Baby Cakes - 3 of a kind

Big Log - Robert Plant

Sweet Surrender _ Wet wet wet

Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap

Baker Street

Temptation - Heaven 17

Rise-Gabrielle



For Mid week Mosh



Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard

Hi again everyone



I love The Great British Bake-Off and look forward to hearing Paul Hollywood tonight, but it's a shame we won't be able to see those gorgeous blue eyes!!!



ALL RISE ~ Blue



BAKER STREET ~ Gerry Rafferty



MA BAKER ~ Boney M



PROUD MARY ~ Creedence Clearwater Revival



BEHIND BLUE EYES ~ The Who

Good Morning Simon and Everyone



First thought



MA BAKER - BONY M



Off for another wee think.................

Morning Simon, team, NYM and baking bloggers,



#greatbritishbakeoffoldies





ALL RISE- Blue



RISE - Gabrielle



MOULDY OLD DOUGH – Lieutenant Pigeon



STIR IT UP – Bob Marley



BROWN SUGAR – Rolling Stones

Yuuuummmmm...caaaake.



Fresh cuppa and a choccy biscuit or 2 and hopefully inspiration will hit me.



Laters



A

Some more....



YOU NEEDED (KNEADED) ME - ANNE MURRAY



SUGAR TOWN - NANCY SINATRA



MOULDY OLD DOUGH - LIEUTENANT PIGEON

Hi Simon and everyone



Well dunnies to all who got a menshe last night another storming night for the blog!



Funny thing happened this morning on way in, while channel surfing, I heard the great Simon Bates play Land of make believe and immediately switched to R2 and Chris was playing it!!!



Anyway choon time:



1. ALL RISE - Blue

2. AMERICAN PIE - Don Mcclean

3. JAMMIN - Bob Marley

4. SUGAR SUGAR - The Archies

5. The Pushbike Song - THE MIXTURES

6. You can do magic - LIMMEE AND THE FAMILY COOKIN

7. MAKE IT WITH YOU - BREAD

8. KNEAD YOU TONIGHT - INXS

9. LETS STICK TOGETHER - Roxy Music

10. ICE ICE BABY - Vanilla Ice



Oh well, busy busy in my last week.



Have a nice day



Laters



Mandy ;)

ANGEL FINGERS - WIZARD



And this probably sums up my baking skills.........



THE CRUNCH - RA RA BAND



Now I really must get some work done. See you in a while........

SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS - Eurythmics



ROLL WITH IT - Steve Winwood



ROLL WITH IT - Oasis

MACARTHUR PARK - Richard Harris



MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark

All the sweet, green icing flowing down

Someone left the cake out in the rain

I don't think that I can take it

'Cause it took so long to bake it

And I'll never have that recipe again, oh no

Good morning,



How's this for a really old oldie:



IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMIN' I'D HAVE BAKED A CAKE by Eileen Barton



Must dash... Need to dry out from the school run before my eye test.



Have a good day.x

SUGAR SUGAR - ARCHIES

SUGAR TOWN - NANCY SINARTRA

YOU RAISE ME UP - WESTLIFE

WHEN I NEED YOU - LEO SAYER

JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST - RANDY VANWARMER (gotta love that name)



Apparently it's going to stop raining at some point today, so theres something to look forward to :-)

~gill~

Morning all.



I am a relatively new (though zealous) convert to GBBO. I didn't get the "pfoar" factor with Paul Hollywood until about episode 2 of this series, but now ... how can you not fancy a man who is so ....tactile with food?!



Anyhoo this oldies theme seems to come up a lot so I'll add my vote for:

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gale

Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson

Morning Warmth Ter Mayo Man & ALL Blog Peoples...



Bingo Star 'ere... Aka Part-Time Pleb...



Mayo Man - The children... Buy the a bicycle instead of nanny cottling them 'ere the and everywhere!!!!!!!!

Put some steel inter their minds and noot only will yer be doing them a favour for the future but yer might just accidently produce the next British Tour deFrance champion - know what am tryin' ter say 'ere Si pal???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?@??



Britsh Bake Off Tunes:>>>



The theme tune from BBC2's The Great Bitish Bake Off!!!!!!!!



or



Martika - Martika's Kitchen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



or



Dropkick Murphy's - Captain Kelly's Kitchen!!!!!!!!



or



Asia - 'eat Of The Moment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



or



Baker Sreet - Foo Fighters!!!!!!!!!!!!



