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price of Christmas
I'm curious about the least amount people have spent on Christmas and how they managed it. otherwise feels like September is almost here and I only have about £300 for Christmas probably not going to have much more. I'm probably going to make a lot of stuff and have a bit of lamb. ;) any secrets? :o
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how to clean a leather sofa
hi all i know one of you will have a fantastically frugal way of cleaning our grey leather sofa thanks m
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Lentils, lentils, lentils!!
Ok I use red lentils to pad out dishes and that's about it! I'd love to cook more with them but I'm so confused buy the different types and what to use them with. Are tinned as good/cheap as normal dried? And what's the difference between red and green! What can I make apart from lentil soup? Any help would be great!
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Weekly Flylady Thread 8th August 2016
Valli in on supply for the Summer! Thank you, natty, for last week's thread. It is your responsibility to read the forum rules, please follow them on this thread as Flylady has been here a LONG time and is a fabulous support and resource for lots of us. Welcome to the Weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your…
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Buffet help bread and ham
With some help from the guys on this forum we have decided to cater for our daughters christening by doing a ploughmans. 60-80 people. We are doing meat, cheese, quiches, falafels a couple of salads. most things are coming from Costco but we are stuck on 2 things 1. Ham - this will be our main meat, I was thinking of…
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Cheap Vegan Budget Detox
I live in London and have not been budgeting at all. I can spend anywhere between £10-£30 a day on food as I mostly eat out and always get dragged out for drinks. I am vegan due to allergies as well as ethical reasons. I live in a shared house, but sharing food isnt really an option, and I have been avoiding cooking…
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pickles, jams and chutney advice please:)
Hello, I love pickled onions and chutney. However when I make them they dont turn our so well. My pickled onions I follow Delia smiths instructions, soak them in brine, sterilised jars, keep them in a box so they are in the dark and they still come out not si crunchy and with those greenish yellow dots on them. can anyone…
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Meal plans WC 07/08/16
Morning :) Pay weekend so this weeks meals will be a lot better than the scrape through ones last week :o Sunday-Steak with garlic mushrooms and sweet potato chips Monday-Chickpea and potato curry Tuesday-Turkey mince cheese burgers with stir fried veg Wednesday-Beef stir fry Thursday-Steak with fried mushrooms, onions and…
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O/S Daily Thread Sunday 7th August 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, please do come in, put your feet…
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Fabric conditioner not getting through machine
Hi, sorry this has probably already been discussed so admin please merge if I'm asking a repeat question. Anyway, as the title says, the fabric conditioner isn't getting through the washing machine drawer. I've tried soda crystals, bicarbonate, bleach, vinegar and a steam clean. My machine also has a self clean programme…
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O/S Daily Thread Saturday 6th August 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, please do come in, put your feet…
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Camping OS
Hello! I hope this is in the right place. I'm going camping with my boyfriend next month for a few nights. We won't have an electric hook up but there is an onsite shop which sells emergency brews. We have the basics, a tent/sleeping bag/roll mats, but neither of us has camped properly before and I was wondering what we…
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Cake baking problems
Have always used my moulinex food processor to make cakes - they always come out perfect. Have now splashed out on a Kenwood Kmix mixer and now all my cakes collapse quite a bit when they come out of the oven - they usually taste just about OK but they are never as light and large as my previous ones. Has anyone else had…
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Funeral - organising the Wake
Advice needed. I am organising a wake for a friend who died suddenly last week. Complicated back story, basically was at odds with family and neighbours, things looked up lately, new friends, I am one, we are paying for the wake. Secular funeral, do not know how many are coming to the Wake, have booked community hall and…
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Butternut soup left out overnight - help!
Can anyone please offer some advice? I made some butternut soup in my machine last night around 20:00. I put into a container with the the lid over but not sealed. Woke up this morning and have realised that neither I nor hubby put it in the fridge (it's supposed to be for lunch today). Contents are squash, onion, chilli,…
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O/S Daily Friday 5th August 2016
O/S Daily Friday 5th August 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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Vitamix - your best recipes?
I've been given a Vitamix by a friend who never used it. I've sent her a big chocolate hamper to say thank you as I know they are very pricey. So far I have made juices, smoothies and soups - and I think I will use it mostly for soup - yesterday I whizzed up left over cauliflower cheese, a courgette from the garden, a…
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O/S Daily Thursday 4th August 2016
O/S Daily Thursday 4th August 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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Home made washing powder
I just watched a tv programme about benefits, and someone on the programme makes their own home made washing powder. With prices increasing, does anyone else do this, and how?
