Saturday 14 July 2012

Ready for Tomorrow

I still have no sewing to report on because yesterday we had lunch guests, and tomorrow we have many more guests. (Yay!) This has meant that I have had to clean - a lot! The trauma has been rather severe to my system, and all my sewing stuff? That has had to be put away. Into trays, boxes, bags and corners.


Yesterday was about making a nice lunch for people I didn't really know, but who proved to be very nice. I settled on home made tomato soup and my ever faithful, never fails me Lemon Drizzle Cake.


Then there was the second ice cream to produce. It was a little bit more complicated than the vanilla as I needed to make brownies for the brownie part of the Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream. Then chill all the ingredients for the ice cream before I could proceed. The nice thing about this recipe is not only do you get a brilliantly lush ice cream but you have lots of leftover brownies. Woohoo!


Finally, I have been churning out chocolate chip cookies because Terri wants to do a cookie swap with me tomorrow. She says hers are award winning. And she loves her baking. I don't know about the award but I do know she really does love her baking. So the pressure is on. Might make her a lemon cake in the morning too, time allowing.


There is food everywhere in this house, ready for tomorrow. Food and socialising at home go hand in hand for me. I hope I remember to take loads of photos to show you all. The weather report is looking promising so cross your fingers and toes it stays that way. But even if the rain pisses down I think we all still intend to have a brilliant time.

Susan

PS: Do you want the recipe for the Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream?

And, Donna, you are a no-reply blogger so I can't email you directly - but yes, whipping cream and double cream are the same thing so if you make the Vanilla Ice Cream that is what you want to use.

21 comments:

  1. Yum! Have a wonderful time, and I will wish for good weather for you.

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  2. Definitely take a lot of photos, and have a great day x

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  3. You are a one woman food production line! Have a fabulous day tomorrow S!

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  4. I feel for you having to clean... but now you can relax and enjoy your visitors xx

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  5. Wow! You are a star in the kitchen! And elsewhere!

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  6. Ooh, I know who's coming to play! ( Jude will explain. ;-) lol )
    You Must Remember to Take Pics......(girlies, remind Mummy)
    yes please yummy ice-cream recipe YES PLEASE :-)

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  7. hehehe lol, just eating a piece of lemon drizzle cake I made at lunchtime... choccie port and raisin fudge from yesterday has been finished too :) have a great time tomorrow

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  8. In a hungry huff with Hadley :-(

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  9. Err, whipping cream and double cream aren't the same! Whipping cream has a lighter fat content than double cream. Of course if you use double cream you get much more luxurious ice cream :oD

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  10. If me and my camera don't make it tomorrow and it's now looking doubtful (Boooooo Blooming HOOOOOOOO) you all need to take tonnes of pics so I can pretend I really did get to go and meet everyone. I bought an advance one way rail way ticket just in case! (Well it was only £2.50!)

    ps. I was just going to say I always thought double cream and whipping were different products too.

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  11. I read this post just before going to Sainsbobs, and ended up buying Ben and Jerry's cookie dough icecream.....

    Hope your weekend continues to be a good one :)

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  12. oh I am so sad I never get to meet anyone stuck up here!!! :(( your food looks awesome and I can give you my address for a doggy bag!take lots of pics x

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  13. Clean house- check; plenty of yummy food-check; fine weather predicted-check! All the ingredients for a great day with friends! Hope its wonderful! (No the lottery numbers didn't come up again!)

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  14. I expect to see lots of photos. Have a fabulous day.

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  15. Hope the weather is kind to you - have a great day, look forward to the report.

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  16. Yes, please, on the chocolate fudge brownie ice cream recipe! And your chocolate chip cookies look fab! Do you add porridge oats to them?

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  17. Oh, I missed the ice cream! sulking, will have to come and collect dish sooner rather than later!

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  18. Pass me the cookies please....

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  19. Looks like you had plenty of yummy things to eat.

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