I wouldn't just throw stuff out no matter how much I am convinced my SO wouldn't actually notice - I insist that she makes the call so there is no comeback on it. What I really, real...

Our previous house was extended by the owner who, I think, was a builder but it meant that every single thing was not quite as expected and any job we tried to do took longer than predicted and thr...

We ask at the local butchers for raw chicken carcasses (they cut off the breasts and legs but leave loads of meat underneath) and we make stock from several at a time in a huge stockpot. They are ...

@powwlita - we have been menu planning for a little while and after failing to keep to a strict regime we evolved to the following! We think of about three or four main evening meals w...

We don't have two that live together but since we spend a lot of time with my MIL we had to be careful introducing her 2.5 yr old timid English Pointer (F) to our new 3.5 yr old dominant German Poi...

I'm with lotusmoss - we add liquid in several batches and stir it when we pass the stove. Works fine for us and is nice and creamy too.

I often have to leave the last few bites just because I physically can't eat it, and my GF can never resist cleaning my plate for me :-) Luckily she can eat what she likes and never seems to put o...

Crockpot recipes as we just got one, plus I want to find a good recipe for white chicken chile. More cakes too :-)

I used to have to do this when I went to the gym or I had no chance of making it to class on time, and now when I cycle to work I do the same and it feels great not to have to think! When I drive,...

We have white for cleaning, really good balsamic for dressings and white wine vinegar for vinegrettes and also as a substitute for rice wine vinegar. Seems to work for us.

We've been making this a lot recently and I'm mostly really enjoying it 'til today when I just can't face anymore :-) Ours has onion, stock, salt and pepper in with the sauted leeks and potatoes, ...

It looks like a miracle of organised living but I feel stressed just looking at the photos. I would find all this stuff so close to me rather agitating. Still, it's very impressive to be able to ...

No way would we ever have a tv in our bedroom. It takes up space, needs extra equipment to hook it up to the Sky box and besides, when would we watch it? We have zero time to waste in the morning...

Why would you NOT keep chocolate in the fridge? It's so much nicer cold and won't come to any harm.

Hmm, not really an issue here in the UK. The last long-term power cut I remember was 1987. We do have a torch under the sink and candles around somewhere. Finding the matches would probably be the ...

This must be a mainland Europe thing as it's not hugely prevelant in the UK. We do often use two duvets when staying with people who have twin beds pushed together though, and I quite like it as I ...

The sink and drainer in our rented kitchen were lowered for the previous owners and I get back-ache all the time (I'm only 5'7") so I can't wait to get back to a house with real-sized counters. We...

We freeze most things - beef chilli (serve with rice), bolognaise sauce (add to pasta to make spag bol), tomato sauces with peppers and mushrooms etc (add to pasta), curry, lasagne, the base for fi...

Personally, piles of clothes - mixed clean and worn. My So is worse, she seems to really refuses to put anything away ever so I have refused to wash anything which isn't in the laundry basket - ch...

We buy wine in lots of different ways. Most of our day-to-day wine comes from the supermarket where we have favourites which we buy only on 50% off sales, usually around the £6 mark (after d...