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From The Start

Cant be bothered to make my own spag bol sauce - anybody recommend a shop bought one - a good one - thanks. Am making my shopping list up.

springbulb81

Benefit Fraud?

One of my wife's friends has asked if she can get her wages paid into my wife's bank account otherwise her benefits will drop. I detest this kind of thing and on principle want her to say no, but...

Budlet

Repayment Of Salary

My son has just received a letter from his employer stating that they have been overpaying him since September 2015 and have requested he pay back £4000. Anyone else had anything similar happen to...

Smowball

Any Heating Experts About Right Now??

Ok I've got an engineer coming in about an hour to look at the problem I've had come bk every year. Heating is absolutely fine during the day but about 6- 7 pm all the downstairs radiators switch off....

shivvy

Malaga?

I'm thinking of going to Malaga for a week next Sunday. I haven't been there before and I'm wondering if there is enough there to pass a week? We like to sight-see. Thanks...

Smowball

Green Split Peas

I've got a whole unopened pack of them. Not even sure what I bought them for. Any good recipes I could use them in??

Tilly2

Steak And Ale Casserole

On Christmas Eve, I made a Steak and Ale casserole and used half a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale. I put the lid back on the beer and put it in the fridge. Will it still be ok to use in another...

balliali

Favourite Cook Books - Suggestions Appreciated.

Now that Christmas is over, and it's back to basics, what is/are the best or favourite cookbooks you own...or get the most value out of? What cookbook should everyone have in their collection?

thelewisgang

Mailbox Sign

I have a mailbox on the wall at the side of my front door & I made a laminated sign which I placed on my letterbox saying "please use box on wall". There have been occasions when some people...

pantonsteve

Less Than 85Cm High Washing Machine

does anyone know of stockists, make and model etc of a brand new washing machine that's less than 85 cm high , preferably around 82-83cm ? appreciate you can get height reduction kits but from what...

granny grump

English Heritage Or National Trust

We want to join one of the above the above next year but not sure which one as we don't which offers the best value Suggestions would be greatly appreciated

foxhaven

Paxo Sage & Onion Stuffing

have they just changed the packets of this or is the stuffing different ? now it is in a yellow box and says 'for chicken' surely they know people use it for turkey or pork as well. Most of the shops...

alidoc

Water Shut Off Valve

Is it worth getting a water shut off valve.Our stopcock is behind a cupboard in the kitchen so isn't that accessible and of course a pipe may leak when we are out of the house. Has anyone had any...

atalanta

Little Plastic Balls

I have quite a number of those little plastic balls which come in roll-on deodorants, and I'd like to recycle them usefully. Apart from giving them to children to play with, is there anything...

sapelesam

Andrex Bog Roll.

Has anybody noticed that Andrex seems to have changed and become poorer quality. Don't know when it happened as we buy in bulk when it's on offer, we then pile them in a store cupboard and don't...

Samuraisan

Chocolate Melting Puddings

I want to make Delia's recipe, and she calls for dark Chocolate 70% cocoa, but I only have white or milk cooking chocolates, both of them. Do you think they will work ?...

Bigbad

Freezing Turkey.

With various commitments, and to try and save some time, I was thinking about cooking, carving and freezing a turkey (and one other meat - probably lamb), then defrosting Christmas Eve, and reheating...

depresion

Azed

Anyone got a copy of today's AZED where the clues correspond to the grid? e.g. 29 across is a 6 letter solution, but grid only has 5 squares, and the numbers on the grid don't match the numbers of the...

bednobs

Rail Ticket Costs

i need to make a journey from newbury to exeter on 28th jan, returning on 29th jan, times are flexible, but i would like to go direct if possible 2 adults and 4 year old travelling. Looking on...