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  • nannygladys
    nannygladys Posts: 3,235 Forumite
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    joedenise - i had a look at the recipe and it isn't complicated, I might do this one for Xmas nibbles, but I think I'm chickening out of falafels for fat club and stick with as couple of dips, no cooking involved and really easy, I've bought some small packets of bread sticks and I'll buy some crisps as well. Looking forwards to it as we have some inventive books in our small group🙂 thank you
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  • nannygladys
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    So stayed in on Thursday and went to youngest for a pup and baby cuddle, as well as a play with youngest dogs. We walked into her small town, it has a lot of black and white old shops and cottages - very quaint and the church is in middle of town. Anyway it was very busy and the queue came out of the post office, so many people clutching handfuls of cards!! I was really pleased to see them using a local amenity.
    Had a coffee that DD bought and then a lovely walk back in the sunshine. So no money spent - 😊
    Today I have stayed in, cleaned the upstairs, changed beds, washed sheets ( well the wm has!) And hung them outside for a while and although they aren't dried, they were definitely dryer when I bought them in🙂I also made three pots of jam with some fruit I picked from the Lottie (early raspberries) and strawberries, blackcurrants and red currants from the Lottie and garden. That's a pot for me and one each for dds, I have enough for another jam making session when we run out!
    That's about it really, I made a stir fry for dinner and as it's filled me up so I'll probably have beans on toast or similar for tea.
    Nannyg 
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  • Well back again.
    Eldest Dgd and I went to Tesco to take advantage of the 15p veggies and I came away with quite a lot 🤣 tomorrow I will be sorting what I'm going to eat fresh and what I'm freezing. Eldest Dgd pushed the trolley and helped with the unpacking etc, she won't be helping me get it all in the freezer though 😂
    I was really pleased with what I spent, I had some money with me that was separate from my food money, I had been putting the change from previous weeks that was leftover away and used that, and I still have money leftover from that, so may go back for some more later in the week🥳
    Picked littlies up from school and they had tea here and then their mum took them all home and sil collect their pooch on his way home from work. So it's all quiet here at the moment.
    I think I may have peaked too early regarding Xmas, I keep having urges to take the decorations down and I'm getting a bit fed up of the so called 'perfect' Xmas that everyone is supposed to have but in reality hardly anyone has 😏 ah well it I'll probably wake up tomorrow and be back on track!!
    In fact I'll probably be making the families Xmas cake tomorrow so that it can be iced over the weekend. It's not a traditional one as nobody is that keen on heavy fruit cake, so I make a mincemeat one and ice that be instead. I'm making royal icing this year as I prefer it, I thought the others preferred fondant icing but when we were talking about it not so long ago it came out the the rest preferred royal and thought it me that preferred the fondant, talk about crossed wires 😂😂😂
    So another day done, wonder what tomorrow will bring? 
    Nannyg 
    £1 a day 2025: £90.00/365 Xmas fund
  • [Deleted User]
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    edited 19 December 2023 at 1:49AM
    For me it would be carrot cake. I do not like Royal Icing. That type of icing and marzipan make 
    me feel quite unwell. 
    I’m sure you will get back into the. Christmas spirit. I love it!
  • Makingabobor2
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    edited 19 December 2023 at 9:10AM
    Good luck with the cake. I'm doing a big baking session later in the week

    @nannygladys, how do you freeze the veggies? Do you blanche them first, or what? I've just realised Mr S is doing them at that price, so will add some to my order for tomorrow. 
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  • CRANKY40
    CRANKY40 Posts: 5,908 Forumite
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    Love a chocolate cake @CRANKY40, I have a recipe that was my mum's and its my go to cake. Its the only thing I have left that is in her handwriting. Thinking of getting it laminated actually, to preserve it. It is very old and scribbled on a piece of paper that is starting to fade. 
    Aww, that's lovely. Take some photos of it too. I'd be tempted to print out the photo and use that for the recipe to keep the original safe for as long as possible. 
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