Chitchat thread #24

[Snoop Puss]

Quick feedback on cordless blender: surprisingly, a total success with tonight's soup. Not a difficult mixture (onion, cauli, pear and blue cheese), but very smooth in very little time. No lumps, graininess or bits of pear skin. I've got a fancy jug blender - not a really fancy jug blender, but fancy enough for me not to tell Mr Snoop how much it cost - and I think for results, safety and for ease of use and especially washing up (we don't have a dishwasher), this stick blender is probably more useful for me for soups. Will let you know when I try something more challenging like hummus.

[greenishfing]

I am too full now even to move. Mr GF stopped me just before I mixed a Yorkshire pudding to say he'd prefer dumplings.....They were gorgeous. I'm going to make the leftover beef and a bit of the gravy along with some melted butter, nutmeg and thyme into potted meat in the morning.🙂

I'm evidently still in cleaning mode. Today I cleaned the outside of all my kitchen cupboards. I'm actually dreading cleaning out the inside of certain ones. What might be lurking??

Our surgery had texted yesterday regarding booking flu jabs. I could have booked them individually online, but left it until today when I rang and the lovely girl on reception booked my husband, brother in law, and myself in all at the same time at the beginning of October. Just one trip for me......and I tend to keep my own fear under control when having to look after others.💉😓😳🥹

Rary, the headlamp wiper price is truly awful. Who actually needs a headlamp wiper. I would have been tempted to rip them both off! As Mr GF has been known to say I'm Mrs Bodge-it-and-Scarper.

[rary]

Good afternoon, was out early this morning as I was putting the car in for a service fortunately everything's ok with the car, but had been sitting talking to another customer when a mechanic came to see him his car was in for an MOT and it was going to be failed due to a headlight wiper not working, he was told, if he wanted, they could have a look at it to see if they could find the fault, but to do so it would cost £140 plus extra if they could fix it. Like you Snoop I dont like lists either, because I usually finish up losing them, especially shopping lists, Nicos I dont like saying what I would like as a Christmas present , I would just like something nice, but most definitely not something to warm the bed as OH often tells me I need to cool down😊 and talking of cool down, there has been a co!d wind blowing here all day, but sun feels very nice if you can avoid the wind, right going to take the digs out for a walk before they head back home, so have a good evening and stay safe remember the smiles🙂🙂🙂

[greenishfing]

I have one serious phobia. Mice and rats. I'm absolutely petrified of them. My legs turn to jelly and I'm in full panic mode. Many years ago I remember borrowing my husband's air rifle to shoot a rat and I couldn't stop shaking enough to use it.

Doctors and nurses have a less severe reaction from me but I haven't tried shooting them.😁

Off to mix some Yorkshire pudding batter now.....another job for the electric whisk.

[bramble]

Good morning all, bright and sunny but with a nip in the air.
I dont have a stick blender so I cant comment on that.
I dont have any phobias that I know of so I wont look at the list just in case.

Peanut butter, I love it, Kelgin does a really tasty one both smooth and crunchy.

Gardening for a while this afternoon and then collecting my grandson from school.
Have a good day all..

[Snoop Puss]

Snoop, maybe Mr Snoop is looking to the future.......a retirement of cocktails and 1920s style hedonism with lots of whipped cream on his cereal. My ordinary stick blender has an alternative whisk head. Very handy for small amounts of cream. I think the 1920s must gave been wonderfully........if you were rich.

I looked at the battery powered ones with whisks, but they were a lot more expensive and the main purpose will be blending soup. I have a small hand mixer that could be used for cream, but I'm not telling Mr Snoop that... And Rary, if you read this, you're not to tell him either.

I think a cocktail cupboard might be a better bet, Bren. Somewhere to keep the bottles out of sight (and out of mind).

[Florence Fennel]

Good Morning All a cold one! Have a good day

[greenishfing]

Good morning all.

I love peanut butter, but only the smooth variety. Peanut butter and rocket sandwiches or peanut butter and grated carrot sandwiches. I can't stand the satay sauce, which is mainly peanuts, that the Dutch seem to be addicted to, though....or their raw herrings.🤮🤮🤮

It's a cold and sunny 4°C here at the moment. It doesn't feel cold indoors, however. I haven't needed to turn the heating on, and I haven't got a jumper on. I'm barefoot, and my feet are sunbathing.

