Worm's World

Believe it or not, reaching 275 books felt lie a bit of a milestone, not that there's a goal or anything, just that suddenly seems like a lot of books. And with the start of term etc I've done what I always tend to do this time of year, slow right down on buying cookbooks and unless I have a project, or a party to plan, work though the ones I do have and cook from them a little more. Well, there's another reason, I've really run out of space. ( Comparison pic taken 4th of Jan 2011 is here ) There's pipes in the way that are stopping me adding another shelf to the left and until I can convince Mr. Wearn that shelves on the underside of the stairs are a good idea ( IKEA do brackets here ) I'm a little stuck on where to go next. There's also the sticky question on how do you categorise them too.... Which isn't to say I've entirely stopped buying books, I'm just being a little bit more selective for now...

Fantastic Pinterest Archive - I must check how many of mine are and send some in... - Hmm, a quick scan shows not that many

I've been thinking about buying a slow cooker, well, no, that's not true, I've just this moment had the idea while looking at all those enticing pins that mention crock pots and I've only just got around to confirming that a crock pot is indeed a slow cooker and maybe buying one of those would help with an issue we've found selves in a few times recently. Mainly that we're too busy to cook, and so we seem to eat a lot of pasta, and quick things. Which is fine and lovely, if a little bit boring after a while. Either one of us is out, or the other, and sometimes we have plenty of veg to sue up, that would make a lovely soup, or stew, just not the time to make it. Now, the reason I've not yet run off to Argos and brought one is three fold, one, I've not run it past Mr Wearn yet - not that I have to you understand, but it would be nice that he doesn't wake up from his afternoon nap with a note saying 'gone to argos to buy a slow cooker, back soon...

I'm only a day behind this time, and I've a feeling I know who got star baker from following lots of them on twitter ,  Contestants I love the look on Cathryn's face every episode is great, she really doesn't look impressed. I've warmed to her, I'm sure I'll see her cook book on family baking adoring a shelf in sainsbury's this time next year.  I think it's only Ryan and Brendan I don't like. I'm sure they're lovely really. I don't imagine one of my faves, Sarah Jane will make it through, I do hope Ryan doesn't make it though either, but that's personal really.I don't think John will make it either, hich will be a shame. Signature - buns. Another yeast bread thingy. I really don't do bread stuff. Well, I like eating them but I've no desire to run off and do these. They all look amazing though. Technical challenge - ooooh, doughnuts. I have made them, well, not with jam in them, I made beignets last year for the stu...

There's something very soothing about a spot of late night baking. Isn't there? Having promised my office mate cake (I don't actually make anywhere near as much cake as he was led to believe when he moved into the office, I think he feels hard done by) and it's not only been one of those weeks, and I've got some beetroot to use up so it's five to midnight and I think the chocolate beetroot in the oven has at least 20 mins to go. Pete is out at jam night, we ate late between him coming back from a radio appearance and going back out again, but I'd planned ahead for once, which means it was a pre made cheese sauce I found in the depths of the freezer and defrosted with some pasta. Very nice, like gourmet pasta'n'sauce, but while I'm not hungry this, and a thrown together, but lovely, post Zumba meal yesterday means I haven't really had chance to cook and I've got an backing itch to scratch as it was. I can't be the only person who find...

I'm really late posting this up Contestants Ok, there's 7 of them left. I now have favourites, the cheerful vicars wife, who I don't think will win, but she seem lovely.. I'm rooting for her and the student lads, John and James. Please let them do a show / book together. They defiantly seem all a bit more intense, I'm sure they weren't this tense at this point in previous competitions. I suspect Brendan is in the running to win, I hope not, but he's constant, unless he has a major melt down at some point. I'd really like Dannie to get star baker this week, I'm pretty sure she'd explode with happiness. I'm finding Brendan a bit creepy. Signature Bake - sponge puddings, I'd love to see someone use a microwave - which I have done. I've done steamed sponge pudding, but it's one of those things that sometimes its better out of a tin / microwave. They also make them in tiny individual portions which makes them great for work. I'm n...

It is done, it is finished - Back to normality next week. I really love Welcome Week, but answering all those questions and helping everyone else even takes its toll on my usually sunny disposition. A few bright points - We have a few new posters for the office - this is situated so we can pretend we have a view and when we work out how to laminate it we can add details like this.. And I have new t-shirts (T-shirts on the left from Qwertee 's InsaniTEE Sale - I think I lucked out on the Iron Man one) The House Lannister one is from Something Geeky