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Ninja air fryer cooking problem
Been using a cheap air fryer for a couple of years now and an apple crumble is a favourite thing i cook. Got a Ninja for Christmas and just tried a crumble in it, set it for 30mins as usual and when i went to get it out i found that almost half the crumble topping had been blown off. Any ideas what i can do, if i cover it…
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Vegan Storecupboard Challenge 2024
It's back!! 😁 ETA: This challenge is about using up what you have in your storecupboard and freezers to make vegan meals and save money on groceries! Link to last year's challenge: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6413148/2023-vegan-storecupboard-challenge/p1 Following a massive deep clean of my food…
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Old Style Daily Hogmanay 31 December 2024
Good morning everyone. I'll be back soon.
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Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 4th Quarter 2024
Hi All Welcome to the Old Style Weight Loss thread for quarter four 2024. Please feel free to start posting your weight loss goals for the next challenge which will run from the 1st October until the 31st December, although i appreciate people will probably want to stop before Christmas! You do not have to submit a loss or…
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My washing machine started beeping!
Recently my Indesit washing machine has started emitting beeps throughout its normal programme. It's usually a matter of three short beeps but can be more. Does anyone know what this means? The manual went awol years ago and I haven't a clue.
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Freezing iced Christmas cake
I've been given a Tesco finest iced Christmas cake with a best before date of 31 January 2025 and will not eat it all by then. I freeze rich fruit cake but never an iced cake. Will it successfully freeze so I can continue to enjoy it for a longer period.
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Old Style Daily Monday 30 December 2024
Morning all. The night has been very rough so I may snooze.
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Will sandwiches be alright for next day?
I'm going away for a couple of days and I wondered if I make sandwiches on the Tuesday morning and put them in tin foil in a tupperware box, will they be ok to eat on the Wednesday lunchtime? Unfortunately I won't be able to keep them refrigerated.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 23rd December 2024
🎄Christmas Week Starts here🎄 Thank you, Valli, for last week's thread. What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on
the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is
often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to
provide the support…
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O/S Daily Sunday 29th December 2024
Good morning - just starting off, I'll be back later
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Old Style Daily Saturday 28 December 2024
Good morning everyone.
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What's in your lunchbox ?
There is a discussion on this board started by @markglasses who has been taking jam sandwiches to work for many years. To help him and others to have a virtual peek into others delights, this thread has been started. Mark would also like to see approximate costs as well, if at all possible. So anyone who wishes to lift the…
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Stir Up Sunday
This Sunday (26 November) is 'Stir Up Sunday' - traditionally a day to make your Christmas pud and/or cake. Will you be stirring your Christmas pudding this weekend (or perhaps you've done it already)? In this thread from 2012 several Forumites shared their family recipes, and there's also a 2004 thread with another…
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Old Style Daily Friday 27 December 2024
Morning all.
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Save water the easy way.
Remove the lid on the toilet system and set the flot up a bit so that you use less water when you flush the loo. This and having a water meter saves me loads.
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Old Style Daily Boxing Day 2024
Morning all. I'll be back soon.
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Old Style Daily Christmas Day 2024
Good morning and happy happy Christmas to all. I expect a very quiet thread today though busy days ahead.
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O/S Daily Tuesday 24th December 2024
Good morning, just off to make coffee, back soon
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Is it possible to eat "healthy" on a £150 per month budget?
I have a separate budget of £5 per day for meals at work. So, this £150 is to cover two meals per day. Is it possible to eat healthy on this budget? Is it possible to get the 5 a day as advised? I have struggled living alone and cooking food for myself and I'm starting to feel rather useless at life. Also, I don't know…
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Inspire me for Christmas Eve?
For those that don’t have a big family meal on Christmas Eve, what are you planning to eat. I’m thinking something lighter before the blow out of the next couple of days, but I’m bored with everything I normally cook and salad doesn’t appeal in winter. Hit me with your suggestions.
