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Bread sauce - WHY?
For the past 12 years since my parents died I have been doing a perfect job of the Christmas lunch - Or so I thought but I keep reading and hearing about bread sauce. What is it and what is it used for and where does it come in the Christmas lunch? I make Turkey gravy using the juice from the bird but I can't imagine…
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Treasure Hunt for over 20s, over 50s and over 80s!!
Is it possible?! I'm thinking about doing crackers for dinner with stupid presents in... but with presents that are too big for a cracker... Can I do a treasure hunt for my brother (27) my mum (56), my dad (57) and my grandad (85)!?!? Anyone that does treasure hunts - how many clues? I was thinking 1 in the cracker, one…
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Wrapping flowers with cellophane - How!
I have some lovely flowers and some cellophane, the thick, shiny sort, and I just don't know how to wrap them so they look stylish. Do I fold it, do I pleat it, or do I make a hole in the middle and then sort of bunch it? Anyone ........ help ..... please!!!
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Where can I buy....
Plastic champagne/wine glasses, Ive got a bottle of no alcohol plonk for the kids, theyre only 4, 5 and 8 so dont want any breakages! The last week before christmas is really bad for me as I tend to panic buy, so if I have to go hunting shops god only knows what I'll come home with!!! TIA Jen
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Photos of all my decorations and my 3 year old helping me baking
Dear all, now that I have finally finished my decorations thought I would take a few pictures to show you. They aren't co-ordinated with the rooms as I like to use the same decorations each year. I decided to hang my cards from picture rail on gift ribbon as I originally blu tacced them and it didn't look right. The last…
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Just wrapped OH last prezzie
and added up how much I've spent :eek: I've spent £260 on him:o but on the plus side, I haven't got into debt for a penny of it :D
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Right Girls! Any good pressie ideas for my lovely GF??!!?
Any ideas or tips from the more educated species would be gratefully appreciated. Also we have agreed to do this on a budget this year after blowing a bomb on a holiday to Barca last year. Thanks in advance
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help novice cook doing Christmas dinner for 10
Can anyone offer some suggestions. Im cooking Christmas dinner for 8 adults and 2 little ones. (5 and 2) Im planning my shopping list but how many carrots, parsnips,sprouts and potatoes do I need? I havent got a clue how many to buy? MIL is cooking the turkey and bringing it over so thats a big help. Any ideas on easy…
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Just had an early Christmas present.
Slightly off topic for this thread but I have had the best early Christmas/Birthday(on 22nd) pressy I could ask for. After 11 months, lot's of expence & 3 previous test on my 4th attempt today I passed my driving test. I cannot believe it! At the grand old age of 46 (on Friday) i've finally done it. FREEDOM HERE I COME!!!!…
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Where has Christmas gone????
I just took one of our dogs out on a long walk with our 3 year old son and was amazed by how UN christmassy everywhere is looking!I remember when all the houses had at least a tree in the windows,some had lights outside whereas others went mad and kept Powergen in business.But the streets just look dark and gloomy this…
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To Wrap or Not To Wrap ???
I've been told by a close friend I am mad if I wrap the stocking presents, they should just go in as they are. I always wrap them, it doesn't seem right not to, what do you all do ? Am I just wasting time and paper ????
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How do you display your Christmas cards?
The house is newly decorated so I'm very reluctant to use the old method of sticking the cards on the wall with blutac. What do others do? Any brilliant ideas out there?
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Decorating Christmas Cakes
I have 11 Christmas Cakes to decorate and just can not be bothered. Their all marzipanned and iced and just need decorations now, but as a novice cake decorator I can't get away with simple shop bought stuff. I really can not motivate myself and have to clean the house also. Please give me inspiration! (and motivation)
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Great Make Christmas Site
Don't know if anyone has already posted this site but its great - loads of things to make n do with the kids:j or just good to have a look for ideas - pressies, games n decorations etc - only problem is just used all my yellow n black ink printing stuff off :mad: Ho ho!…
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cheap wrapping idea
wrapping paper can be very expensive, £6 for 4m in Habitat I saw yesterday :eek: so, what I did was take some brown paper (very cheap at Ikea and many other places no doubt) and add some old buttons to it in place of ribbon or bows which I think are a bit gaudy anyway, here is a pic of 2 of my efforts so far, maybe I went…
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A good buy this Xmas? Heelys?
Hi everyone, have been looking at those heelies/heelys (trainers with built in wheels) as a possible pressie for the kids and wondered if anyone had any experiences with them? I know they have been around for a while now but no one has them where I live so would they be a good buy? I'm thinking of cost (of course!), safety…
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Gummed paper strips
Does anyone know any shops selling these for making paper chains?
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want to make house christmasy
Ok so since being a kid christmas hasn't been a major thing for me. I usually eventually get the tree up but thats it as far as decorations go. I don't have kids yet so there isn't all the excitment in the air. Anyway this year I want to get the house feeling all warm and cosy and christmasy. We have a smallish tree given…
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Work christmas buffet ideas?
Hello all, I break up for the Christmas hols on Wednesday and we've all been asked to take in some food to share. I've been asked to bring in sweet stuff and wondered if anyone had any cheap recipes for cakes or biscuits (for a newbie cake or biscuit maker) who needs to feed up to 30 teachers and assistants on a "I've been…
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Cooking course
Anyone done one of these and can recommend it? Might get one for the wife. Want to be in London, just for a day or two possibly Found a few http://www.enricarocca.com/ http://www.lcblondon.com/ http://www.leiths.com/ Any recommendations? She can cook to good amateur standard I guess.