Oh, great, Sylvia!! I know you have a sweet one or a salty one and I definitely prefer the salty one. It was recommended to us that we take this early on during our visit to India to prevent the 'Dehli Belly'!! We did and were ok - I think it was that and the pro biotics!! Glad I mentioned it now. Izzy x
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This morning I baked for Dhiren`s party tomorrow at the home. Two cheesecakes and a Victoria sponge.
I`m out of practice.
It took me ages just to prepare the tins. Then I had to use two mixing bowls because the volume was too great for one bowl.
I poured the mixture on to the biscuit base and then realized I`d forgotten the cornflour.
It wouldn`t set without the magic desertspoon of cornflour.
I couldn`t add it to the mixture in the tin, it needed beating in well.
I decided to pour the cheese mixture out of the tin and back into the bowl.
I tilted the tin very carefully and the cheese mixture began to pour slowly. I tilted a little more to speed it up, then disaster. All the cheese mixture and biscuit base fell back into the bowl. Plop!
I tried to seperate it. It was hopeless. I couldn`t throw it away, it was too good to waste.
I thought about eating it. It was too much even for me.
So I got a clean tin, greased and lined it, mixed all the biscuits and cheese together, and put it in the oven to bake.
It looked fine. I now have to wait till tomorrow to see how it turns out of the tin and how it tastes. It`s now in the fridge. I hope it`s setting.
I tidied up, was shattered , but had to visit Dhiren.
It was a good visit .
Another lovely greeting.
D ` What have you been doing?`
S `I`ve been baking for your birthday.`
D `When is my birthday?`
S `Tomorrow.`
D `I`m bored here.`
S ` What would you like to do?`
D `I want to go home.`
S `You`d be bored at home.`
D `I suppose so.`
I had made the yoghurt drink he used to like and taken it in a flask.
He didn`t like it.
D `I want to go to the toilet.`
S ` I`ll get help.`
D `I don`t need help. I can go by himself.`
S `All right, off you go.`
He struggled to stand but was unable.
S `You need help.`
D `I can go myself. Just you watch me.`
And he struggled again.
S `Let me get help.`
D `You help me.`
So I tried to help him up, without taking too much weight. It was impossible.
Again I asked him to let me get help.
He heard a man`s voice.
D `He can help me.`
S `He is a visitor.`
It seemed he didn`t want female help.
The visitor greeted me. He was the husband of a resident.
Dhiren objected. He started pulling faces and muttering.
The visitor went to find his wife.
I asked a carer to help him to the toilet.
They brought the hoist in and took him.
When they brought him back he was grinning.
He obviously felt relieved.
He enjoyed his chocolate and some apple juice.
While he was out of the room I noticed a new pin board.
It was an activity timetable.
The activities included Nail Care, Hairdresser, Foot Spa, Bingo, Exercises, Films, Life History.
I was impressed.
It was time for me to go.
S `I have to go now.`
D `I`ll come with you.`
S `You can`t. I`ve still a lot of baking to do for your birthday tomorrow.`
D `You can do the baking and I`ll sit and talk to you.`
S `I`ll tell you what. I`ll go and do the baking and come back for you.`
D `Get going then.`
I`m out of practice.
It took me ages just to prepare the tins. Then I had to use two mixing bowls because the volume was too great for one bowl.
I poured the mixture on to the biscuit base and then realized I`d forgotten the cornflour.
It wouldn`t set without the magic desertspoon of cornflour.
I couldn`t add it to the mixture in the tin, it needed beating in well.
I decided to pour the cheese mixture out of the tin and back into the bowl.
I tilted the tin very carefully and the cheese mixture began to pour slowly. I tilted a little more to speed it up, then disaster. All the cheese mixture and biscuit base fell back into the bowl. Plop!
I tried to seperate it. It was hopeless. I couldn`t throw it away, it was too good to waste.
I thought about eating it. It was too much even for me.
So I got a clean tin, greased and lined it, mixed all the biscuits and cheese together, and put it in the oven to bake.
It looked fine. I now have to wait till tomorrow to see how it turns out of the tin and how it tastes. It`s now in the fridge. I hope it`s setting.
I tidied up, was shattered , but had to visit Dhiren.
It was a good visit .
Another lovely greeting.
D ` What have you been doing?`
S `I`ve been baking for your birthday.`
D `When is my birthday?`
S `Tomorrow.`
D `I`m bored here.`
S ` What would you like to do?`
D `I want to go home.`
S `You`d be bored at home.`
D `I suppose so.`
I had made the yoghurt drink he used to like and taken it in a flask.
