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May 30th, 2008
December 21st, 2006
05:14 pm - Spice Cookies with Mead
I've just made my second batch of these!
( Recipe below here )
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December 18th, 2006
December 13th, 2006
04:41 pm - Question for the goths on my FL
Am hopefully purchasing some new good makeup after xmas. Its been so long since i bought any I'm not sure what am doing!
Other than the standards: Powder, Mascara & eyeliner. what else do I need?
Should i be doing this daytime/evening thing i.e.
Should I be getting 2 eye shadow 'palletes'?Should I be getting 2 lipsticks?
Co-ordinated nailvarnish?
HELP!
EDIT:
Am thinking of getting the following from the Boots No7 range (pricey but I know am not allergic to it...Clinique of all things brings my excema up:
Powder
Mascara
Eyeliner
Brown shadow palette
Purple shadow palette
Dark lippy
Light/neutral lippy
blusher
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/opiummmm/foxies/sad.gif) bored
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December 12th, 2006
10:09 pm - Damn
They've found the bodies of the two missing women.
It feels weird that all that is happening in the town i grew up in.
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08:18 pm - EEEK!
Am watching the royal variety show and the bloke from Spam-a-lot looks just like Paul!
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06:19 pm - Help oh cooking goddesses (and gods) of food porn!
Help! Am planning to make these:
Spice Cookies
(recipe courtesy of Sara Moulton)
Spice-cookie dough:
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon each ground nutmeg and salt
1/4 teaspoon each ground allspice and cloves
1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a large bowl mix flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, allspice and cloves until blended. In another large bowl beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended. Divide dough in thirds. Shape each into a ball and flatten to a 1-inch-thick round. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Have cookie sheets ready. On a lightly floured surface roll one third of the dough at a time (keep remainder refrigerated) to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut dough in desired shapes with floured 3-inch cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. (Chill and reroll scraps.) Bake about 12 minutes or until cookies are golden on undersides and edges are just starting to brown. Cool completely on sheet on wire rack. Ice or decorate as desired.
BUT I only have mixed spice in the house and am not sure how much to substitute?
(for those in the USA this is a blend of most of the spices wanted for this recipe.)
HELP!!!!
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06:18 pm - Help oh cooking goddesses (and gods) on my FL
Am planning to make these:
Spice Cookies
(recipe courtesy of Sara Moulton)
Spice-cookie dough:
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon each ground nutmeg and salt
1/4 teaspoon each ground allspice and cloves
1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a large bowl mix flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, allspice and cloves until blended. In another large bowl beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended. Divide dough in thirds. Shape each into a ball and flatten to a 1-inch-thick round. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Have cookie sheets ready. On a lightly floured surface roll one third of the dough at a time (keep remainder refrigerated) to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut dough in desired shapes with floured 3-inch cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. (Chill and reroll scraps.) Bake about 12 minutes or until cookies are golden on undersides and edges are just starting to brown. Cool completely on sheet on wire rack. Ice or decorate as desired.
BUT I only have mixed spice in the house and am not sure how much to substitute?
HELP!!!!
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December 1st, 2006
04:42 pm - Flash Git!
My cousin's just landed himself a job working for the BBC Natural History Film unit!
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November 29th, 2006
November 28th, 2006
11:59 am - A note of warning!
As a public service announcement I appeal that people don't do what I did last night and leave a folder sitting on the back of the sofa...and then proceed to sit on said sofa and attempt to impale your spine onto the corner of the surprisingly well made and sturdy folder.
It had a big lump for most of last night and now just hurts like hell. I didn't manage to sleep for more than about 20 mins at a time all night as every time I moved I woke up, and I now want to pass out if i try and entend my reach too far or try and reach above my head....
Am not a happy bunny.
Current Mood: sore
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November 27th, 2006
11:10 am - FAO ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) cookwitch
Sweetie,being the culinary goddess I believe you are, do you know any good low fat recipes?
I'm one of those annoying people who love food that actually tastes of something but needs to shed some weight!
