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Food Bank Donations
Hi all, Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I am looking for some advice. Have any of you used food banks? I donate to one, but would like to make sure that I am donating things that people actually want, rather than what I think they want. I usually put some pasta, packet pasta meals,baked beans, tinned…
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How to Keep Salad Fresh
Hi I went away for the weekend, and realised that I had a new partly eaten salad in the fridge. I hate throwing things in the bin, so put it in a sealed plastic tupperware tub (in fridge.) When I came back 2 days later, it was in a much worse state than I expected. A lot of condensation had formed inside the tub, and the…
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Really quick soup advice
I've just found a kilo bag of carrots I forgot to put away :( They're starting to get a big grim looking in the condensationy bag, so I figured I throw them all in my Slowcooker and make a really carroty soup :j I've got leftover gammon, tons of spices (you name it, it's in there somewhere), onions, lentils, garlic, bell…
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Sites that sell unsold stock ie halfcost
Hi, I thought it would be nice to have a list of what shops or sites sell off products from certain companies. I'm posting this after seeing people like kleeneze stuff but it's expensive. Often kleeneze stuff turns up on https://www.halfcost.co.uk for a pound or 2. There used to be a brilliant site that sold stock from the…
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Monday 25th August
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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What do you put in your cupboard / freezer?
Good Evening Everyone, Please forgive me as I am sure someone has asked this question before. Unfortunately for whatever reason my freezer broke which led to an impromptu clearing out and I recently ran down my cupboard stock (some dating back several years). I have tried several wonderful recipes mentioned here for meals…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 25th August 2014
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. Thank you Natty for last week's list. There are 3 levels per day with Level 1 being very basic, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. Feel…
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Heated Clothes Airers
Hi Ladies, Just wondering if any of you have used or have a heated clothes airers? I'm looking at getting one for winter as I don't like putting my tshirts in the tumble dryer they would end up like belly tops on me lol. So I was wondering if they were any good? This is the one I'm looking at…
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OS Daily 24th August 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, please do come in, put your feet…
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A easy recipes for samosas filling. please
I have some samosa pastry in the freeze for some odd reason. (don't know why it was bought) And would like a easy recipe for a nice filling but not to spicy as will be for kids to. Can be veg or meat. thanks
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cheap family recipes website
hi, Years ago lots of people from here all worked together to make the cheap family recipe website, it had meal plans for a month, plus a christmas one. Is this viewable on here anywhere now? or has the web address changed? I was after some of the veggie recipes :-) many thanks
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OS Christmas 2014 thread!!!!
If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply! [threadbanner]box[/threadbanner] Yes, it's about time!! Old Style preparations for Christmas 2014!!!!! I have now checked and there should be no broken links. I have also added some more links! Any other links to go in, let me know! HO HO HO HO HO!!!!!! So this will be the…
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Bread bin on bake off extra slice
Did anyone notice the huge round cream enamel shabby chic bread bin on bake off an extra slice? I've looked on eBay & the web & found lots similar but they tend to be about 8 inches high, this the one on extra slice was really chunky shabby chic one. Anyone know where you can get them?
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O/S Daily Thread for Saturday 23rd August
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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Zero Waste Week - tell us your best upcycling and re-use tips
What's it about? 3-7 September 2018 is Zero Waste Week, a national awareness campaign encouraging householders and businesses to rethink waste as a resource and reduce the amount we send to landfill. For 2018 MSE Rhiannon has blogged on her Zero Waste morning routine Rachel Strauss, founder of ZeroWasteWeek, posts on this…
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O/S Daily Thread Friday 22nd August
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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Cheap recipes - free downloadable books
This was posted by Greying Pilgrim on the Grocery Challenge thread but I think it deserves a wider audience :) Thank you Greying Pilgrim :T
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Tumble drying baby clothes?
We usually only tumble sheets, towels and occasionally socks/pants. I don't normally clothes even if the label says you can - think it is because my mum never did. Anyway, I am washing baby clothes at the moment and struggling to get them dry. Can't dry them outside as we are having work done and the garden is taken over.…
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Food bill- help!
Hello, I'd be really grateful for any advice offered. I'm having a bit of a moment and I can't see how I can make my money stretch. I have £41 to buy food for 8 breakfasts (for one), lunch (for 2) and dinners (for 3). My daughter has a fruit and sugar allergy so i need to be careful (she's disabled generally from health…
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Thursday 21st August
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…
