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O/S Daily Sunday 20th April 2014 Easter Sunday
O/S Daily Sunday 20th April 2014 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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Hot cross bun bread pudding ?
Anyone made it care to share a receipe please?
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Perfect roast potatoes ? How do you do yours?
Do you par boil? I just watched James Martin , he did but for only one minute, I normally do 10 mins, I note some people don't par boil at all. Boiled water from kettle or cold water and bring to boil ? What do you do ? If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply! [threadbanner]box[/threadbanner]
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Salmon question
Hi, I cook salmon pretty much every week but this week bought a new ceramic coated non stick griddle pan so needed no oil to cook it in to stop it sticking.. Lots of liquid came out of the salmon, looked like oil rather than fat. What I'm wondering is, is this good stuff or bad stuff coming out? Out of habit I drained it…
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O/S Daily Saturday 19th April 2014
O/S Daily Saturday 19th April 2014 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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Wasp issues. Please help!!
Right I should begin this thread by saying I am absolutely terrified of wasps. Not just I don't like them they scare me senseless.. I am a grown woman currently writing this from the bathroom because I encountered a wasp in my flat and this is the only room I feel safe in now as I figure it'll be too wet for the wasp. So…
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instant porridge flavourings suggestions pls
I have been making my own instant porridge to take to work. I am looking for some dried ingredients to add some flavour to it, the only thing I can think of is cinnamon. The pots in the shops have some lovely sounding flavours I am wondering how they get those flavourings eg honey and vanilla using dried ingredients?…
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pay it forward gift
last night i received a pay it forward gift it was a pressie of goodies xx Just wondering if anyone else does this or has heard of it x
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water mark on leather shoes
Hi Please can anyone tell me how to remove a water tide mark on my brown leather shoes. I managed to step in a deep puddle and although I wiped over my shoe when I got home it left a sort of tide mark across the toe when it dried out. Any ideas ???
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Manufacturer Refurbished
I am interested to discover the experiences MoneySavingExperts have had when buying things that are described as "manufacturer refurbished". I also want to understand exactly what expectation they have of who has undertaken the refurbishment and what differences they see between third-party refurbishment and manufacturer…
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O/S Daily Friday 18th April 2014 - Good Friday
O/S Daily Friday 18th April - Good Friday 2014 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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Cooking from scratch
Is cooking from scratch really cheaper? What about time? We both work full time in the city and this type of cooking takes time....BUT we really need to get our food bills down. Does anyone have any quick cooking from scratch recipes/ideas please? Or maybe meal suggestions that use store cupboard staples. Thank you xx
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Using up extra thick cream
I bought a tub of extra thick cream for a cream tea last sunday and still have half the tub left in the fridge. I'm quite fussy on eating dairy so wouldn't want to just eat it after 4 days. Does anyone have any ideas on what I could cook with it? I don't want to just waste it...
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O/S Daily Thursday 17th April
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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cheese in cheesecake?
Hi everyone, I know someone smashing will be able to help me... I have a load of broken biscuits that i thought I'd try to crush up to make into a cheesecake base. I have some frozen blackberries to go on the top....but don'tknow how to make the middle layer. How do you make the 'cheese' layer, the white one, in a…
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45p for 1.5kg flour, can I make half decent bread with this?
I noticed today Asda sell 1.5kg of Flour for 45p. If I were to buy a cheap bread machine, could I make a half decent loaf with this? If I understand correctly I could make 2 750g loaves for £0.225p each (plus maybe upto 10p for other ingredients)? Why do people buy "Bread Flour" - I read I can just add some gluten…
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Actifry sweet potatoes
Hi all, just made some sweet potatoe fries in the actifry: 21 mins, drizzle of olive oil as per the instructions on their site. Now, they tasted amazing but not crispy at all. Any ideas or advice?
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Does anyone still use a mop and bucket
I haven't used the bucket for years, I've been using floor wipes and a flat mop but sometimes the wipes curl up as I am pushing them around but I don't want to go back to the hassle of a mop and bucket and I don't want to get down on my hands and knees cleaning the floor either. Would a multipurpose or floor cleaner be OK…
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Working full time & running a house
Hi, In a couple of weeks I'm going to go back to working full time and commuting an hour each way. I've had the luxury of a local part-time job for a year (almost like a gap year for me!), and am starting to think about how to run the house so I don't get worn out and can use the weekends for a break. I could put together…
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Old Style Cooking
The perfect guide to a budget and tasty Victoria Sponge! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ga4E6AtYQBU