Current Music: Aerosmith - Love in an elevator
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November 24th, 2006
11:36 am - Birthday/contact details role call.
Ok.
Having lost the notebook I had peoples birthdays scribbled in I am giving you the chance to remind me so they can go in next years diary which I am starting to add stuff to, so:
If you give me your day and month of birth i will wish you happy birthday in some form.
If you also give me name and address as well I shall endeavour to try not to forget to send you a birthday card as well. I might even send you a christmas card!
If you feel like it chuck in other stuff such as phone number, email etc.
And if you are really bored tell me something amusing too!
COMMENTS ARE SCREENED.
Current Location: home
Current Music: builders downstairs making as much noise as they can
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November 23rd, 2006
03:03 pm - Warning...rant following.
I finally got my appointment with the Gastroenterology Unit. I've been waiting 2 months just to find out when it is after the invasive tests I had done.
The appointment isn't till MARCH...Which is taking the piss...surely the test results will be completly out of date by then?!
I wouldn't mind so much but when i spoke to them before I was told I would be seen by January at the latest!
As well as that I've also got some sort of lurgy which appears to have no particular symptoms other than being knackered,having a bit of a sore throat and a bit of a cough...none of which appear to be too bad but are enough to make me feel like crap.
ok, rant over now.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/opiummmm/foxies/angry.gif) pissed off
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November 14th, 2006
November 8th, 2006
09:42 am - Thought people might want to know!
My dad got this via work who will of checked it was real before passing it on!
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Holmes
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 10:47 AM
Subject: Royal Mail Postal Scam
FYI
Royal Mail postal scam.
Can you circulate this around especially as Xmas is fast approaching - it has been confirmed by Royal Mail. The Trading Standards Office are making people aware of the following scam:
A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a premium rate number). DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize. If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £15 for the phone call.
If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 02072396655 or ICSTIS (the premium rate service regulator) at www.icstis.org.uk
Alex Daintree-Blackshaw
Project Manager
LUL Connect Project Management Team
Camelford House
89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TP
Tel: 0207 091 1714
Mob: 07798 864 886
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/opiummmm/foxies/happy.gif) surprised
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November 7th, 2006
11:59 am - Mild Rant
Dear Customer who sent thier cheque in a Christmas card.....ITS NOVEMBER FFS!!!
no love.
Me.
Current Mood: irritated
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11:07 am - Amusing Spam Titles
a) "Viagra Best Friends!!" and b) "regarding last night"....
a) Am female....b) I was home with fella last night so unless your the weirdo across the street.....
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November 6th, 2006
03:09 pm - Spinach
Anyone know any good, relatively low fatish recipes for spinach? Have a bag of fresh in the fridge which is going to wilt horribly in the next day or so!
EDIT: Helpful suggestions only please....any others will be deleted.
EDIT: Thanks for all the suggestions. Have enough ideas to keep me going till xmas now!
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10:55 am - Bah
Public Service Warning: I am having a crap morning!
Bah, I was supposed to be seeing my parents tomorrow, (which would be the first time in two years I had seen my mum)but my dad has a terrible stomach bug and they can't come. They are also trying to reorganise a ferry crossing to france they are supposed to be making the day after.
Theres a possibility I'll be seeing them on saturday but I'd got myself all geared up for it, even though am not 100% well myself (dratted IBS had me up half the night again)so suddenly have all this phycological stuff about to explode out through my ears - My parents are some what emotionally draining so I have to get myself in a particular frame of mind before talking to them/seeing them etc and I can't stay in that state till saturday!
Right, time to distract myself.Shall get on with some work in a minute.
I had the lovely surprise this morning that cookwitch had mutally added me, so welcome to my FL, dear lady!
In other news, as of saturday, I am now a member of the city of york embroiderer's guild and also a member of the national guild.(I know some of you are going to scoff and make rude comments about that but It makes me happy so :P )
Right back to work.
Current Location: home, where else?!
Current Music: Dar Williams - Mortal City
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