Macaroons The One Where I Turn Into Mary Berry

Macaroons the one where I turn into Mary Berry.

Who would have thought it?

I think my husband thought I was possessed when first a silicon macaroon sheet turned up and then a space age icing tool by Leuke.

At this stage I'm not quite advanced enough to imagine up my own a Macaroon recipe. So I followed one on the Delicious website, and I was amazed it actually worked.

Why not serve your macaroons in a lemon squeezer ?

Have faith in yourself and who knows what you can achieve.

Go and read the wonder blog Heir Raising who actually met the great lady Mary Berry herself.

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I am having somewhat of a grumpy week , I think it part like due to the fact I was quite ill a few weeks ago. I don't know if grumpiness is contagious but even the cat is looking grumpier that usual and believe me , the cat is never a happy soul. It is like death standing over me every time he looks at me.

So what can I do to cheer myself up I don't want chocolate some child thought I was having a baby.

I tried singing with my class and all was going well till after wind the bobbin one of them wanted a One Direction song.. I am old and out of touch!


I don't want wine.

I don't watch soaps.

I am not really a shoe shopper or a clothes fiend.

So what can I do ??

In the comments come up with some suggestions either fantasy suggestions that are clean ! or practical solutions.

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Contentment

Contentment 

It's a rare thing.

But I'm finally quite relaxed.

I don't mind my picture being taken now. 

No matter how silly I look ! I know I've got to lose more weight BUT

I am accepted for who I am.

People seem to like my blog.

There will always be that .1 of worry I wouldn't be human otherwise.

There are situations, people that either don't like me or the fact my hair wouldn't grow long that I've accepted.

There is someone for everyone ...

So do you like the newer relaxed me ....

If not .1 of me will worry.

Easy Breakfast Cookies

Easy breakfast cookies will perk up your breakfast , if you are the sort of the person who skips breakfast or just can't be bothered. Don't fear here is an easy idea that takes no time at all.

Ingredients

2 mashed bananas 

Muesli

Method

If you don't like muesli , you can just use oats and add extra things like dried fruit and/ or nuts .

When the mashed bananas are in a bowl, add the muesli and stir the mixture up.
Place the mixture in dollops ( I use a dessert spoon and then another dessert spoon on top just to give the shape of the cookie some uniformity) place the dollops on a lines or greased baking sheet.

Bake at 190 for 10-15 minutes or until set and golden brown.
These will be very soft cookies! If you want them to be crunchy , use more muesli /less banana

Easy breakfast cookie mix.

The easy breakfast cookies ready for decoration.

Decorate the easy breakfast cookie with a zig zag of white chocolate.

Torte towers & Meal Planning

Torte towers is what  I'm going to call this it was meant to be a cake but it didn't turn out that way so I had to think on my feet and turn it something in the end which was quite spectacular. I was trying to following a Hairy Bikers recipe and I was confidant of my culinary prowess I suspect I was a bit cocky.

I followed the recipe but decided not to ground the nuts up and I used milk chocolate instead so I thought that's fair enough and the recipe would work with my changes. How wrong was I , it didn't rise as I thought it would. In this age of food waste I really don't like throwing food out and especially as I had used all those egg yolk and eggs white, I could sense that if I was in the Bake off Paul Hollywood would have been glaring his smokey blue eyes in my direction. I think Mary berry would have been sympathetic but I do know that I think they would have celebrated my final result which saw me coming back from the brink of baking disaster.

Monday Pizza : lazy day

Tuesday: Lamb Tangine

Wednesday: Prawn Noodles

Thursday: Flat bread not sure what with ...

Friday: Fish Pie

Saturday: Herb Omelette

Sunday : Revolution one pot sausage casserole with apples & onion gratin

Special snack treat : Apple crisps.