101 Things in 1001 Days: October 2012

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Food - Cakes, bakes and other challenges (101 List # 33)

Currently updating this page, so more pics to follow!!!

Cake give aways (one cake a month to be baked and given away) :

Oct 2013
Destination: Trading Team, Aviva - Southampton
Type: Lemon Chiffon cake
Made: 17/10/13
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Destination: Trading Team, Aviva - Southampton
Type: Ginger & Cinnamon Sugar cake
Made: 17/10/13
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Sep 2013
Destination: Trading Team, Aviva - Southampton
Type: Sour milk chocolate orange & vanilla cake (peaks & curls)
Made: 24/08/13
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Destination: SIS Drawdown, Skandia - Southampton
Type: Sour milk chocolate orange & vanilla cake (smoth & curls)
Made: 29/09/13
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Aug 2013
Destination: The Russell family - Staplehurst, Kent
Type: Sour milk chocolate cake
Made: 24/08/13

July 2013
Destination: Trading Team, Aviva - Southampton
Type: Chocolate & cheesecake marble cake
Made: 12/07/13

June 2013
Destination: 2nd floor, Aviva - Southampton
Type: Dark chocolate & jaffa muffins
Made:
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May 2013 TBA
Destination:
Type:
Made:

Destination: Red & Blue pods, Aviva - Southampton
Type: Cherry Bakewell Muffins
Made: 21/04/13

April 2013
Destination: Thomas Chambers (dad's 71st birthday) - Southampton
Type: Banudge Muffins
Made: 09/04/13

March 2013 - penalty cake required
Destination:
Type:
Made:

March 2013 Destination:
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Made:

My cake making assistance. Purchased by my parents circa 1978. Still going strong...
Pic to follow..

February 2013
Destination: Ladies night at the Buckley's (Sara, Charlie, Jaynie & Kirstie) - Southampton
Type: Spiced apple cake
Made: 28/02/13

January 2013 penalty cake
Destination: SIS Drawdown, Skandia - Southampton
Type: Greek honey & lemon squares
Made: 18/02/13

January 2013 (deadline missed - penalty cake required)
Destination: SIS Drawdown, Skandia - Southampton
Type: Banana & chocolate cake
Made: 18/02/13

December 2012
Destination: Tom & Gill Chambers, Southampton
Type: Bakewell Mincepies
Made:

November 2012
Destination: 2nd Floor, Alan & Thomas Insurance Group - Southampton
Type: Spiced apple & pear cake
Made:

October 2012

Destination: TBA

Type:

Made:

September 2012

Destination: David Chambers - Brixton, London, England

Type: Chilli, chocolate & orange drizzle

Made:

August 2012

Destination: Andrew & Gillsy Cowell - Bonnybridge nr Falkirk, Scotland

Type: Chocolate, raisin & beetroot

Made:

Literary tall order - a book challenge (101 List # 19)

I love reading but recently have not spent enough time doing so. This may have been a combination of time, motivation of a good book or just laziness! So, as part of my challenge, I aim to read my height in books, 20 of which must be suggested by friends.

Objective - to read my height in books during my 1001 days challenge. I am just under 5' 3" (160 cm).

Books read:

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett - completed Oct 2012 - " cm ( achieved to go)

The Mask by Dean Koontz - completed Oct 2012 - " cm ( achieved to go)

The Thread by Victoria Hislop - completed Nov 2012 - " cm (achieved to go)
Dean Koontz By the Light of the Moon – Dec 2012 - " cm (achieved to go)
Daphne du Marier – Rebecca - Mar 2013 - " cm (achieved to go)
Simon Clark - Lucifer's Ark - April 2013 - " cm (achieved to go)
Deant Koontz - Frankenstein: The Dead Town - May 2013 - " cm (achieved to go)
Simon Brett - Blotto, Twinks and the Ex-King's Daughter - June 2013 - " cm (achieved to go)
E M Forster - A Passage to India -

Current book:

Deant Koontz - Strangers (in progress)

Suggested reads (in order of reply on Facebook):

Vicki Fenley Gilbert

Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier.

Jo Wren

One Day by David Nicolls,

Tim Holmes

East of Eden - John Steinbeck
jitterbug Perfume - Tom Robbins
The Awakenings - Oliver Sacks
Tales of the city - Armistead Maupin

Kieran Cowell

Life of Pi - Yann Martel

Steve Chandler

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