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Yeeha!

MTF.xx

I must try and watch that Chris. I have been catching up on the sporting challenges. Very entertaining I must say. Well done for the skate boarding in particular.

Off to get 4 new tyres, and breathe a huge sigh of relief once they are fitted.

Keep warm everyone, keep warm.

MTF.xx

I must say that you handled the panic very professionally clp. As you said to James Martin, cooking and interviewing at the same time is difficult enough without being an amateur chef as well.

mtd ffb xxx

CLP

well done you and they all told you not to try a souffle and you pull of a 6 out of 10 my friend way to go!!!!

hi bloggies

kks
xxxx

Nothing worse than a lumpy roux Chris - but 6 out 10 isn't bad.

We've now got lovely blue sky and sun shining on the snow. Little boy is playing on his ipad and bigger boy is out sledging. We got our wellies on and tramped through knee high snow to the local shop for bread and newspaper. Guess what - no bread, no newspapers, so we bought chocolate. Ho Hum.

xxx

Chris, I think you all did an amazing job on Saturday Kitchen - there were obviously a lot of tricky stuff going on and you all kept smiling

I've never made a souffle but watching you on Saturday made me think I could give it a go. I think everybody who watched that sauce go lumpy felt for you - it's the sort of thing that's happened to all of us at some point, usually just before the improtant guest arrived for dinner!

Hope the finger's feeling better - I physically winced this morning when I heard you had been told to put it in tumeric, that must have been agony!

Laters

Sezza xx

60% is not to be sneered at Christoff!

Thoroughly enjoyed Saturday Kitchen, even though I missed the beginning as I was out buying the ADVENT CALENDAR!!! I have to say, the two members of the public at the Chef's Table hardly got a look in .....

And I'm loving the waistcoat look CLP!

I've never braved a hot souffle, but one of my speciality desserts is a cold lemon souffle - it got me thru my O level cookery exam with flying colours and is still splendid now. I also do a lovely chocolate mousse which is just divine!

I've been typing a lease all morning. The original document got corrupted so we thought we'd start afresh with a new one. Why don't legal docs have any punctuation? And what's with the herein, hereto, thereto, whereupon .... blah blah blah.

For goodness sakes - keep it simple!

Right, nearly sandwich time.

Deevs
x

QUICK EVERYONE!! If you need some distraction from the daily grind today, watch the live stream of the penguins playing in the snow at Edinburgh Zoo. It's beautiful.

Brilliant - thanks Barmy. Mind you there are a couple that do not seem to be moving at all - is that normal???

mtd ffb xxx

Thanks Barmy - they're funny!

Beany x

Thanks Barmy

mine doesn't want to play just have a play symbol

did anyone else have problems?

kks

Hello CLP & Everyone.

Very cold here in Wirral with a white covering. According to the 2 week forecast the most we are going to get is light flurries.

I've never attempted a souffle Chris but I know what you mean, I get lumps in my gravy, coffees and cup-a-soup if the water is too hot. I think you are very cool on TV keeping your cool over something hot. I would have panicked, I sometimes panic in my own kitchen.

Hope everyone is OK and keeping warm.

MM x

PS Hope the finger is getting better Chris!

I daren't try from here. Our computer system at work is so bad I@d probably bring the entire company's network crashing down ...... and we don't want that now, do we .....!?!?!

;-)

x

Deevs

You could blame the snow

Could do, but we haven't got any yet!

We had a light dusting overnight Friday but looking at the weather, we're due heavy snowfall tomorrow.

Having said that, it's gone really really dark outside just now.

Deevs
x

Afternoon All,

By heck Ma it's parky! A teeny tiny flurry of snow as I was walking to work, but nothing since, although the 24 hours forecast says heavy snow between midnight and three!! But I won't hold my breath.

