Okay, so apologies for the mass amount of poss crammed into this one update, but I need to catch up on my '101 Things In 1001 Days' blogging!
#52 -Start using reuseable nappies for Ru
All going *fairly* well, the Wonderoos we bought are fan-boody-tastic, but we're still having problems making sure that there are always some clean and ready for Ru, so we're supplementing with Asda's Eco-Baby disposables. We also had to buy some new trousers for him, as the Wonderoos are bulkier than the disposables, but it's all good, and he kinda needed them anyway.
When did this kid get so tall?!
There he is, enjoying his nappies and looking very pleased with himself! You'll have to excuse the blur, but it's very hard to get him to stand still long enough for a picture!
#1 - Make 101 new recipes/ #2 - Do 10 recipes with ingredients in I haven't used before
Well, firstly, for Ben S. for his birthday, I made Ice-Cream Cupcakes. Can't remember which site I used for the recipe, but it's basic cake mix, and then instead of putting it in bun cases, you put the mixture into icecream cones! Cute, no?
I did use a ridiculously sweet icing topping, which wasn't amazing and very sickly, so next time I make these, I'm just going to use a small amount of white chocolate spread instead. Another dificulty was actually baking them, I had to place them between the wires on the shelves in my oven, and I was worried they'd tip over, though I could have combated this by using flat bottomed cones (but my local supermarket did not have any!).
However, they did look amazing in the end!
And yes, those *are* real cherries on top!
I also adapted a Pomegranate Chicken recipe from the BBC Good Food website, and that turned out very tasty, though still needs a few more adjustments to get it perfect! No pictures, got eaten too fast! (I'll take it as a compliment!)
For the same reason, I also got no pictures of my Maple Syrup Cupcakes (recipe from here, though I didn't have time to make the flames, though I plan on doing so at some point!). I made them for my dad and stepmum's housewarming, and they disappeared *incredibly* fast. So fast, in fact, that I actually didn't get to even try one, but I am told they were delicious!
The final foodie bit for this post, Steve and I made Gooseberry and Almond Streusel together, which was a lot of fun! It made me realise that we don't cook enough together, and we should make more of an effort to do so... It's also the first proper thing we've cooked together since we got married! (More about that in a later post, that needs one all it's own!)
The recipe itself said that the dough should have been in crumbs, but that *totally* didn't happen, even after adding more flour. However, it all worked out ok though, because it did turn out delicious! In the future though, I would consider using the recipe given for the base, and then halve a really good crumble recipe to put on top, over the gooseberries.
Now, my gooseberries were on the sweeter side of sour, but that worked fine for me and for the streusel.
If I could only find my camera to upload the pictures... Here we go.
Ru loves Streusel.
Lastly, #79 is going pretty well, it's not as hard as I thought it was going to be! Basically, everytime I buy a new piece of clothing, I have to throw an old one out. It means eventually, I will have a wardrobe of clothes that I love love love and simply cannot bear to part with.
That's the theory anyway.
It is getting harder every time though, as the stuff I didn't like is gone, and now we're onto stuff that is pretty, but I never wear but I keep hold of anyway 'just in case'. Soon, I'll either have to get rid of stuff I really adore, or stop buying clothes! I don't know which is worse. New Look keeps tempting me. New Look is the devil.
I have a couple of others to update, but they kind of come under the wedding and honeymoon, so I'll leave those for now!
Other than that, I sorted my internet bookmarks folder finally, and got rid of all the stuff I no longer need. I'm terrible for Ctrl+d-ing and then forgetting about it!
So yes, *sigh* think we're done here for now. Ru has fallen asleep for a mid-morning nap, and I am going to have a cup of tea and some Streusel. x
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