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Half sizes in shoes and slippers
I am at the end of my tether. I insist that I am a half size in shoes and that there is just too big a gap between sizes, despite the retailers' bluff and bluster to cover their obvious cost saving strategy of doing away with half sizes. At the moment I am looking for a decent pair of slippers for the winter which will fit…
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Halogen Oven - Can't cook chips!
I bought a halogen oven and I struggle to cook chips on it. I place a tray of chips at the bottom and a tray above them on the stand. The top ones cook too quick and the bottom ones too slow. I find it is this way with most things I cook in it. Am I missing something? Everyone raves about halogen ovens but I fail to see…
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Organic bananas
I refuse to pay full price for them which is around double the price of loose normal ones. On several occasions, I have bought a pack of organic ones with YS on them for 20-40p. I bought a bag of 7 on Wednesday and the four remaining ones still look as good as I bought them. If I bought loose bananas five days ago, they…
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O/S Daily Monday 10th November 2014
OS Daily thread Monday 10th November 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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cooking beans from runner beans
I pulled up my runner bean plants yesterday. I've saved plenty for seed for next year, but I still have a lot of pods remaining. Hating to waste anything, I wondered if I can take the beans out and cook them, like haricot beans (which I think come from French beans). The pods are mostly still green, but beans inside fairly…
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Dyeing linen and damask table covers
I have two white table covers which I would like to dye as I cannot remove the stains on them. One is damask the other linen and as both were pretty expensive id like to be sure the dye will take ( although they are fit for nothing more than the bin in their current state). What is the best dye for this type of thing? I'm…
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meal plans for week 10/11/14
Can't see a thread for this week so hope no one minds me starting one. Monday meatballs and pasta, Tuesday mushroom and spinach crepes, Wednesday bacon and mushroom pasta, Thursday ratatouille Friday pork fajitas, Lunches bagels with houmous/smoked salmon and pasta salad. Will make lentil soup too as a starter. LO sick so…
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I can cook but I can't bake - help?
I can't bake at all, I can cook anything from nothing, produce a meal out of what I can find, but I can't bake. It always goes wrong and gets overly complicated and so messy? I want something simple I can use for kids snacks, DH lunch boxes or just something easy that is a good dessert, without all the million ingredients…
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October Post of the Month: vote for Butterfly Brain
Anyone else want to vote before midday today? http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5106296 A post by Butterfly Brain on here is one of the options :D ETA Poll has closed already. Butterfly Brain got the most votes :T I see Butterfly Brain has a new badge :D
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October 2014 Grocery Challenge
Hi everyone, Welcome to the tenth Grocery Challenge of 2014 :) !!!! If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your September budget, then keep on posting in the: September grocery Challenge As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd November 2014
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 to Natty for last week's thread There are 3 levels per day with depending on how much time you have. Feel free to mix and match to suit your own personal…
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What packed lunch treats can i make from these ingredients?
I have £100 left for food for the month, but have a full freezer and plenty of other stuff. So, I'm not too concerned about feeding us, apart from when it comes to packed lunch treats. I have almonds (whole), glace cherries, walnut pieces, dates, raisons and sultanas. Without adding honey, golden syrup or sweet stuff like…
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OS Daily thread Sunday 9th November
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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I need ideas for getting organised in all ways
Hi, I would like to get myself organised with things, set up some kind of plan and stick with it if I can. I am almost 53, living on my own in a one bedroomed flat, have two cats, I work full time in a Jobcentre. What I want to do is try and make a plan of the following: An easy food plan. I don't have time to cook big…
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Quiche ideas recipes and questions (including mini quiche)
Can anyone help.. the last time I attempted a quiche (from my delia book) I did not get the pastry part correct as I could not do the bake blind bit.. I tried foil and pricking it but just kept reducing to nothing at the sides and rising in the middle. I have just been searching the site and we appear (unless I carn't find…
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Recycling underwear
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this. I've been having a clear out of underwear, I have somewhere to send my old bras for recycling, but am faced with a bag of old pants that I'm sure no one would wear but was hoping to find a fabric recycling place so I don't just throw them into the bin (landfill, waste,…
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[B]Meal plan WC 9th Nov[/B]
We are having another use it up week this week so everything is from stores. Sunday- Chicken dinner with yorkshire puds, veg and gravy Monday- Corned beef hash Tuesday- Smoked cod with egg and hash browns Wednesday- Meatballs in a HM spicy sauce with loads of peppers and mushrooms Thursday- HM SFC chicken with stir fry and…
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Alternative for oatmeal?
I've seen a lovely cake recipe in the Waitrose magazine which I want to try. It says 'medium oatmeal'. I'm just doing my online shopping at Tesco's and can't find any oatmeal, medium or otherwise. Is there anything I can substitute - I'm guessing porridge oats will be too coarse? Thanks
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Chicken pie?
I have bought 2 whole chickens this week for the first time, one of them is being used for roast chicken, sweet & sour chicken and a chicken curry. The other one will be chicken pasta bake, probably roast chicken and I was thinking about making a chicken pie/crumble to freeze. Can anyone advise on how to make it? Have…
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Taleggio - how long will it keep?
Hi guys I bought some taleggio and used a bit last week. I'd like to finish it up next week (OH doing a strange diet so cannot use this week :o ) The pack says to only keep 3 days after opening. I'm happy to ignore this and normally just trust my gut instinct on food, but as the cheese smells so strongly anyway, will I…