The babysteppers Chat thread

[BlackCatTryingToFly]

Please come in for tea and biscuits or and chat.

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Carrot's recipes

thank you carrots

felt bad not be able link to the risotto so here it is;

hopelesshousewifes ovenbaked mushroom risotto
5g dry mushrooms
2 shallots,fine dice
1 garlic clove crushed
110g mushrooms,cut into chunks
30g butter
100g arborio rice
75ml madeira

preheat oven 150oc

soak mushrooms in 280mls boiling water for 15mins,while tis happens prep the rest

melt butter and cook shallots gently til softened but not browning

add garlic and mushrooms for a few minutes

drain dry mushrooms,reserving water.dice and add to the pan

add rice and stir til all grains are coated in butter,then add mushrooms and madeira

cover and bake 20mins.serve sprinkled with parmesan if desired

(i used 1/2 onion as didnt have shallots and in lack dry mushrooms used stock and more fresh and still tasted yummy!)

Thanks zoo. There was nothing to feel bad about. My skills are limited as well.

We are off to the hospital today so will be out in the middle part of the day. The appt is only about an hour but the travel takes forever. The parking at the hospital is rubbish so we have to mess around with buses which takes a while.

Morning all,

zoo I can try to explain how to link if you like. carrots and bessie taught me how.

At the top of any page you are on there is a rectangle box, the one we are on now starts of with: www.mumsnet.com/talk/good_housekeeping/1425673 ....etc.

You should also have a little tool symbol (top right?) on your page.
What I do is click on the words in the rectangle box (drag your mouse till the words turn blue) then go to tool and click, you should have a menu saying copy. click copy then go to page you want it to appear on and click on tool again and click paste. Don't forget these at either end of link.

HTH.

I am lurking for a while if you need to ask anything else.

Morning Cats. How are all the Cats and kittens today?

Where I wrote these, I meant the things you put at each end of a link [[

Hi carrots. We are all fine I think. thanks. DD slept all night for 2 nights now. So we slept all night too. The strange thing is though is that I feel tired. Maybe I've just not had enough coffee yet, or it could be "sleep debt" catching up with us!

Carrots how did DS sleep?

Off to inlaws until after Easter. Leaving within the hour. Will post my lists and say hello when we're settled.

Cats when you haven't slept properly for a while when you do sleep it does feel you leaving a bit groggy and woozy. If you get enough days of it it wears off. I large glass of water often helps to clear your head.

Scout can you still get online when you are away?
I hope you have a lovely time and enjoy your baking and cake and CHOCOLATE.

I am now worried as I haven't bought anyone's Easter egg/gift yet and can't decide what to do.

I hope dh has thought to ge ME one or I will cry

I am off into the bath or we will be late for our appt.

Dd seems to be flying for me again

Carrots Hope all goes well at the hospital.

Scout hope you have a lovely time away.

I'm off to get some breakfast but might pop back in a bit.

Thanks Cats!

I meant to say that despite ds's monster nap yesterday afternoon he slept all night last night. Yay! He is much more pleasant today as well which is good as he is spending a few hours with my dparents while we are out.

Dd has just received another birthday card with more money in it. She has been given about £35 for her birthday She thinks she is a millionaire

just back from morrisons

will be attempting to get off my arse and do some flying today as it feels like ive slipped a bit

i cleaned sink and drainer for first time in at least a week

id barely noticed til this morning then i really appreciated it so its back on the sink cleaning wagon for me

cats if you are a round at lunchtime and want buddy i will be around.have written down what you said bout links and will try digest it properly in a bit

I will try to get back on here around lunch time. I have a few things to get done this morning so won't get on here much this morning now.

"See" you later.

thanks cats

I should get some lunch now. I Have been sitting here eating biscuits and chocolate since I got back.

that sounds like a good lunch cats

we ve just finished ours

i made sweet potato and mushroom soup as its so bloody horrible and wet here and some rooty cheesy muffins.i think i needed use a stronger cheese though as they werent as cheesy as i wouldve liked!

Hey guys! We've braved the snow and wind for a bus trip into Derby for a bit of retail therapy and now back home. Lollipop is asleep and Muddles is chewing away on a bit of dried mango!
Gonna try and do shred while Lollipop is up, should be interesting! Then got to start packing for a super long weekend away split between both GPs. Gonna be a bit odd as I willbe bringing a potty (Lol went wee wee twice yesterday for the first time EVER!!!!! ) and a Herman cake my friend gave me!!! 'He' will need splitting and cooking on the Saturday and we won't be back till Monday otherwise I'd leave it. Plus it means I can give the Grandmas one each for Easter!!!!! [cheapskate emoticon!]

have you made anything nice lately cats?

ive decided this holiday to make loads new foods for the kids to try as i collect recipes

today all meals are newbies

mickeys marvellous mango muesli

the soup and muffin combo

dinner will be a beany potato moussaka with salad

nothing wrong with bit homemade "love" camper-sounds like you have a busy weekend planned!!

cats fancy bit buddyign from,say,3-4?

i mean buddying!

Yes 3-4 sounds good! (as long as the DC behave!)

Haven't made anything much (home cooking) lately with having a couple of weeks where one or other of us being ill for whatever reason.