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Best (cheapish) hand mixer?
I am looking to buy a hand mixer. I have a stand mixer but sometimes I think I have better control with a hand mixer when doing smallish amounts of cake mix. I want one that has beaters and/or whisks. I don't need the dough hooks. I'm looking to spend about £20.00. Maybe a bit more if it's a gooden. Anyone recommend a good…
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Seeds from bought sunflowers - edible?
I bought some cut sunflowers (not very money saving but very beautiful) which have now finished. Are the seeds edible? I couldn't find anything about them online. Thanks
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O/S Daily Thread Tuesday 12th 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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gages... of whatever colour help!
Hi all, its me again.... Gages, I have been out today collecting and have 4.5 kilos of them and many many more to come. About a mile up the road from us there is tree after tree, yellow, red, green plus the odd damsons its amazing, I have never seen so much fruit! :j Thanks to the winds theres a carpet of them, but also…
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Just HAD to share this comic moment re "olive oil" uses . . .
Ha-ha! :rotfl: I just HAD to share this comic moment I experienced re "olive oil" uses . . . I happened to come across a good book, being sold on the Internet, on the variable uses of olive oil, entitled : Unusual Uses For Olive Oil. "Ooh!" I thought, "That will be useful!" as I already own several good books on the uses…
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Drying clothes in the rain!
I love the idea of being able to tackle the laundry drying even when it's raining!!! I'd like to hear reviews on the dryline or clothes mac etc. Or if anyone has made one please can you share how you did it? With the rain coming but also wind!!!! My gazebo buckled which I had over my rotary which was good but took off due…
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meal plan 11 Aug
Monday - meatballs and spaghetti ( made with sausages. Remainder to freezer for toad in the hole next week or weekend) Tuesday - Vegetable gratin and potato wedges. (Have a few potatoes to use up and makes a change from pasta and rice) Wednesday -Stir fry turkey and vegetables. Thursday -Pasta bake with cheese and bacon…
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The Kenwood Juicer
Do I really need the Juicer? I recently bought the Kenwood Chef KMC010 the machine included a blender attachment which I’ve found very useful. I’m now thinking of a juicer but was put off by an acquaintance who suggested that a simple nut milk filter bag is sufficient to separate the fibre from the juice. Yet do a Google…
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O/S Daily Thread Monday 11th 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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in difficult economic situation please help
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Weekly Flylady Thread 11th 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 to Natty for last weeks thread Welcome aboard if you are new, jump right in with whichever day you join us on. Returners welcome home. Regulars time to up your game…
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Spurious Question Alert: How long will Roast Chicken stay fresh?
Good Evening, Please forgive me if it is an obvious one! I picked up a stuffed roast chicken that was on offer in Aldi yesterday and it is currently cooking away in the oven. However, there is only my son (3) and I (and 2 greedy cats) in the household. I have 2 questions: A) how long will it keep in the fridge? I…
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Is honey a good substitute for sugar?
Me again. Just wondering as my boyfriend now has honey in his tea and coffee rather than sugar, he says its healthier and has weaned him off sugar altogether. I have tried it and I must admit it is nice but then I read where although honey has no fat in it at all, it has more calories than sugar. So now I don't know what…
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Vegetable steamer - any good?
I am thinking of getting a simple veg steamer as my sister in law has got one and said its the best thing she's ever had. Yet a friend today has told me that steamed veg is tasteless so I don't know what to do now. I am usually a ready meal kind of girl but have started buying veg in packs already prepared and the steamed…
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divided mop bucket
I can remember metal buckets for mopping the floor which were divided in two so that the mop was squeezed into the dirty water side and then dipped into the clean/detergenty water and squeezed again before using the clean mop to wipe/mop the floor. This seems such a good idea but I can't find such a bucket. Has anyone seen…
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Curtains advice please
Our lounge window/patio doors measurement is 4.3m x 210 m, at present have vertical blinds and a dress pelmet and curtains that probably go half way accross window. Due to size of window room gets extremely cold in winter. All needs a bit of a refresh and update so wondering what options are available and best place to get…
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OS Daily Thread Sunday 10th 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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Food planning/shopping advice
I feel that we have not been very efficient recently and have been popping out for "bits and pieces" and spending more than we need to. My "new" plan is as follows:- 1. Do a meal plan for evening meals 2. Keep 2 running shopping lists - 1 for Tesco and 1 for Lidl 3. Shop once per week at Lidl (probably Thursday when their…
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Dehydrating using a halogen oven?
Has anyone tried using a halogen oven to dehydrate fruits and vegetables in place of a dehydrator? I have used my oven in the past, but they always burn and my mum complains that the oven is on for hours. Our oven isn't very good as you have to guess the oven temperature. We did have a thermometer in the oven, but my mum…
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Meal Suggestions etc, Please (I have £30 A Fortnight to Spend).
This is an ongoing situation and with cats and bills etc, i usually have only £15 a week to feed myself. I don't really like meat, as such. Fish is ok. Pasta, rice, sauces, bread, potatoes and eggs are my normal (carbohydrate rich) meals. Has anybody got any 'new' ideas they can share with me, please? I have become rather…
