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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • XSpender
    XSpender Posts: 3,811 Forumite
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    Your new kitchen is fabulous. I love orange and once had an orange colour washed living room back in the 90s but have managed to limit myself to bathroom accessories and towels in this house :)
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  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,921 Forumite
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    edited 26 July 2017 at 4:44PM
    Is the hand towel from JL? - if so, we have the same ones for our downstairs loo :)

    MAS's pension calculator....? - off to Google.....
    x

    Found it's the Money Advice Service..... I forsee several hours (at least) of my life being lost to that site in the very near future..... ;)
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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    greent wrote: »
    Is the hand towel from JL? - if so, we have the same ones for our downstairs loo :)

    Yes, it is!
    greent wrote: »
    MAS's pension calculator....? - off to Google.....
    x

    Found it's the Money Advice Service..... I forsee several hours (at least) of my life being lost to that site in the very near future..... ;)

    Have fun!
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  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,379 Forumite
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    Am still waiting to know where the cake is/went...
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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    apple_muncher wrote: »
    Am still waiting to know where the cake is/went...

    The cake (banana, rum-soaked sultana & walnut) is in the larder cupboard and I've not even QC'd it :A Yet :rotfl:

    I think I'll take it into the office tomorrow :)

    On the subject of cake, does anyone have a lactose-free, gluten-free, egg-free, soya-free and nut-free cake recipe? Does such a cake exist???!!!
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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    We're in the 40s :j:j:j

    Just. £1,500 OP'd this evening. It feels good to be OP'ing again :D
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  • Viking_mfw
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    Congratulations!
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,379 Forumite
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »

    On the subject of cake, does anyone have a lactose-free, gluten-free, egg-free, soya-free and nut-free cake recipe? Does such a cake exist???!!!

    Lactose-free - use vitalite (can you hear the carribean music and see the sunflowers dancing?!)

    Gluten-free- use doves gf flour

    Egg-free - can you substitute a mix of gram flour and water for this? (Be warned - I may have dreamed this was possible...) Or simmer for 5 mins: 1 tbsp flax seeds and 4 fl oz water = 1 egg, no need to strain.

    Soya-free / nut-free - check all of the above.

    Sorry not to be super specific. I've re-found my copy of 'cooking without' by Barbara Cousins, which may be worth a punt.

    Could a version of a lemon drizzle cake be possible?
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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Thanks Apple

    I've found a recipe for a chocolate avocado cake that will only need the soya milk replacing :T
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • wishingthemortgaheaway
    wishingthemortgaheaway Posts: 2,536 Forumite
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    Gluten free, lactose free, dairy free,

    Taste free???

    Why do you want such a cake?
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