These are very easy to make just as you would a mince pie, but instead of a lid you add a crumble like topping, which is lovely. Thanks Carole. This can be made in a 7″ flan tin instead. Ingredients PASTRY 75 grams plain flour 15 grams caster sugar 50 grams butter/margarine 1 egg yolk …
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Festive Weekend In Cornwall
Just to let you all know I used one of my featured deals at the weekend that was with Premier Inn, John and I went down to St Austell for the weekend to visit his Father but also to get sometime together just for us, which we don,t get a lot of as we both …
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Birthday Treat
Thank you to so many people from all over the world wishing me a Happy Birthday, I did have a very good birthday, the day started pretty much as any day does, but when I arrived at Jo’s for work I had a huge welcome in the form of the children jumping out of the …
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Merry Christmas To All My Friends xxx
First I would like to thank all my friends for the really nice comments I received last week, it might be worth throwing a party just to have you all there. Secondly I am I the only person who is in a panic this Christmas, I cannot even make my mind up what to buy …
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What Did I Do Last Night!!!
Last night I went to RAF Boscombe Down for a good friends birthday party, yes it was different having to take a passport to gain access to a secure base but it was a wonderful evening. John now regrets leaving the RAF and wishes he was young enough to sign up again, this has nothing …
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Congratulations Katy & Richard
Last weekend was very special for me, I travelled home to the North East to attend my nieces wedding, my sister should have been Mother of the bride but cancer took Katy’s mum from us 12 years ago, the wedding ceremony saw a few of us with tears in our eyes, tears of joy and …
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Le Cube
Meet my new toy, how sad is it when you fall in love with a coffee machine, this is my Christmas present from John, he knows how much I love good coffee. Not only is so easy to use it is clean, no washing out the ground beans, I have loads of different coffees to …
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Always In A Rush
Why has my life got this way, people say you should be in control and plan your time, I defy anyone to plan my time better, but I do feel guilty of over commitment, then am left with not enough hours to fit everything into, what does this equate too = stress, yet if I …
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Premier Inn Did Us Proud
I always like to try the offers I write about so we booked for one night at the Nottingham West Premier Inn on the special offer which is £29 for the room and then we paid £14. 50 for the buffet breakfast, total cost was £44 that was for 2 adults and 2 children. When …
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Best Facilities At Center Parcs
I think everyone knows by now that I am a real fan of this company but this year they out did themselves, we took Paige to the swimming pool for her first swim of her holidays, we met the lady on duty in the changing rooms who instantly guided us to the special needs cabin, inside …
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Back Home Again
Oh what I would give to be heading straight back to Center Parcs for another week, the midweek break is just not long enough and to go for the full week makes it quite expensive, but we have booked for the same time next year. It has been a wonderful week and being together with all …
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Leave Christmas Alone
I was horrified to read about a recent survey that had taken place in London targeting young people, to have their views on Christmas and if they felt it needed re-branding to become a Winter Festival. It seems to me that if anything has been around a while someone has to try and rebrand it, …
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