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  • jackieglasgow
    jackieglasgow Posts: 9,436 Forumite
    Good, glad it worked out for you ;)
    mardatha wrote: »
    It's what is inside your head that matters in life - not what's outside your window :D
    Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory. - Ghandi
  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,335 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Fantastic! now, let us know how the taste test goes! *phew*
    A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men :cool:
    Norn Iron club member #380

  • freakyogre
    freakyogre Posts: 1,465 Forumite
    I was given a bottle of Cava at Christmas from work, but I don't really drink. Would it work as a substitute for wine in cooking? I know it's fizzy, but can I leave it to go flat and then use it?
    Grocery challenge - Nov: £52/£100
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,225 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    freakyogre wrote: »
    I was given a bottle of Cava at Christmas from work, but I don't really drink. Would it work as a substitute for wine in cooking? I know it's fizzy, but can I leave it to go flat and then use it?

    Don;t see why you couldn;t use it :) Don;t worry about the fizziness - it will all disappear on cooking :beer:
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,335 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    now you have made your cake, ive merged this with quick questions! hope it tasted nice :D
    A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men :cool:
    Norn Iron club member #380

  • nicki_2
    nicki_2 Posts: 7,321 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic I've been Money Tipped!
    Can anyone point me in the direction of something I can make to take into work on my birthday please? It needs to be cheap to make for 30-50 people, suitable for someone on a very low fat diet for medical reasons, numerous other staff members on slimming world or weightwatchers, diabetics who control their condition through diet, and a treat (so not a meal!). Usually people supply chocolates or boxes of biscuits which obviously isn't popular with those on diets! :rotfl: Last year I supplied fruit - but it cost me nearly £15 (it goes in 2 separate places) and I can't afford that this year. :( Plus my birthday is a Friday, so if it doesn't get eaten it will have to be binned. Any help will be greatly appreciated as I've no idea at all what to make :(
    Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.
    Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!
  • groatie_queen
    groatie_queen Posts: 909 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    What do you think about using brown basmati rice with a best before date of 2009? Use it or bin it?

    Thanks for your thoughts!

    GQ
    If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don't hoard it. Don't dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke.

    -- Brendan Francis

  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,225 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    groatie_queen wrote: »
    What do you think about using brown basmati rice with a best before date of 2009? Use it or bin it?

    Use it :)
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • wssla00
    wssla00 Posts: 1,875 Forumite
    nicki wrote: »
    Can anyone point me in the direction of something I can make to take into work on my birthday please? It needs to be cheap to make for 30-50 people, suitable for someone on a very low fat diet for medical reasons, numerous other staff members on slimming world or weightwatchers, diabetics who control their condition through diet, and a treat (so not a meal!). Usually people supply chocolates or boxes of biscuits which obviously isn't popular with those on diets! :rotfl: Last year I supplied fruit - but it cost me nearly £15 (it goes in 2 separate places) and I can't afford that this year. :( Plus my birthday is a Friday, so if it doesn't get eaten it will have to be binned. Any help will be greatly appreciated as I've no idea at all what to make :(

    Cereal bars?
    Blueberry and banana oat bread?
    or even cheesecake!
    Feb GC: £200 Spent: £190.79
  • Lily_The_Legend
    Lily_The_Legend Posts: 16,274 Forumite
    groatie_queen wrote: »
    What do you think about using brown basmati rice with a best before date of 2009? Use it or bin it?

    Thanks for your thoughts!

    GQ

    If you ever drop your mobile phone in water, put it in a tub with the (uncooked!) rice, it'll make it work again. That's what I did with my out of date rice thanks to the advice of MSEers. :D:rotfl:
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