I hope everyone is OK, especially Dozymac's Hubby out there gritting the roads xx give him a big hug from me xx

Chris, I have to say you did very well on Saturday, despite the lumpy roux. Now I'm a very basic cook, but I would have a cook off with anyone any day on making a white/cheese sauce with a roux - I pride myself on just how good I am at it xx me boasting....never ;)

Barmy, Bless the little penguins xx

Sezza, I felt a bit queasy when he was talking about his finger this morning, I hid my head under the pillow! Chris, I hope it heals soon xx

I've got some stuffing of envelopes to do this afternoon..deep joy.

AliB
xx

A quick one for all the Strictly fans ......

Given next Saurday is Movie Theme Week, if you could recreate and dance a scene from a fillum, which fillum/scene would you choose?

I'd go for the end Time Of My Life routine from Dirty Dancing, although Nic would probably need a winch to do the lift!!!

Deevs
x

Ali

I'll see your envelope stuffing and raise you a Tenancy Agreement to copy type ....

x

Afternoon each!

Office still freezing, which I suspect is adding to my reluctance to get anything done (in fact I really shouldn't be on here at all, but hey ho). Panicking slightly too, seeing as it's less than four weeks to Annual Sprout Consumption day and I haven't really got too much done in the way of giftage. Anyone got any recommendations for `fun' presents, peferably in easy-to-wrap square boxes....

Cheers!

I missed it :( We'd gone to visit Mr Hannah's Grandaddy as he's really really poorly :(

Mr Hannah's Grandma had the television on in the kitchen so I saw a tiny bit as I walked through but didn't really stop to watch proper.

I heard about the accident with the knife though - oops!

How is one and all?

Deevs - that was my first choice lol. Then again I like the contemporary bit that goes with The Body Electric from Fame. Followed by Julia Stiles audition piece for Julliard at the end of Save The Last Dance.

Then again Make em Laugh, Good Morning or Singin' in The Rain (from SITR) would be amazing - yes I am a musicals geek - I could actually be here all day!

Unc - try I Want One Of Those dot com or Hawkins Bazaar. Loads of fab fun fripperty type stuff. And they nmay even do gift wrap.

Let me know when you need my address to send it ....

Deevs
x

Hi everyone from a very cold and snowy Ayrshire, well actually here at work there's just a light covering of snow but at home (only 11 miles away), it's a whiteout, if it wasn't for the fact that I took photos this morning I don't think they would have believed me in here.

I haven't watched Saturday Kitchen yet, will maybe watch this evening when David out gritting. He got home at 1pm yesterday, back out at 11pm, home at 8am and back out this afternoon at 4!

Hope you are all having a good day and keeping warm.

Deev, I am a worse dancer then Widdy, I have got no sense of rhythm what so ever, but my favourite dance has to be the quickstep, everytime it's on strictly I just love it!, I know it isn't in a film but never mind.

X

Gail.

Afternoon all

Barmy - loved the penguins - always something about watching them makes life seem better.

Deev's / Hannah - how about the barn raising from 7 Brides - a blogger set piece!

Either that or Gene Kelly dancing with Jerry Mouse in An American in Paris.

Cheers

A

Hiya

Just quickly, my dance would either be the dance at the gym or I like to be in America from West Side Story!

Just Magical

Sezza xx

Andy, I love 7 Brides, that's a fab choice x

I also have to agree about Dirty Dancing x

AliB
x

Dozy - I thought the Quickstep was my nemesis dance at our dance classes, until last night when we continued with the waltz. I know it's just a matter of being able to count to 3 but I just can't do it!!!!!

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

x

Meant to say Barmy, loved the penguins, had to watch for quite a while to make sure one was moving, and it was!

Big snow flurry here in Norfolk and looks like the sky is full of it, may need a spade to get to the car in the morning.

Watching Annie with my boys t'was and still is one of my favourite films

kks

Ugh! Having one of those days lol.

The dance in Pulp Fiction (can't remember the song!!! It's the Uma Thurman and John Travolta bit) that would be cool hehe.

1 2 3 how hard can a waltz be ;~)

x

Hannah J - You Never Can Tell?

