link doesn't work. Thanks
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OS Daily 23rd July
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 23rd 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…
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Falling into the take-away trap, any advice?
I am currently a nursing student, and am very busy working long day shifts, but also just mentally drained from work so when I get home I feel like sitting down and not moving until the next day. I do have some meals in the freezer but not a variety, and when I get in I always just want to order a take-away so I don't have…
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Optimum freezing time aka avoiding takeaways
Hi all Am expecting my first child in October and I want to freeze a lot of healthy meals for the early weeks to avoid the temptation of takeaways/ready meals. How long beforehand would you recommend starting the batch cooking? Am torn between starting early before I am too whale-like and exhausted to spend ages cooking…
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Buying lots of veg that doesn't cost the earth?
Hi, I was wondering where people got their fruit and veg from that don't cost the earth? We want to try juicing and already spend a lot on fruit and veg, juicing looks mega expensive! We haven't got an Aldi/morrisons/asda and our lidl veg looks fit only for compost. We tend to buy from a veg market stall, the stuff is…
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Cheap, tasty and easy to cook very low fat meals please
As suffering from Biliary colic and already eat a low fat diet to start with. No been told to eat less fat! I don't eat bread but eat other sources of carbs- pasta, rice, couscous, potato, noodles and bulgar wheat. I also eat crumpets as well. I do eat meat. Obviously extra lean beef and mince, which I have in the freezer…
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Sorry another freezing question
Does anyone know if I can freeze tinned salmon? I'm needing to find a very low fat meat for my dog and have been struggling except for, typically, very small, very expensive tines :eek: I came across this http://dogcare.dailypuppy.com/homemade-chicken-broth-puppies-2289.html and thought that I could add some extra things…
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best way to descale a kettle?
hi there can anyone help my kettle is revolting & spilling everywhere plus I know it can't be economical to have it all scaled up, can anyone give me some good CHEAP tips on how to descale, can I use distilled vinegar & if so how? ? ? Many thanks
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OS Daily 22nd 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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Frozen Smoked Salmon
Hi everyone, Please could you give me some advice regarding some smoked salmon that I put in the fridge by accident whilst rearranging the freezer. I bought the salmon reduced a few days ago and froze it, after it being in the fridge for 2/3 hours I noticed it in the fridge and just shoved it back in the freezer. I know I…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd July 2013
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. Thanks to Dusty for last week's thread Still going with the new style this week, which works on how much time and motivation you have. The idea is that even if you are really…
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Can I avoid ironing rayon fabric?
Hi folks, I have seen a couple of nice summer dresses that I would like to buy to wear to work, but they are made from rayon. Googling suggests dry cleaning or cool wash then iron inside out and that the fabric creases badly. I normally wear wear trousers with a loose top made from viscose/elastine and can get away with…
