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High energy foods when pregnant??
Hi guys, I’m a constant lurker on here but now could do with a little help. I have a friend who is 8 months pregnant. The midwife visited her this morning and told her she is doing too much (still at work etc) and not eating enough – the baby is healthy, but needs feeding up! So, I want to make her some high-energy foods…
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risotto help please! asap
hi, oh and i have made risotto several times and it's always gone really well. this time it's really sticky and mushy and the rice is still hard and tastes undercooked even tho we've not done anything different! is there any way to save it?? or am i just going to have to eat risotto that's like glue??!?! thanks xx
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organic or not. Can you tell?
I think this site is very ambiguous. My dd got a special offer box and most of it was defrosted, She thought the meat was organic. I say it wasn`t and only the boxes specified as organic are organic. What do you think? http://www.savethebacon.com/ I am not happy on 2 counts ie the ambiguity and the fact that the meat…
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Where in life do you use your OS money saving skills?
We are just back from a two weeks holiday, our first since becoming OS money savers. We are amazed at the difference the money saving skills we have learnt from this site over the past year has made to the cost of our holiday. We have spent about one half of what we would have done before. The funny thing was that we…
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Avocados-cholesterol
Might have spelt that wrong-anyway-I believe they are high in fat,but are they high in bad colesterol? Always thought they were,but watched a tv prog the other day said they were low in colesterol.
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What premium stuff is worth the extra
In the sprit of the post which says "what value stuff is best avoided", how about what premium stuff is worth the extra? I think meat products like burgers & sausages ect, it's worth paying for the best. My DD is 19 now, but when she wore nappies I only bought Pampers. I only buy quality fabric softner, vaporesse & washing…
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Need to get out of the kitchen....
I have this problem that is really getting me down, I spend hrs in the kitchen every day... Tonight for example Make DH a chicken curry DD Lamb casserole Myself Cornflakes as I couldn't face making another dinner... I do make up food and freeze, which I use for lunch meals. But cook from scratch for evening meals. I m…
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On the run suppers
Hello everyone:j my OH and I are very hectic at the moment with work (him) and exams (me). *big awwww from everyone please!* Anyway, I am trying to come up with some suppers that don't take forever to prepare or cook and that we can rustle up quickly. I've run out of ideas and OH is not being very helpful - when asked for…
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Does anyone have any cheap, easy low GI recipes?
If anyone has any I'd be grateful.....fed up eating the same ones.....look for a bit more inspiraton.
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How to clean pyrex dish
I have a set of three pyrex dishes and one of them is in a bit of a mess with burnt on marks etc :o I've tried everything from soaking in Fairy washing up liquid, cif, stardrops, oven cleaner and even used good old elbow grease but nothing seems to shift it Any Ideas on how to make it like new again?
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Cleaning oven handle
Help! Our cleaners have cleaned the handle of our oven and marked it. The oven is stainless steel but I think the handle may be aluminium. It looks like its oxidised slightly. Any ideas on how to get it off? Thanks!
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OS DAILY TUESDAY 24th APRIL
Good morning, i cant seem to find this mornings thread, so il start one GOOD MORNING !!!! didnt sleep to bad, woke up 3 times and got up at 5.. but that is good for me.. going to have a good old tidy up today as yesterday.. i done nothing !!!! hugs to you all special hugs to Grannybroom Loraine x x ps.. its raining here
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Red borscht concentrate
Just picked this up in our corner shop which caters for the Polish community. Anyone know what I could use it for, apart from the obvious? DH hasn't twigged yet that it's made from beetroots.
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Where to bulk buy?
Hi, currently trying to reduce our monthly shopping bill which at the moment is £200 for 2 adults (OH is a vegetarian), a 2yr old and a 5 month old (still breast fed), and a small dog. I've been having a good read over the OS forum and the advice and tips look great! I've seen a few folk saying things like "we bulk buy…
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Limeade spilt on carpet!!
Can anyone tell me how to get rid of a limeade stain? I have tried Mr Muscle multi task and stardrops to no avail . Any help will be appreciated Liz
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Tasty supper ideas please with chicken and bacon
I am lost for inspiration. I have some mini chicken breasts that need eating up tonight and have some streaky bacon left over, that also needs eating up. Can anyone give me some tasty ideas for supper. My husband is a non spice, non pepper, non mushroom man, so that limits my inspiration often!! Thanks
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HELP! has dh killed our slowcooker ??
I have just gone to pop dinner in the slowcooker and found the plug fully imersed in water in a pan thats soaking !! :eek: (dh was washing up last night :rolleyes: ) What do I do ?? It's not very old and I use it loads and love it - can it be saved ?? :o Please help !
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Can I use sultanas instead of raisins?
Hi I wanted to make a Raisin Tea loaf like my Mum used to make. Gathered all the ingredients and realise that I have bought Sultanas by mistake.:o The recipe is quite simple ,soak raisins and soft brown sugar in cold tea overnight and then add eggs and flour before baking. Don't want to waste the sultanas ,is it worth…
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Rainbow Recipes?
My 6 year old son and his school friends have all been set the task of helping to make a rainbow recipes book for a local charity. His year group have been given the colour green and asked to think of a delicious delight to write a recipe for. With green not being a very exciting food colour and obviously me not having…