Dance - Olivia Neutron Bomb and John Revolting - You're the one that I want.

Took daughter & son-in-law 3 hours to not get to work this morning. They dropped off little boys on the way to not getting to work. Bigger boy left to sledge with his friends and little boy and I have had a lovely day together.

And it's still bloody snowing.

xxxx

Thanks Barmy.

I've been watching the penguins, I couldn't get them earlier on.

They love snow!

MM xxx

PS

Do they know they're doing a reality show?

I'm a penguin, get me out of here"

MM xxx

Its great isn't it Maddy?

Chris just tweeted his latest book got an award in the Sunday Times.

xxxx

Congratulations to CLP Annie.

So it should do, it's a very good read!

MM xxx

Maddy, get on Twitter. You and me, faffing about and not a scooby what we're doing!!!

xxxx

Annie-I accidentally closed my twitter account. I know I can use a new e-mail address to open a new one but I'm afraid of messing up my original one.

MM xxx

Just a MEGA fast one terdee.....

CLP - OOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


WWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!@!@!@!@!!

A 'ope yer ok CLP!!!!!!!

Am outta ere!

Bingo, you're not driving a lorry in this weather hopefully.

xxxx

Impressive cooking score Chris. My mum nearly killed my father and me once with a banana soufflé. Never again. I'm sorry to hear of the finger-chopping incident; hope it's on the mend now. A word to the wise: when people mention a finger-buffet (and/or finger foods) - I don't think they mean it LITERALLY... poor lamb. Of course, a REAL man would have roasted the bit of finger up with the snips and put it on the table (with perhaps a nice Chianti...?).

My perfect movie dance would be from Moulin Rouge - either Your Song or the finalé. Or, actually, All that Jazz from Chicago. Jasper-dog's movie dance would be from the first Jack*ss film soundtrack - Roger Allen Wade's "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough"...

No snow down here yet. Starting to feel a bit left-out :-(

Keep smiling!

Ruth & Jasper xxx

Annie - Am in a aych gee vee truck right now... Down a pitch black frosty lane in the middle of Shropshire!!!!!!

Ave gotta load of chilled food on for a store... just on me break now!!!!!

Me fridge is set at +2 temp... a keep going in it ter warm up :)))))))

Bye!

Gotta get back on the road full of the smiling 'appy people a share it with!!!!!!!!!

Bingo - be very careful out there. Lots of jack-knifed lorries round my way.

Just seen the weather forecast on the Scottish news and it's not good.

And - who remembers Robin Hall and Jimmy McGregor?? Not sure where RH is now but apparently Jimmy McGregor is 80 and still going.

xxxx

Mine would be "the one that you want" too, although I've two left feet, and look like I'm "Dad dancing" even though I'm female and have no kids!

Bingo, stay warm!!

I once half sliced the side of finger off once cutting up peppers, and trying to be flash after watching Ready Steady Cook (sadly now demised, I hear)!

Ended up with a trip to A&E, some steri-strips, and a mis-shapen finger nail!

Right, need to ring my sister, apparently she ended up in a ditch last night and had to be towed home by a local farmer...plus, they lost a guinea pig, and she is up to her eys in stress trying to get the girls to panto rehearsals! Poor love!

JG x
JG x

Oh JG, that reminds me of my boys being stupid. They were chasing each other and oldest boy slammed the bedroom door on the little one's finger. He still has a deformed nail to this day. It was horrible - blood everywhere.

xxxx

JG - hope things get better for your sister soon. x

Back when I was @ 9, my dad slammed my thumb into the car door by accident. That's a memory that won't fade in a hurry, hehe. ;-)

R&J xx

Evening CLP and bloggers, I was at work on Saturday so missed the great soufflé extravaganza, will have to look for it on i player.

It's snowy in Edinburgh today!!! Had to abandon the car at home today and bus it into work. Everything was going so well, a bus came straight away, not too busy, and was managing to stay upright on the snowy/slushy pavements of Edinburgh... then all of a sudden, THUD!! A load of snow slipped from a roof and landed right on my shoulders, just where my scarf met my coat and started dripping down my back!

