Crepe Expectations

[Cremolafoam]

Will this do?

[Blackduck]

But are we scared QQ? -no -we are crepeys and we will rage rage at the dying of the light :)
(And I make a mean chocolate and orange cake so take that WI)

[Cremolafoam]

Our chocolate cake with homemade jam in will sweep the boards . We will pin our winning rosettes on the wisteria draped veranda.

Talking of cake: I have a plethora of beetroot from a friends allotment.
Thinking of making a chocolate beetroot cake.
Anyone got a reliable recipe?
Am looking at nigellas one....

[Stropperella]

Can you get stair lifts for turrets?

[Cremolafoam]

oh yes you can Stropps

[Blackduck]

Cremo - this one here
Dead easy, and the pureeing really seems to work!!

[bigTillyMint]

Cremo, I am at the beetroot - love it!

Also love Chateau Crepey

[Cremolafoam]

Ooh thanks bd that looks great.
I have all of those ingredients here too. Thanks.
BTM I love beetroot too especially raw with goats cheese.
Dd back from granny's today but is more excited about the Dr Who reveal tbhteenagers

[MrsSchadenfreude]

I have just made this beetroot cake, and think DH may have a point when he says I am the world's messiest cook. I managed to get beetroot juice absolutely everywhere - all over the work surface, up the walls, on the floor, on me...

Will let you know how it turns out.

[Cremolafoam]

Pink handed wave at mrsS
I've just peeled the beets to roast them and I look like I've been accosted by Barbie

[motherinferior]

I made a Non Raspberry Cake for DP's birthday yesterday, along with a very nice Hot Meat Curry.

Am having a slightly holiday wardrobe dilemma, as everything I wear these days appears to need ironing (the result of many linen/silk charity shoppe trawls) and I am absolutely buggered if I iron on holiday but feel reluctant to spend Real Money on new clothes.

[bigTillyMint]

MI, you must have a mountain of clothes - you are always getting bargains from the charity shops!

I am supposed to be packing, but I CBA!

[motherinferior]

I don't have a mountain though do have a molehill but mainly I have abandoned Tshirts for reasons outlined on the other thread (mumsiness and/or gunt).

[Blackduck]

BTM where are you off to?

I have made meat curry (dp) and channa masala. Have tidied (having detailed dp and ds).

It is peeing with rain here...

[Cremolafoam]

Not forgetting tshirt mono-boob MI

I am seeding grass. Bored to tears.
Cake just out of oven and looking lush. Smells gorgeous.

Dh has gone to 'shops' mysteriously. It's our wedding anniversary tomorrow so no doubt will panic buy me something weird .

[bigTillyMint]

Off to Turkey tomorrow. Not much packing being done.
It's muggy here and my shorts are feeling tight - should've done that 5:2 thing!

[Blackduck]

Oh - where in Turkey? Quite fancy that myself!
Cremo it is the most fab colour inside!

[MrsSchadenfreude]

Waiting for cake to cool before I ice it. Smells good. We are having a Clear Out.

[motherinferior]

PMSL at the weird panic buy...

[bigTillyMint]

Kusadasi. AI (which will hopefully keep the teens happy!) We are going to have a week on our own and then our friends arrive for 8 days

Looking forward to hearing what he buys. DH never buys me anything (which is probably just as well...)

[Cremolafoam]

The theme for this anniversary is Lace.

and is thus doomed

[motherinferior]

Cremo, my money's on a skimpy article of underpinning.

[motherinferior]

Or shoelaces.

[bigTillyMint]

There is NO WAY that DH would ever buy me a skimpy article of underpinning

[motherinferior]

Mr Inferior might try, in a hopeful sort of manner, which would go completely ignored

[bigTillyMint]

Oh no, I'd be thrilled. And amazed