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[Lez]

nc likes her coffee, I’ll send her in this direction ;-)

[suzysunshine7]

Well? - I'm definitely a Foodie with a genuine lifelong passion for all things Cake and Sugarcraft ;o>

You simply can't beat going into an old-fashioned Coffee Shop where they display and sell all the different kinds of Beans - the smell is just fantastic!

[Helen The Melon]

Lez wrote: "Helen
I finally remembered to get some lemons and made your soup. It ls indeed absolutely yummy! Thanks!"

Jolly good! Glad you like it.

[suzysunshine7]

My Mum will sometimes buy something in-store that I have already bought online - and so we recently ended up with having two large bags of Frozen Garden Peas in Freezer.

I found this very simple Recipe in an old Cookbook, made it up early on this morning for a lovely light Lunch, and we absolutely loved it ;o> ...

Pea & Mint Soup - serves 3 - 4

I large Onion, chopped // 200g Potatoes, peeled & chopped // 2 Garlic Cloves, peeled // 1.3 litres boiling hot Vegetable Stock // 400g Frozen Garden Peas // 10g fresh Mint // Salt & Black Pepper to taste

Put Onion into large Pan with Potatoes, Garlic & Stock - and bring to boil. Turn heat down and simmer for 20 mins or until Potatoes are very soft. Add Peas to Soup and simmer for couple of mins then add Mint.

Take off heat, allow to cool slightly, then blitz (until smooth enough for your liking) with Stick Blender or use a Food Processor. Season to taste, serve, and ENJOY!!! ;o>

[Lez]

I do that without the mint but using ham stock cubes instead of ordinary veg ones.

[Helen The Melon]

Green pea & mint soup is one of my favourites to makes, nice and quick & v tasty. I make mine with spring onions instead of normal onions & no potatoes. (Also, no garlic in mine, can't stand it. Yuk).

Also have a recipe for courgette & mint soup which is nice when the weather is warmer.

[suzysunshine7]

We don't often have Spring Onions as they invariably tend to languish unused in the Fridge until they have reached the point of no return. My Dad also dislikes Garlic, but I do like it now and then, and I wanted to use some up and so I sneaked it in ;o>

I also used up some Parsley (not a thing that I like) with the Mint as well.

[[deleted user]]

Just taken some sausage rolls out of the oven - get 'em while they're hot :)

[suzysunshine7]

Bad night - I only just got up ... are there any left? ...

I'm not hungry right now but I'd most definitely like to reserve one for my Afternoon snack please? ;o>

[suzysunshine7]

I have my pride and dignity, you know? - so I'm not going to beg ...

[suzysunshine7]

Oooh? ... Okay, I am going to beg! ...

PURRRLEASE can I have a Sausage Roll?!! ;o>

[suzysunshine7]

Pretty-pretty-pretty-pretty-PRETTY please with Jam on it?!! ;o>

[suzysunshine7]

... the please obviously and not the Sausage Roll ...

[suzysunshine7]

... although saying that? ... Jam on it would be fine? ...

[suzysunshine7]

[suzysunshine7]

"I WANT A SAUSAGE ROLL LIKE I'VE NEVER WANTED ONE BEFORE!!!"

[suzysunshine7]

... "AND I WANT IT RIGHT NOW!!!" ... (*SOB*) ...

[[deleted user]]

You're in luck - so far, only two have been eaten.
One for the purposes of Quality Control, and the other because a second opinion was needed :)

One sausage roll placed on the 'reserved' plate, for later.

Has the weather been playing havoc with your attempting to sleep then?
Last week was absolute murder for me, trying to get to sleep in the late afternoon with temperatures in the low thirties, but especially so on Friday when we had a power cut. I think I was just on the verge of going into a nice deep sleep when I heard the fan cut out. A bleary glance around showed that the alarm clock was blank which is how I realised the power was out so I had to get my phone from downstairs and set the alarm on that.
Fortunately the power was back on when I got up, as getting ready for work in the dark would have been challenging :)
The power has gone out about half a dozen times over the weekend for some unknown reason, according to Mrs Grizzly - Friday I can understand due to the thunderstorms but we've had no more thunder since Friday.

Edit:
Blimey, I'm going to have to learn to type faster :)

[suzysunshine7]

;o> ... YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! ... WOO-HOO!!! ... MINE ALL MINE!!! ;o>

[[deleted user]]

You know what?

