Haha... yes it was pretty much a disaster! Gary wanted a triple layer chocolate cake for his birthday. "No problem", I said. I decided to try a different recipe from the one I normally use - first mistake. I don't know why, I just fancied a change. You can find the recipe I tried here. It is a nice enough cake but I mustn't have greased my tins well enough (and I put loads of butter on them) as bits of the first 2 layers stuck to the tins when I tried to get them out. For the 3rd layer I put … [Read more...]
Bank Holiday!
August 27, 2010 by 2 Comments
I love the August bank holiday weekend! It isn't an official bank holiday in N.Ireland so it's nice that it's actually a "proper" one in England. The roads are mad already, everyone heading off for their long weekends! It is Gary's birthday on Monday so I'm sure we will be doing something nice, I hope the weather stays good! I'm going to be making him a triple layer chocolate birthday cake....yum (watch out for photos of it next week!). We will also be tidying up the house and doing some wee … [Read more...]
The Gallery – A Photo I’m Proud Of
August 25, 2010 by 19 Comments
Ooooh now this is a tricky one! Tara, over at her blog Sticky Fingers has given us the prompt "A Photo I'm Proud Of" for Week 24 of The Gallery. At first I was going to give this week's Gallery a miss, I couldn't think of any photos that I'm technically proud of as my photographic skills are limited to point and click lol..! But after looking through my photos I selected a couple of different ones that I'm proud of for different reasons. And I told myself Id take part every week, so here we … [Read more...]
Bake It! Club August – Toffee Pecan Ring
August 23, 2010 by 14 Comments
Yay! I finally got to make my Toffee Pecan Ring last night. I have been looking forward to it for weeks, but with one thing & another (including an infected wisdom tooth) I never got a chance. For those who don't know, Amy hosts the Bake It! Club over at her blog Cooking, Cakes & Children. We all have to try out the same recipe each month and then get together and post our pictures etc... and there is a prize as well (oooooh!). I loved the idea of this recipe as soon as I saw it - all … [Read more...]
Chunky Chester…!
August 20, 2010 by 15 Comments
We were told last night at Puppy Class that Chester the pup is getting a bit on the heavy side! "He's got a bit of a belly on him" were the exact words I think lol..! So, we need to cut down his food a little bit. He can't be taken out for any more walks as he's only allowed a 5 minute walk per month of age (so just over 15 minutes) per day. Totally not enough for him, so will have to give him lots more play time as well!! We also have got him a Kong Activity Ball which we put his dry food in - … [Read more...]
Writing Workshop – My First Kiss
August 19, 2010 by 12 Comments
This post is for The Writing Workshop over at Josie's blog Sleep is for the Weak. I have gone for Prompt number 1 - Tell the story of a first kiss. Go over and check out all the other entries (after you've read mine of course!). I know that one of my very first kisses was captured on camera at my 2nd birthday party. I certainly don't remember it and I wish I did because the boy was rather cute lol...! I don't even remember who he is. Anyway - I will share with you my first "proper, tongues … [Read more...]
The Gallery – A Memory
August 18, 2010 by 18 Comments
This post is for Week 23 of The Gallery where the prompt is A Memory. I did struggle with this prompt at first as I moved over to England from Northern Ireland a year and a half ago and left all my old photo albums etc back there. Practically all the photos I have from my time in England involve the animals lol and I wanted to post something other than them for a change! Then my Dad came to the rescue! He had left an old photo album in our house - I think it must have been his mum's (my … [Read more...]
Wheaten Scones, N.Ireland Style!
August 17, 2010 by 10 Comments
This is my dear old Granny's recipe. She was a fabulous baker and used to make extra money for the family by selling her wares. I remember when we went to her house she ALWAYS had home-baked scones or traybakes to give us. This was the first recipe of hers that I asked for, I remember trying to write it out as neatly as I could when she was telling me lol.. I didn't see buttermilk here in England for a long time, but suddenly Asda & Morrisons have started selling it! So, give them a go - … [Read more...]
Don’t Forget About Us!
August 13, 2010 by 4 Comments
I realised that I have never introduced you to my 3 wonderful cats. Jess had a brief appearance in yesterday's Liver Cake post but they deserve so much more webtime than this! I have been worried that they have been feeling very left out since Chester the pup has arrived. They certainly haven't been getting as much attention and their cat flap has had to be locked so they don't come into the conservatory where Chester sleeps at night. They are mainly confined to upstairs and when they do … [Read more...]
Liver Cake!
August 12, 2010 by 9 Comments
Now, this is a first - me making a cake that's not for me to eat lol...! Well, actually Gary was very good and made this yummy (?!) concoction as I'm a vegetarian and couldn't stand the thought of handling raw liver (plus the smell...ugh!). The liver cake is for our young pup Chester! We had been buying him all varieties of generic puppy treats from the pet shops but, as he has been very hyper and snappy recently I was worried that there were all sorts of nasty additives in the treats that … [Read more...]
