Chitchat thread #24

[Bren In Pots]

Morning

We woke to a scattering of snow but the rains washed it away, hope it stays away.

Enjoy your day

[Jay22]

Morning, it’s cold, windy with rain due any minute! Should have stayed in bed!
Thanks CG I’ll take a coffee if that’s ok but pass on the cake…not fussy on coffee flavoured things but I do like coffee🤷🏻♀️
Enjoy your day folks! x

[Containergardener]

Morning everyone,

A cuppa & some cake - a great start to the day

Toffee coffee cake sounds lovely combo - are you able to share the recipe CG? OH is basically 1/2 man, 1/4 cake (the other 1/4 being biscuit lol) so he'd be v. pleased if I were to elevate my usual standard coffee sponge

It's actually a cheat one
Mum has used wrights cake mixes in the past now and again for ease, as she isn't able to bake at the moment I'm using them up (baking for her).

I was using a toffee one but as we like coffee cake I added instant coffee and coffee flavouring.

[Florence Fennel]

Good Morning All We have a covering of snow but it's raining now. No cake thanks CG, though it does sound delish. I've just added noodles and chicken to make up the chow mein for this evening. Have a good day

[burnie]

Raining here and 5 degrees, everywhere is proper boggy, though my raised beds will soon dry out, my second sowing of Onions look to be doing better, I think they didn't sprout because it was so dark lol.

[Nicos]

Mornin n’alln’all
Just a quick bob in to say high to everyone. Nice to see you Andraste!

Our force 8 gale had blown itself out by the morning crossing , so the ferry wasn’t as bad as I was anticipating.

We are now not far from Sheffield, and we too woke up to light snow…again rained away , but it’s flippin cold!🥶

Pork pie for lunch…I’m in heaven

Keep warm peeps, and keep those smiles coming!

[Andraste]

Thanks CG - I've never used a cake mix but you've tempted me to give one a try. x

[lottie dolly]

Afternoon all,a lazy morning again,so no idea what it was like outside,but now is sunshine,weak but most welcome,got to go shopping,but will call in the chip shop for out fish and chips,we sit in and waited on,a nice treat with a cup of coffee,need a big shop this time,i refuse to go on a saturday as is bedlam,good luck with the onions Burni,have a good day all

[bramble]

Good afternoon..don't know what the problem is but I keep getting locked out of this site.

[Bren In Pots]

Afternoon

Nicos I do love a pork pie a nice one from the butchers. Just perfect with a bit of mustard or pickle.
No cake but I do have fruit scones for afternoon tea.

[Snoop Puss]

Good afternoon..don't know what the problem is but I keep getting locked out of this site.

What message do you get when you're locked out, bramble? Is the forum just running slow or are you refused access?

Anyone else having the same problem?

[Containergardener]

Thanks CG - I've never used a cake mix but you've tempted me to give one a try. x

You just add water and oil. Easy.

[Florence Fennel]

We had a colleague at work who used to make lovely chocolate cakes. It was only after many years that she confessed they were Betty Crockers

[greenishfing]

I have always been a pork pie fan. There is a local butcher that, if you went at the right time of day (late morning), you could buy still warm pork pies, fresh from the oven. A whole new level of pork pie enjoyment. There were countless times when Mr GF and I would sit outside in the car enjoying them, with the still only half set jelly trying to escape down our chins.

I believe the butchers is still there but the local council turned all that area of the city into a no go zone. (A pedestrian only zone, with no nearby disabled parking!)

Another pork pie treat was a certain cafe, belonging to one of the local bakeries, in the now demolished Barnsley Market. Their own warm pork pie, mushy peas and gravy. Mushy peas have always upset me, but I had just to have a few forkfulls as the combination was beyond gorgeous.

I have hardly got gourmet tastes, have I?

I never buy supermarket pork pies. What a let down. I have always fancied having a go at making a pork pie, but not got around to it yet.

[Containergardener]

We had a colleague at work who used to make lovely chocolate cakes. It was only after many years that she confessed they were Betty Crockers

Never had one of them that I know of.
I prefer to bake properly if you mean cake mixes are not baking?