All I can say is that snow hurts.

Hope everyone has has a good day.

Rx

Bad luck RosiePosie - that's a really horribly thing to happen. Hope it didn't leave lasting damage.

Ruth & Jasper xx

Oh Rosie, poor you. At least it wasn't a chimney!!!!

Snowing again in Dunfermline. Am totally fed up with it. My car has disappeared.

xxxx

OMG, am being subjected to "El Classico" ... Oh joy!

No Jungle for me then, unless I go upstairs!!

Might have to ....

JG x

Aww no, Rosie, that's just horrid! I hope you're OK?

JG x

No lasting damage thankfully, Roo!

Rx

Ok, am getting stir crazy with this snow. Should I eat the Thorntons chocolates I bought for friends??????

xxxx

Yes Annie, you'll get chance to buy some more!

JG x

Right, I'm going in......

xxxxx

RosieP - Phew - that's good to know. I think people forget how heavy a load of snow is. It might look "funny" on a video clip when that sort of thing happens - but it isn't even mildly amusing if it happens for real.

x

brightAnnie - Eat those chocolates. You bought them for a reason. If you're going stir-crazy, the chox will being calm and reason back to your life. Eat 'em; enjoy 'em. If I was the friend you'd bought them for I would want you to use them to cheer yourself up. Definitely.

Dig in!

R&J xx

Roo, thank you.

Am still resisting - although not for long possiby.

xxxxx

Noooo! Resistance is just quality chocolate time squandered!

Think how creamy and warming they are! As for me - hot chocolate with marshmallows melting on top is my naughty downfall. Jasper's is filet steak. But he's barking up the wrong tree!!

Just one... you know you want to... ;-)

xxxx

Behave yourself Roo. Although, there is a coffee one in there........

xxx

I apologise sincerely and unreservedly. It WON'T happen again.

A coffee one, you say...?

Oooohhhhh-hhhh-hhhhh. I think I hear it now Annie...

"Annniiieeeee.... Come and eat me Aaaannnnieeeee.... I'm just a LITTLE chocolate.... AAAAAnnnnniiie?!?"

Maybe the Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow.... But not without chocolate, it won't...

Just off to file down the horns that are starting to re-sprout from my forehead again... ;-)

x

You are a seriously bad person Roo. But I think I might like you.....

xxxx

Thanks Annie! But - hey! - you're the one scoffing chocs purchased for your poor, innocent, hungry, cold friends....

Just kidding! Eat those chocolates, my friend. And consider the spot-inducing calories you have saved your mates from. Look at it anew - you're a HEROINE, d*mmit! In eating those chocs, you've guided them away from the path of calorific evil!

I haven't had chocolates in ages. But it's less than a month until Chrimble - and my great aunts can always be relied upon for a bumper Thorntons-fest.

Get your friends a book instead of the chocs - a book is the gift that keeps on giving, you know!

Bon appetit!

Ruth & Jasper xx

Roo - I haven't opened the box. Enjoyed your chat instead.

Off to bed with my book on my Kindle.

Night.

xxxxx

Good girl! Jasper and are extremely proud of you. Sleep sound.

But - wouldn't those chocs taste nice all melty on porridge for BREAKFAST?

Hehheheehee.....

Nighty-night. x

'Lo everybody!

Look Annie, if those chocs are tempting you too much, send them to me! I have somewhere very safe I can put them!!


Roo, bet Jasper gets lucky with the fillet steak at Christmas! I walked past the pet shop in town today and they were selling doggy advent calendars!

That reminds me, last year someone asked about traditional advent calendars with the navitity scene. Can't remember who but W.H. Whatsits had them in last week

I am now declaring this eat from the freezer week in the Sezza household!! Honestly, we have enough food in there to feed an army and I still go out and buy more!!

