4 Ingredient Biscuits.

Yesterday I pulled out my copy of 4 Ingredients 2 (the red one), decided to make the Basic Biscuit recipe, mainly because I had all the ingredients on hand. The biscuits turned out delicious. I don't have a proper oven at the moment so used one of those counter top turbo ovens. Have found that it browns things like biscuits too much so what I do is to put the biscuits on the low rack and put the the taller rack over top, then put the tray that came with the oven on that. The tray protects the biscuits from browning too much before they are properly cooked. Towards the end of the cooking time if I think they are too pale I simply remove the tray so they can brown.

The recipe makes so many biscuits, 72 but I think I got more. I made 3 variations, plain, rolled in cinnamon sugar and with marmalade on top. Filled the biscuit jar and froze a container full of unbaked biscuits. This morning I thought I would have some for morning tea, there was just one, solitary, lonesome biscuit left. Even the marmalade ones had gone and I'm supposed the only one that likes marmalade. I just had to bake a batch for afternoon tea.

I have both books and what I have made from the recipes have always been very yummy, and most importantly very easy to make.

I know I had other things to write here but for the life of me I can't remember what they were, old age is creeping up fast! They must have been sooo important. I do remember that I promised to take my son bowling after school today and he has just walked in. I better go and make good my promise.

Another Wedding outfit needed.

In 3 weeks time we have another wedding to go to, it's for our niece, who is sibling of our nephew who married in June. What to wear has been a dilemma, I didn't want to wear the same outfit to both weddings but also didn't want to be buying a new dress. Even searching for fabrics and patterns to make a new dress didn't appeal, looked at Lincraft and Spotlight but didn't find any suitable fabric. Though at Spotlight they had some gorgeous fabric on display, when I asked where to find it they told me that it was only display fabric and they had nothing like it on sale. They even had mannequins dressed up with these fabrics but have never even sold them. Wouldn't it be logical to only use the fabrics you do sell in displays? While I was in Spotlight I noticed a gorgeous knitted top on display in the yarn section so asked if there was a pattern for it. Instead of simply telling me which book the pattern was in I was told "you can't just have the pattern, it's from a book and you have to buy the whole book". DUH I thought and then had ask which book it was in. I searched high and low for the yarn it was knitted in before asking another staff member if they had it. Was told "I don't know nuffing about yarn". The next staff member told me that the yarn was discontinued and no longer available. So I stood in the middle of Spotlight and rang Lincraft who did have the yarn and book. I once worked for Spotlight and always made sure I knew as much as I could, if asked about something I didn't know I took the customer to a staff member who knew and listened to what they said.

Anyway back to the dress, while out I started thinking how I could adapt the dress I already have so it looked different. Thought about making satin roses to go on the bodice but then found a black and silver scarf. It is really stretchy large holed mesh with fringing. I paid $15 for it and asked if it could be returned if not suitable.

At home the dress was still on my mannequin so I put the scarf on to it, pegging at the shoulders with the fringe hanging from the underbust seam. David walked in as I was doing it and told me it looked good, he was pleased I didn't just get another dress. It's going to end up as a top to wear over the dress. Dilemma solved.

I put the dress on to check that what I had planned would suit me and discovered another bee in the ointment. The dress is now too big, I've lost 4 or 5 kilos since wearing it. WOOHOO! All I'm going to do is take in the bodice under the arms and see how it looks - might have to leave that till the last moment because I am still losing, was down a kilo this week.

I've not had much time for anything recently due to my job, I was made a Supervisor when I was transferred. Then last week I was asked if I would consider being a Manager but after careful consideration I opted not to accept. Mostly because it would mean a lot more extra hours away from home and family. At the moment I'm away from home up to 12 hours a day, 4 days a week, if I become a manager it will mean 14 (or more) hours, 5 (or more) days a week. Hmmm let me think, umm no thank you.

As it is as the only supervisor available, one is out sick and our Manager is away on conference, I am working 2 extra days this week. Was hoping to be off this weekend but wasn't to be.

I had to run around yesterday doing the things I was hoping to space over 2 days, had to cut my list dramatically. First of all was a car boot sale at the church, my daughter wanted to sell some things on the stall Mum had so I had to drop her there. Did find some wonderful treasures, a vintage pattern kit, it's called Style 'n Fit Pattern Kit. Promises you can "make your own patterns in minutes and save pounds". Also got 'Weekend Sewer's Guide to Dresses" (1998) and a Hem marker. All for the princely sum of $4, which I had to bite my mum for.

After I left there I needed to look for some new clothes, am going to a Shower tea next weekend and am supposed to wear a sun dress. I suppose I could have made something but I still need to work out how to add extra hours into my day. Anyone got any they can spare? Didn't find any sundresses but did find a nice skirt and a couple of co-ordinating tops. I will be making my dress to wear to the wedding next month. I know I could wear the dress I made for our nephew's wedding we went to but it's his sister who is getting married, I'd like to be dressed differently. I saw a Sari in a local shop that I am thinking of buying, solely to use the fabric for my dress. Going to take another look at it on Tuesday if I am not working. It's 6 1/2 metres for only $30, would just have to find a suitable pattern.

Just looked at the time I better drag myself into bed, I have to be on a train in 7 hours, though I might just drive instead I can sleep in for an extra half hour.