tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565755870984552275.post2839415424807747184..comments2023-10-04T01:40:51.556+13:00Comments on seaside siblings: Domestically DisabledSeaside Siblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05071175461608577274noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565755870984552275.post-86876974115842621682010-08-22T13:15:36.202+12:002010-08-22T13:15:36.202+12:00Let's swap skills - I can bake but my house is...Let's swap skills - I can bake but my house is a mess. I Curse my inability to keep a straight house and them bake some muffins to feel batter about it.<br /><br />As for the cupcakes - it was the box. I have yet to be impressed with these cakes and have seen these very ones left on plates at kids parties. However if you need a go-to box of baking the Betty Crocker Fudge is great - not too hot so the kids can stir too, and the Chocolate brownie is brilliant - you don't even have to admit it came from a box.Amy Seven-Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941539579864712680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565755870984552275.post-35707284707547792332010-08-18T23:11:55.150+12:002010-08-18T23:11:55.150+12:00Ha, ha, you're funny. Since I've been livi...Ha, ha, you're funny. Since I've been living in NZ I've felt like a domestic outcast as I have never met so many woman who like to sew, knit & bake! In the UK none of my friends did anything apart from shop (clothes are so cheap there you'd be nuts to make them) and buy cakes from Marks & Spencers! I have overcome my fear of cooking as I don't want my children to be as useless as I am, but have yet to sew anything other than a button on since a gone ed teacher scared the life out of me when a I was 13! Unfortunately I fear I shall have to beat this too as my girls are getting into dancing and there are costumes to make for shows - argh!Sarah (Chez Lee)http://www.chezlee.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565755870984552275.post-42615830496208016312010-08-18T07:23:23.647+12:002010-08-18T07:23:23.647+12:00haha! My Mum can't bake and isn't a great...haha! My Mum can't bake and isn't a great cook either. Growing up any biscuits she used to bake for us she used to call rock cakes. We thought that was how they were meant to be. Veges used to be boiled until they were almost mush - ick! But she can sew and knit. My sister inherited that 'terrible cook' gene but she won't admit it. Her idea of baking is making neenish tarts using bought cases and melting chocolate. Luckily that gene skipped me - I bake like my Great Aunty and most things seem to turn out great :) And yay for a clutter-free house!A Life Less Complicatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261618906977980637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565755870984552275.post-78641722261370804682010-08-18T00:50:18.030+12:002010-08-18T00:50:18.030+12:00Blame it on the box, Lou! They don't look too...Blame it on the box, Lou! They don't look too bad at all...shame they failed the toddler taste test though :-( I find cooking a lot less enjoyable now that I have two toddlers. There simply isn't the time to really enjoy it! Although, my (nearly) three year old enjoys helping me cook now...when we bake muffins we end up with more flour on the floor than in the bowl, but she has fun. And fun is what it's all about, isn't it :-)Belinda Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534903430747032751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565755870984552275.post-23663040523383526352010-08-17T22:07:38.430+12:002010-08-17T22:07:38.430+12:00oh what a crack up! I think in this case you shou...oh what a crack up! I think in this case you should always blame the oven!!! thats a great looking book though - enjoy...xBrenda @ 13 Acreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936530633161291153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565755870984552275.post-10253648174961989872010-08-17T21:30:56.136+12:002010-08-17T21:30:56.136+12:00Well my house is seriously trashed 90% of the time...Well my house is seriously trashed 90% of the time :(<br />Good luck with that book, it's got some lovely ideas, the main one I have gone with is cauliflower in with my macaroni and cheese.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151658713483438324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565755870984552275.post-39732683231357285192010-08-17T20:52:13.234+12:002010-08-17T20:52:13.234+12:00I'm with you! I pretty much bake out of guilt,...I'm with you! I pretty much bake out of guilt, I don't enjoy it much at all, but I try...sometimes...mel @ loved handmadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089482748571082995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565755870984552275.post-25581526039466509722010-08-17T20:49:43.058+12:002010-08-17T20:49:43.058+12:00hehe, that's hillarious...It's so nice to ...hehe, that's hillarious...It's so nice to *meet* another battler. I have a defective gene too, although this affects many pursuits. For what it's worth I think they look terrific!<br />Blame the box I say! Goodluck, I'm sure you'll do great, despite your doubts:)nerineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810273173149320365noreply@blogger.com