Attack April with An Alternative Approach; the NSD Challenge.

butdoineedit?

BigMummaF wrote: »

c) Recipe for rhubarb cake please *wipes crumbs from mouth on sleeve* iss-ggguuuuuuuud *ghhmpppgghhmmpp-gaaaarr*

200g trimmed rhubarb cut into small pieces
50g demerara sugar
150g sunflower spread
150g caster sugar
3 eggs
100g self raising flour
100g ground almonds
60g custard powder
25g flaked almonds

Preheat oven to 180/350/gas4
Prepare cake tin
Place rhubarb in a pan with the demerara sugar & cook until softened (approx 10 mins over a low to medium heat).
Meanwhile cream together caster sugar & spread until pale & fluffy, add the eggs one at a time, adding 1tbsp of the flour with each egg.
Fold in the remaining flour along with the ground almonds & custard powder
Drain the rhubarb & save the juice. Gently fold the rhubarb into the mixture then spoon into the prepared tin. Scatter the flaked almonds over the top & bake for 45-50 mins.
Allow to cool in the tin then transfer to a serving plate. Using a skewer make a few small holes in the top of the cake & gently pour over the saved rhubarb syrup.
If desired sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.

BigMummaF wrote: »

And I think it only right to give you fair warning..Ivy is not coming to Glasgow with us now I think it is nasty the way you lot keep picking on her--shame on you

I'm sure she'd grow on you if you let her be...:rotfl:

*puts on best whiney voice...She picked on me first miss

boultdj

curlygirl1971 wrote: »

So our choices are quick-gettaway-practicality or pay-secksi-vamp?

Flat's 4 me, even so u can put money on me going flying,normaly over my own feet.

pure_dead_dopey wrote: »

Might want to start thinking about who's going to be the kitty holder and how much we are going to kitty-up with or are we just going to do runners out of every pub???? If we are going to do runners, some of your might want to rethink the footware????:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Runner's??!! do u think we all can drink fast enough 2 do runner's? I know I still can{ex-factory lass + misspent youth} but RUN!! Me trying 2 run is :eek::eek:, do u think I could get away with a fast waddle?..... Was a LSD 4 me yesterday Spoon.

Surfbabe

Morning - finally a NSD yesterday so I am halfway there !!

chris81418

Woo hoo! Yesterday took me up to NSD number 10!

Loving the tartan girls! LadyfromVenice - I especially love your eBay find!

gettingthereslowly

Yesterday was NSD 7 :j 5 more to go

pure_dead_dopey

off to work to-day but might have to spend some dosh on food bits and bobs. Back still ricked so if you see a small plump goblin hunched over like a humpback bridge groaning like a drain, that'll be me!!!!!

OrangeFairy

Woohoo...just logged on and realised i had a NSD yesterday!!!!!!!! 12 out of 12!! :j:j:j:j:j

I get paid next thursday so i reckon i could fit in another 2 or 3 by then!

willbdebtfree

NSD number 6 today which is very poor ( a bit like me) given that my target for the month is 15 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! still do able though, or at least i can try. Got wedding at the weekend which wont help!

Keiss_21

butdoineedit? wrote: »

Keiss - ...well done for your progress in clearing it, i can definitely sympathise with what a thankless task it is. Have you managed to find anything that keeps it away for good?
I have it growing all up the side of my house (not a pretty cottage though unfortunately) & it's starting to push the bathroom window out now, i have visions of arriving home one day to find my bathroom window in the back garden (or taking a bath!!) :rotfl:

The best way to remove ivy is to cut it at ground-level and leave it to start to die off for a while (a week or two, or if you can bear it, more that that). This will mean that it will be easier to take all those adventitious roots that are stuck to the wall...it will lessen the problem of removing the bricks/mortar with the ivy! It does mean things are happening while you are doing other things! Don't worry if you can't wait, just be careful in removing some of the more firmly attached stems. Once you have got the ivy down to near/ground level, when new shoots appear, allow a few to grow, then spray with a glyphosate-based weedkiller (eg round-up etc) if you can. Repeat regularly through the growing season, and you should win in the end! I don't use sprays very much, but do resort to them for pernicious weeds (eg ground elder, bindweed and couch-grass)...they keep coming from next door, so I have to keep at it! You can get much more permanent weed killer, but it will kill everything in the ground in the vicinity,,,but if that is what you want....:)

Declaring today as another NSD, that makes 10 now...so have to find 5 more in the next 10 days...really hope I can make it!

Yesterday was a major spending day ...can't remember when I last did a major Mr T shop in person...never again! I was so shattered..not good for my back at all, not to mention my purse . Anyway, spent over £100 :eek: , but I only got a couple of things that weren't on the shopping list. I just got lots of our regular stuff...a many of which were on offers which end this week. I am still under budget...so here's hoping I can reach both my GC and NSD targets this month.

Have a great day everyone.

LadyfromVenice

Wasn't going to get my MSE fix till tonight but BigMummaF you have got to see
this (sorry picture wouldn't copy for me) ETA:Sorry, appears link does not work. Basically they are waders but in a brown camoflage type pattern (a bit more flash than black BMF!)


and the best thing.....

the blurb says this.....

• Revolutionary, soft touch, silent outer shell
• Unique thermal construction for extra warmth :cool:
  
• Removable braces
  
• Adjustable velcro gusset:eek: Just had a thought, if they are waterproof waders why would you want a hole in the gusset? Surely that defeats the object of being waterproof, I mean, a hole lets in water doesn't it? Or am I really missing the point here.....
  

Will catch up with today's posts later. Hope you're all having fun in the sun