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Chit Chat / Re: Anything goes for Uni
« on: November 20, 2020, 12:25:36 am »
I looked through my freezer this morning looking for mince to use in a meal that I hadn't planned.  Have found 4 little packs of different types of mince that were surplus at the time.  I'm going to use these up in the meal as I don't think it will matter that they aren't all beef.  ;D

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Chit Chat / Re: What's for Dinner Tonight?
« on: November 19, 2020, 08:16:51 pm »

Our new kitchen is wonderful Chookie. I had a bit of a baking disaster baking Spiced Pumpkin Bread in one of my ovens a couple of weeks ago. It didn’t totally cook through but we ate it anyway 😂

It's worth buying a little oven thermometer so you can test the temperature in your new oven.  When we replaced ours a good few years ago now, everything was over-cooked or over brown.  A thermometer showed it ran 40C hotter than the dial.  It improved by 10C over time but I still set it now at 30C less than stated and things cook as they should.  Worth a try Cornish. 

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Chit Chat / Re: Anything goes for Uni
« on: November 19, 2020, 08:10:11 pm »
We will survive Julie, we might become a bit bored though!  I’m quite OK for food and plan to go nowhere except perhaps the chemist if I need something.  No links to the cluster down here in my immediate area and I have masks.  I was lucky to have my car cleaner chap come yesterday so I have a beautiful clean car (inside and out) with a full tank sitting in the garage.  Then today the council sent contract workers out to remove a very dead jasmine creeper from my back fence.  I didn’t plant it, it belongs to my neighbour who recently had her side trimmed rather overzealously which resulted in the whole plant dying.  What an eyesore it became but through our wonderful council’s maintenance programme they were able to provide a team to remove it from my side of the fence and take it to the dump. They finished the job before the allotted time so they offered to cut some dead palm tree fronds down as well, wasn’t about to say no to that offer.   So lucky to have these 2 big jobs done before the restrictions kick in at midnight tonight.

They do sound like a great council Judy, actually doing more than was asked.  :D

Pretty much the same here, not much happening, DH back at work this morning so will be very quiet around home.  Will do a bit of cooking but nothing else planned as such. Missing my beach walk but no whinging here from me.  ;D

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Chit Chat / Re: What have you been doing today?
« on: November 19, 2020, 08:03:40 pm »
Loving your photos Cookie, looks so peaceful. :D

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Bread / Re: Sticky Finger/London buns
« on: November 19, 2020, 08:00:25 pm »
I save my photos to my laptop now and share from there.  I could understand the cost if I was a blogger that was getting money from it but just posting the occasional photo to a forum I thought it was a bit rich.  Anyway, all good now and should I re-visit some of the recipes I posted, I will put back photos as I take them. Thanks girls.  :)

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Chit Chat / Re: Anything goes for Uni
« on: November 18, 2020, 05:26:14 am »
Well this lockdown is a first for our region (in SA).  Our grandson was going to come down again this weekend but unable to now with all regional travel stopped, just after I'd done shopping this morning picking up bits and pieces that I knew he'd like.

Also, no morning walks for me for the next 6 days.(shock/horror) but am in total agreement with all restrictions.

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Bread / Re: Sticky Finger/London buns
« on: November 18, 2020, 05:14:16 am »
I looked at your photo Cookie and thought, 'they look like something I'd like to make'.  Went to the recipe only to find it was one I'd posted 9 years ago!  :-[ 

They look great Cookie.  Have lost all my photos from back then when they were on Photobucket, which is why you can't see any of them in the old postings.  They wanted $500/year just for me to post on a forum which I wouldn't pay, I wished I'd saved them all to my computer instead of to their site. Live and learn.

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Chit Chat / Re: What are you cooking today?
« on: November 18, 2020, 05:07:24 am »
That does sound a nice cake Cookie.  I might make a half a recipe, will see how much batter there is and try and choose a suitable sized tin to bake it in.

I recently made a steamed Christmas Pudding from a recipe put out by ThermoKitchen.  Again I halved it to make just 1 pudding which was steamed in a pudding tin in the Varoma.  DH loved it served with Thermomumma's custard.  I think i will definitely give this one a try.  :)

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Chit Chat / Re: Anything goes for Uni
« on: November 14, 2020, 08:26:34 pm »
Hi Frozzie!  Nice to see your Hello  :D

Going to be a bit of a stinker here today; Forecast 43C if it gets to that, yuk.  Was a warm night too but I had the ducting on low all night so I slept well.  Back to low 20's tomorrow.  Enjoy your Sunday everyone.  :D

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Chit Chat / Re: What are you cooking today?
« on: November 14, 2020, 08:18:53 pm »
Beautiful loaf and rolls, I love how you girls can get that lovely crust.  I have never really been able to do that so I took a chance and bought an artisan bread maker and yes it actually works.  So crusty and it stays that way, doesn't soften as it cools. 

