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Christmas moneysaving my !!!!
Asked OH to get some sausagemeat for the stuffing. He bought Morrison's branded stuff which was covered in a white plastic wrapper. It's disgusting and full of large lumps of fat. I picked the worst of the fat out and mixed the rest with the sage and onion and cooked it tonight whilst crossing my fingers it would taste ok.…
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How do you make your bubble and squeak ?
How do you make your bubble and squeak mine never turns out well ?:confused:
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Sweet Potato???
Hiya guys, I've bought a sweet potato for tomorrow, plan on roasting it with our normal spuds, is that the right way to do it? Do I boil it first, like I do the tatties? A friend served up roasted sweet potato once and they were delicious :)
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turkey disaster!!!!
ok, so at about 5 today i got the turkey out of the freezer to defrost, thinking i were giving it more than enough time to ....then i read the instructions....45 HOURS!!!!!!..... what am i going to do, dont wanna be putting it in the bath to defrost like on royal family christmas special last year!!! lol
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ideas for best friend please!
Hi i havent got my best friend a present yet bcoz i want to get her something really special but now its xmas eve and i dont have anything!!!!!!! She doesnt have money problems so can get herself anything she fancies and she doesnt have any hobbies or interests!!!! any ideas gratefully recieved!! I however am on a tight…
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Help need advice on steaming fruity xmas puddings
I know it's not money saving however I'm hoping someone here can help. Instead of traditional Christmas Puddings I have made light and fruity Christmas puddings from a Weightwatchers recipe. They are all prepared and packed in the little pudding basins ready to steam. (recipe says 1 hour steaming time) My question is - is…
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trifle but no sherry
hi i cant get outifor the snow and just realised i have no sherry for the trifle ! .what can i use ? i have got fresh orange juice ,fresh apple juice ,red an white win , mulled wine,can i use any of these ? many thanks
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What Veg?
Hi, Cooking christmas lunch tomorrow and got everything sorted.. but what Veg do cook? I have bought loads, and I need to narrow it down a bit!!!!!
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do i have to marzipan the xmas cake?
hi totally forgot about the xmas cake til now i hate marzipan do i have to marzipan it or can i just roll the icing onto the cake? and if so how thanks
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A [free] way to keep children amused
well it kept ME quiet for a while! http://www.novelgames.com/search/?search=christmas a selection of free games to while away a few minutes [or longer if you're as daft as me.. :o :rotfl:] Hope this is useful and fun for someone. Happy Christmas, DG
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How Much All In?
How much has xmas cost you this year? Give you details, the figure and discuss!! Im 26, living with my girlfriend. I reckon nights out, presents for the family etc will come in around £500 this year.
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Dont forget to feed the birds this christmas
The birds are very hungry and cant find nothing to eat. I feed them left overs and all kinds of things. I have a packet of meusli we dont like, so I put some of that in a bowl and added water to it. I then added chopped apple, some chopped fat and some left over tuna It looked Yucky but the birds loved it. Tomorrow they…
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Thanks to MSE I have saved at least £185 on my Christmas shopping!
:beer::j:beer: Have just added everything up and am SO chuffed! I'm fairly new to MSE - I lurk on the old style board and have drastically reduced my food bill over the last year or so but only started looking at freebies/grabbit and this board sometime in November. Anyway using a combination of making things…
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Phew Tescos have been!
Thank goodness, I feel like celebrating, and hopefully I will sleep tonight! Tescos have been! It has been such thick snow that many of my friends haven't had their food deliveries. It is just sheer luck that my order was on a van whose driver turned up and was happy to deliver to us down our snowy, icy drive. Hurray! Have…
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Help - Poem for christmas eve hamper?
Sorry if this is posted somewhere but I have been searching for ages. Does anyone have a poem / note to go with a Christmas eve hamper. I have made one for the first time this year but I really need a poem to go on it! Thanks :o
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Help - Folding Chairs needed for Xmas :(
Sorry if this should be in the "i wanna buy it" thread, but I do need them for Xmas and I thought with people getting ready for the big day and having extra guests etc people might be able to help out. My OH and I are having our first Xmas in our new flat together, we usually just eat dinner in front of TV at coffee table…
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When to defrost my turkey crown
its not huge about 4-6kg should i take it out tonight or tomorrow. cooking it at 10am xmas morning :confused:
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Christmas quiz - mistake
For money saving anoraks and quiz fiends note that the answer to Q21 (chance of winning the premium bonds) is based on the smallest prize being £50 whereas it has been halved to £25.
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Amazon clearance - still cheaper on sellers site!
I was thrilled to find the Amazon Clearance section via Moneysavingexpert.com. HOWEVER, I noticed that if you go directly to the sellers site, its actually cheaper than Amazon clearance AND you dont pay p&p per item as you do on amazon clearance. Amazon seem to be charging about £1 more for the items being sold through…
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Christmas Party Games
Good morning :beer: We've been invited out for Christmas Dinner. We're taking HM pudding and HG veg, and plenty of wine :j We've also been asked to take two games to play after the meal :eek: I'm going to do the "Guess Who I Am?" game (sticker of a famous character on forehead, and asking yes/no questions to find out who…