He didn`t like it.
D `I want to go to the toilet.`
S ` I`ll get help.`
D `I don`t need help. I can go by himself.`
S `All right, off you go.`
He struggled to stand but was unable.
S `You need help.`
D `I can go myself. Just you watch me.`
And he struggled again.
S `Let me get help.`
D `You help me.`
So I tried to help him up, without taking too much weight. It was impossible.
Again I asked him to let me get help.
He heard a man`s voice.
D `He can help me.`
S `He is a visitor.`
It seemed he didn`t want female help.
The visitor greeted me. He was the husband of a resident.
Dhiren objected. He started pulling faces and muttering.
The visitor went to find his wife.
I asked a carer to help him to the toilet.
They brought the hoist in and took him.
When they brought him back he was grinning.
He obviously felt relieved.
He enjoyed his chocolate and some apple juice.
While he was out of the room I noticed a new pin board.
It was an activity timetable.
The activities included Nail Care, Hairdresser, Foot Spa, Bingo, Exercises, Films, Life History.
I was impressed.
It was time for me to go.
S `I have to go now.`
D `I`ll come with you.`
S `You can`t. I`ve still a lot of baking to do for your birthday tomorrow.`
D `You can do the baking and I`ll sit and talk to you.`
S `I`ll tell you what. I`ll go and do the baking and come back for you.`
D `Get going then.`
Actually I would think the biscuits mixed in with the cheese cake mix would be excellent - they'll provide a bit of extra texture. In my mind there is no such thing as "too much biscuit".
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I wish Dhiren could hear and enjoy this Sylvia http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=zfXXqPdYGQc&feature=related
wishing him all the very best for tomorrow
Love x
wishing him all the very best for tomorrow
Love x
Helen, Dhiren used to sing to me and it sounded just like that. He would have loved it.
Jennifer, it all depend how it turns out of the tin. I`ll let you know when I do it tomorrow.
Larivy, thanks for the cake. It`s a good job it isn`t for me. One piece a day would be very difficult. I don`t do ones.
He would have loved it.Jennifer, it all depend how it turns out of the tin. I`ll let you know when I do it tomorrow.
Larivy, thanks for the cake. It`s a good job it isn`t for me. One piece a day would be very difficult. I don`t do ones.
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Good morning Sylvia,
I am not even going to comment on your baking, but I will compliment Laviry on her wonderful cake, what a temptation. Wonderful. I am however, glad nobody brings me a cake like that it would be absolutely fatal.
I am pleased to hear you had a good visit yesterday, It is definitely YOU who turn the visit in to such a possitive experiences for you both, with your brilliant answers to everything Dhiren says. I take it he quickly forgets when you promise you will come back for him, he does not probably hold you to random, when you return? How clever of you.
I really hope you have a wonderful day together today and also with all your new "family" at the home. I can just see you entertaining them all to your wonderful homebake and goodies.
The weather is fantastic, that means Dhiren has been good all year, not all the others who also have birthday on the same day!!!!!!!!!!! However had it been raining it would of course have been their fault.
I look forward to reding how the day goes when I next log on.
We are off to the fete at the fantastic school we have for disabled children. They always put on a good show and a lovely cream tea and BBQ. Hope my husband can coke with it, but the children may keep him interested.
Have a fantastic day and wish your wonderful husband HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Love x
I am not even going to comment on your baking, but I will compliment Laviry on her wonderful cake, what a temptation. Wonderful. I am however, glad nobody brings me a cake like that it would be absolutely fatal.
I am pleased to hear you had a good visit yesterday, It is definitely YOU who turn the visit in to such a possitive experiences for you both, with your brilliant answers to everything Dhiren says. I take it he quickly forgets when you promise you will come back for him, he does not probably hold you to random, when you return? How clever of you.
I really hope you have a wonderful day together today and also with all your new "family" at the home. I can just see you entertaining them all to your wonderful homebake and goodies.
The weather is fantastic, that means Dhiren has been good all year, not all the others who also have birthday on the same day!!!!!!!!!!! However had it been raining it would of course have been their fault.
I look forward to reding how the day goes when I next log on.
We are off to the fete at the fantastic school we have for disabled children. They always put on a good show and a lovely cream tea and BBQ. Hope my husband can coke with it, but the children may keep him interested.
Have a fantastic day and wish your wonderful husband HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Love x
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