This morning as L told me, neighbour came to take Poppy out but he came just 10min before I was going to leave the house..so as L suggested, I passed him C's key to the house.
Went to Aldi to get some tidbits and choc to buy home. I thought I'll get them so can pack first rather than getting them next week. After that came back to bake. Before I started baking, neighbour came to return the key. Was wondering why he didn't throw the key in or leave it on the table though Poppy was back. Hah..anyway all is good. And so I portioned out the flour and managed to increase my brownie to 1.5 times and also make one lot of biscotti! I'm vv happy la..just finished using up the flour and cocoa powder. But I forgot that I didn't have enough margarine..I could've used theirs and buy to replace but didn't want la..so headed out to buy...went to Tesco in the end cos the nearby shop sold it a little more ex..it's me..I just can't bear to buy something knowing it's cheaper elsewhere! And I regretted not buying it from Aldi earlier on. But never mind la. So came back within about 30min I think..
This time I baked the brownies with Mrs Nelson's recipe (the one I usually bake in SG) and I realised how much I missed the taste!!! I added ground almond on top and some pecans and brazil nuts from my pack of mixed nuts and boxed choc shavings from Germany..heh..also added instant coffee powder. All the cooking programs seem to add coffee to choc cakes cos it seems it brings out the flavour. Greedy Poppy kept hanging around the kitchen, waiting for me to give her some..she's not supposed to have cos has chocolate..but L also feeds her that..so gave her a bit and said "finished". She wanted more lor..but I ignored her. She really likes cakes and stuff. Anyway I packed 2 batches into the supermarket bakery plastic box (bringing 1 for Ai and family and another for church tmr) and another 2 into normal plastic takeaway boxes for S and P. So all will be going with me to Dublin! Then another takeaway box was the border of it and the remainder for the chef herself..hahaha! As for the biscotti, I packed into my "lock and lock" lookalike box and the remainder in a ziploc bag. I will probably give M and Ch the biscotti with the box next Sat when I meet them. Decided not to bring the box back cos quite used also.
Met up with my group of classmates today. Everyone didn't quite believe that we were all parting! Anyway it seems most of us submitted our dissertation within the first 10! Anyway I had rump steak and also a mint choc sundae. The steak was not bad..considering the price was less than £10! The sundae was a bit of a disappointment though. I thought it was mint ice cream..but I didn't read properly lor..it was vanilla ice cream. Oh well.
Went to Aldi to get some tidbits and choc to buy home. I thought I'll get them so can pack first rather than getting them next week. After that came back to bake. Before I started baking, neighbour came to return the key. Was wondering why he didn't throw the key in or leave it on the table though Poppy was back. Hah..anyway all is good. And so I portioned out the flour and managed to increase my brownie to 1.5 times and also make one lot of biscotti! I'm vv happy la..just finished using up the flour and cocoa powder. But I forgot that I didn't have enough margarine..I could've used theirs and buy to replace but didn't want la..so headed out to buy...went to Tesco in the end cos the nearby shop sold it a little more ex..it's me..I just can't bear to buy something knowing it's cheaper elsewhere! And I regretted not buying it from Aldi earlier on. But never mind la. So came back within about 30min I think..
This time I baked the brownies with Mrs Nelson's recipe (the one I usually bake in SG) and I realised how much I missed the taste!!! I added ground almond on top and some pecans and brazil nuts from my pack of mixed nuts and boxed choc shavings from Germany..heh..also added instant coffee powder. All the cooking programs seem to add coffee to choc cakes cos it seems it brings out the flavour. Greedy Poppy kept hanging around the kitchen, waiting for me to give her some..she's not supposed to have cos has chocolate..but L also feeds her that..so gave her a bit and said "finished". She wanted more lor..but I ignored her. She really likes cakes and stuff. Anyway I packed 2 batches into the supermarket bakery plastic box (bringing 1 for Ai and family and another for church tmr) and another 2 into normal plastic takeaway boxes for S and P. So all will be going with me to Dublin! Then another takeaway box was the border of it and the remainder for the chef herself..hahaha! As for the biscotti, I packed into my "lock and lock" lookalike box and the remainder in a ziploc bag. I will probably give M and Ch the biscotti with the box next Sat when I meet them. Decided not to bring the box back cos quite used also.
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| Brownies that never fail!!! |
After that decided to cook up the pork chops that I marinated this morning. I managed to use up the oyster sauce but still have the kecap manis. May ask M and Ch if they are keen. Have packed the remainder baking powder and loaf tins for them too. Now my shelf looks quite empty! Will leave some leftover seasoning for L..oh, and I am left with one egg only..bought 15 the other day cos I knew I would be baking but didn't realise I'll use up all..but good la! Anyway packed up the pork chops for tomorrow's dinner and freeze the other portion. Didn't eat today cos still full from lunch and I ate some brownies ends and biscotti. I thought I'll cook tonight so in case they are back tomorrow and wanna cook, won't need to fight over the use of the kitchen.
Anyway L called and I missed her call..was busy clearing up the kitchen and Poppy messed up her area with rice. I added some of my leftover frozen rice to her chicken..else just eat chicken like not enough lor. I left the living rm door open through the night last nite and probably tonight too..and when I'm out..so she can go out and do business whenever she likes.
Packed some stuff to Dublin for Ai and S to see if they want...else I'll pass to M and Ch to see if church needs. Will probably have to pack when I'm back from Dublin again. I told S to stop me from buying anything if I do in Dublin..hahaha! Oh, and I got PF to be my "guardian angel" for my cab journey..just in case. So I'll text her the cab number and maybe company number and update during my journey just to make sure I reach Heathrow safely..haha!
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