♥♥ MSE Organised For Christmas 2009 ♥♥

mum2one

last but least

Creamy coconut ice

2 x egg whites
450g / 1lb icing sugar sifted
175g / 6oz desicaccated coconut
4 teaspoons water
green fod dye

shallow 7in square cake tin, greased + lined (greaseproof paper

1. Put the egg whites in a bowl, stir quickly for about a min until frothy
2. stir in 2 tablespoons of iceing sugar, add the rest in small amounts, until all in
3 add coconut, water, + mix well
4 add a few drops of green food dye, stir until evenlly mixed
5.spoon the mixture in the tin, leave overnight in fridge
6. use blunt knive to loosen the edges, empty onto a chopping board, remove the paper
7. cut into apr 36 squares, leave to harden for 2 hrs, keep in airtight container

NEEDS TO BE EATEN WITHIN 10 DAYS X

lauhen

The recipes sound delicious, I must have taster sessions first purely for quality control.
I am posting at this ridiculous hour as my 2 year old thinks it's time to wake up, so I am sitting in his room with my iPod touch convincing him that it is actually still bedtime, the iPod helps pass the time for me.
I actually did read the booklet about laundry, I wasn't going to, not properly, but I learnt some useful tips on saving energy, stain removal etc.

sarahf191979

Good Morning Everyone

Well its wet and cold here this morning, got loads to do, still got to print all my sheets off for my planner, I really must get going as I promised myself I would have it done this week. Right Well I hope you all have a great day, I'm going to get stuck into today, will let you know how I get on later

sarah
x

mhagster

so much for lie in.....need to tell body clock !!
Another rainy morning, we had such beautiful weather last week and this week has been cold and wet and windy. Hope it dries for paddington as she is up in my neck of woods for weekend, hope she has a brolly!!

ellemm

Hi all

Back from two weeks hols in Greece and trying to acclimatise to the cold weather here in Scotland! Also trying to catch up on all the threads here, slowly!

Brought back some bits & pieces for proposed pamper hampers for my three "girls", DD, DIL1, DIL2. Lovely natural olive oil soaps, colour co-ordinated facecloths, pumice stones and some small sea sponges. Also some "Greek Delight" sweets and lots of dried stuff such as lavender, chamomile etc for making soaps and bath bombs so can't wait to get started on those too.

Also popped into Boots yesterday and got free Sanctuary travel kit worth £10 for spending £10 (two more items of Sanctuary) and a Charles Worthington hair thing half price at £1.14-total £11.58. Could have used my Boots points but decided to keep them for another day.

I think my problem will be (as others on here have said) of buying too much just because I can get bargains!! but heyho it's fun.

Meanwhile today must get back into the home routine, do some cooking and some gentle cleaning and try not to think about what I would be doing if I was back in Crete!!:rolleyes: and remember will be going back in September.:T

aurora_14

Morning all!!! :-)

I managed to finish the vo survey, hoorayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!! :-) another £2.50. Just have to wait for them to update my total and I think I should be able to claim £10 voucher. Can't wait!!! It's a rainy day today so no gardening but lots to catch up on indoors anyway. In fact, I am swamped with work so I better go and get on.

ellemm - :hello: Well done getting all those bits and pieces, I love Greece, I always stock up on olive oil and olives, ouzo, pine tree honey and the jared fruits. You make soap????!!!! :-) Tell us more please. :-) xxx

mum2one - :hello: Thank you for sharing your recipes, I will print them off and include in my oc folder. Thank you. xxx

Have a nice day everyone. xxx

ellemm

aurora_14 wrote: »

Morning all!!! :-)


ellemm - :hello: Well done getting all those bits and pieces, I love Greece, I always stock up on olive oil and olives, ouzo, pine tree honey and the jared fruits. You make soap????!!!! :-) Tell us more please. :-) xxx

I love Greece too aurora and all things Greek! Am still at the planning stage for the soaps, bath bombs and Lip Balms but will let you know how it goes.

Watched the series "Grow your own Drugs" and then bought the book which had been the inspiration. Have been buying bits and pieces to make a start since before the hols and have promised my two grand daughters aged 8 and 10 they can "help":rolleyes:. Oldest one told her Mum's friend she was going to Granny's to make bath bombs from drugs:rotfl:they would get you hung especially as the friend is a police officer!! Luckily she knows us well!

mum2one

Judt had email from Halfcost, they have brought the free p+p offer back when you spend over £25.00, as well as discounts if you spend over £100.00

Had quick peep theres some good bargains, but I am trying to be good!! x

https://www.halfcost.co.uk

x

scattymam1

ooh the recipes sound lovely...

really want to try making bath bombs too...

Mel - just read about what's been happening - hugs to you and your little girl - hope you get yourself sorted soon and better xxx

My biggest bargain this week was a jolly phonics video I got for my dd - they are very expenisve - I saw it in a window of a charity shop in town and I thought right I'll pay up to a fiver for it cos it'll be worth it - so I asked the woman with fingers crossed and she said it's three videos for a pound... I was like WOOHOOOOOO! so I also picked up the rescuers and a peter rabbit and friends video as yesterday I took the bairn to beatrix potter world in windermere as it was an in service day. Really enjoyed it as it was somewhere my mam took me when I was young. Long drive though! but was most over the moon with the jolly phonics video.

Presents are mounting up for christmas as I have a few more purses arrived off ebay. Hello kitty ones I paid 64p and 99p for are really sweet.

Just realised with my boots 50pound worth of points I can't purchase gift cards so I will use the money to buy stuff for the baby and put the cash I would have spent in a pot for christmas neutral challenge.

Fathers day -
husband' dad -taking his dad to the piccies with some free tickets he has
my dad - 4.01p -
tie and cufflink set from homebargains for 2 pounds
best grandad socks - a pound,
pork pies -a pound ish
m and s sale 1p cufflinks
bairns school photos
the bairns made him something as well.
(oh and they both get a bookmark with the bairns school photo on it - you get them when you order the school photos packs)
Hubby -about a tenner
socks best dad and simpsons -two pounds -
one of them beer glasses that you chill in freezer with beer and bottle opener from asda - fiver
pate and pork pies -1.50
lynx bullet body spray 2.00
Jack daniels key ring - freebie
will get the bairn to make him something too.

Need to get a move on with christmas stuff - only have 2 and a bit months to my deadline for everything to be bought.

Ordered some wooden hearts to paint and turn into shabby chic signs for dd's teachers for leaving day. will cost a pound each - nice and cheap...will get them something else too cos they have been amazing.

Pips_Mum

Thanks for the yummy recipes Mum2one
I am going to look at the organised christmas site now...................may be sometime!!!!
x x x

Just found that Bodyshop have a sale online and if you go through pigsback you will also get 8 points per £1, hae had a look and tere are some nice gifty bits.