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thanks for the recipe Toot
Would it work without the molasses do you think? I have none

love the tiitle...but can we have turnips instead of garlic? Turnip Tops perhaps.......

ds has new pirate pyjamas with eye patch & bandana...he has a huskie on his shoulder....distinct & disappointing lack of parrots in this house.

lummy it's desolate here tonight
< WHERE IS EVERYBODY ? >

Hello all

Had a lovely weekend

Tree up and looking lovely was all cosy with the fire going, we found some old jazz on the radio and DD 'helped' by passing DH and I the decorations

Then a fab lunch with family today

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend

'Lo

Have done most of my cards.

DH is eating mounds of cake and trying to persuade me to.

Avi I am on day 22 and already have that watermelons hanging off my chest feeling. And my carb cravings are kicking in.

I am finding it hard to get used to having a 28 day cycle when for all of my twenties and most of my thirties I only had an AF about once every 3-4 months

Goodness knows why after all this time I suddenly seem to have reverted to a normal cycle.

Robert I do like your name

aw thanks

only changed it a few days ok...still feels a bit strange

well done for resisting the cake btw [impressed]

Oh no! DD got a Sylvanian Squirrel with an apron for her Birthday My mum has a Sylvanian Canal Boat!

I put my Christmas decs up today cause we're having our family Christmas this weekend. DD was delighted when she woke up from her nap and saw them all. Then she went back to playing with her TARDIS. She does the noise and spins it round Really looking forward to it the weekend

Urgh my typing is rubbish. Keep having to delete! FMV I'll play scrabble with you - I'll see if I can find your e-mila address or you can start if you have mine handy.

Going to the market tomorrow as I have nothing fresh in the house now. I've been trying to use everything up. Had tins and freezer for tea!

I'll get my pinkspottywellies out of the car tomorrow and post a photo. They're fab and have a knitted cuff around the top

LL, the original recipe uses syrup. The molasses is my tweak. Honey would be fine I should think.

Turnip tops fine

I had a thread title idea but I might leave it till the new year and we can have a couple of Christmassy ones. I like both of yours TooT.

5 onion rings? Or does that make it too long?

Oh no, Robert, you see, not only did I have roast for lunch and pudding, I have also had two slices of apple cake and rather a lot of crackers with butter and lots of cheese.

I do not need to eat any more cake. At all.

Pink, what are you cooking for the early Christmas? Is it going to be very traditional?

Ooh yes!

5 onion rings, 4 cauliflowers, 3 french beans, 2 turnip tops and a parsnip in a pear tree

Can you lovely people please give me the definitive Christmas title then please [lazy] and I will start a new thread in the morning?

ah

you have

if you want to tweak I will be back tomorrow

Hope you are resting and feeling ok Franny

I was going to cook something totally untraditional (whole salmon maybe or mexican ) but my dsis said that she wanted it to be Christmassy but that I wasn't to cook a full on Christmas dinner or they wouldn't get to see me (cause I'm working too). So Christmassy but not Christmas dinner Dsis suggested a Boxing Day type meal of cold meats and salad and I think I'll do jacket potatoes. Should be delicious and everyone will contribute which will be nice (although I wouldn't have minded doing it all!)

MrsC, is there somewhere near you that sells crying chocolate? I could get my sis to bring some - I still haven't tried it

PSW, this is the one!

I knwo TooT but I don't want to buy it off the tinternet cos you have to order loads and pay postage and I thought if MrsC buys it in a shop then my sis would be able to get me some cos she lives there too! But maybe MrsC buys it off the tinternet too ?

Yes, I can see how ordering loads would be a bad thing. Sort of.
Do you not have any decent health food shops near you?

new thread here