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Cooking Fish?
I'm trying to introduce my daughter to a wider variety of fish. It's hard work! She'll have tinned tuna, and fresh salmon if I bride her with biccies (which really defeats the object!). So, I need some interesting fish recipes, especially herring as I have a couple in the fridge (but not cod) with a 12 yo in mind. She is a…
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Cabbage
I have most of a pointed cabbage and would like some interesting ideas on what to do with it. Restrictions: vegetarian no frying no oven no grill hit me with them!
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Convenience foods you love... mse of course!
Well, I have been thinking.... Why buy a bunch of carrotts, scrub them, slice them and all the rest, when a can of same in water costs about 20p? Why not use a tin of new potatoes now and then? Why not use tinned chick peas, kidney beans, borlotti beans and so on, of all sorts, instead of soaking and boiling them for ages…
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An 'old-style' dog....
We may be welcoming a new 3 year old rescue dog into our family, provided the RSPCA find us suitable when they carry out their home visit (which i'm sure they will as they said it is just to make sure our fences are ok and what we wrote on our form is correct). Anyway, I had a dog a long long long time ago when I was a…
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furniture restoration
i have just bought a 1950's style ottoman and i plan to restore it. it is made of wicker which i want to paint white, but i'm unsure as to what sort of paint to use. any suggestions please?
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OS Sunday 26 October
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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Weekly Flylady Thread 20th October 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 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 circumstances.…
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Sweet Chestnuts
No1 Son txt me to ask if I wanted some chestnuts this morning - so, after making sure he meant the edible kind, I assured him that I did. I love chestnuts and was looking forward to receiving some freebies. (he loves to forage while out and about when supposed to be working), I had plans for 'Marrons Glace', freezing some…
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Log or coal fires ?
Last night, OH lit a fire and used coal which stunk like coal tar soap. Usually we would burn wood. I hated it. Does it always stink ? So I wondered if you have/have had open fire, which do you prefer ? How do you keep the cost down ? Buy logs by the load ? Have coal delivered ? Pick up sticks or driftwood ? And are some…
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Bloody sheep
sorry if this is in the wrong place... I have a nice pure new wool suit that I have to wear on Monday. I had it dry cleaned...there was a blood stain on the collar. The dry cleaning left a mark still. Is there any old-wives-super-remedy that I should be trying? Thanks a lot in advance. ps NO BAAAAD answers. Don't ram…
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Am I being OCD...
if I don't like washing cleaning cloths in with the "main wash"? Does 60 degrees kill all the germs I should be worried about anyway? :think:
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Broken cooker ggrrrr
i am worried that I may have just food poisoned my family :mad: the cooker seems to have broken and won't heat up beyond 125 degrees. I had bought some duck spring rolls and some chicken pakora mini bites from Morrisons, both are already cooked. They have been in the oven for over an hour and my husband has just convinced…
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Christmas is coming........
Sorry don't shoot me but it is 2 months today. :D I would like to get a bit more organised this year. So instead of finishing work on my knees and having to start baking and prepping can anybody give me any hints or tips on what they are prepping? So far I've got blackberry vodka and sloe gin on the go. What else can I…
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Avoid using Gas and Electricity
The exisiting thread on this subject has become soooooooooo loooooooooooong, I thought it was time for another. Unfortunately, I've not been able to contact MIRRY (the OP of the original thread). Please post your tips and hints here :D Penny. x
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Daily OS Thread of Saturday 25th OCTOBER 2014
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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Lentils to bulk out mince meals
Hi, we eat a lot of meals with meat in, and want to save money, I've read so many time about using lentils to bulk out meals like bolognese, but I've never done it. Do you cut down on the amount of mince you use, or do you use the same amount but then instead of a meal for 4 you have a meal for 6-8 people? For a bolognese…
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Washing 'dry clean only' clothes?
Hi all, Looking for some advice on 'dry clean only' clothes. I have a couple of winter coats and a lovely blazer (in white!!! :eek:) that state dry clean only, but wondering if they can be washed at home. Item 1 - Cream belted mac. 89% polyester, 9% viscose, 2% elastane. 100% polyester lining. Item 2 - Another mac. Shell -…
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O/S Daily Thread Friday 24th October
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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Plums
Any clever ideas for plums? I have far too many in my fruit bowl (over did the yellow sticker shop), and we'll never get them all ate
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Crab apples and what to do with them.
My DH has just rung me and told me he's bringing a big bag of crab apples home. Does anyone know what can be made from them? I've heard of crab apple jelly - can it be eaten like jam on toast or is it used as an accompaniment to a meal (like apple sauce with pork?)