Prometheus Movie - You going?

I watched the trailer for the new Ridley Scott film last night, which was cleverly put on to cover the ad-break during Homelands (I will post about this after I have watched and consumed Damien Lewis a little more) and given that I am still not totally over watching Alien, Aliens and Alien Resurrection (despite watching them many times),  I really cannot decide whether I want to "poop" myself in public and actually go to see this movie with other strangers who may do the same thing.......

The danger is that the film is hyped up to be the next big thing and does not live up to the expectation of Alien. Watch and wait I guess....here is the trailer for Prometheus

Herman The German Friendship Cake

I don't know if anyone else has ever done this recipe but it was given to me by my neighbour and we all became rather attached to Herman the cake who patiently bubbled away on our kitchen worktop for 10 days!


Here is the final picture of our "Herman" 

The children really enjoyed helping to feed Herman and the delight of watching the bubble mix grow and expand would have made even Peppa Pig jealous.


As you can see - we did not manage to kill him during the 10 days process but confess that he tasted so good, that he has now passed into the "tummy" life of our household.


I did not know much about this mixture but a quick Google search has shown that Herman is hitting the headlines and even made an appearance on Woman's Hour!.


Here is the recipe and Herman's own webpage for those who want to get involved.

http://www.hermanthegermanfriendshipcake.com/

Three Little Piggies

When its piggling down with rain on a weekend, what better than to get the cookie cutters out and create some shapes to decorate.

Whilst I find the actual baking bit relaxing, I must admit that the time spent decorating the creations fluctuates between enjoyment and semi-mental breakdown which is usually brought about by #1 & #2 persistently arguing over who is going to get the most licks of the icing bowl once finished.  

This weekend was a first attempt at using the flooding method to ice onto biscuits and overall quite happy with the results!  They might not be the most professional but taste good and cost a fraction of what you pay in the shops.

With butterflies attempted too, lunchbox treats are well and truly sorted for the week ahead.

Chamomile Tea

I have taken the recent decision to try and reduce the amount of tea and coffee I am imbibing in order to cope with the stress of an incredibly slow desk job and have turned to the relaxing properties of Chamomile.

I am hoping that this will reduce the uncomfortable bloated stomach feeling that creeps upon me over the day, which is made worse by the fact that I cannot relive myself and use the shared toilet for “pooping” on company time because the toilet is only capable of flushing 1 sheet of paper away at a time.

There is nothing worse that that awful red faced reaction that instantly flushes over you (pun intended ) when your creation has refused to disappear.   You are immediately faced with having to repeatedly flush the toilet……praying “please let it be this time” that the little log will disappear.  

You will turn to methods like “wrapping” your little friend by throwing more toilet paper in the bowl so that the slippery bowl will have something to clutch onto when you again press down hard on the flush.    One of two things will generally happen next....

• The little friend will finally flush away and you will leave the cubicle to smile innocently to the person waiting who knows exactly what you have been up to.
• The little shit (literally) will wave back at you so that you are forced again to hide it under a new layer of tissue and then leave the toilet to somebody waiting who knows exactly what you have been up to. (Or alternatively you can attempt the above steps and undertake “wrapping” again.

 Anyway – I digress…..

So upon being offered a cuppa, I delve into my personal stash of Chamomile tea and am instantly rebuked for being “Posh. 

The sad thing is that I can live with that accolade but given the above dilemma, I readily admit to being "Too Posh to Push" during work........

Iced Fancies

I have recently attempted to create some Fondant fancies but there is some way to go yet...not least to try and make the sponges a little smaller as they were hardly dainty!

Also need to get my finer piping icing skills better honed .....I will be calling upon my mother rather soon for tuition I think.

Still - the children enjoyed them and it was therapeutic to a degree....the DVD and some Star Wars re-enactment was taking place at the same time which did require a certain level of attention.

Fart

This is a very short posting as it was a very short and precise moment I must report on.

Whilst bathing #2 last night, I became aware of a new fragrance in the steamed air and asked politely whether she had farted.

"Yes" she replied.

"That really stinks #2"

"Mummy - all farts stink"

Carrot Cake

To start the beginning of my Easter weekend holiday, I felt compelled to do a little baking and tried a new carrot cake recipe.   I'm not sure that I will use this recipe again as it was such a faff to create...separating the eggs, then whisking the egg whites was a little over the top I felt.  Also, the cake baked rather a "deep caramel" colour which I do not think really looks that appetising although in fairness, the cake was very moist and tasty.

I did have fun making the marzipan carrots though.

This recipe came from the My Cake Decorating magazine which is available off the shelf and does seem to provide good ideas to spruce up the odd afternoon bake session.

Darth Scary....

I'm not going to comment on this one too much but I can honestly say that #2 has lived up to the anagram of her name on this one.

There is also an alarming high forehead which looks similar to that spoof film - Mars Attacks.......