All most nice..... MOST... nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Now where was a???????



Oh I yeah.... Terdee is definately a 3 weetabix dee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Chow for now!

Morning Simon, team and folk of the blog



Thank you for the show stopper yesterday, very enjoyable!



Windy but unexpectedly sunny here.







Joy Division Oven Gloves – Half Man Half Biscuit



Stir it Up – Bob Marley



The Rising – Bruce Springsteen

Morning all.



GOLDEN BROWN - The Stranglers.

Simon,



Please play the baker's favourite:



ALL YOU KNEAD IS LOAF -The Beatles





I'll be off.

That just about hit the spot



Reet:-



Rolling in the deep - Adele

Rabbit Heart (Raise it up) - Florence + The Machine

Steam - Peter Gabriel

Chocolate - Snow Patrol

Burn Baby Burn - Ash (sadly, my experience of baking, hehehe)

Taste It - INXS



Maybes laters



A.

Aha, thanks for asking after me John on a previous blog. I think the South West did take a bit of a drenching, plus looking at the paper this morning, so has pretty much everywhere else in the country.



I hope everyone else is safe and sound.

Morning All,



'Rise To The Occasion' Climie Fisher



Have a good day everybody

How about World of Oz's "The Muffin Man". Only about two minutes long, too, so could fill a gap :) [no pun intended]

'Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This' Eurythmics

I think I'd prefer this Rise:



RISE - Public Image Limited



or



CHOCOLATE SALTY BALLS - Chef from South Park aka Isaac Hayes



or



MOULDY OLD DOUGH - Lieutenant Pigeon



saving the best until last...





RISE TO THE OCCASION - Climie Fisher (I loved that song!)

A couple more....



CHOCOLATE GIRL ~ Deacon Blue



MARY ~ Scissor Sisters

'Sugar and Spice' The Searchers

#wontgetplayedinamillionyears



FATTIE BUM BUM (SWEET SUGAR DUMPLING)– Carl Malcolm



BUN IN THE OVEN – Small Faces



SONG OF A BAKER -Small Faces



COUNTRY PIE – Bob Dylan



BISCUIT BAKIN’ MAMA – Eddie “Guitar” Burns



GET YOUR BISCUITS IN THE OVEN AND YOUR BUNS IN THE BED – Kinky Friedman

Puppy update - Boris



In cage with big blue bandage. Very frustrating for him as his sisters are running around outside. He'd slipped out through the garden gate which had accidently been left open. Snuck un-noticed into our horses field and got kicked. Now has a fractured leg. Comes out onto the sofa in the evenings for a cuddle. May have to bring him to work next week when husband and daughter are away. Trying to keep an 8 week old puppy still is a bit like trying to herd cats - almost impossible.



Thanks for all your comments.

Simon went to Chorleywood yesterday. Most mass produced bread is make using what is known as the “Chorleywood process”. Some people believe this is why there has been such an increase in gluten intolerance as the process makes bread so fast there is no time for the gluten to fully develop, making it more difficult to digest; or for the taste to develop for that matter.



JBG I am liking your serious and not so serious suggestions. And I'll second ponyclubmum's mosh suggestion.





Chocolate Cake – Crowded House



My Sugar So Sweet – Nick Drake



Tea for Two – Ella Fitzgerald



Mary – Big Country

Good morning Each!



'Choux Pastry Heart' by Corinne Bailey Rae



'Cut The Cake' by Average White Band



'Chocolate Cake' by Crowded House



'Joy Division Oven Gloves' by Half Man Half Biscuit



'Tart' by Elvis Costello



'No Oven, No Pie' by The Everly Pregnant Brothers (Sheffield legends)



'Baker Street' by Gerry Rafferty



'Rice Pudding' by The Jeff Beck Group



'A Bit Of Afters' by Thomas Newman



'Biscuit Baking Woman' by Big Ed And His Combo



'Promises Like Pie Crust' by Carla Bruni



'Soul Kitchen' by The Doors



at'll do f'naa

Morning! Still smiling from the show yesterday, but still no voice - grrr. Hope everyone is well - am thinking particularly of anyone who has the threat of flooding hanging over them. Fingers crossed for you that the water will subside.