My new croc/clog type slippers arrived yesterday. All fleecy lined and with good grip, but just as comfortable as the ancient falling to pieces ones. I've just remembered that I brought my youngest sister a pair of bright red wooden Dutch clogs back from Holland years ago and she wore them for years. I wonder if she's still got them?

Snoop, maybe Mr Snoop is looking to the future.......a retirement of cocktails and 1920s style hedonism with lots of whipped cream on his cereal. My ordinary stick blender has an alternative whisk head. Very handy for small amounts of cream. I think the 1920s must gave been wonderfully........if you were rich.

Ooooh! The sun has just gone in and it suddenly feels COLD here. I'm thinking something hearty for our main meal. Yorkshire pudding? Dumplings? Mmmmmm.

[Bren In Pots]

Morning

Bright sunny and chilly here, it was lovely and warm in my GH. Rain later though.

No phobias here I just don't like clowns, even as a kid I wouldn't go to the circus.

Snoop perhaps you could fit a shelf to the wall for MrSnoops cocktail bar.

[Nicos]

Soup here tonight Snoop- made with lamb bones, garden veg and barley etc
I’m actually thinking of defrosting some beef to cook in a casserole tomorrow. If we are forecast a frost then that’ll be nice and warming.

Glad your kitchen plans worked out- how exciting!

[Snoop Puss]

Morning all.

I'm not looking at that list. I have a horror of lists. Mind you, mostly because they detail a whole heap of jobs I don't want to be reminded of!

Glad the smiles were in a good mood when you spotted them, Nicos. Bobble hats... wonder who made those?

Cloudy and on the chilly side here. No chance of frost, I hope, but I reckon we'll be down to about 4 or 5 ºC on Sunday morning.

On the cards for me today: a big work day. No putting that off. Yesterday I got very distracted by kitchen planning. I had all my ideas in my head and it was making Mr Snoop anxious, not seeing it all on paper and measured up and little bits of cardboard for the kitchen appliances and big cupboards stuck down on squared paper. Anyway, I am pleased and proud to announce that my plans in my head work perfectly. However, Mr Snoop is putting his oar in this morning by saying he wants an area set aside for making tea and coffee (fair enough), but also cocktails. We've never made a cocktail in our lives! Unless you count a G&T as a cocktail.

On the downside, I didn't get around to making the soup. Promise I'll do it today.

Have a great day, everyone.

[Nicos]

I was just looking through a list of phobias…..I feel quite boring!

https://www.verywellmind.com/list-of-phobias-2795453


This one made me chuckle, (not that it’s funny of course to any sufferers!)

• Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: Fear of long words

[Nicos]

Mornin CG!….didn't see you wandering around the kitchen, sorry - did you see I’d kept you a brew?

We are due frost tonight - hard to believe it was August less than 2weeks ago!
I best find that fleece for the garden. We pulled the last cucumber yesterday so at least that can be left uncovered.

[Nicos]

Mornin n’alln’all
Brrrrr…brr…..
I’d set the heating to be on this morning….but brrrr….no heat!….turns out OH had turned all the radiators off earlier on in the year…oh well, they’re turned on again now so hopefully the heat will come through soon.
There was no way this morning that I was leaving the back door open for Hibou to wander in and out at will …must be autumn.

Peanut butter?…love it!…especially under squashed banana on thick cold toast! Mmmm….
( I had to goooogle that Flo!)

On the cards for today?…finish off unpacking.
All the washing is done and the campervan up and ready for any impromptu days out….so I guess a grory hop is needed to buy in some vodka .( It’s for all the fruit I need to pull out of the freezer to make space for the Soreen, Jamaica ginger cake,bagels , tea cakes etc I brought back with me! )
I’ve already got quite a bit on the go but it’ll keep for years and I may never have another mirabelle glut. ( first one in 15 years!)
Don't really need anything else, so hopefully it’ll be a gardening day when it warms up a tad.

The heating engineer is due this afternoon to replace the temporary boiler pump so I need to save my pennies!
Enjoy your day peeps- I’m sure I saw the smiles earlier…well something flew past wearing bobble hats , so I guess it was them?

[Containergardener]

Morning
Not a fan of peanut butter, nor marmite

We have frost, cold and sunny but the wind is due to shift so warmer air will make things feel better gf will be able to continue with sandal wearing.