French Knots

Little things

One of the joys of blogging is recording the little things, everyday life, happens in your home and in mine. The cement that holds childhood memories. The moments I want to smile over when I'm 80.

My Little Helper discussing footie ' We're playing Tottenburg this weekend'

The Big Sister ' No that's a cake!'

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My Little Helper discussing 'I gotta feeling' By the Black Eyed Peas which has been our song of the summer, wherever we've been it's been playing.

( which has a few lines that go - Lets paint the town
We'll shut it down
Let's burn the roof
And then we'll do it again )

' burn the roof?, are they making extra bedrooms or building flats Mummy?'

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The Big Sister's growing passion for baking

  Loving the Jaffa cake and Malteaser decorations!

 

And her apple cake is dangerously moreish! 

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The Baby Brother's pink cheeks and fist gnawing were a giveaway - the first little tooth is just visible in his gum! Goodness, wasn't he was only born 5 minutes ago not 5 months.

The sun is shining so I'm going to take my 'still got a gummy smile, but not for long' little fella for a walk.

Do you think

strawberries still count as one of your five a day when mixed with lashings of cream and bowlfuls of sugar?

Mmmm, what next? Raspberry, vanilla, chocolate? What a wonderful new toy the ice cream maker is! 

Leftover Pie

I have been reading the forums on money saving expert for tips and ideas and have found a thread about finishing off leftovers in the Money Saving Old Style section, which is basically an area of the forum about being thrifty, a bit make do and mend. I've been trying to use food up before it gets past it's best, especially fruit and veg, to cut down on waste. Usually there are a few oddments rolling around in the fridge and pantry, today I had cheese and some french bread that needed using up. Cheese sarnies, while tasty, wouldn't really cut it for dinner.

     

So I grated the cheese, melted it into milk, added a few beaten eggs and poured to over the thinly sliced bread. A sort of savoury bread pudding.Very tasty served with beans, the children wolfed it down!

Has anyone noticed a problem with Typepad comments? They seem to have changed things, not for the better of course. When someone leaves a comment now it often takes me to their profile page which doesn't always have a blog/email contact so it's hard to reply. Having a conversation with you is half the fun,no I don't like change! 

Monday

The Big Sister - Mummy when you're not here, I don't mean dead I mean gone to live in Spain or something, can I run French Knots?

Me - Yes, of course you can

TBS - But I'd have to call it French Fries!

Anyone that knows her will not be surprised in the name change as food is a subject very close to her heart!But I'm delighted she's interested in blogging, crafting and selling her creations. If the name suddenly changes you'll know I've been pensioned off to Spain - not quite sure why she chose Spain but as long as there's a good fabric shop, yarn shop, lots of jumble sales, broadband connection and cheap wine I don't mind going soon!

I made these Pizza Swirls for tea the other day, just for a change

Make your pizza dough by hand or machine, roll out into a rectangle, spread with your tasty tomato base ( a la Jamie) and top with cheese and what ever else takes your fancy. Roll it up like a swiss roll, cut into slices and bake. Eat quickly before the children devour them all!

I bought Miss Potter ,as it was reduced in the supermarket, the other day and a bit of Ewan McGregor is always a treat, ok only a couple of years after everyone else watched it, but it was brilliant. In fact Mr FK is away (yet again!) later this week so I think I'll curl up with Ewan again!