Debt, get ready to kiss your @$$ goodbye!

HOK3Y

OMG!!!!!! :rotfl: I AM DYING!!!!! :rotfl: I HAVE HAD TO EXPLAIN MY DESIRE TO LICK ICING OFF RYAN GOSLING TO MY HUSBAND!!!!! :rotfl: Hahahahahahahahaa!!

You are a kick C-R!!! Now if only I found men in postal uniform attractive.......:D

Made my afternoon with this one! :rotfl: I currently have orange/cranberry and lemon/coconut scones in the oven.......and no rice paper anything to put on top!

cottage_retreatist

HOK3Y wrote: »

OMG!!!!!! :rotfl: I AM DYING!!!!! :rotfl: I HAVE HAD TO EXPLAIN MY DESIRE TO LICK ICING OFF RYAN GOSLING TO MY HUSBAND!!!!! :rotfl: Hahahahahahahahaa!!

You are a kick C-R!!! Now if only I found men in postal uniform attractive.......:D

Made my afternoon with this one! :rotfl: I currently have orange/cranberry and lemon/coconut scones in the oven.......and no rice paper anything to put on top!

there's ted (i think thats his name?!!) the farmer in there as well in case you like a bit of rough!!!!!! :rotfl::rotfl:

I also made a banana bread but it came out of the oven horrendous!!!!! :eek: So I'm going to try again!!!! Might try and feed the s*it one to the OH while he's playing GTA5 - hopefully he won't notice and then I can try this next recipe and eat all the nice (hopefully!) one!!!!

OH wasn't sure why I was taking pics of the cakes though but he's got used to the strangeness over the years!!!! :rotfl::rotfl:

put pics of your scones on the baking board if you can!!!!!!!!

haha!!! pat was well tasty btw! :cool: ;)

xx

wegle

I actually properly laughed out loud!!!!!!!

That is amazing C-R!! Totally made my day!!!!

HOK3Y

Lol! C-R, I think we might need an intervention for you and this childhood character problem.....:D. Did hubster notice the funky banana bread or did he just scarf it all without looking at it?!

Oh no! We ate all the scones as we had a friend over and they were darn good! Next time I will post pics for you - we make scones a lot. Lemon blueberry is a good combo too.

Think it's going to be an early night for me - really tired and more than ready for bed. G'night my fellow DFWs.........okay, so I might hop over to the baking thread before tucking myself into bed.....:)

cottage_retreatist

haha! do you know it was such a disaster I had to chuck it!!!!!! but the second one was a much better one! :j

I like the sound of scones - i rarely make those - feel free to post up the recipe next time you make - if it's not a HOK3Y secret recipe? I fear I couldn't pay you for the recipe - I'm a bit low on money at the moment you see!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

haha! it's true postman pat ain't ryan gosling - but I'll work on it!!!!!

have a good one and hope your jewellery sale comes off tomorrow!!!

x

HOK3Y

Lol! Well the scone recipe comes from the cookbook I wrote up in school for Home Ec when I was 12!!! I use it quite a lot and the scones are fab. Here's the recipe with a little tweaking:

8oz self raising flour (don't buy cheap flour - it does make a difference)
2oz cold butter (feel this out - you often need a little more)
Grated cheese OR 1oz sugar plus dried fruit of choice
Milk
Egg
Pinch of salt

Sieve flour and pinch of salt.

Cut up butter and rub into flour until consistency of breadcrumbs.

Add cheese OR sugar and dried fruit.

Add enough milk to form dough (add any flavoring at this point also).

Pat onto floured surface until a little deeper than the depth of a butter knife and cut with fluted cutter. Place on baking tray lined with grease proof paper and brush with beaten egg.

Bake in preheated oven at 230 degrees Celcius until golden brown on top.

cottage_retreatist

thanks hok3y!

I'll be doing a basics shop tomorrow so I'll put that in my list for baking this week!!!!!

eek - i only have value flour but i'll try next time i do the big shop to go 1 up from value!!!!!! If OH doesn't get his hair cut this month we'll be 40 quid up!!!! :rotfl:

x

HOK3Y

I say that about the flour because when I replaced our flour after the nightmare incident with the crumble, I insisted on buying the best flour (I would normally buy the cheap stuff) and the scones were soooo much nicer today. Very light. I also always insist on using real salted butter. Never touch the fake stuff. I figure my body knows what to do with butter......unfortunately that means depositing it on my @r$e but hey ho......:D

HOK3Y

Well here we are with another Monday morning and another unGodly early start! I am feeling absolutely anti-work this morning but I am grateful for a full time job that doesn't pay too horribly......of course, I'll be making some serious improvements in the next couple of years to that! Never have understood why some people seem to settle in a job and then remain in it for decades even if they don't like it and they know they can do better elsewhere......don't get it! I've always been the kind of person who is looking around for the next opportunity. I'll give my all to what I do, but ultimately I need as many pennies coming in as I can get and if a good opportunity raises its head, I'll be seriously weighing my options.

Not that I am considering leaving this one just yet! Been there 3 months and really do love it! But a year down the line, having passed one salary review, may be another story. We shall see.

Should be a good day though and hubster's payday is Wednesday so that's something to look forward to.......even if it is all allocated to bills already! Also still waiting to hear about the possible jewellery sale.......oh pleeeeeeease universe! And the money should definitely hit my US account today so I can arrange the transfer to the cc!! Oooooohhhh happy day!!!!

Happy debt busting Monday to everyone!

HOK3Y

And the debt goes DOWN!!!!! So good to update my signature! Only $150 to go to get under $20k!!!!!!!!!!!