Paul Hollywood * (*sigh) the baking woman's crumpet, surely?! We enjoyed last night's show, and probably like a lot of others, have decided upon favourite and cringeworthy contestants. Poor Ryan last night with his savoury bun loaf and as for Sarah Jane, well, I think she did well to withstand the withering look and 'IT'S RAW!' from Mr Crumpet himself. Is he becoming the John Torode of the GBBO? Not that I am suggesting for a minute that Queen Mary should be likened in any way to Greg W (although I'd like to see HIM wear that flowery jacket!) Anyway, today's theme has inspired me to go and try a spot of baking this morning. Nothing too tricky, thankfully, although in two days' time, I am expected to put Frobscottle, Stinkbug eggs and Snozzcumbers in Mini Hoffs' packed lunch for Roald Dahl Day. I'm thinking that stilton and bananas might be a good place to start.......



Not in any way expecting any kind of mention after yesterday but will suggest:



GOLDEN BROWN - THE STRANGLERS



BAKER STREET - GERRY RAFFERTY



Off to read back. Have good days all. See you later x

Oh my goodness, excellent suggestions today - how will the NYM/L choose?! Too numerous to single anyone out but would particularly enjoy hearing Mr M announce a song by Kinky Friedman.



Ponyclubmum - ouch - poor Boris and what a difficult time for you, trying to keep him still. Hope all goes well for him - for how long will he be bandaged up?



Anyway, off to occupy the kitchen and liberate the sink....

Hoffs...



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#32 - Paul, thank you so much, that's really kind. I can now promise Mini Hoffs that his lunch won't be made from mashed potato and snot, as he was worried it would be!

ooh - just thought - how about for the midweek mosh?



CUSTARD PIE - LED ZEPPELIN

Morning,



Chocolate Cake - Crowded House

Chocolate Girl - Deacon Blue

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! - Abba

Honey, Honey - Abba

Roll to Me - Del Amitri



Have a fab day,

Fiona H

hi all



you'll always find me in the KITCHENS at parties-jona lewie



ragaMUFFIN man-manfred mann

I guess most songs by HMHB would do today, wouldn't they? Inspiration has not struck yet so I'll just say I like Paul's suggestions at #29! Tee he.

Hello blogpoppets!



Apologies for absinthe - isn't it unfair when life gets in the way of blogging. I wasn't planning to choon choose today anyway, but would like to second Florence/Shona's MA BAKER and Bingo's MARTIKA'S KITCHEN.



I love GBBO - unfortunately I'm usually out on a Tuesday. I am already 2 weeks behind - hoping I can catch up before they get to the final. I'm not big on baking myself, but I think my apple and blackberry pie at the weekend would have impressed the judges... and no soggy bottom either...



#7 That is amazing! Especially as Chris is on holiday this week...



;o)



#19 I was asking after you 'elsewhere' Sal - lovely to see you pooping by!



#27 Sorry to hear about your poor puppy, ponyclubmum. Hope he makes a speedy recovery and is soon running around with his sisters again.



#29 I swear you make some of these up, Paul!



:o)

Aww Poor Boris but at least he is getting the best of care Ponyclubmum.



With all this talk of sugar for baking, I wonder if I could sneak in with:



SUGAR BABY LOVE - THE RUBETTES



Not a hope in hell of getting played I know..............but any excuse.

#38 Oh yeh! its Zoe isn't it!!! Silly me!!!



Couple more:



1. ROLL WITH IT - Oasis

2. NOTHING HAS BEEN PROVED - Dusty Springfield



Wrestling with an Excel document at mo as to small to read when I print and I am running out of options!!

Afternoon all - at least the rain has ceased. Could I suggest



SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL - BILL HALEY

'get into that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans'.



Oh and why has no-one said the immortal phrase......



'Cheese and Cake? Am I hearing you right?'

I've just been cursing people's inability to properly format excel sheets Mandy, would it kill them to use commas and brackets?

Good afternoon all,



I really enjoyed the show last night - a brilliant night for blog mentions. I love that song 'Me and The Elephant', Zoe, what a great choice.



Looks like today is going to be a corker. Paul Hollywood has eyes almost as twinkly as Mr SportsGuy Matt!!



