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Saturday, April 5, 2008
First vege meal of week

Posted in Home Made With Love

Brrr - days a re cooler & we have rain - Autumn is here.

Brent is still off his oats so I went to video shop & got 5 dvd's (remember we have only just brought a dvd player so novelty is very new) It cost a total of $2.00 to hire 5 dvd's - well I did have an $8.00 credit as I'd taken back one that didn't work.
So we go Eric Clapton. Cat Stevens music dvd's - two movies (forgotten name one was soo pathetic & the lady had recommended it) - will put names of dvds here later when Abbye wakes up - sh is sleeping in lounge as her room is being done up. Brent treated her draws with borer treatment & stunk out her room - and with Brent being off his oats this week - her room has slowed down.
Plus we got the game out - Who want's to be a millionaire - a lot of fun! - We are all not too good on the Australian questions - mm haven't studied Australia much.

So I put bread in bread maker & a pot of soup on stove & spent the afternoon cross stitching watching Tv - Ok I fell asleep watching the movie - I can't help it if I sit & do nothing much I fall asleep but movie was pathetic!

SOUP
about 6 carrots chopped
2 onions
pumpkin that was saved from seed, grown from seed by James & I - our first pumpkin we have eaten from garden so far & we are very proud!!!
stalk of a broccoli I had in fridge
water

Boiled away & then used whizz to puree. - Very yummy!

Chocolate Chilli Cake
2 large eggs
250ml milk
200g cocoa
200g butter
2 teaspoo baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 cups flour
1 tsp fresh grated ginger
1 tsp chilli powder (yes I typed that right)
310 ml boiling water

Preheat oven to 180deg C
soften butter, add sugar & cream.
Add eggs & milk
Combine water & chilli in seperate bowl.
Add dry ingredients & then water & chilli.

Mix well.

Bake for about 50 mins or until cooked.

Ice with melted chocolate.

VERY NICE!!!

(I made James his chocolate banana muffins for him - wheat, egg, butter, milk free - recipe is in archives)

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I was a Bank Manager in previous life (before kids) and now a kept women - home schooling our two kids. Brent is a Service Projects Manager and brings home the bacon for the family.

We got "off the bus" ie away from continual comsumption & accumulation of material goods & find much joy in living a simple life.

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