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scottishquilter wrote:
Reetzbobeetz wrote:
Thanks Maureen, you must have read my mind because I have just cancelled two orders which have been pending since 13th January. I usually go with Amazon but DH gave me a token for Waterstones at Christmas and I was trying to use it up. They have closed up shop here in Ireland so I am wondering if the same is happening in the UK. I will check out the Book Depository now. I had heard they where closing down some stores. There are at least two in Glasgow and still quite a few in Scotland. it is a shame when book stores close down.  I should have said that there is a few still in Ulster that I am sure do mail order for you to spend your token. |
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Reetzbobeetz wrote:
Thanks Maureen, you must have read my mind because I have just cancelled two orders which have been pending since 13th January. I usually go with Amazon but DH gave me a token for Waterstones at Christmas and I was trying to use it up. They have closed up shop here in Ireland so I am wondering if the same is happening in the UK. I will check out the Book Depository now. I had heard they where closing down some stores. There are at least two in Glasgow and still quite a few in Scotland. it is a shame when book stores close down. |
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by Reetzbobeetz » Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:56 am - Seriously though, I don't think that anybody should feel pressurized into producing a delectible dish for the book if they don't want to.
I agree, we are all coming here for a bit of fun, and if it wasn't fun we wouldn't be here. If you can match a recipe to your reels, all well & good, if you can't match the recipe to the reels but it is a good standby recipe that you return to again & again also good. Perhaps we ought to have categories such as 'Minimum faff', 'Moderate faff' and 'Chuck it & duck - it usually works ok for me!'  |
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"I have to say that the Wot Rotts seem to be thoroughly sozzled, or as they say north of the border - puggled, hic!"
Drunk as a skunk! hic!  Seriously though, I don't think that anybody should feel pressurized into producing a delectible dish for the book if they don't want to. Personally, I resent every meal I have to cook (it eats into my quilting time!). I am happy to bake bread, cakes and make jam but I could live without having to come up with interesting meals for a while. Lori, I love the idea of the blueberry oatmeal clafoutis, can't wait to try that. Lotti, I am going to try the baked fruit salad tomorrow - with the pineapple! Ever since DH was told last March that his cholesterol was too high we have had a big fresh fruit salad every day. It started out as an alternative to a snack but is now so much part of the daily routine that the kids come looking for it after school each day. Thank goodness for Lidl where we get the fresh watermelon (which makes up a large part of it) and pineapple! |
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LoriReid wrote:
Thank you all for the interesting explanation to my inquiry about the haggis and Burns Night. I did watch that you tube video about the haggis and now I know what they were talking about. Will have to look at some of the links listed. And to think that my husband said that if you had watched the youtube video, then it had spoiled the punchline - it sounds as if it almost worked better this way around on you My spools will be in the mail end of this week. They are light blue with some brown, but after a glass or two of wine they begin to look slightly light purple. Not sure what to name them. Lori  I have to say that the Wot Rotts seem to be thoroughly sozzled, or as they say north of the border - puggled, hic! |
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crocus999 wrote:
Debbie - I googled clafoutis because there is beginning to be so many things food related on this forum that I don't know about, I was embarrassed to ask. But thank you for your humility! I think you mean Guy Fawkes - I even mixed up Robbie Burns with Guy Fox! oops! They have a day for him too! Maybe we could come up with a few uniquely Canadian things...?  and he came to notoriety in 1605. "Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason, why gunpowder and treason, Should ever be forgot." I suppose you could say that he was a barbeque type of guy  since he gets put on a bonfire every year in effigy |
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Scoopie wrote:
Oh Lotti, your recipe sounds soooooo yummy. I have a confession for all of you! I do not cook. I do not like to cook! Oh, I prepare the meals, but simplicity is the key! A good piece of meat, a fresh veggie, and a salad. I seldom try new recipes. Now I have to say, DebbieW guided me toward a Kraft recipe site, and I think it was made just for me! 3 or 4 ingredients, and open a can or jar! So, this recipe requirement has me shaking in my boots. I sew! I do not cook. Oh, sorry, I already said that! Why did I name my spools Creme Brulee? I do not have a creme brulee torch to caramelize the top sugar crust! Maybe I should change that to blackened tilapia! I do that REALLY well, with the help of Chef Paul Prudhomme's Blackened Redfish Magic!Dawn your recipe for Huckleberry pie is one I will try . It really sounds yummy. Honestly here in Minnesota hucklyberries are not very common at least in my area. But we are going to Montana in June and I plan to look for those berries , or at least pie or jam !!. I made purplish reels and was looking for a name and recipe ....... hmmm perhaps I will borrow this one . Thank you. I work full time plus ......... so I appreciate meals that are healthy and simple. |
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Debbie - I googled clafoutis because there is beginning to be so many things food related on this forum that I don't know about, I was embarrassed to ask. But thank you for your humility!
I even mixed up Robbie Burns with Guy Fox! oops! They have a day for him too! Maybe we could come up with a few uniquely Canadian things...? |
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LoriReid wrote:
YUM!!! Blueberry muffins. That reminds me that I made Blueberry Oatmeal Clafoutis this morning, great way to start the day. Makes a 9 x 13 dish and will last several days or you can cut into squares and freeze. Pop a square in the microwave and drizzle with maple or agave syrup. That's it, my spools are officially named Blueberry Oatmeal Clafoutis. Gee, those truffles sound good too. Lori I am definitely with the non-cooking group, not because I can't but because I don't really enjoy it that much. My grandmother, aunts, mother and sisters are wonderful cooks. I cooked a lot when I was still living at home BECAUSE if you cooked you didn't have to do dishes and I liked to do dishes even less than I liked cooking!!!! And Lori--what is clafoutis? |
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