There are very few songs that induce me to switch off the radio, but I'm afraid that JBG's choice at #10 is one of them.



ponyclubmum - sorry to hear about your puppy - hope he is back on all fours in good time. Our little Jack Russell managed to rupture his cruciate ligament in his back leg when he was about two. After the op, he was a sorry little thing. The wind had been completely taken out of his sails. Very poignant watching him try and lift his leg when taking a wee and collapsing in a heap. He soon learnt how to perform like little girl dogs after that.



mc x

Apologies for lateness and duplicating anyone's suggestions but, once again, I'm in a rush and haven't had time to look back. My offerings are



MA BAKER - Boney M



MACARTHUR PARK - Donna Summer



AMERICAN PIE - Don McLean



Gotta dash......

Mr MC and I are due to see the Beach Boys tomorrow night at the Royal Albert Hall. However, I am mightiliy miffed to read that Mike Love has 'dumped' half the original group from the tour. :-(

If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake - Eileen Barton



Willy the Shake

x

Good afternoon all - finally! So much for "I'll be here early..........." - my lovely laptop won't connect to the wireless system so have had to wait for Mr (who didn't play golf in the pouring rain) to finish what he was doing, before the important business of blogging could take place.



Paul Hollywood - mmmmmmmmmm. (sighs)

He writes a mean recipe for Xmas cake - made last year - delicious.



Much too late for choons so good luck everyone - I'll listen and smile quietly to myself.



JW

Am I the only person on the planet not to watch GBBO? I just had to google Paul Hollywood; I had no idea what he looked like.



My lack of enthusiasm is because I really dislike cake; even thinking about it makes me feel peculiar. Bread, on the other hand, I could eat until the cows come home (with lots of lovely cold butter).

Afternon all



Late arrival again - I blame the boss!



I love GBBO - have watched all 3 series, but I'm still not very good at baking! However, I do like Mr Hollywood, #47 I agree about the eyes Molly!



#47 Jennie - I'll have a look for that recipe, they need to be made fairly soon, I think!



Tortie x

#48 Amelia, I have never seen one episode of the programme and have never heard of Paul Hollywood or Mary Berry either.



(I don't bake but have been known to make a mean crumble)

Amelia, I dont watch it either. Used to watch cookery programmes all the time, but these days they just wind me up because I know I cant eat any of the food there cooking (evil Gluten be it Chorleywood or not) :-(

~gill~

#40 Sorry, Mandy - couldn't resist?



Re the excel document - are you able to print it on A3? Failing that, I think you'll have to split it onto 2 pages. Not ideal, I know...



#44 On the subject of 'American Pie', I have a friend who is American, and she was complaining that the American pies they cooked on GBBO a few weeks ago weren't real pies as they were far too shallow.



#47 Yes, I made Paul Hollywood's C*******s cake last year - it was delicious. I'm planning on giving it another go this year as well...



#48 It's not all about cakes, Amelia. There's pies, and tarts, and breads, and puddings...



*wanders off salivating*



:o)

Ponyclubmum - poor puppy :-/



I love to bake and have a small repetoire which I do pretty well: scones and sponges particularly, however I have no artistic talent at all which means I can't pipe or ice or make things look pretty. I try not to bake too often though - as I just end up eating it all, and heaven knows I don't need the calories - that's the joy of watching it on TV - guilt-free :))

#52 please ignore the superfluous ?



~X~

A colleague has just dropped off a case load of baking for a tea party that I am organising for another colleague who is leaving tomorrow. Tempted to pass the lovely baking off as my own...........................................

We wont tell if you dont Shona ;)

Very sad to hear the news that Andy Williams has died.

That is sad news Molly Coddle - another of the 'proper' singers gone.



God bless.



JW

I didn't know that Molly - that is sad news.

Oh, that is sad Molly Coddle. I have very fond memories of watching the Andy Williams Show when I was a child.



~X~

#60 Me too Deebee - didn't The Osmonds start off on his show?

They did, Tortie-cat. We used to watch the Christmas Show where it was always snowing, of course! I seem to remember he had a good line in jumpers, like Val Doonican.



JW

Sad new indeed. I think they did Tortie-cat; they were just talking about it on the Rad Mac show on 6 Music.



All my baking attempts have been dreadful; I can cook after a fashion but baking seems beyond me (probably because I have no interest in what I am making unlike when I am cooking).

#61 They did indeed, Tortie!



We also used to have a tape of his songs - well, my parents did - which got played quite a lot in the car on long journeys.



~X~

Out and about, now home to catch up. Blogging first, then work...