Hope you are all ok and have travelled safely today

I have to go and do a job tomorrow that involves me standing outside all morning! :-( Wish me luck!

Sezza xx

People who come down from the hills with 3 foot of snow on top of their 4wd and then dump it at the traffic lights when they have to brake, need shooting!

Its not big and its not clever.

There, got that one off my chest.

Has everyone gone to bed?

MTF.xx

Still here MTF - Just!

You okay?

xx

4 new tyres Sezza, so yes thanks.

Bet I have missed you now.

Just been cleaning bunnies out.

MTF.xx

Still here but just to say good night!

Sleep well

Seza xx

Night Sezza.

Bums, have just had a phone call from GD who has just got back from Paris to find her new laptop has packed in. I predict lots of ringing around tomorrow, to try and sort it.

These things are ok till something goes wrong.

MTF.xx

Rumours are abound, that this will be the 'snowiest' St Andrews day on record. Yikes!

MTF.xx

Morning all

Snow has officially hit MK - well the road and grass are just about covered anyway, not travel threatening at the moment.

Happy Birthday to our resident poetess Hazel Love

Laters

mtd ffb xxx

None here yet....

...its very windy though, so we might be in for some drifting if/when we do get it.

It seems to be getting darker rather than lighter so not a good sign.

Take good care today everyone.

MTF.xx

there's snow here MTF so I would guess it's on the way to you?
Tiggs xxx

I've just googled the Burnham on Sea webcam, Tiggs. There is a light dusting there, so yes, its on its way.

Have you got to venture out in it?

MTF.xx

Its amazing really, you can google all around the country and see what everyone is getting, weatherwise ahem!

MTF.xx

yeah, gotta go out soon but doesn't look too bad

How lovely to have Noah helping to present the show!

MTF.xx

I just had a wierd thought - I imagined Noah co-presenting the show when he is 16. CLP saying 'say hello Noah' and Noah replying 'Whatever' (or some similar teenage grunt). Strange how the brain works sometimes????

mtd ffb xxx

Morning to you All,
Missing the good this morning as it's glum here .Sky is greyand heavy ,quite a bad frost and now we have a light flurry of snow that is sticking .

Happy St Andews Day to All or our lovely friends North of the border,hope you're keeping warm and safe up there ,and that also goes for the rest of you out there .

Take care all and stay safe .

Bids.xxx.

Morning lovelies

We have snow! Not a lot, but snow nonetheless. Walked to work in welly boots this morning devoid of iPod as it's nice to hear that crunching noise only new snow makes. Also a fair few kids playing snowballs in their driveway as mums defrosted cars for the school run.

Wrap up warm and stay safe.

Deevs
x

Yippee!!!

I was meant to be driving 20 miles away this morning and doing a job that meant I had to stand outside for 2 hours
.
.
.
but
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it's been cancelled!!!!!!!!!!! Mostly because it's all snowy out there but partly because my boss who should have been there too slid his car this morning!!

So, 2 miles down the road to my nice cosy office!!

Result!

Hope you all stay safe and warm today. If you do have to go out take care because I don't think it's going to improve today!

Sezza xx

PS Tiggs, Big scarf in operation - lovely!!

LOL Sezza - I thought about your special scarf this morning!

I don't want to be here today (at work). It's the kind of day where I should be at home, with a steaming mug of coffee writing out our Christmas cards.

Can't be doing with huffy boss, a slower than slow system and dictation.

GrumpyDeevs
x

Have a bit of this ....




Enjoy!

Deevs
x

Morning All,

Happy Birthday to HL xxx

Happy St Andrews Day to my Scottish Friends xxx

Well we have snow!! I decided to walk as you can't get anywhere around here without having to go up or down a hill and quite frankly it's not worth the risk. So I dressed up warm and here I am. My boss has given me permission to leave if it starts to get heavy.

Looking at the 24 hour forecast it doesn't look as if it's going to stop anytime soon. Happy Days!!

Stay safe and warm everyone and DON'T TAKE RISKS!!!

