Cholestrol is a problem.  I maintain that I don't have a problem because I have oat bran with my porridge every morning and that is meant to help (well, it seems to have worked so far, anyway!).  I can't suggest anything to replace animal fats as in meat, but I (and I think Cookie as well) use the buttery Nuttelex in baking; for a cheesy taste there is Nutriotional yeast flakes (also contains B12 which is hard to find if you are mainly vegan / vegetarian), loads of vegetarian and vegan cheeses are now becoming available; no end of milks to choose from DH likes Sanitarium Regular Soy Milk, I usually buy one of the Nutty Bruce almond milks (almond and oat was really nice) - you can't always find these and they are pretty expensive!

You are right, you will have to change some of the way you bake, but you will find loads of substitutes.  I believe most of the puff pastry in supermarkets are, in fact, vegan, so you can still enjoy your Portugese Custard Tarts!!

I am fascinated with your rollaway laying nests, Chookie.  I would love to have hens at Guildford but was always worried about eggs as I have heard a lot about some hens eating their eggs and I wouldn't want that to happen.  Feeding and watering them would be OK as there are loads of alternatives for that.  I might have to sit down with you and Ral sometime and have a good long conversation on hens, breeds, etc., but not for a while yet, we have to settle down following our building works first.

I like the look of that one, Cookie ... nice and easy 

You have certainly been busy KAtie.

I haven’t done much today. Cleaned our bathroom and done a bit of washing. I rang a friend (I have been bad and neglected her😢😢). When she answered she said she would call me back as she was in a meeting with her doctor.  I wish she had turned her phone off, I felt quite embarrassed.

I wouldn't feel embarassed, Cookie, it is not your fault if she chose to answer her phone during a consultation, she could have ignored it but, you are right, she should have turned her phone off before going in to the surgery.  Phone etiquette, or lack of it, is one of my bug-bears!!

Glad your mum is settling down.  As you say, once the physios start that will help as well - even though she may not think so!!

Hope your mum manages OK, these things always take so much longer to heal as we get older.

Thanks everyone.  I did experiment with freezing cookie dough and that worked so, although the open day has been and gone, thanks to everyone's suggestions, I am more relaxed about baking things and freezing them for later use.

CC, it's a shame it's winter and you are in a caravan ... altough they can be very cosy, we lived in one for years whilst DH was training.  How long is the work meant to take?  All I can say is, it will be well worth it in the end