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Using quorn mince for the 1st time
Evening, I've never used quorn mince before and bought some on offer to try, my husband won't entertain the idea of quorn mince but my friend says when she makes a spaghetti bol with it no one knows it's not mince so I'm going to try this theory and see if I can get us having a meat free spag bol and how do I cook with it…
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Freezing carrot and swede ?
Hi guys I've chopped up a load of carrot and swede that my SD dropped off for me ... I'm going to make soup with some but I was hoping to freeze half. Can I freeze it ok raw and will it cook ok when I take it back out ? Seems a shame to waste half as it was starting to go pretty ropey Thanks Lisa
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O/S Daily Thursday 25 February 2016
O/S Daily Thursday 25 February 2016 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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Freezer meals...
I've just moved house and have purged the entirety of my questionable freezer lot from the previous property. I had been terrible at labelling stuff and could not remember what half the stuff was let alone when I put it in there. After a questionable dinner of what we thought was leftover spag bol turned out to be curry, I…
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Oil on carpet - help!
My living room door has just been taken off to trim it down a bit as we have had a new kitchen floor laid, and there are two long stripes of oil on the carpet. I got to it straight away and used washing up liquid but it's not going. They are in a prominent place and very visible. Any ideas?
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O/S Daily Wednesday 24 February 2016
O/S Daily Wednesday 24 February 2016 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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Pots and pans
Hi all :) delurking for a bit of advice. I have £180 worth of John Lewis vouchers given to me over a year ago. I am having my kitchen done after years of saving and was thinking I could use them to buy some hard wearing pots and pans etc, as I cook a lot and enjoy it. It's such a large amount of money that I want to spend…
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kale and chard
Although I cook a lot of OS, and like my greens, I've never really used either of these. I've got a recipe I want to try that uses chard (sauteed, mixed with cheese, to fill a roulade). I had a feeling that kale could be a substitute, but don't know - can I tap into the experience on here - also whether any of the greens…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 23 February 2016
O/S Daily Tuesday 23 February 2016 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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My five-week challenge
The day has almost arrived. Tomorrow, my husband is going for a five-week holiday to visit our son and daughter-in-law in Dubai. My cunning plan is to use the time to do some of the de-cluttering that needs to be done in the house, and at the same time, see if I can run down the freezer and walk-in pantry and all the…
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Postage stamp price increase imminent
Stock up now if you use a lot, especially for those Christmas and birthday cards ! The price of a first-class stamp will increase by 1p to 64p and second-class by 1p to 55p from March 29th. Large letter stamps will also rise by 1p. .
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O/S Daily Monday 22 February 2016
O/S Daily Monday 22 February 2016 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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Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd February 2016
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 weeks thread and peaceful days for Bossy Every room comes back around next week so please don’t stress about catching up These lists are only…
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Mr T everyday/value items
Is it my imagination, or my area, or are tesc0 phasing out LOADS of value products? Just off the top of my head, I can no longer get value versions of mint sauce apple sauce mustard lemon squash lemon curd mouthwash ...and I keep seeing more stuff disappearing. On my 'favourites' list it says ''tesc0 no longer sells this…
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marmalade questions
I have made marmalade for years, but then stopped, and this year have made some again, and now I've forgotten some of the things I used to do. I cook the oranges in my lovely Kuhn Rikon pressure cooker, following their recipe, and then you shred the peel by hand (I put it in Magimix) BUT this year the oranges were VERY…
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Empty Fridge Freezer
I emptied my fridge freezer before going away on holiday. I will be back at the weekend, and will need to fill it again (kind neighbour is switching it on for me before I return.) Anyone seen any brilliant bargains (meat, fish, veg) for filling my freezer next weekend? We eat most things - and it is one of those tall…
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Where to sell books, dvd's & cd's?
Hello everyone, Am having a declutter of the house and have managed to get hubby to sort through books etc. Just wondered if anyone could recommend which site to sell try selling them on before taking to charity shop. Thanks
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Meal planning - WK 22/2
Morning All, Just about to pop out for my normal Sunday potter, so I figured I should meal plan to avoid impulse purchases. This week I shall be mostly eating: Breakfast - Oats, Yogurt, Fruit Lunches - HM veg Soup and roll, Free lunch at work (I've asked for a meat salad), HM veg Soup and roll, HM veg Soup and roll, Dinner…
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Help please with pickling dilemna
I have bought several nets of fresh lime in Aldi's offer and chose a slow cooker recipe as follows http://www.vegweb.com/recipes/yabbits-slow-cooker-lime-pickle and I intended to do the first variation and not the solar version (for obvious reasons!). I am however a little concerned that there is no vinegar in this pickle…
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Frozen Avacado, has anyone tried it?
I was checking out the freezer aisles in T**co yesterday and came across frozen avacado, £2 50 for what looked like about 4 or five halved ones, I love avacados but OH cant stand them so I rarely buy any. Not sure what they would be like once defrosted so didnt buy some Anyone tried them or frozen their own?:j :j
