Happy Good Friday........

Wishing you all a Happy Good Friday

We started off the day with making these::

Chocolate Brioche

Out of the oven, a little burnt but tasted delicious....... Off now for a little retail therapy.

Have a great day.

New Books.........

These books arrived last week but I have been so busy lately to look at them.

We have a long holiday weekend coming up and I am hoping to sit down and enjoy them.

The Party >>>> Part Two......

Finally some photos of our guests, hoping they had a good time.......we certainly did. DH received some lovely gifts and he thanks everyone.

The Party >>>> Part one............

What a great weekend we have had, it started early on Friday morning when I went to pick up these little beauties. 50 in total, don't they look sooooooo delicious, the smell is just divine all sweet and sugary, wondering where to buy them, well here http://www.lottiemcphees.co.uk/


DS2 arrived from Uni later in the afternoon, lovely to have him home. We worked so hard all day to get things ready for tomorrow.

This is the fruits of our labour by 4pm on Saturday afternoon, nearly there.
I am especially pleased with the cupcakes and stand, it takes pride of place in the middle of the table.

We seem to be very relaxed and orderly waiting for people to arrive, phew we made it.........

Working hard in the Kitchen.......

What have we been up to today.........

Baking,Preparing and Collecting........boy this is hard work. Still lots to do tomorrow. A sneak preview of some of the goodies for the party. I think you can guess what sort of Birthday Cake we are having!!

Dear Hubby 50 Years Old Today........

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
Well you know what they say, the sun shines on the righteous. It has been the most gorgeous day you could have imagined. We started quite early with fruit juice and tea in bed, then card and present opening. There was a fab present from a very dear friend, a DVD boxed set "Best of the Old Grey Whistle Test". If you are of a certain age you will remember this programme with fond memories, it was hosted by the late great John Peel, Bob Harris and Annie Nightingale. It was on BBC2 on a Tuesday evening. Oh the memories!!!!!!!!!!

We got ourselves sorted and drove 30minute into the Northumberland hills. A steep walk along the edge of the forest and we arrive at a Nature Reserve, look at the colour of the sky. We were in t-shirts, incredible for this time of year.

Snapshots from our day...........

DH recons we walked about 4miles, not bad for a couple of oldies. It was followed by a pint of Guinness and a packet of crisps at a nearby pub. This evening it is just the three of us, going out for a meal. Saturday however, is the big day, we are having a party here at the house. Preparations begin in the morning......... you will find me in the kitchen for the next two days. By the way, the Truffles are delicious.

New Book and Truffles.......

This book was the No1 bestseller last year selling more copies than Harry Potter, it is written by two women from New Zealand, and each recipe uses 4 ingredients or less. In preparation for the "Big Celebration" tomorrow I thought I would try these Cookie and Cream Truffles. As I am short of time these were ideal and took seconds to prepare, stage one .......

Oreo biscuits and cream cheese blended together, rolled into balls, here ready to chill in the fridge for an hour....
Stage two,roll in hot melted chocolate and drizzle with melted white chocolate.