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Category Archives: Cooking
Dinner and chinchillas
One of the very good things about living on my own is that I never have to consider anyone else when it comes to dinner. This is also one of the very bad things as most of the time it … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, food, Pog Life
Tagged bad cook, chinchilla, cooking, cooking pog style, dinner
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Training the neighbours…
My neighbours can be a bit of a challenge. No, that is work language (see how they have trained me?!). My neighbours are a nightmare. And the problem is, I’m slightly scared of them and their very large extended family … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, gardening, Pog Life
Tagged gardening, neighbours, planting, secret baker, sunflower competition
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It *was* an emergency…
Sister 2’s boyfriend is really good at baking cakes. He made one a few weeks ago with caramel loveliness in it, and then admitted it was tinned caramel stuff. I love it and admitted that I had a tin in … Continue reading
Posted in Bumpkinsville, Cooking, food, Pog Life
Tagged banana, but i don't care, caramel, commute, commute from hell, trains, unhealthy food
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Hanging in there with cakes and caterpillars
It was time for a bit of secret bakering on Monday. My last offering of flapjacks hadn’t seemed too exciting, so I decided to push the boat out and make my Mum’s chocolate spice cake which is a family favourite. … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, food, work
Tagged caterpillar cake, caterpillars, chocolate spice cake, grumpy, secret baker, smiles
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Bugs
Remember the post about the terrible caterpillar birthday cake I made my mum? Sister 1 was particularly unimpressed. She told me how she would have done it. I told her she should make one as she clearly had a better … Continue reading
Birthdays, parties and an utter failure of a cake
This time of year is full of Birthdays – full I tell you! In the last week it has been Sister 1 and 2’s: Probably the least said, the better. Gorgeous Godson’s: It was all a bit too exciting for … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Pog Life
Tagged birthday, birthday cake, birthday party, gorgeous godson, mum, Sister 1, Sister 2
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Flapjack Fairies
I did some secret bakering at the weekend. I actually did some the week before, but in the way that I think is probably unique to me, I managed to screw up all five trays of flapjacks that I made. … Continue reading
Little Pea and me, and some bulbs and jam tarts
On Saturday I had a long overdue Little Pea and Me afternoon. We had plans. And I realised why you should never have too many plans with an 18 month old in tow. In fact, there are a few things that … Continue reading
Posted in cats, Cooking, gardening, Pog Life
Tagged Auntie Pog, Garden center, Little Pea, nephew
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Easter ‘creativity’
I tried to get creative over Easter. I think it is fair to say, I failed. On Sundays, whoever is around goes to my Mum and Dad’s for Sunday dinner. We take it in turns to make pudding and this … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Pog Life
Tagged chocolate chicks, Easter, gorgeous godson, Little Pea
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An unintentional invention
I love my Mum’s homemade marmalade, so I thought this year I’d try to make my own. My ‘new neighbour’ friend kindly dropped off her giant slow cooker and on Saturday morning I got started. The first flaw was comparing … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, crochet, Pog Life
Tagged crochet dress, makingness, marmalade, oops
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