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If your children are still at school, it could cause them endless problems... they will feel duty bound to stand up for the new member of the family, and that new member is often a massive trouble maker ... not due to their own fault but just development issues and behaviour problems... OTHER CHILDR...

I was a foster mum for just over nine years, I did short term fostering and cared for 147 kids in nine years. I only have contact with one or two nowadays... Its a mixed bag, yes it can be bloody hard, frustrating, absolute hell at times... but also, when it goes right, its a joy. Sadly the joy is n...

I have a yogurt maker a lovely friend found for me on freecycle, its so simple, works really well and I mix the stuff up before bed at night and have fresh yogurt in the morning. I know its electricity but mine is only equal to a lightbulb. I love it..
but yes its runnier unless you strain it...

steamed or boiled in little water with equal amount of carrots, drain, mash and season with lashings of butter, black pepper and a dash of double cream...

Yes I tend to chuck mine in cassaroles etc. But I also use them combined with all the ones that get damaged when you dig them to make floddies. Burger type patties made from huge pans of boiled spuds, a couple handfuls of oats, beaten egg, grated cheese, onion, moulded into shape and dipped in seaso...

Does anyone have a quick easy walnut bread recipe please...

We have a similar problem, although I actually enjoy the odd bit of meat, as we grow all our own veggies that costs us a pittance, Im often too mean to spend out on meat. When we do its just a little , once slice or one small chop is more than enough if we try to eat more or more often, it really cl...

bacon & bean soup. mix of dried beans - soaked. I use white beans, black eyed beans, and generally lentil. chopped onions garlic Chopped home cured bacon. (and a chopped carrot) yes I know thats five... sweat off the garlic, onion, and bacon together , add the chopped carrot and beans... stir co...

They also look a bit like Nicotiana ... they are fluffy and look like that...

I bought Stevia seed online, its very difficult to germinate apparently... absolutely true... none of mine did... tried dozens.. I also bought some green stevia powder to try to get off sweetner on to something more natural... wow... does that stuff taste disgusting... I tried for weeks, thinking I ...

Yum the falafals sound delish... I may try them next week.
Any more anyone...

As we have sold the house , we now have over 32kls of broad beans to eat before we move... any good recipes would be most appreciated. Today Im having. Broad Bean & shrimp spaggetti. Fry off onions, garlic and a chopped fresh tomato, in some olive oil of course, add half a tub of fake philly (ch...

Warm up a small jar full of olive oil, then add a good splurge of citronella essential oil, a tablespoon size piece of beeswax stir till it melt and take off heat , leave to set . Apply every couple of hours... works a treat. My OH get bitten by anything that can get near... he puts this on and it r...

Thanks for both replies...