I reckon you deserve two, after all that effort! :)

[suzysunshine7]

Ohhh I'm just having a bit of a bad/sad time right now, that's all. It is messing with my already poor sleep patterns and the heat is not helping much either.

I wonder what is causing all of your Power Cuts? ;oO

EDIT : Just Googled and apparently parts of Peterborough were affected by a fault occurring on an Underground Electricity Cable on the 28th - and then they had to turn off power in your area several times so that Engineers could safely carry out emergency repairs to the Network.

[suzysunshine7]

TWO?!! ... TWO?!! ... Oooh gimme, gimme, gimme!!! ... YAYYY!!! ;o>

[[deleted user]]

suzysunshine7 wrote: "Ohhh I'm just having a bit of a bad/sad time right now, that's all. It is messing with my already poor sleep patterns and the heat is not helping much either.

I wonder what is causing all of your ..."

Not the happiest of times here at the moment either - we've just passed a date that we'd rather not have to remember.

I hope that things soon start to get better for you :)

Don't know what's causing these power cuts but, on the bright side, it'll help keep the bills down, won't it? :)

[suzysunshine7]

Grizzlygrump wrote: "Not the happiest of times here at the moment either - we've just passed a date that we'd rather not have to remember.

I hope that things soon start to get better for you :)"

Awww, Poppet ... (*HUGE HUG*) ... and for you too ... x x x ;o>

[suzysunshine7]

Helen The Melon wrote: "Also have a recipe for courgette & mint soup which is nice when the weather is warmer"

I don't like Courgettes but I mentioned that Soup in passing to my Dad who said ... "Oooh? - that sounds rather nice" ... so would you mind sharing it with me, Helen? ;o>

[Helen The Melon]

suzysunshine7 wrote: "I don't like Courgettes but I mentioned that Soup in passing to my Dad who said ... "..."

Of course I don't mind, just give me a few mins, Suzy. I find that it's more of a "summer weight" soup than a "winter weight" soup 😁 . It's quite light and fresh.

Back in a bit.........

[Helen The Melon]

COURGETTE AND MINT SOUP - Serves 4

50g (2oz) butter
1 onion, chopped
750g (1½ lb) courgettes, diced
600ml (1 pint) chicken (or veg) stock
2-3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

1) Melt butter in large saucepan over a low heat. Add onion and cook for 5-10 mins until softened.
2) Stir in the courgettes and cook for a further 10 mins until tender.
3) Add the stock and mint. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 5 mins.
4) Whizz in a blender until completely puréed. Season to taste and serve.

Nice and quick and easy! It's another "no faff" soup 😁
You could use 1-2 tablespoons of oil instead of the butter if you prefer.
I usually add a potato or two too to make it a little thicker.

[suzysunshine7]

Ohhh bless you, Helen, thank you ... x ;o>

My Dad is being rather difficult over Meals at the moment - he often really really wants something but ... by the time you have gone shopping, bought it, prepped it, cooked it, and served it up ... he has changed his Mind and wants something else instead!

He is always rather partial to Soups though - and I want to try to keep things different so that they continue to stay a pleasant and interesting option for him ;o>

[Craig White]

i'd ask for the recipe for the 'no faff soup', but i'm quite partial to faffs! do you have one for faff soup?

[Helen The Melon]

Tech wrote: "i'd ask for the recipe for the 'no faff soup', but i'm quite partial to faffs! do you have one for faff soup?"

It'd have a very lengthy list of ingredients, including several obscure ones, and would take all day to make, involving lots of different preparation & cooking methods. It would then have to be passed through a sieve several times to make sure it was super smooth, rested overnight for the full flavour to develop before being reheated. Or something like that. ;-)

[suzysunshine7]

1. Here's a packet of Instant Soup Mix
2. There's a Kettle boiled already for you
3. Add Soup Mix to Mug and Water to Soup Mix
4. Stir vigorously
5. Now faff off !

... Hee, Hee, Hee!!! ;o>

[Craig White]

helen, pumph! it would need to rest for at least 21 days in a tesco bag suspended from a crusty's earring, before being troubled by a length of rusty barbed wire, and shot full of lead from a genuine colt 45, for the real taste of faff to come through - deeelish!

suzy, pumph! i'll have you know i have an 'o' level pass in 'food and nutrition! pumph, again!

[suzysunshine7]

Well, I have an A level in Food & Nutrition ... so there! ;o>

EDIT: I think, in all honesty, that I probably got at least half of my marks simply for turning up on time and for not setting fire to the Kitchen?! ;o>

[Craig White]

well, i'm a top chef in a posh cafe! uh-huh, what you think of those onions?

