Family of 5 'shop from home'food storage challenge...

JAMIEDODGER

lovely cooker dee!!! how lucky! hope you have many happy hours cooking in it:D

D&DD

Thanks peeps
I shall force myself to enjoy playing with it :rotfl:
This is the same as my current one (mine's a cream colour though)
I'll miss it as I've had it for 8 years now but so many things are worn out on it...This cost us £799 when Allders closed down(should have been £1400:eek: )
Can't believe this new one was so cheap


OH is now over the shock :rotfl: I've promised him a few fishing bits to make up for spending his Xmas cash

jcr16

prices do seem to have come down alot on them.

i remember first seeing them and thinking then if u could get one for about £1k u were doing well.

but now they seem to be about the same price as standard size ones.

i just been looking at a new fridge freezer. as ours is 5 yrs old. nothin wrogn with it, but we had 4 house moves in 4 months and it got so bashed it looks awful.

said to hubby i want to find the excat some one. joking. and guess what i have. and it is the smae price as we paid back in 2002. i mega chuffed. can't afford it at mo. but can't belive they still sell the same one. It is such a great fridge/freezer. the fridge keeps things so cold and fresh.

Mollymop5

Dee your cooker is fab.I can't wait for you to post all the recipes after your initial baking frenzy.LOL

bellaquidsin

Dee, What a super cooker you are having. I'm sure you deserve it, all the cooking you do.:j

Looking forward to reading about all the lovely things you turn out of it.:D

Happy Cooking in 2008,

Bella.

midge61

Hi all

Dee wow what a wonderful cooker, bet you can't wait to use it.

Well as I said this thread has got me all inspired again so today I had a cooking day with my little assistant whos just 3.

We made:
Shepherds pie -1 for dinner ,1 for freezer
Veg soup
curried parsnip soup
fish pie
banana loaf
bread
3 butternut squash and almond cakes- 1 for pud 2 for freezer
warming country soup in slow cooker now and will add some gammon to it for dinner tomorrow.

I must say this has been a really satisfying day and I had forgot how much I used to enjoy cooking, so thanks all.

Have just done 3 letters which will all hopefully amount to cash for me fingers crossed. 2 to tax man and one to a loan company for charges.

Have lots of recipes to write out as well.

bonsibabe

Does anyone have a pattern or can recommend one for a ladies scarf. I havegotten from my local lidl 3 packs of wool, each pack is 4 x 50g of wool that would look lovely as a scarf for christmas pressies this year, but i'm not sure how many stitches to cast on. I know it sounds really daft but i'm not that great a knitter so scarfs are about the best i can manage for the female relations lol.

If anyone can give me a bit of advice I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

Di xx

midge61

Hi bonisbabe

Here is a simple one.

A Warmer World
Scarf

Yarn: Bulky (170 yards)
Knitting needles: 11 US/8.00 mm or SIZE TO OBTAIN TENSION
Tension: 1" = 3 stitches using garter stitch

Garter Stitch
Row 1: Knit every stitch to end of row
Repeat row 1 for pattern
1. Cast on 24 stitches
2. Knit every row in garter stitch until scarf measures 51 1/2" (131 cm) or desired length
3. Cast off (Bind off). Weave in ends.

bonsibabe

Thanks Midge

I only have one size of needles and they are 4mm so will just double up lol.

Thanks I really appreciate that. Will try to post a photo of the finished article! (whenever it gets finished lol)

DI xx

midge61

Hi bonisbabe

I used to do a lot of knitting years ago and found it theraputic. I can't sit and do nothing so this was my sulution to sitting in the evenings lol