So far I've only made the normal white one and the fruit bread.  I will try the various combos over time but if I just made those 2 I would still be happy. Nicer than anything I've ever been able to make, though I'm just starting to get into sourdough and have successfully made 2 loaves so far (by hand) that both DH and I have enjoyed.  They have successfully been frozen and defrosted in slices and still taste great, am so surprised. 

Sometimes I wish the family were all here so these things would be gone through a lot quicker, it's hard when there's only 2 of us and we don't eat a lot of bread but I want it to be top notch when we do.  ;D

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Chit Chat / Re: THE SHOPPING THREAD :-)
« on: November 14, 2020, 08:00:14 pm »
I love my Apple watch. I wish I had got one sooner. My brother and I communicate a heck of a lot more-we 'chat' while we watch tv.

I too love my Apple Watch.  When I was fitted for my hearing aides they noticed I had one.  They therefore suggested that I have the Bluetooth connected one.  I have used the programme on the phone that matches the watch.

All those years ago when I saw Dick Tracy talking into his watch, it seemed such a futuristic thing that could never happen and yet here we are.  I wonder if the Maxwell Smart idea of talking into his shoe will ever eventuate  ;D

They are expensive, but so well made.  My first one still looks new and my DH happily took it over.  :)

Chookie, how good to be able to alter things for your hearing aids by phone, I bet they have made a world of difference.

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Chit Chat / Re: What's for Dinner Tonight?
« on: November 14, 2020, 07:48:41 pm »
Sometimes we get carried away in the kitchen and halfway through wish we’d never started LOL.
Plenty of meals for you in the freezer now and you will appreciate your efforts each time you take out a quick meal Julie.
I’ve never liked plain Mac and cheese but add some veggies to it and yes, it’s lovely. Your topping sounds very tasty.

It was certainly one of those days for me Judy, just wasn't in the mood. I'm the same with mac & cheese, too high calorie for me with no wow factor but DH enjoys it so I do try other additions to give more flavour.  :)

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Chit Chat / Re: THE SHOPPING THREAD :-)
« on: November 13, 2020, 06:40:59 am »
I can't believe how much progress there is on the technical side of things.  I think it's easy not to realise if you haven't updated for a few years to how much better things are. So glad your new monitor is working out Cuildih. 

I recently got the new Apple Watch 6 after having the original one since it first came out.  I find the new one so much better in lots of ways and now I can use it without having my phone with me to make calls or messages.  I no longer need to carry my phone with me when doing my morning walk for example.  I leave it in the car and can text or phone etc if needed whilst out on my walk. :)

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Chit Chat / Re: What's for Dinner Tonight?
« on: November 13, 2020, 06:24:38 am »
I made 2 lots of meals for both DH and I today which to be honest I wished I'd only made one and the other on another day.  Not hard to make just a lot of mucking around and lots of washing up afterwards  :-\

A cauli mac & cheese for DH with a sourdough/garlic/rosemary crumb on top which he loved and for me a recipe from Sophia Guidolin's book 'Everyday Thermo' book called 'lamb, chilli & coriander tagine'.  Supposedly only 4 serves but I got 6 out of mine (making it only 315 cals) which I've frozen for quick meals on other days. Really enjoyed it, flavour was good though I will leave out the chilli next time.  Also wasn't a fan of the red kale, I think I'll use green beans next time. :)

Didn't take a photo of mine but this is the cauli mac & cheese.



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Chit Chat / Re: What have you been doing today?
« on: November 13, 2020, 06:09:36 am »
Today I went to my gym for the first time in 5 months, it was only for an assessment as I felt I was ready to start getting back into my old life.  I was very surprised that my test results were not far under my previous assessment when I was a lot fitter.  So I’m ready to go back to my 2 sessions a week and how welcoming the staff were to me today.  It wasn’t my normal time to be there so I didn’t recognise anyone in the gym when I arrived but there was another lot waiting to go in when I came out and there were 2 ladies I knew there that were up for a chat.  Can’t wait to get back to my group on Mondays and Thursdays.

This post makes me so happy!  I can feel how excited you are in your post. This will propel you, realising how much better you feel compared to just a few weeks ago.  Go for it Judy!  :D

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