[suzysunshine7]

Raw and burnt at the same time?! ... Kid, you got talent!!! ;o>

[[deleted user]]

Raw on the outside and burnt in the middle? :)

[suzysunshine7]

The Magnificent Master of the Mighty Microwave!!!

[Derek]

Grandmaster Faff and the Curious Chive!!

[Craig White]

boom!

[Granny]

Sorry for my absence. This has been an unruly summer. We had someone leave at work. We've had vacations and multiple sick leaves. I'm off because my husband had neck surgery and is in ICU . They keep folks intubated for a couple od days now afterwards in case of swelling and airway impingement. He's very claustrophobic and is restless even with two kinds of sedation. His last neck op was different. Extubated after the surgery and monitored. Someone recently had a bad time after the op and required emergency re-intubation which is never good. So tubed he stays until tomorrow. He's startingly aware even being double-tapped with propophol and Versed. He should be oblivious but will nod or shake his head and tries to cough out the tube. He's setting sedation records which is not good. His hands are restrained otherwise he'd extubate himself and do an injury.
I celebrated chocolate day with some nice Hershey nuggets. And cocoa in my coffee. And ice cream.
So far, being on medical leave both for my op and hubby's are my only vacations this year. Woohoo.
I do hope everyone is well and enjoying their summers.

[suzysunshine7]

Ohhh Granny?!! ... (*HUGE HUG*) ... x x x

You poor love! - you must be feeling utterly worn out and also emotionally as well as mentally and physically with everything that you are currently going through ;o<

You absolutely deserve your Chocolate treats - and lots of them too!

Sending you all my love x and my very best wishes as always x

x x x Suzy x x x

[Granny]

Thank you, Suzy. It's been a long summer. I hope you are coping with the hot temps over there. I'd be lost without air conditioning here.

[suzysunshine7]

Ohhh, I'm doing okay, just taking it one day at a time, and keeping my Bedroom Ceiling Fan on for about 18 hours a day! - LOL!!! ;o>

Don't forget to always take very great care of yourself, Granny ... x x x

[suzysunshine7]

Tech wrote: "boom!"

You blew up the Microwave in the Group Forum Kitchen?!! ... again! ;o>

[P]

A big welcome back, Grach!
Best wishes to hubby and let's hope he manages to keep his hands to himself!

My wife had to have a tube passed through nose for oesophageal monitoring and kept in place for 24 hours yesterday. That wasn't pleasant, either. The worst bit about the procedure was she had to stop her medication about a week before. It was removed this morning and only then could she resume with meds.

Hope you manage to find some time to update us with progress.

[suzysunshine7]

And here's another ... (*HUGE HUG*) ... for P as well ... x x x

A lot of us on here seem to be going through various kinds of deeply personal and private agonies at the moment with our closest and most dearly loved ones and/or are continuing to keep on with valiantly fighting the good fight in battling against serious health issues - but, with every hour that passes, may we always stay strong and rise up to all of our challenges and still choose to hope for and to believe in, that any day now, it will all be onwards and upwards for us all towards times of good health and of great joy and happiness once more ... ;o> ... ;o> ... ;o>

[suzysunshine7]

♫ ... "I just called to say I love you, I just called to say how much I care" ... ♫




... She loves me ... She loves me not ... She loves me ...

[Isabella]

Happy happening that's giving me a bit of anxiety...

We have a fairly big pond which was originally home to daughter and s-in-l's koi carp, now re-homed. Last summer, we bought three goldfish and three shubunkin, losing one of each to last winter's freeze. Much to our surprise (they weren't large), we now have at least twenty babies of both kinds, which is lovely, they're such fun to watch. Only worry, if the frisky little things get up to the same next year, how long before the pond is overcrowded? and what to do with the over population?

[suzysunshine7]

Awww, how lovely! ;o>

Well, I guess you have a year to think about and to make plans for the possibility of overcrowding? - and maybe during that time you will find someone with a similar Pond set-up who would love to take some extra Fish off you?

From what I understand, Goldfish will spawn several times a season if the water temperature is really warm - and so the larger than anticipated number of babies that you have now might be down to the extremely hot temperatures that we have had this Summer?

If next Summer is a much cooler one then it may not become an issue? ;o>

[[deleted user]]

Given how warm it's gone again, and looks like continuing to do so, there's got to be a chance that there will be more in there soon - they'll be packed in like sardines! :)