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If I wanted my OH to make this
http://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/901165047/chocolate-peanut-butter-pie/ What could be used instead of cool whip?
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OS Daily Thread Sunday 11th
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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Where to buy cheap euro (ikea) size fitted sheets?
I have an Ikea king size bed (160cm x 200cm) and the spare room is an Ikea double (140cm x 200cm). Any idea where I can get approx 50:50 poly cotton sheets for under a tenner? Ikea is pretty expensive for any colour other than white. Found one Ebay seller but only limited pastel colours. Everywhere else online does £50+…
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Can you use "normal" oranges to make marmalade?
I was wondering if you can use "normal" oranges to make marmalade? We love marmalade and at the moment I have a couple of kilos of them and I would rather make marmalade than juice them :)
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Date cake recipe needed please :)
As in the title really. I have half a pack of OOD dates (pun unintended :p ), SR flour, sugar, baking powder, butter and st@rk, eggs, sultanas, Bramley apples and eating apples and a range of spices including cinnamon and allspice. I don't have nuts in and today will be a NS day so that's out, however I do have a quarter…
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Ideas for low salt meals
I've recently started eating meals lower in salt (for a health reason). Does anyone have any suggestion for meals I can make (cheaply and quickly) that are low in salt? Generally this will involve not using any jar sauces etc as they appear to be high in sodium. Even some tinned stuff comes soaked in salt water (e.g. some…
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Easy Veg Curry recipe
Hi all i am looking for an easy vegetable curry recipe i would rather use spices than a jar of paste if anyone has any easy ideas please post them thanks
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OS Daily Saturday 10th May
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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For all you hostess with the mostess' out there...
Hi, So my mother in law and father in law are coming to stay, and they are travelling all the way from Egypt... My dilemma is what to cook for dinner the first night they arrive, they'll arrive around 5.30 in the evening, after leaving their house at 4.30 in the morning... I suppose its that first impression thing... Any…
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hoarding/store cupboard disaster!! help!
Just been into my storecupboard to get a tub of bicarbonate out to put down the smelly sink with vinegar only to find a bag of flour has been opened and put back ... my cupboard and most of the dry stuff in there is overrun with flour mites :( Had to chuck everything out ... 3 carrier bags of food have gone in the bin,…
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Grease stain on car seat
Hello peoples There was a small "incident" in my car involving melted cheese, which resulted in quite a bit of the "cheese-fat" (I'm fairly certain there is no such word, but I don't know what to call it) leaking over the passenger seat. The cover is not removable. Does anyone know how to treat such a grease-stain? The…
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Dish washer tablets
Hi, Have just ordered my first dish washer, and I know there was a thread on here ages ago about the best tablets to use. Can anyone post a link for me please or will I have to restart the thread again. Thanks very much in advance. Rosie51
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Help. How to make home air freshener spray/mist.
Do you know how I can make home air freshner / mist that uses natural ingenue nce like this....http://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Lavender-NEOM-Luxury-Organics/dp/B0079X7BDA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399677229&sr=8-1&keywords=Organic+mist Thank:T
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OS Daily Friday 9th May
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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Use for frozen sponge cake
I've had some bits of frozen sponge cake sitting in my freezer for quite a while now, left over from making a layered sponge bday cake. Anyone have any idea of what I could use it for rather than just throwing it away? Trying to not waste but when I froze it I didn't know what I could do with it! I'm going to be emptying…
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Forgotten sandwiches again!
Usually I am very good at remembering to make sandwiches and taking them to work but this morning I forgot. :mad: Really annoyed as I had to go to the cafe near where I work to get something. Expensive and no better than my usual sandwiches. I do usually keep a packet of oatcakes at work for the occasional missing sandwich…
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can you freeze fruit yoghurt?
reason for asking is that brother has just had to go abroad at v short notice for work and asked me to clear out his fridge as he won't be back for couple of months prob. He'd just done a monthly shop (as I have too), most of the stuff I'm happy about freezing or cooking with and then freezing but ..... he's got 12…
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budget bbq for 50ish
Hi, could anyone give me any tips as to how I can cater on a budget for 50ish people. Drink is sorted so its just the food. I do have Iceland Vouchers for £20 so that's going to help. What would you do?
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O/S Daily Thursday 8th May 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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does anyone have the jack monroe romesco sauce recepie
hi i have used a jack Monroe romesco sauce recipe and now just cant find it on the net or her blog does anyone happen to have it please