The ultimate incentive worked! Now onto phase two

Cinny91

What recipe is it Dinah? I could give my mum a cheeky ring and scribble them down for you.

I mantain that all foods that look pretty = healthly. For example!
McDonalds burgers look ugly and aren't good for you
Fruit salads look all happy and are good for you
Cupcakes are majorly pretty so therefore must be healthy. Food Science by Cinny!

Eurgh, still a fair bit of work to do. Thankfully I'm here till 5 so taking a cheeky break

ETA:

Tete_en_l'Air wrote: »

Isn't your bro loafing about at home, not filling the dishwasher?

:rotfl:

Dinah93

It's sunny, he's pedalling about all over the north east then coming home and complaining about how tiring his day was!

Dinah93

The Hummingbird Chocolate cupcake one, I think it's fairly simple but with a lot of ingredients (mostly things I'd have anyway though I think)but I don't remember if its chocolate, cocoa or what to make it chocolatey!

Tete_en_l'Air

Poor lad, you better get his dinner on the table for him then!

There's some science in that Cinny, I read somewhere once that the more colourful your food is, the healthier it is for you. Not sure that worked for the big bag of jellies I inhaled during Transformers on Saturday mind!

(mostly things I'd have anyway though I think)

I always err on the side of caution when I can't remember what I've got in, so I've got two bags of caster suger, three lots of butter, two bags of plain flour and two bags of icing!

Dinah93

Good point, no idea what kind of sugar it takes, we only have granulated, might have to stretch to some caster!

Cinny91

I heard if you blend granulated it's just as good as caster (The OS ladies told me so!)

I know which recipe you mean, my book is on the kitchen side but I can't get hold of my mum for you! Tried looking online, but I can only find the frosted brownie recipe.

Tete - I think they do count! Unless you work on the counter Cinny Science theory of 'if it tastes nice its bad for you.'

wendz86

I think you are definitely onto something with that theory Cinny! I am wanting cupcakes now, my sister has made a nice lemon and orange cake though, yum.

Lara44

Mmmmmm making me want lovely cakes. Haha!

I bike to and from work most days, it's only 5 miles each way and 15 mins faster than the tube. And super cheap. I am quite rubbish and can't drive yet anyway.

Another hectic day at work. OH has bought an iphone and is showing it off [insert jealous smiley]

Tete_en_l'Air

Lara you put us all to shame!! I'd be scared to death biking round London too! Although I guess the traffic never really picks up that much speed!

How are the cupcakes going Dinah?

I'm off to quickly churn out a review then going to sit and relax and file my nails The weather's supposed to be nice again tomorrow so OH and I are going for fish and chips by the sea for tea, my £6.47 might even stretch to an ice cream!

Cinny91

Oof, flashing the cash a bit there Tete!

Let me know how the cuppycakes went Dinah, really want to try that recipe!

I agree with Tete, I'd be far too scared to bike around London. But I suppose if you live there it won't be too bad, I couldn't do it though!