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North-facing windows
I live in a first floor one bed flat. I only have north-facing windows: one in the bedroom and one in the living room. Both are quite large, living room particularly, both are double glazed. I've managed to hang a spare duvet over the curtain rail in the living room and it covers probably about 80% of the window. I'm not…
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processor / mixer recommendations please...
Hi there, I have just killed my cheap second hand processor by doing peanut butter in it so am looking for some recommendations from people who make their own food from scratch. I don't have a lot of counter space so need to think about size but I also need a full size one as I make food in bulk. I want to make nut…
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O/S Daily Thursday 4th December 2014
OS Daily Thread Thursday 4th December 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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Starter kit for sewing machine?
Hi everyone I have purchased a sewing machine for my 11 year old for Christmas but have no idea what to get to go with it! Do I need to purchase a selection of threads (hasn't arrived yet!). Where can I get a cheap supply of material for her? Is there anything else that may be useful? Thanks for any advice
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Jamie's get ahead gravy
Hello everyone! I was thinking of making Jamie Oliver's "get ahead gravy" this Christmas, but I was wondering in the spirit of 'old style' does anybody make use of the ingredients that don't make it through the sieve? I.e the mashed chicken wings, carrot etc? It just seems a bit wasteful?…
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Need some help to get my OS ways back
Hi Its been a while since I have been on here - today I was looking at some documents and came across a have completed spread sheet of my spends. Well I has just took me about 4 hours to complete it.... omg what a shock...... just an insight..... £4909.28 on Food, and I still have Dec to go £492.00 on Clothes Nearly 400.00…
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Last Night's The One Show
Did anyone see it I was about to go out to Quiz night but had to stay and watch a bit They did a 'blind test' with different supermarkets products and Aldi's did rather well :) :):) Their champers at half the price of the other one was voted a better flavour and jolly good value :) I am off to spend my Aldi voucher…
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Presents for Teachers
Just back from my local Mum and Toddler group and the subject of presents for teachers came up. My daughter goes to nursery 2 afternoons a week and there are 4 teachers. Does anyone have any ideas for gifts that don't cost the earth and that I could possibly make myself. Just a little token really, I'm not one for…
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Feed your family for less?
Can any one please point me in the direction of the website where you can feed your family for a month for about £50? Please? I've had a search and cant find it!
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Home Made festive 'paper chains'
Do you make your own? What do you use and buy gear from? @ kindergarten we used pre-gummed squares and trimmed them into strips to craft the chain loops. I've haven't seen pre-cut/gummed strips/loops for years.
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OS Daily Thread Wednesday 3rd December
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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Freezer tidying - need some ideas!
OK, so I finally managed to "tidy" up the freezer and do some sort of inventory, and I'm trying to meal plan. But I'm stuck on a couple of things. Firstly, skirt of beef. I can only think of stew or maybe mincing it! Does anyone use skirt of beef for anything else? Secondly, I've got a huuuuge duck! (No, not a…
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Crispy gingerbread recipe?
Hi, does anyone have a gingerbread recipe that makes it crispy like shop brought gingerbread men please? I don't use self raising yet when ever I've made them they rise up and are a bit more cake like. Thank you :T
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Pimp my mincemeat!!
Hi, Just after any ideas on what ingredients I can add to my jars of mincemeat for mince pies. What do others add to make it extra juicy and special??
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rib of beef: supermarket vs butchers?
I'm vegetarian so would be grateful for some guidance please ! It's my MIL's birthday on Jan 1st & we've invited everyone over for lunch. I was thinking of doing a rib roast so have been researching prices. Asda are selling forerib at £12.59 a kilo, and my local butchers are selling at £17.95. I'm curious whether the £5/kg…
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Help me find a rice cooker with a delayed timer?
Could you pls advise? I need to buy a rice cooker with a delayed timer. We have to go to work in the morning. So we want to put water and rice in the cooker before we leave the house. Then it can automatically cook at about 4pm or 5pm, so that the rice is ready when we get home at 6pm. So far, I only find the Tefal 8-in-1…
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Anyone got any low cost ideas?
Anyone got any low cost ideas to solve this dilemma? We had to take our front hedge out (it got some kind of fungal disease) and have lost all the privacy in our front room - the window is a UPVC bay window - and I need to come up with a way of giving us some privacy back. (just to cover the lower half of the window).…
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OS Tuesday 02 Dec
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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Pressure Cooker and Cheaper Cuts of Meat
I've been contemplating buying a pressure but because of my manual dexterity my family have always worried it would be unsafe I was looking at the electric ones which seem much safer and wondered if it would save me money (and time) in the long run?
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Meal Plan Week Beginning 1st Dec
Hi Mon - LO Roast Chicken Dinner Tues - SC Ham, Jacket Potatoes & Braised Red Cabbage Weds - Pizza, Salad & Coleslaw Thur - Tuna Pasta Bake Fri - HM Burgers & Chips Sat - Chicken Stir Fry & Rice Sun - Minced Beef & Onion Pie, New Potatoes & Veg
