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  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 25,296 Forumite
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    'lo all - hope you're wel. Jo sorry to hear about your cold, but glad to hear that the chest is clearing a bit. Try vitamin C tablets for the cold if you have/can get any. They're about all that is stopping me getting another one I think.

    Currently have a loaf of bread in the over to go with soup tonight. Lunch was going to be the old standby pasta'n'pesto but ended up being a roast pork & pickle roll at Mums. :D Tomorrow night is going to be vegetable rice using up the veg from the fridge ahead of christmas I think. There must be some elderly bits lurking in there that need gone and OH is out for part of tomorrow evening.

    Foodie bits still to do for christmas: cheesecake to make for after lunch. The recipe says Lemon but it's going to be a mixed citrus I think, or maybe just a lemon & lime. Bread sauce - that will be done tomorrow night, and possibly some houmous, presuming I have a can of chick peas in, that is!
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  • penelopedee_2
    penelopedee_2 Posts: 2,698 Forumite
    edited 22 December 2010 at 7:43PM
    Just had roast chicken and curly chips (DS's choice) and it was lovely.

    I made my biscuits for our Christmas Eve do today. I got a bit mixed up with the plain and SR flour but everything tastes ok, if a little fluffy. I don't think the little ones will notice :)
    This time I haven't smoked since 6th Jan 2014 and still going ok.
    Fingers crossed x
  • Marru
    Marru Posts: 4,126 Forumite
    edited 23 December 2010 at 9:07AM
    Woohoo - I am oline from home!!! I am been without home broadband only for 52 days - not that I have been counting.

    Hoping to be able to sneak off work early tomorrow to do some cooking and baking before venturing to BF for xmas. I have said that I want to be back home on Monday thou.
    "Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end."

  • Marru
    Marru Posts: 4,126 Forumite
    Bacon sandwich and latte for brekkie. Can't carry like this come new year as I really need to get a budget sorged and stick with it.

    I have been reading the news from Finland. Check out the temperatures HERE :eek:
    "Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end."

  • barshamhillbilly
    barshamhillbilly Posts: 2,127 Forumite
    Marru wrote: »
    Bacon sandwich and latte for brekkie.


    Now what did you go and say that for? :eek: :D Hungry again now.

    Croissant and Warm bread roll with Marrow and Hooligan (A type of pumpkin) Jam and loadsa Tea here ........ But could still eat a bacon sarnie :D

    BHB
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    :) Embrace your inner Hillbilly :)
  • maman
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    Boiled eggs and toast here. I've just sorted out my Christmas menus (i.e. transferred from head to paper) and need to brave Asda for the few bits I need. Just taken massive gammon joint out to defrost.

    Hang on in there jo, just enjoy that smug feeling of what you know and he doesn't.....yet:D Sorry I told you off about the prescription when you had fetched it. Good on you!
  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
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    edited 23 December 2010 at 2:00PM
    maman wrote: »
    Hang on in there jo, just enjoy that smug feeling of what you know and he doesn't.....yet:D

    9 days till kick off.....single figures!!
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  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
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    EssexHebridean wrote: »
    Foodie bits still to do for christmas:

    I bought a turkey!

    That's all I bought though, no tatties or veg, starters or afters :undecided
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  • Lurkio
    Lurkio Posts: 3,155 Forumite
    I've made prawn cocktail :)

    :DNeigh, neigh, and thrice neigh :D
  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
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    Lurkio wrote: »
    I've made prawn cocktail :)

    I'll be there within the hour :drool:
    DFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!
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