AliB
xx

Good morning. ..

Well we got a bit of snow. . Looks pretty. . And it was nice too. ..


To everyone else. . Drive and travel safe ok. ..

Billie xxx

Hey guys. .

Is it me or does johnny saunders no seem to feature alot on CLP show. . Like he used to. ....???

Dont hear him as much as he used to. ..


Billie xxxxx

Tiggs - yes it's that song but I couldn't remember the title (which is hilarious because it was played yesterday afternoon.

Annie-G - my Dad calls her Olivia Neutron Bomb as well lol.

Welsh bird Billie - I think he's generally quieter. This morning I thought for a sec that he couldn't get in becuase of the snow because i didn't hear him chatter as much

Ahhh. .. . Thanks for that. . Hannah. .

Yes he usually does chip in with a few comments here n there...

Hows you? ? Im Billie by the way. . Mad n loveable. .

How you coping with the snow? ??

billie xxxx

Dear GAWJUS people..thank you SO much for all my lovely birthday messages...you are all so kind! The card from all of you at CIN (and yourself Mr Christophe) made me cry...so thanks a bundle Jollygit...although the memory of you singing 'Happy Birthday' to me, ALL the way through, will stay with me for ever.

Some of you may be pleased (if you aren't, then you've no need to read this paragraph any further) to hear that I am pledged to use my leisure(!) time for writing some pomes and short bits of nonsense in order to form a slim volume. Who knows, it may be next year's ideal Christmas present.

It's akshully sunny here atm, so I'll send some, together with love and kisses to all of you who are stuck in the snow...keep safe you lovely bundles!

Anyhoo, I've gotta scoot as I'm meeting a pal for lunch...

love
hazel
x

HazyBaby

FANTASTIC to hear from you.

Happy Birthday and speak soon.

Cheryl xx

Hi everyone:

Ooooh, I just managed to get a minute to get on the blog, and wanted to wish the wonderful Hazel Love a Happy Birthday! And, I see I have just missed her!

Hazel: hope you have a really terrific birthday. xx Yes, please, re: the book, where do I sign up for a copy?!

Hope everyone is ok. No time to catch up with the blog - between being ill last week with some "bug" and then chaos at work, I haven't had a chance to see how everyone is.

There are no words that can describe the misery of the snow in our neck of the woods. MrS has been an absolute star - digging us out of the house for the past four mornings, and then helping me to get to work this week. He is so understanding that I am petrified of the snow.

Hope you are all coping with what's being thrown at (most) of us!

C xx

Hazel - I'm so glad you enjoyed my rendition of 'happy birthday' earlier today!! My singing voice has been compared to the noise that a cat would make if its tail were trapped in a door, which I think is a bit harsh ....

Anyhoo, hope you have as wonderful a birthday as you can my darling and take care. Glad you liked the card and thanks to all who signed it, especially the main man, CLP.

jillygoat xx

Annie G - If there's someone called Jack with a knife in a lorry near ter yer 'ouse & they are all over the place... My advice call the ploice immediately & keep yer doors locked!!!!!!!

JakeyGirl - A am warm thanks - Ave got plenty of layers on & a 'at!!!!!!

Great thing about this weathe rif it stays like this yer climatise & get used to it!!!!!!!

Only problem in two weeks it'll probably be 'eading for the warmest December on record with 'ighs of 18 degrees & global warming will be back on!!!!!!

CLP - A don't wanter say been there done that... But... when a used ter work as a pizza chef... A took the toppa me finger off a few times!!!!!!
Yer gotta concentrate on using the nail ter guide the knife... Not the toppa yer finger - 'ope this 'elps!!!!!
But in no way is it mean't in egotistical terms on my part... my part being the tip of me finger!!!!!!!

Bye!

#99 - Anyone fancy a 99 with a flake????@? (not talking flake of snow... the other flake!!!!)

Ritey ho. . Im off to work in a mo. ..

Catchya latersssssssssss

billie xxxx