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Making chicken feed of my mortgage
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SIL's 40th birthday and she's currently on a very restricted diet whilst breastfeeding my nephew who is allergic to lactose, gluten, eggs, soya and nuts
Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
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muddywhitechicken wrote: »SIL's 40th birthday and she's currently on a very restricted diet whilst breastfeeding my nephew who is allergic to lactose, gluten, eggs, soya and nuts
Aw muddy - you are so kind and caring. How's your nephew doing? It must be super-exhausting for them both, new(ish) baby and all the worry about his ecxzema. Has the condition stabilised?
Are you going to trial the cake, or is it going to be a surprise? Choco-avo cakes are supposed to be super lush.
:T Bravo for being so thoughful
Greying XGrocery Spend May 2026 £111.65/£200
Grocery spend April 2026 £199.95/£200 +5pence
Non-food spend May 2026 £41.72/£80
Bulk Fund 2026 Month 5/12 - £5.98/£93.54 (reducing balance - start £120 pa)
""Mother Nature don't draw straight lines
The broken moulds in a grand design
We look a mess but we're doing fine
We're card carrying lifelong members
Of the union of different kinds..."
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That cake looks awesome!NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!0
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Poor things. But bravo to sil for continuing the bf journey
What about a pavlova?
I think homemade meringue should be fine from the list you've given.
Use an alternative for the cream almond or oat cream and fruit.Outstanding mortgage: £23,181 (December 19)
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Forget that, just seen eggs are on the list too.Outstanding mortgage: £23,181 (December 19)
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There is a website called https://www.piginthekitchen.co.uk that does lots of varieties of 'free from' baking recipes. It's no longer updated so lot's of the pics are missing but the recipes and blog are still there.0
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I find a lot of vegan/grain free recipes contain ground almonds but you can replace ground almond in most recipes with ground sunflower seeds. Whizz them in a blender until they are in crumbs, too much and they turn into butter.
http://www.food.com/recipe/vanilla-sponge-cake-gluten-dairy-nut-and-egg-free-309848
The above cake looks nice.Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
Pay off £7000 - £1743 - 19.4%
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Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »Aw muddy - you are so kind and caring. How's your nephew doing? It must be super-exhausting for them both, new(ish) baby and all the worry about his ecxzema. Has the condition stabilised?
Are you going to trial the cake, or is it going to be a surprise? Choco-avo cakes are supposed to be super lush.
:T Bravo for being so thoughful
Greying X
Thank Greying
The eczema seems to be under control *touch wood* He's still itchy but no longer on the strongest ointments/creams.
Not sure if I'll have time for a trial run as the next couple of weeks are going to be a bit hectic.
MWCxMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
apple_muncher wrote: »That cake looks awesome!
Very droolworthy!Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
wishingthemortgaheaway wrote: »Forget that, just seen eggs are on the list too.
Not sure if it's the yolks or the whites (or both) that he's allergic to but if I avoid eggs altogether then my vegan brother can eat it as well!Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0
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