G'day, Linda.
Linda, it's good to only have one stop to get what you need. Our trip to the new super hardware store last weekend was like that.
As for dessert, why not tiramisu? It's really easy to make and also fun. I made a cheating one last night. It needs to be made a little ahead of time, that's all.
Get some sponge finger biscuits (Italian savoirardi if you can; otherwise, use plain chocolate-flavoured sweet biscuits). Option (needed with the sponge finger biscuits) is make a strong cup of coffee. Quickly dip the biscuits in the coffee then layer them in a dish. Spread a thin layer of vanilla custard mixed with ehippedcream, over the biscuts. Then do another layer. Finish with a cream layer and then sprinkle with cocoa or drinknig chocolate.
An easier one - use the plain chocolate biscuits, don't dip in anything at all, sandwich them with whipped cream then put them on a dish like a log. Cover the log with whipped cream, sprinkle with chocolate or cocoa and like the previous one, leave it in the fridge, covered, for a couple of hours (or overnight). You might want to add a little more cream before serving (to make it look better).
What happens - the biscuits soften with the cream or coffee and the whole thing becomes absolutely delicious. It looks like you slaved for hours in the kitchen.
The one I made last night - I bought a cheap vanilla custard and didn't mix in any cream.
Gcvmom, here's hoping husband gets his resume iin order. I try to ensure all our resumes are updates as much as possible, so that it only takes a minute or two to add any new information. easy child 2/difficult child 2 has two resumes, one for performing and one for more conventional work. Two weeks ago she was applying for both sorts of jobs so we updated both her CVs. Her performing CV has to be kept to a page and have an updated headshot attached. But her conventional CV needs to mention performing only in passing. She's been applying for child care jobs though, and here her street theatre work with children is highly relevant.
Well, the wedding invitation printing was going really well, until one sheet jammed in the laser printer. It's sitting there now, blinking its little red eye at me. There simply isn't enough paper to risk wasting any, so the ONE hour I had easy child 2/difficult child 2 here for, we used going over the list. And found more problems with the list. I knew there were problems, I kept asking her to go through it carefully. Oh well, it's done now. Before the printer jammed I got over half the invitations printed and all the wedding register cards done. I still need to finis the invitations and print the RSVP 'cards'. We had to make some big changes late last night when I opened the stationery and realised that the heavy card that easy child wanted me to use was
a) insufficient in quantity and
b) too heavy, no way does it even bend without being scored, so it wouldn't go through the S-rollers of the laser printer.
So much for making the 3pm mail today...
I still have to organise dinner. I collected the local paper just as easy child 2/difficult child 2 was leaving. I asked her to run me down to the paper shop on her way out of town. As she drove me back I found a couple of new jobs advertised - a good thing, her nasty boss is whittling away her duties and rights but doing it illegally. She really should make an official complaint and probably will, once she has another job to go to.
So yet one more thing for me to do tonight - put in a couple of job applicaitons for her. And ring her future mother in law to sort out the spelling of names on the guest list. I'm still not happy...
I tihnk husband & I are going to eat out of the freezer tonight. Because when he gets home, HE has to try to unblock the laser printer for us.
Oh, I also have to ring easy child about the invitations, and then call easy child 2/difficult child 2 back...
Somewhere in there I should find time to eat something.
It's definitely been one of those days!
I'd better get started!
Enjoy your Tuesday.
Marg
