Dogs, Chickens and Vintage China

 Melting Moments • 142g Lard or coconut oil, veg oil • 85g Margarine  • 170g caster sugar, 85g Stevia • 284g of Self raising flour or bread flour with 4 teaspoons of baking powder • ½ egg, probably a whole will be fine • Oats • I teaspoon of vanilla essence • Glace cherries Cream fats and sugar, beat in egg. Work in flour and vanilla essence. Roll into balls and cover with oats or cornflakes.  Place on greased tray and press out gently. Put glace cherry in middle if using. Bake in a moderate oven (180c) for 15 – 20 mins cool on tray before removing 

Sooo... last year I did a diabetes review where the numbers were up considerably, this means I am in more danger from the exploding brain..not good in other words I tried reducing said numbers by being good, this had absolutely no effect...almost certainly because rather than being good I was crap and couldn't help, basically, inhaling the contents of the fridge.  Another diabetes review and they put me on a higher dose of Metformin and told me to come back in three months and they would tell me whether I should get my affairs in order and call the funeral director or whether I was good for another year or so.   Life rolls on and we enter 2020, the year of the Rat, and things have changed somewhat. Ocean and Alberto are living with us, we are in lockdown and we've been on a totally vegetarian diet for getting on for six months. The only animal fat I'm having is milk, butter and cheese.  No really, you don't understand...there are times when I have proposed marriage ...

Nicked from Saga Magazine: Sugar-free oatmeal raisin cookies 22 January 2016 The raisins bring their own natural sweetness to this healthy sugar-free biscuit recipe from Susanna Booth. Cooking time 45 minutes Resting time 20 minutes Makes 35 Oatmeal raisin cookies are extremely easy to make as they use just four ingredients Ingredients 300g (10oz) jumbo rolled oats 160g (5 ½ oz) raisins 85ml (3 ¼ fl oz) sunflower oil, plus extra for oiling 175ml (6fl oz) boiling water Plain flour, for dusting Method With just four ingredients, these cookies are simplicity itself, but none the worse for that. What makes them so irresistible is the way the chewy raisins burst through the oats, which have a lovely, almost buttery, crunch. Serve with a glass of milk for a perfect mid-morning pick-me-up. Preheat the oven to 150°C/130°C fan/300°F/Gas Mark 2. Lightly oil a couple of baking sheets with a little sunflower oil. Place...

Taken from a boat forum Being a new 'boy' to the forum I'm not sure if it's been mentioned before, but a cheaper (and superior) version of decking oil can be made from the following recipe (handed down through three generations of Scots boatbuilders- I'm the fourth): One part linseed oil (boiled or raw); one part white spirit; and one part Cupranol (this is a clear commercial timber preservative used for fence posts etc). Any clear substitute will probably serve as well. Keep applying to raw timber until it will soak up no more. Any surplus on the surface will harden to a pleasant 'gloss'. If in doubt test it on a piece of scrap wood and you'll see that the wood takes on a pleasant honey colour throughout - without losing any of its flexibility. If desired the treated surface will take a coat of paint without adverse affect. This Scots' broth works out at approximately one quarter of the price of most commercial deck oils. (And sorry if this puts a...

4oz granary flour 1 apple cut into smallish chunks 1 TSP of baking powder 2 eggs 4oz butter/vegan alternative/would like to try with oil 1 TSP vanilla extract Couple of handfuls of raisins First mix all ingredients except chunky fruit Add fruit Put in square baking tin Bake at 180 degrees for 35 minutes Sugar free apple cake Sprinkle cinnamon on top before baking Or could add to mixture of you want