Ridiculously Delicious Sunday

It really was the most ridiculously delicious Sunday Lunch with the Girly Cake Chicks and our friends.
We do this not often enough but love it all the same.
Our housegroup and husbands and friends. We compile a list and invite everyone.
Simple!



Loads of food: I roasted chicken and beef and everyone brought yummy salads, bread, cakes, cakes and more cakes. It really was full house with about 16 of us and 2 very special little people too.
Oh, and a very big birthday cake made by Abbie for Jen too!

Good times and wonderful friends.

Our Thanksgiving meal

Yesterday, we, the groovy girlie cake chicks did the most fabulous Thanksgiving meal together :-) for some of our friends.
Tudur helped me decide which table cloth to use...

and I used the wreath I decorated with pine cones, orange slices and cinnamon sticks as my centrepieces, with a candle in the middle.

There were 11 of us in the end and everyone brought something!
We had time to share some things we have been thankful for each over this last year. It was good to reflect on things we are thankful for and also to hear more about each other's lives too.
We ate turkey, mashed potato, stuffing, sausages, fresh greens, honey glazed carrots,sweet potato casserole with oats and marshmallows on top, roast parsnips. We also had stuffed bread as a vegetarian option.
For the stuffed bread I sauteed red onion, garlic, carrot, celery, green pepper, mushrooms. I used fresh cranberries and chestnuts for a lovely Christmassy flavour. Season with salt and pepper and mixed herbs. Simply carve off one thin slice from one end of a small loaf of bread and scoop out the centre of the bread.(One of my friends actually ate all the centre of the loaf!) Stir in some grated cheese before adding to the centre of the loaf and then place the end slice back. You can you small cocktail sticks or kebab skewers and heat in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes.
We then ate pumpkin pie, apple pie and chocolate cupcakes. Yummy.
I also got to wear my red shoes too.
Delicious. Great food and great company with my fabulous friends.
Thank you friends for a wonderful evening.

My thanksgiving meal coming soon!

Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope your Thanksgiving was good.
We girly cake chicks are planning on celebrating Thanksgiving next weekend with our husbands and other friends. Hopefully there will be 14 of us. We have been gathering ideas for our feast and are looking forward to sharing what we are each thankful for, during the evening. The UK doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving, but traditionally the church has harvest festival as a celebration in September, where we are thankful for all the produce grown that year and give food parcels to others in need. We girly chicks love food and a chance to be thankful, so we are looking forward to getting together to eat and be together. Bring on the turkey, sweet potato and pumpkin pies on Saturday 5th December!
I am really looking forward to it.
I might dress up in a posh frock and my red shoes!

Out with the old, in with the new!

Have you ever had something you didn't really like but kept hold of it because it is both useful and you haven't seen anything you really like, or the money it would cost to replace it?
I have.
I have had some Denby that was a gift for over 18 years that, to be honest, I never really liked or would have chosen. Each time I have moved, I have often considered replacing it, but have wondered about giving it away, or selling it and not known where or how to pass it on, or find a set I like or can justifiably afford.Over the summer, my best friend Caty and I went looking for new china sets that I liked and I found a couple of designs that I liked: Emma Bridgewater and Sophie Conran for Portmeirion. Maybe, if I found a way of getting rid of the Denby, I could actually get something I actually like to use when entertaining my friends? My best friend, Caty, then sent me details of a company, china search, who buy and sell china! Denby is quite collectible and the design of my particular set is now discontinued, so the great news for me is that they are going to but my old Denby set and sell it on! Yippee for me! check out their website: www.chinasearch.co.uk as they have some really cute cake stands too! With my birthday money, I have started to buy some plates and serving bowls and once the money arrives from china search, I will buy some more. I really like the Sophie Conran as it has a funky shape and is white and some of the design are available in pretty pastel shades too. I may well buy a few things to mix and match in Emma Bridgewater too!There are several companies around that offer similar deals, or charity shops that always welcome items, or freecycle or craigs list as online alternatives, for you to try your own out with the old and in with the new.
Today, my 2 big boxes of Denby are being collected.!!!

What a great feeling, to have a good clear out!
Thank you Caty, for helping me find China Search - and find some new China I like! Why don't you try it?