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RE: 2025 doing something new / different - Small chilli - 18-06-2025
I made my first coffee cake today and made my first raspberry frosting (for a different cake, luckily because that would have been horrible
). Both for the cafe.
RE: 2025 doing something new / different - JJB - 19-06-2025
(18-06-2025, 09:38 PM)Small chilli Wrote: I made my first coffee cake today and made my first raspberry frosting (for a different cake, luckily because that would have been horrible
We're both rather partial to both of those, P & I will be round for coffee and cake later. If you google it, the American coffee cake is something completely different. Their's is a 'a cake to have with coffee' not a coffee flavoured cake. It's usually a moist cinnamon based slab sponge topped in a crumble topping. Quite nice too.
RE: 2025 doing something new / different - Small chilli - 19-06-2025
(19-06-2025, 09:27 AM)JJB Wrote:Drive straight past my place and go to the cafe. That’s where the cakes are. Better be quick, only 3 slices of the raspberry left(18-06-2025, 09:38 PM)Small chilli Wrote: I made my first coffee cake today and made my first raspberry frosting (for a different cake, luckily because that would have been horrible
We're both rather partial to both of those, P & I will be round for coffee and cake later. If you google it, the American coffee cake is something completely different. Their's is a 'a cake to have with coffee' not a coffee flavoured cake. It's usually a moist cinnamon based slab sponge topped in a crumble topping. Quite nice too.
RE: 2025 doing something new / different - Veggie - 01-07-2025
Today I visited a Garden Centre - haven't been to one for months, maybe years, Its a local independent one, they raise a lot of their own plants and tick all the right boxes for being eco friendly. It was good to see all the butterflies and bees on the plants and there's a natural stream, running through the garden centre, so a constant sound of running water. Very relaxing.
There was nothing that leaped out at my, shouting "Buy me" so I kept my hands in my pockets and left.
RE: 2025 doing something new / different - Small chilli - 01-07-2025
(01-07-2025, 03:36 PM)Veggie Wrote: Today I visited a Garden Centre - haven't been to one for months, maybe years, Its a local independent one, they raise a lot of their own plants and tick all the right boxes for being eco friendly. It was good to see all the butterflies and bees on the plants and there's a natural stream, running through the garden centre, so a constant sound of running water. Very relaxing.I commend your will power
There was nothing that leaped out at my, shouting "Buy me" so I kept my hands in my pockets and left.
. Don’t think I could have left empty handed 
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RE: 2025 doing something new / different - Veggie - 01-07-2025
It wasn't difficult - the YS plants were not my type, the seeds were T&M, some lovely fruit trees and bushes but not the right time of year for planting, lots of bedding which I don't do. They had display borders of pollinator friendly perennials which were attractive but I'd need to plan ahead for something like that. Maybe another visit in autumn?
RE: 2025 doing something new / different - Small chilli - 18-07-2025
Today I’ve had my very first fried egg flavoured crisps. It’s messes with your head a bit. They really do taste like fried egg. And are actually really quite nice.
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RE: 2025 doing something new / different - Can the Man - 19-07-2025
(18-06-2025, 09:38 PM)Small chilli Wrote: I made my first coffee cake today and made my first raspberry frosting (for a different cake, luckily because that would have been horribleI do love coffee cake, especially with roasted walnuts through the cake and come roasted chopped hazelnuts sprinkled n top for good measure.
RE: 2025 doing something new / different - Veggie - 22-07-2025
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I used the cherry/olive stoner on the garlic press to remove all the stones from the cherry plums I was given last week. Truth is, I never realised that the little pokey thing on the garlic press was for removing stones - I've only had it about 20 years!!
RE: 2025 doing something new / different - JJB - 23-07-2025
I can understand that, my garlic press doesn't have one. In the depths of the evil utensil drawer there is a plastic cherry stoner that I might have used twice in 50 yrs. Shows how useful they are. It'll probably be another 50 before it's used again.