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starnac

unixgirluk wrote: »

On another note I have just had my first chocolate bar since my op and feel positively sick.

:eek::eek: what on earth did they do to you????? :eek::eek:

Cheery_Daff

starnac wrote: »

:eek::eek: what on earth did they do to you????? :eek::eek:

That's just what I was wondering!! :eek: :eek: Hope it wears off, whatever it was! (unless that was the aim - can they really MAKE people not want chocolate any more?!)

starnac

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

That's just what I was wondering!! :eek: :eek: Hope it wears off, whatever it was! (unless that was the aim - can they really MAKE people not want chocolate any more?!)

They'd make a fortune if they could

Uniscots97

I really don't know what they did to me. I didn't even have chocolate the day before so its not as though I'm associating chocolate with feeling sick. My op was 4 weeks ago now, poor OH offered to share his Twix with me last night and said my face just about changed colour as soon as he mentioned chocolate! I'm not on any painkillers so it can't be that and my diet hasn't changed.

Pippilongstocking

UNI, maybe they've tampered with your chocolate gene? The potatoes might be ready (?) depending on variety or have blight or scab just to cheer you up, or just need more water? Dunno how dry its been with you, but I'm thinking not very dry.

I appear to be missing my chocolate, cake and ice-cream gene - not fussed on much of that.

Afternoon at home working (sort of), heads a bit furry and fluffy - I think I'm in transition mode, but dunno what for/where too - although I have a 'cunning plan' re website etc, I'm a bit at sixes and sevens.

Red you've a blog - oh goody. That will cheer me up a half hour of blog reading/catching up (I will tag that bit of 'work' research )- I did a blog-ramble and a half on island living yesterday, nothing very helpful or informative, more unstructured dribble from me, purely because I can ramble in an unstructured way.

Cheery_Daff

Was lovely unstructured dribble though pippi! :T :T :T

Wish I had no cake gene sometimes Not very often though

Pippilongstocking

LOL cheery - to no cake gene, folk like you embrace and love cake, be a shame if you missed the gene.

Its grey and drizzly here - I've got my winter woolies on (I kid you not) - but no heating!

And yay to being able to write unstructured stuff and no one tell you off

redsquirrel80

Blog is on my profile here.. spent lunchtime writing a gardeny recipe post to be tidied up and posted tomorrow maybe. Supposed to be a blog about philosophy and gardening but not had any gardening posts yet this month, shocking! Just read your ramble, which was fabulous - gorgeous pictures as well.

Brrrrr to winter woolies!

Pippilongstocking

redsquirrel80 wrote: »

Blog is on my profile here.. spent lunchtime writing a gardeny recipe post to be tidied up tomorrow maybe. Supposed to be a blog about philosophy and gardening but not had any gardening posts yet this month, shocking! Just read your ramble, which was fabulous - gorgeous pictures as well.

Brrrrr to winter woolies!

:j I've had a nosy, philosopher you say, how cool :j love the blog title!

My blog is actually supposed to be about gardening and goodlifing on the edge, lol, all I yibber on about is adventures and avoiding work and the weather :rotfl:and beaches

I'm in the process of writing a 'gardening' one the now, I do, do gardening, then the wind comes and mishes it all up - then I try again, ever seen those animals who keep going when they've been knocked over, think thats me - pavlov and his dog training clearly passed me by.

Can't focus much on work (web stuff) ATM can't figure out what on earth I am, a horticulturalist who also wants to do ecological botanical stuff (the green gardener?)- I think I need a man in a little white van to cart me off for a bit. Then maybe I'd be OK.

Hmm, then again, I think nowt will change that

Lemon_Tree

NorthernLas wrote: »

For Gill, a cake with grated potato! (for those going eeeuwwk, hold on it is gluten, fat and dairy free and YUMMY)

Cherry and Almond cake

200g glace cherries
3 med eggs
180g sugar
200g finely grated potato
100g rice flour (+ 2tbsp extra on a plate)
100g ground almonds
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

Filling: Sour cherry jam
Topping: icing sugar and 1/4 tsp cinnamon

Two 18cm x 5cm loose bottomed tins
1. Pre-heat oven to 180 deg C. Brush tins with veg oil, line with baking parchment and then lightly oil it
2. Cut cherries in half and toss in extra flour
3. Whisk eggs and sugar for 5 mins until light and fluffy
4. Beat in potato until well combined. Add flour, almonds, baking powder and salt.
5. Divide mixture between 2 tins and gently place cherries on top of each cake. Place in the middle and bake for 30mins
6. Once cooked, remove cakes and unmould onto a wire rack to cool for 10 mins. Peel off baking parchment.
7. Sandwich with cherry jam and sieve mix of icing sugar and ground cinamon over top.

(Adapted from Red Velvet and Chocolate Heartcake by Harry Eastwood)

OMG OMG!!!!!! someone invented mash potato cake how cruel!