Old Style Diary Archive - NOV 05

Sarahsaver

Sarah, my thoughts are with you too. Life can be an !!!!!! sometimes, I hope you can remember the good bits too, and look forward to some more.
I am enjoynig pottering around the house, have a loaf on the go in the breadmaker. Usually I am working (i am self employed) but I am taking it easy after a really nasty bout of flu and every other bug that was around last week. I now am beginning to wish I didn't do paid employment. I have spent a lot of time indoors lately and want to get my home more organised! We have HM chips for tea, and chocolate brownies for afters. Not v healthy but they were too squishy to put in the packed lunches!
My hens are still laying, albeit a bit irregularly.
I am going to do a little bit of housework and then put some clothes away. Got builders in doing the bathroom so the house is still lightly sprinkled in a layer of old style dust.
Sarah I hope you get all the DLA you are entitled to for your DS. I get it for mine because of all the extra help he needs. Its being increased soon, I think cos he will be 6 in March.
Parents' evening later, usually has me emotionally drained, I am determined to be brave today and face what's coming!

Hope you all have a good old style tuesday!

Bargain_Rzl

Morning (just)

Still got a rotten cold, still not had the guts to phone in sick, and worse still, I've been talked into being on a pub quiz team tonight. Don't want to pull out as I'm brilliant at pub quizzes and don't want to let the side down plus i fancy a night of doing something interesting - I slept for 8 1/2 hours last night which is unheard-of for me on a weekday!

Picked up 4 reduced cooking apples (bramleys) in Sainsbury's last night - any ideas what to do with them? I've had a look at the recipe index but all I could find was the slow-cooked baked apples (difficult to use up four in one go when you're only cooking for one) and some cake/loaf recipes which specifically ask for eating apples. Suppose I could do a crumble but again, nobody to feed it to except me. I'd like a cake recipe if possible, cos then I can eat it gradually or feed it to the choir I currently rehearse with on Sundays.

:grouphug: to vastsarah and anybody else in need.

Rzl

Edit: just noticed somebody gave me my 100th thankyou hit!

squeaky

Bargain_Rzl wrote:

Picked up 4 reduced cooking apples (bramleys) in Sainsbury's last night - any ideas what to do with them? I've had a look at the recipe index but all I could find was the slow-cooked baked apples (difficult to use up four in one go when you're only cooking for one) and some cake/loaf recipes which specifically ask for eating apples. Suppose I could do a crumble but again, nobody to feed it to except me. I'd like a cake recipe if possible, cos then I can eat it gradually or feed it to the choir I currently rehearse with on Sundays.

You could try softening the chopped bramleys with some sugar and then adding it into the banana muffin and banana cake recipes we have about the place. I'm sure the substitution would work a treat.

Not forgetting the humble apple pie

ancasta_2

mmm yummy apple pie, im drooling

Pooky

Well I'm still sitting here at the pc which isn't very clever -- someone give me a shove in the direction of the kitchen pleeeeassee!!

I have however just managed to buy the cardigan I've been coverting for the past 2 months....thanks to a 15% off code on here and the fact it was reduced, I got it for £18 instead of £45! :eek: :j

Then had a wander onto a few sites looking for a wardrobe for DD - just wanted a canvas style one as she has an awkward sized gap.....got one reduced to half price £16.49, got a skirt to go with my cardi reduced from £29 to £14.99 and used a code to get £10 off and free next day delivery! :j :j I think we can deduce that I'm a very happy shopper today! :T

And now back to OS ways and something tasty and quick for lunch.......

ms_london

Bargain_Rzl wrote:

Morning (just)

Still got a rotten cold, still not had the guts to phone in sick, and worse still, I've been talked into being on a pub quiz team tonight. Don't want to pull out as I'm brilliant at pub quizzes and don't want to let the side down plus i fancy a night of doing something interesting - I slept for 8 1/2 hours last night which is unheard-of for me on a weekday!

Picked up 4 reduced cooking apples (bramleys) in Sainsbury's last night - any ideas what to do with them? I've had a look at the recipe index but all I could find was the slow-cooked baked apples (difficult to use up four in one go when you're only cooking for one) and some cake/loaf recipes which specifically ask for eating apples. Suppose I could do a crumble but again, nobody to feed it to except me. I'd like a cake recipe if possible, cos then I can eat it gradually or feed it to the choir I currently rehearse with on Sundays.

:grouphug: to vastsarah and anybody else in need.

Rzl

Edit: just noticed somebody gave me my 100th thankyou hit!

Apple Crumble. Yummm!! I only cook for myself, and just freeze the portions...... I havent been able to find cooking apples anyway, so made my apple crumble at the weekend with regular apples (not as nice!!).

xx

squeaky

I rather use apples of any sort that I have to hand when doing crumbles and pies. Normally I soften Bramleys with a little sugar before I add them; but with dessert apples I just add them with no added sugar and no pre-cooking.

There's a difference, yes, but not too marked. Unless my taste buds are giving up, that is. (I noticed after stopping smoking that not only did everything taste more of itself but quite a lot tasted "wrong". I've mostly adjusted, but I could still be way off the mark with apples)

Hm..

Bargain_Rzl

ms_london wrote:

Apple Crumble. Yummm!! I only cook for myself, and just freeze the portions...... I havent been able to find cooking apples anyway, so made my apple crumble at the weekend with regular apples (not as nice!!).

xx

Yeh I love Apple Crumble too! When I was little me, sis & bro used to take it in turns to make the pud for Sunday lunch. I liked doing Apple Crumble which was my dad's favourite. Oooh and I love custard too - used to eat custard on its own!

Should make it extra special by using dark brown sugar, as I've got a packet that needs using up which I think dates back to Pancake Day 2004! I'd use granulated for the crumble (for texture) but muscovado in the filling :drool:

Hey ms_london, you're on your 100th thankyou too!!

Guess what - the pub quiz is off (team organiser got the date wrong)! Might get an early night after all...

Bargain_Rzl

ummm, ancasta, you're going to get your signature edited as soon as the forum manager catches it (no links allowed!)

Shame tho'...

squeaky

Yep. Sorry, I know you mean well but the rules have recently changed.

The rules now state that links in signatures are no longer allowed, so could you please change it.

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