Weekend 3rd/4th October - What small DFW things have you done today?

Pippilongstocking

Hey both these look ace SM _ well done you!! - May indeed 'borrow' the tray bake' type cake later - have some going out of date (if it does indeed go out of date) pink sparkly sugar to use up

At work awaiting the start of an 'evening weekend class' away to assess our plot the plan is to make a 1/2 size allotment with the evening class folks and today after that we are also away out to see a tomato grower (hopign for freebies!) DD with me as Can't trust her and DS on own for 3+hours and NO childcare she's parked on the other work PC!

Waves

sophiesmum_2

I go on the theory that as sugar is a preservative it can't go out of date :rolleyes: I'm still working through the zillions of tubs of sugar decorations I got really cheap last year when supercook changed packaging to Dr Oetker brand. Think I still have about 40 tubs to use yet:rotfl: Good job DD is very active or she would be enourmous:p
Good luck with the tomatoes

Marru

Hello,

Seems that everybody have been extremely busy. Well done!! :T

Fay and SM - And thank you for the yoghurt tip. I was only yesterday thinking that I should really give yoghurt making another go.

I thought that my laptop had gone bust but after lots of swearing (silently of course) I am back online. Woohoo!

Today:
- Resume doing scratchies etc
- Provide copy of utility bill for bingo site to be able to withdraw £59.- :j
- Make blackberry crumble from berries picked up this morning
- Washing quick 30 and then dry outside
- Continue what seems never ending spreadsheet busting

Agree re the twins :rotfl:

sophiesmum_2

Marru wrote: »

Agree re the twins :rotfl:

Yeah me too,

Lemon_Tree

convinced i'm going mad, cos i'm sure i'd posted on here yesterday but appears not. duh!
already done:
checking on line banking
done pad's
done scratch cards
went to 40th, with bargain but beautiful pressy, homemade card and only had one drink
helped Oh chop back lavender hedge and cut up into compost bins
done animals, they're out eating grass for us at the moment
done some housework, loads left
washing done and almost dry already outside
told OH that all 20ps go in certain savings pot and once a month they will be an extra payment to leccy to help out with winter bill
done leccy reading


yet to do
make roast beef, at same time fill oven with bolognase in caserole dish and mincemeat cake
put away 4 loads of washing
sort out suitcases to put away
sort toiletries box to see what can donate to the afghanistan boxes my mum's involved in
chop spare courgettes to freezer
chop spare peppers for freezer & get oh to pick up some more from lidl
see if i can find log on details for Northern Rock to see about my loan.

sophiesmum_2

Lemon Tree - don't forget to check your 20p's before banking just in case youget one of the dateless ones in there;) worth £50 to mint and more on e bay to collectors.

Smithy22

Seriously impressive amounts of batch cooking and baking going on today!!

Puts me to shame a bit but I've managed to pick my chin up a bit since this morning and have worked through most of my list :T just going to run the hoover round before running round the park urgh

Katy83

Afternoon everyone,

Well done everyone on all the cooking! Your freezers must be enormous!

SM - thoses traybakes look gorgeous!

My list for today:

• [STRIKE]Check banking[/STRIKE](done AND checked egg loan balance and it was £282 less than I thought :j:j:j)
• [STRIKE] NSD
• Breakfast and lunch from stores
• Washing dried outside
• Ironing
• Meet dad at flat to find out what to do next with bathroom
• Make curry for tomorrow night and flapjacks for packed lunches
• Take banana bread out of freezer[/STRIKE]
• Cut grass
• Sunday dinner at parents (roast chicken - yummy!)
• Make packed lunch for tomorrow - pasta salad with feta cheese

Seem to be being quite productive today, sure there is something I'm forgetting

Happy sunday everyone xx

Lurleene

Hi all,

I too hope desperately that the twins don't go through - they are bit too Village of the Damned for my liking. But I think that Louis likes them like that. :rolleyes:
Very impressed with all the cooking going on - SM and Fay have inspired me! I am going to make bread and scones and banana loaf whilst making dinner tonight. Thanks for noting my absence SM, that was really sweet!

(BTW Fay, I assure you that was not me singing. I would never inflict that on anyone! And T saw your avatar pic earlier and said you looked like 'his date!').

Today I
1) SC 20p + 10p
2) Made a yummy soup out of butternut squash and sweet potatoes. Mmmmm.
3) Responded to enquiries re some items I have put on Netmums.
4) Took some unsalvageable bits to the tip, to make more room to move in the house.
5) Had a carbootytastic afternoon. :jLego and a Next coat for T, books for me and some guitar sheet music books for B that I shall put away for Christmas. She has asked for them new before and they were 50p each!
6) Returned yet more mouldy pasta to Somerfield for a replacement and made a vow never to buy any from there again!:o
7) Got replacement toileteries out of stash and refilled soap dispensers with cheap bubble bath.

Right, off to cook up a storm before X-factor. Fingers crossed for wise decisions, L x

DawnW

Update -

Well, I have been more productive than yesterday, but have now come to a shuddering halt - and put the heating on :eek:

My excuse is that I feel shivery because of my cold. It is cold and miserable outside and the dogs are asking to be taken out. I let them out into the garden but they told me in no uncertain terms that that doesn't count!

So I will have to wrap up warm and brave the elements in a minute :rolleyes:

However, I have made a nice pie filling from shrivelled apples, blueberries and a dried up orange (zest and what juice there was), and ratatouille to use up the last of the peppers, aubergines and courgettes from the garden. I have also cleaned out the fridge, and found a pineapple I had forgotten about on the kitchen table (as you do) and peeled and cut it up and put it in the fridge for snacking.

Also made some of SM's quark cheese out of the HM yogurt that was lurking in the fridge - thanks for that SM! I used to make more complicated cheese in days gone by, with proper moulds and stuff, but had forgotten how easy this one is :T

Not much tidying has gone on though :rolleyes: