Barring step daughter going into labour with #3, I'll see you there! :-)
I know its a bit late in the season, but someone has a glut and asked me for some recipes besides jam So here is the link to take you to a host of recipes, most of which will be equally as good with frozen or other fresh fruits http://www.dawlish.com/article/details/152 kia ora & bon appetite (=[:-D
@Andysport - if weather and pending grandchild permits, how about enjoying the view at the marine tavern? send me a text, then if i am rushing off to delivery/maternity i can let you know
@Philip - not at all, not at all. i loved the cheekiness of the reply! Sorry, my reply obviously didn't get read as it sounded in my head Keep reading, keep commenting and stay as cheeky as you like
@Philip ahhhh well, a little cheating a la Delia never goes amiss from time to time. especially when its in a good cause. Like I said, I set myslef a challenge to better a store bought cake with easy components. Which hopefully may inspire others to at least give it a go, or give them inspiration for other ideas. Any kitchen time, no matter how little is better than none at all Besides, it ...
After seeing store bought pre-made kiddies birthday cakes, I decided to set myself a challenge and produce one cheaper, can be made by ANYONE and from easly accessed local supermarket products AND it took me just 10 minutes to make I think I succeeded on all fronts? Well my grand daughter LOVED it anyway Let me know what you think? http://www.dawlish.com/article/details/153 (=:-D
@Lynne - good point! with birthdays and a "birth-day" due any day, i nearly forgot about that, thanks for the reminder lynne. barring contractions etc, i will be there @Andysport - if you can't make it, i will be happy to take any excess apples along for you. just call or text me to arrange
@Andysport - goodto finally meet you. how were the smoked mackerel? i hope you managed to fillet the other ones quicker etc this time? Apples? Yes please! Never need to ask if chef if he wants home grown produce ;-) No new baby as yet. But it was the mum to be birthday on Sunday and our eldest grand daughters birthday today. So I am up to my elbows in cake mix right now. Will be posting pic ...
@neilh - sorry neil, forgot when i opened my mouth that i had/have daughter's & grand daughter's birthday on weekend. but will get as soon as i can this week and (hopefully) get you those mackerel Will check out that website later tonight
Correct on all accounts! Strangely enough I always took the term to mean "soon". I stand corrected :-)