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What have you baked today?

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  • BlimusOreilly
    BlimusOreilly Posts: 920 Forumite
    Will be tucking into some chicken liver pate for lunch (made last night) and DS wants Victoria Sponge for desert today. I may also try some soft pretzels from a recipe that a kind MSE'r sent me.
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  • Alison_Funnell
    Alison_Funnell Posts: 811 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Risotto - I know you shouldn't bake it but it turns out OK.

    Later will make shortbread biccies,gingercake and a giant fruit crumble.
    Put the kettle on. ;)
  • pipkin71
    pipkin71 Posts: 21,821 Forumite
    BlimusOreilly wrote: »
    DS wants Victoria Sponge for desert today.

    I haven't got the energy for any baking today - it's all I can do to get dinner done :D but this recipe comes in handy at times :)

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=523656&postcount=134

    I discovered it again recently, so it has been on the menu a few times since :)
    There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you - Beatrix Potter
  • jammy_dodger
    jammy_dodger Posts: 1,925 Forumite
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    peanut butter brownies for lunch boxes and choc chip millies cookies Mmmmmm love the smell of home bakin on sucha drab day that it is here ,Hppy bakin day everyone
  • BlimusOreilly
    BlimusOreilly Posts: 920 Forumite
    ubamother wrote: »
    nutella oat biscuits

    Mmm - do you have a recipe for these please?
    pipkin71 wrote: »
    I haven't got the energy for any baking today - it's all I can do to get dinner done :D but this recipe comes in handy at times :)

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=523656&postcount=134

    I discovered it again recently, so it has been on the menu a few times since :)

    And mmmm again! Thanks for that recipe. Looks like a handy one to pull out at the last minute.
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  • Zazen999
    Zazen999 Posts: 6,183 Forumite
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    And now I'm making home made hoummus.
  • nsimpson123
    nsimpson123 Posts: 1,078 Forumite
    Just making a lemon drizzle cake, then gonna put my shoulder of lamb in the oven, then a banana pudding, I'm feeling very domesticated today.
  • pipkin71
    pipkin71 Posts: 21,821 Forumite
    nsimpson123 wrote: »
    Just making a lemon drizzle cake, then gonna put my shoulder of lamb in the oven, then a banana pudding, I'm feeling very domesticated today.

    I was looking at a lemon drizzle cake recipe in my 'hairy bikers' mums know best' book :)

    It's definitely one to make at some point.
    There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you - Beatrix Potter
  • pipkin71
    pipkin71 Posts: 21,821 Forumite
    jammy_dodger wrote: »
    choc chip millies cookies

    Have you the recipe for these please, jammy dodger?

    DDs love millies cookies :)
    There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you - Beatrix Potter
  • HowlinWolf
    HowlinWolf Posts: 498 Forumite
    i've made seeded rolls today. Might do something else later if i can work up the energy
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