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Can you freeze cooked sliced ham?
Hi all, I buy cooked sliced ham for sandwiches during the working week, and buy the big packs from Aldi for £1.79 (about 12 slices), however I always end up throwing a few slices away at the end of the week which seems so wasteful :-/ its always well before the use-by date but it says on the packet to discard 2/3 days…
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2-weeks meal plan
Hi all - I could do with some help. I've got a hectic couple of weeks coming up and need to organise some meals which will need minimal evening prep. Just did a freezer inventory and I have: Salmon fillets - 13 Pork chops/steaks - 22 Lamb chops - 4 Mince - 2 packs Prawns - 1 pack Chicken thighs - 2 Chicken breasts - 4…
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slow cooker - minor disaster!
Hi there I use my slow cooker quite a lot, especially in winter for casseroles, mince etc. One of my favourite ones is neck of lamb casserole. For some reason, last night I made a big mistake and I wonder if anyone has any suggestions howI can save the situation (I HATE to waste food- like all MSE'ers!) Don't ask me why…
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Cut and Store Fruit
I've realised that a lot more fruit and veg gets eaten in my house if I prepare it and put it in small tupperware boxes in the fridge, but I'm worried about cut fruit drying out or going brown. Do you know if there's any fruit I can cut and store without that happening? Or how to stop it happening?
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Old Style Daily Thread Friday 4th 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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Jus-Rol pastry
Does anyone have any god ideas what could be done with jus-Rol pastry please? Me and my OH are pescetarisns so don't eat read meat or poultry Was thinking of something with goats cheese or pesto and that is as far as I get cause I'm hopeless lol
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Old Style Daily Thread Thursday 3rd 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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No cooker
Just lost another cooker and I can't afford a new one right now, so I'm looking for CHEAP meal ideas please. I have a slow cooker, deep fat fryer, microwave and toaster. I already have a few ideas but given that this is likely to be mid-long term, I'd like some variety. Thank you x
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The "Saving Money on Food Shopping" Challenge
There are 2 of us in this household and I am very ashamed to admit our grocery shopping bill is in the region of £80+ a week when we used to shop at tesco / sainsburys. It is slightly lower at asda and just lately we have been trying fultons freezer center, aldi, B&M & poundland etc to cut the bills down dramatically. Our…
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Old Style Daily Thread Wednesday 2nd April
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Chickpea virgin
Whilst out shopping at my local Asian supermarket I spotted some dried chickpeas at a good price, so me being one who loves to try new foods I bunged some in the shopping basket. The problem is I'm unsure as what to do with them, I know you soak them over night, but I was wondering is it possible to bung them in the slow…
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Help! Homemade yoghurt
Hi all, I decided yesterday to make my first batch of homemade yoghurt. I used full fat milk, an an active live culture from probiotic yoghurt. I steralised my equipment with boiling water, made it on the stove (had a slight mishap with burning a bit of the milk on the bottom of the pan.) I left the jars over night in a…
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healthy family meals
Hi there Bearing in mind he new guidelines suggest we should now be eating at least 7 portions of fruit/veg a day I thought it might be an idea to share our healthy family meals There are 6 of us in total & it can cost a small fortune to get fresh fruit & veg into us The obvious meals we fall back on are things like pasta…
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Old Style Daily Thread Tuesday 1st 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…
