Breaking Through, Travelling On

Karmacat

Where are my carpet tacks? I could've hammered the vinyl outer covering to the wooden base structure of my haybox, and put down the base insulation which alien stole them? which fairy took them and replaced them with half a cup of cold tea?

Greying_Pilgrim

edinburgher wrote: »

Those energy bars sound fantastic. I take it you get quite a few portions from that recipe? I'm counting several thousand calories from scanning the ingredients!

Hey edinburgher - you'd be *well right* about 1,000 calories a slice..... just from looking at 'em :rotfl:

They're originally a recipe by Hugh F-W and he makes them in an 8"x8" tin (20cm x 20cm) and suggests cutting them into 16 portions. I make them in the same size tin, but make 12 portions. They are predominantly for DP when he cycles - as he just burns up energy and resembles a stick insect! But I agree, the ingredient list...... :eek: They are totally moreish, but I try to limit myself to one out of each batch of 12 - unless i'm planning a 20 mile hike - in the cairngorms - or something They'd go straight to my hips! Ok for cyclists, runners and all-round sporty type folk though

HTH

Greying

Karmacat

Morning!

Greying, thanks for the detail on the energy bars. I hadn't quite appreciated how ultra they were If I were making it regularly, maybe I'd need to tweak - replace the honey with milk or something - as I eat most of my treats in the evening What I was really after was a few ways to use peanut butter in cookery, thats all :rotfl:

So, today is about doing lots of bits in lots of areas, as I have clients the rest of the week, my mum and sister are here on Friday, and the builder's here on Monday, plus its a difficult family day on Monday, and I need to be available for my sister.

And here's the list:
[STRIKE]- ring business partner 09.19[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]- change duvet cover 10.10[/STRIKE]
- cat post
-[STRIKE] wash hair16.30[/STRIKE]
- gardening
-[STRIKE] do banking15.00[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]buy nails15.15[/STRIKE]
- [STRIKE]bit of shopping - broccoli and bananas :D15.30[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]- get the mop out for downstairs 12.20[/STRIKE] this was big :eek::rotfl:
- [STRIKE]post payment to French management company 15.00[/STRIKE]
- drag myself back to the French leaseback site.
- [STRIKE]put slow cooker on 16.45[/STRIKE]
- get the new cordless phone in action - old one has just died.

And then I will make the Boston brownies in the microwave :j

gallygirl

Karmacat wrote: »

What I was really after was a few ways to use peanut butter in cookery, thats all :rotfl:

I have a great recipe for peanut butter :j:j:j

Ingredients:
Peanut butter
Spoon

Method:
Unscrew lid and eat with spoon.

That would be why I don't buy it .

Karmacat

gallygirl wrote: »

I have a great recipe for peanut butter :j:j:j

Ingredients:
Peanut butter
Spoon

Method:
Unscrew lid and eat with spoon.

That would be why I don't buy it .

Thats not a million miles from what I currently do :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: and I *do* buy it

But when I read Greying's posts, I do feel I'm missing out somewhat. And I remember a previous boyfriend who was a chef doing wondrous things with peanut sauce

Sitting here shattered with quite a strong cup of tea - instead of mopping, I swept - thats what you do, isn't it, before you mop - dear me. Dear, dear me :cool: I did all the upstairs surfaces, and the stairs and hallway (clients from tomorrow, so it has to be done anyway) and my living room rug. All my arthritis is saying "ouch" - and I'm having to lift my cuppa tea with both hands better not do too much more of that today.

Off soon to do the town type things

elantan

hey mrs ... loving the recipes ... thankyou and thanks greying for the origonals

Karmacat

You're very welcome, El - after the brilliant financial whizzery, its the least I could do

Just got back from town, feeling suitably shattered now, but got done what I wanted to get done. Made a slight faux pas at the Post Office - the stamp to send my cheque to the French management company has gone up from 88p to 97p!!! The member of staff who served me suggested I make a complaint .... oops! No, its just shock, thats all right :eek:

Thing is, in the last year, France has caught up a little bit with us on the direct debit side of things - you couldn't do them before, which is why I've been sending cheques (they have something like a DD, called a virement, which costs three euros - way more than a stamp!). So I'll be getting the new payment format set up, through website contact.

Another shock at Iceland, of the "pleasantly surprised" variety :j Sainsbo frozen broccoli is now £1.40 a kilo, and 900g at Iceland is still £1 - I really had better start using them for frozen veg, simple enough to do.

Off to cross things off the list :j:j:j




ETA - I don't care that I haven't finished the list, I'm going to do those microwave cookies



EETA - bGGr, no I'm not - I don't have some of the fiddly bits. Will adapt

Karmacat

Good God. I made the one minute microwave cookie, and while it was simple, and simple enough to do again, the recipe needs tweaking. I gave myself temporary sugar poisoning!

Hurdler

The scotch pancakes and lemon meringue pie look amazeballs!

ZTD

gallygirl wrote: »

I have a great recipe for peanut butter :j:j:j

Ingredients:
Peanut butter
Spoon

Method:
Unscrew lid and eat with spoon.

That would be why I don't buy it .

I have a similarly easy recipe for steak.

1. Get meat.
2. Apply heat.
3. And eat.