Julie had two extra days off last week, and with the help of her new stand mixer, she spent a long time doing some baking.
Two Beef and Onion pies for the freezer, and some sausage rolls.
Fresh farmhouse loaf of bread.
Coffee and Walnut sponge cake.
Victoria Sponge with real cream and strawberry jam.
beetleypete 
Nothing like a new mixer for motivation. Everything looks marvelous!
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Thanks, Angela. It was all really tasty and fresh.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It all looks wonderful! Keep us informed, Pete. I’m not much of a baker and neither is my mother, but I enjoy other people’s talents. ♥
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Thanks, Olga. Julie is enjoying using her new mixer, so I’m sure there will be a lot more baking this year.
Best wishes, Pete.
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WHOA!!! I’m gonna come visit you guys!!! It all looks so yummy!
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Yummy was the word, Jill. Julie is embracing her ‘inner baker’!
Best wishes, Pete.
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My mouth is still watering!
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It all looks and sounds delicious, Pete there is nothing like home baking xx
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Yes, a world away from shop bought bread and cakes, Carol.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Wow! Beef and Onion pie sounds like something that I could go for.
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The beef is minced, then cooked with onions, herbs, and thick gravy before being added to the pie. It is a popular meal over here. Those will be frozen to provide separate meals in the future.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wow, all look delicious! I finally got a stand-up mixer in the last year and love it! It makes it so much easier to bake, though I don’t think I could keep up with Julie!
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She has ‘baking days’, she doesn’t do it every day because she works 3 days a week.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yum!
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I only got the bread and some coffee cake, but I am sure the rest was very tasty too. Julie took the rest into work for her collagues.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Nice!
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So, how is it you don’t weigh 900 pounds? Warmest regards, Ed
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I had 2 slices of the coffee cake over 2 days, and ate the bread all week. The beef pies will provide 2 separate meals at a future date. The rest was taken to work by Julie as treats for her colleagues. 😀
Best wishes, Pete.
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Crikey, Julie was busy!
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She made the most of those two extra days off, that’s for sure.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’d love to have a slice of that Coffee and Walnut sponge cake! Make that a really big slice. Oh heck, how about the whole cake? Maybe two cakes…?
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I can vouch for that cake being light and fluffy, also tasting great!
Best wishes, Pete.
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It all looks so delicious – lucky you, Pete….
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Thanks, Janet. I didn’t get any of the cream cake or sausage rolls this time. Julie took them into work and they are all gone!
Best wishes, Pete.
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What a shame:)
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Love her passion for cooking! It all looks great!
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She loves to bake, and the new mixer has made it all so much easier for her, John.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Any of those (except the loaf) could have come from my mum’s kitchen. It’s great that Julie enjoys cooking. My favourite is the Victoria sponge.
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She took the sponge into work today, and it’s all gone!
Best wishes, Pete.
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There’s a whole lot of YUM in those pics!
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My favourite is the bread, Ben. You can’t beat home-made bread.
Best wishes, Pete.
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How much fun she must have had, and how happy you both!
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The sausage rolls and cream cake were taken into Julie’s work today, so they are all gone.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yum!! Nothing else need be said.
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They are all yum, especially the bread for me.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I want to come to tea! 🙂
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Give us enough notice, and she can whip you up a small feast.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Julia Child incarnate!
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She does have a lot of recipes, and enjoys baking on her days off work.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Oh My! I just gained 10 pounds looking at all that delicious food!
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Luckily, I don’t get to eat it al. The cream cake and sausage rolls were eaten by her work colleagues this morning.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I envy anyone who can make good pastry. mine always turns out like biscuit
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She buys the fresh pasrty in packets, Sarada. Even Mary Berry recommends doing that.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It all looks very good. Well done, Julie.
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Fresh and home-made always beats the stuff from the shops, Darlene.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Always!!
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Always!
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They all look delicious, Pete! I’ve never really got into baking, but I do make my own pizza bases, naan bread & flour tortillas, which are all very easy 😉 I’m trying to use my air fryer more inventively, and Jamie Oliver has some decent suggestions; although my machine only has a single basket, so it’s a bit limited. Cheers, Jon.
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We get some regular use out of our (twin-drawer) air fryer, but Julie hasn’t tried baking cakes in it yet.
Best wishes, Pete.
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yummmmm! my stand mixer is by far my fav thing in my kitchen
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Julie has wanted one for a long time, so she is using it regularly now.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thats cruel, not giving us a taste
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I didn’t get to taste the cream cake, Julie has taken that to work today.
Best wishes, Pete.
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All looks right tasty, Pete. Those cakes look too good to eat.
Maddy x
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The Victoria sponge has been taken into Julie’s work today, but we enjoyed the other cake during the week. (And the bread)
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Nice! Hope they appreciate that at work. x
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They always demolish her bakes! x
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All look so yummy….but fresh baked bread and the walnut sponge makes my mouth water. chuq
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That cake was light and fluffy, and not too sweet.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Now I am hungry…..LOL chuq
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