General Chat

I can cook - (apart from mince), but can't bake.
I wasn't aware of my ability to cook for many years, until I realised I could cook a meal from scratch quicker than it took the pizza delivery to come :-

....and I don't like pizza......

We just ordered one once (because you can), and I timed it!

Hi all

I can cook in so much as I've never killed anyone...yet...

Don't like Pizza either but the kids love it they're delivered pretty quickly here.

I love making cookies and cakes etc anything that's not good for me.

No one goes hungry...would I say I'm a good cook....well I don't use tonnes of salt like on TV cooking shows but I try and use herbs and spices.

I have only ever had two pizzas in my life. The second time was a few months ago when I received a free one as a promotional gimmick. It was a frozen one from a supermarket, not a specialist pizza shop.

The first one I had was made by my brother and we had it as part of celebrating(?) our arrival in Australia 35 years ago. It was that experience that lad to the gap between pizzas :-D :-D

The children have always enjoyed them and we usually kept some in the freezer for them.

I enjoy making bread, and use to like baking cakes. I've never made pastry as OH does it so much better. She uses butter and lard. Not very healthy but then we don't have it all that often :-D :-D

Allan - just noticed your reference to beetroot. I love it - but my guts don't :-|
Even purple carrots have an adverse effect. :-| :-| :-|
Does my gut not like purple?

As for your pizza consumption - that's similar to my pot noodle consumption.
I'll try any food once, then I have an argument against it.

Lard - I fry with it - it makes fried potato go brown, instead of soggy :-D

'They' now say that using 'real' fat (saturated) fills you up more, so you're less likely to over eat!! :-D

:-D :-D :-D@Maggie.

With the beetroot it's no so much a 'gut' effect as such, but it does cause discolouration of urine and I think that I am passing blood. :-0

Strangely, tinned beetroot does not have the same effect :-S

Just how is this Bland ???? :-S :-S :-D :-D

Well it'll be very bland to all those descended from Monarchs, Popes, Captains of Industry etc., who themselves are multi skilled and knowledgeable in all subjects.

I just know that beetroot turns my pee red ;-) :-D :-D

Oh in that case I must find it bland :-D

:-D :-D :-D

Today's Bland Subjects:

1) there have ben a couple of cold fronts passing over the South West of Oz bringing gale force winds and heavy rains over the last couple of days, together with low temperatures. I know that it is Winter, but I've had to curtail my early morning walks :-|

2) I sometimes still receive the error message when I try to post something on this site :-|

3) I went to join the local yoga class, the lady asked me how flexible I was. I replied well I can do Monday and Friday. :-D :-D :-D

Rained a bit here - mainly after I left the house. :-|

I've been getting the error message on and off too lately Allan not just you..not that special after all eh :-D

The weather will improve don't worry....

....but the beetroot affected pee will continue - blasting all those descended from Monarchs, Popes, Captains of Industry etc., who themselves are multi skilled and knowledgeable in all subjects.
because Allan's red pee is a FACT! :-D

I know that the weather will improve, Caroline, but when? As our State Government has just introduced an 11% price hike on power charges it would be nice to know when it will become warmer.

The price hike isn't on the usage but on the fixed costs associated with power, so even if we reduce the heating we still won't make any cuts to the costs :-| :-|

As for my Beet red pee....how can I prove that it is a fact? I suppose that I could always take a selfie and post it to keepsafe :-D :-D

LOL Allan no please anything but that :-D :-D

It will warm up later than you want.

I'll keep it as a threat for the future ;-) :-D :-D

Noted...... :-D

I've been using a drill all afternoon...

It was so boring :-\ :-D :-D :-D

:-D :-D

Wums and Trolls come out to play

The RR button is just a touch away.

Think of the fun to be had

Reporting posts that you think are bad

I find it really nice, you see,

That you are only thinking of me

And what I can read, and what I can write,

Protecting me every weekend night.

But, please, please, go away

And let me have some guilty fun today!

Very well put Allan ......... but sorry not bland enough for the bland thread :-D