April 2007: International Intelligence Plan to STEAL Maveta's Weather ......

[CaptainDippy]

[maveta]

let´s not talk calories.. yes I think the oil puts people off but agree it can´t be worse than butter.. Eca can I get a copy of your carrotcake recipe? I´ve never made it but I LOVE it so please please please? (cheesy pleading grin)

Eddas, likewise I´m sorry I´ve got no advice, yes it is crap when families just can´t sort it out and coordinate a bit better and you have all my sympathy. BTW Dh is also a complete HP nut, we´re going next tuesday when it´s 2 for 1 and he´s so excited.

Well, I´m off to the beach with my postnatal class, we´re taking the babies for their first swim in the sea! eeek! (maveta runs out ducking all the missiles being thrown with great force in her direction...)

[Pinions]

Haven't read in full Eddas but yikes Xenia!

Maveta please no need to rub it in so much.

[Pinions]

(Very large missile being thrown in your direction with great force emoticon).

[NearlyHeddaslessNick]

Do you mean because she's posted pinions? I think she's ok actually. Just VERY opinionated.I think she's very clever woman but think she likes to be controvercial(terrible sp). I reckon she enjoys causing arguements

[eca]

Nearlyheadless - have told dh that he is taking on ALL duties as of 21st until I've read the last book! Had read Dark Blood Prince in 24hrs [ v v sad emoticon ] - although that was partly to stay well ahead of my youthgroup They were very impressed!

Maveta - arrrrrrrr first swim in the sea!!! HOW CUTE!!! My tried and tested carrot cake recipe is Delias! It's the best I've ever found and I love carrot cake! Will find it out for you!

[Pinions]

She is very clever but some of her comments are so off the mark they are hardly credible.

And thats because we all earn £400k plus a year and have a private nanny, of course. Not that I'm jealous you see, but how she manages to do that aswell as spend every living moment on MN .

I think everyone has their own opinion of Xenia.

Probably better to leave it off this thread but thats my fault I started it!

[Pinions]

And for want of sounding really sad I think I'll start a recipes thread???

[eca]

CARROT CAKE

175g dark brown soft sugar, sifted
2 large eggs
120ml sunflower oil
200g wholemeal self raising flour
1 1/2 tsp bicarb of soda
3 tsp mixed spice
grated zest of 1 orange
200g carrots peeled and grated
175g sultanas

for syrup glaze:
juice 1/2 orange
1 dessert sp lemon juice
40g dark brown soft sugar

icing:
butter (at room temp), soft cheese (philadelphia type stuff), icing sugar, water to make smooth

Square baking tin about 25cmx15cmx2.5cm, greased and lined.

Oven at gas mk 3, 325F, 170C

1 Whisk sugar, eggs and oil for about 3mins.
2 Sift in flour, bicarb, mixed spice & tip in all the bits of bran left in the sieve.
3 Gently stir together then fold in orange zest, carrots and sultanas.
4 Pour in tin and bake on centre shelf of oven for about 35-40mins
5 When cake comes out of oven stab with a skewer all over and spoon syrup glaze on.
6 Leave cake to cool in tin
7 Mix butter, icing sugar, soft cheese to make icing. I use a bit of water to make it smooth if it's not mixing well. Use whatever quantities you prefer (i.e. more icing sugar make a sweeter one, more cheese makes it more savoury, more butter makes it more like regular buttercream)

YUMMMMMEEEEE!!!

[eca]

pinions - recipe thread sounds good! I'm always after recipes people recommend, they are sooo much better than trying random stuff

[Pinions]

Hope thats OK Eca have copied it for you, sounds fab!

[Pinions]

Our very own recipe thread if anyones interested!

Keep 'em coming!


www.mumsnet.com/Talk?rn=26288&topicid=2330&threadid=355726&redir=26288

[NearlyHeddaslessNick]

Totally agree pinions, she's not really knowledgeable about life as I know it And agree that shouldn't really comment here!

feeling better about things now. have sorted a way to get to the graduation but it'll involve an epic journey. he best appreciated it! will be taking hp along for company still only on book 3 for some reason I normally don't get a chance to read

[mammyjo]

Recipes thread sounds like a great idea. I am turning into a boring old housewife who gets pleasure from buying kitchen utensils and baking cakes!
I have ordered HP book for next Sat too and hope I have enough time to read it. V. excited about it as I am desperate to know what happens. I too wondered whether Dumbledore had some sort of thing like Fawkes and could regenerate himself out of the ashes![very sad git emoticon]
Have just opened a bottle of wine - yes I know its early but dh is working late and I am on bath and bed duty. One bathed and asleep so one to go! Then I can relax and destress for a bit I hope!

[Pinions]

Glad you sorted out brothers graduation . I cried at my brothers graduation, oh dear .

And please feel free to post on the Recipes thread Eddas!

Had better go and do some RL stuff now, but then again it is Friday. Whatever happened to TFI Friday?

[NearlyHeddaslessNick]

la la la i'm not listening mammyjo

[NearlyHeddaslessNick]

Me recipes clearly never tasted my cooking

[Pinions]

Don't you dare bring down my recipes thread Eddas .

Wine .

[elkiedee]

Dippy, glad you had a nice birthday, hope you have fun in Oxford, my mum was brought up there and we went regularly to stay with her parents, so I have many happy childhood memories of the place.

SOKL, sorry your brother didn't remember. Could you talk to your mum about it, get someone else to let him know you're upset? But maybe you should also get in touch while he's over and give him some opportunity to make it up.

KHIN, sorry you're feeling abandoned, hope the return of your other half makes you feel a bit better.

Pause to practice eating my tea with sleeping baby on lap.

[Pinions]

OK ladies well time for me to sign off for the night. Please everyone feel free to post your favourite recipes!

Ellie hope you are back pretty soon and the journey was ok for you all, bless you x

[Bramshott]

No time to catch up - how the hell is it nearly 7.00 already?!?

But did mean to say, to Oooggs I think it was - we use Bambo training pants at night for DD (4.5). They seem to be fairly absorbent (never had any leaks) and the largest size (XL) is pretty capacious.

[octo]

Evening all

Had no sleep last night at all - so have been to bed 12-3pm!

KHIN - not long to go now....

Ernie can roll over front to back - very cute - he looks very shocked LOL

Am going to have glass of wine, watch eastenders and go to bed

Lovely photos of Erin and Joe

Hope you all have a nice evening xxx

[elkiedee]

mammyjo, hope you manage to relax and destress.

I will be in Harrogate on the night/day when the final HP comes out, but I haven't read the last 2 at all and only listened to the earlier ones on audio. We'll probably be tucked up in bed but I might step out of our hotel to have a look at the people queuing.

Katy, PMSL at your post re your son's growing, I sniff as I put away Danny's first clothes - that's the "tiny baby" and "new baby" sizes but he doesn't have long left in 0-3 months, 3 weeks by age but less by size and weight. He does have proper clothes, mostly presents from excited family and friends, but hasn't worn them yet.

[oooggs]

the photos of Erin & Joe are lovely and their size difference looks like that of the dt's - I love them in sleepsuits

[octo]

I Love babygros and sleepsuits too - so soft and cute

[normabutty]

Hi all, just a quick post to say that Ellie got home safely.

Am off out to pick up friend from train station and out for a meal.

See you all after the weekend (cos prob won't get chance to see you before then!)