#48 amelia and #51 Gill - no, I've never watched it either. No idea who this Hollywood man is.... But I like a good pie.



Would like to add these to the baked goods offerings...





FLANTASTIC DAY - Haircut 100



and



BOYS QUICHE SWINGING - David Bowie



and



IN THE GATEAU - Elvis Presley



*makes swift departure, ducking to avoid currant buns*

What sad news indeed.



He was my dear Mums favourite, I seem to remember enjoying the cookie bear more!



Here's the Osmonds debut....



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO-OwU9nXQQ&feature=related

Good Afternoon All;



Still doing my dying swan act with this pesky cold, I slept the morning away but still feel foggy. :(



#43 Molly Coddle - Thanks, although I must confess that I was unfamiliar with the song until Billie suggested it for a similar theme a while ago, which is why I dedicated it to her, on the blog yesterday.



#48 & #50 Amelia & Shona - I have never watched the Great British Bake Off either, nor did I know what Paul Hollywood looked like. I had a shufty via Google too... not my cup of tea, or indeed - slice of cake!



I forgot to say, that I found out that I don't have Coeliac disease, which is good news for my cake etc intake, but thank you to everyone who offered me support, help and advice.



It is sad, about Andy Williams, I've always liked his songs. I think I have 'Almost There' on my iPod, so I'll listen to it later, in tribute.

I wonder if this Mr Hollywood could bake a stilton and banana pie?

#65 JBG - Laughing at In The Gateau. :D

Thanks Zoe - and glad to hear you're in the clear on coeliac.



I think we missed an opportunity today to really push the limits....



Howzabout



BATTENBERG HELL - Meat Loaf



*not here now*

(I wish we could click a button show who was online and who wasn't, as on other social media websites)

JBG You are on a roll with your wit today, making me giggle ;)



How sad about Andy Williams. I remember his Christmas shows too which were always a favourite along with Perry Commo. And like Deebee said, always snowing.



How old was Andy Williams?

Oh, I forgot this one



BAKEWELL WELL - Duffy





*gone*

Forgot to say, that's great news Zoe! You'd be most welcome to tomorrow tea and cake party which I have just set up to be filled with goodies tomorrow. I will possibly miss a bit of the show due to a visit to ELH to purchase cream cakes and pretend sparkling wine as well.

#30.... "Paul Hollywood * (*sigh) the baking woman's crumpet, surely?!"



Hoffs, having watched The Great British Bake-Off from day one, I agree with you about Paul Hollywood... it's those eyes that do it for me! I saw him on Alan Titchmarsh's show this afternoon... and it sounds like he has a weakness for Lemon Drizzle cake!!!

Good news about your health, Zoe - have you celebrated with a cake? ;))



JW

Hands up all those who have had a trim and sporty Wednesday!

#76... my hands are up, Shona! I've been for a hair trim today... no sport though, other than walking my dogs and no sport later as I'll be sitting watching Phantom of the Opera tonight so will hear some of Simon's show in the car, which I rather enjoy!

Just G**gled this Paul Hollywood to see what all the fuss is about. There's a touch of Stuart Granger about him - or is that just the grey hair?



Soon be time for my sporty Wednesday - skipping up the road. Enjoy the show everyone and good luck with choon choices and menshes ;)



*skippety, skip, skip, skip, ....trip*

#65 LOL! Love 'Boys Quiche Swinging'!



#67 Good news about your test results, Zoe. As Jennie says, have a cake to celebrate!



#71 He was born in 1927 - the year after my Dad.



#74 Surely the baking woman's crumpet is, er - a crumpet..? He doesn't really do it for me. Still enjoy the show though...



#76 *puts hand up* I went for a swim at lunchtime...



:o)

*sticks sticking plaster on knee*



Had a wee trip skipping home. Well done ladies on your trim and swim today!

Enjoy the show everyone!



*skippety, hobble, skippety, hobble, skip*

Did you really fall during your skipping? Hope it's not too sore!

Oh Shona! Definitely feet up and cake. I'm doing likewise although am doing "cake-in-a-glass" on the basis it might be less fattening. Just had a rather unpleasant procedure & been told not to run for a while. Bit of a shame when I'm just getting into it...

Congrats to JBG & Ponyclubmum for Rise - Gabrielle

Well done Ponyclub mum and JBG for Gabrielle's song, 'Rise' :o)

I heard a Simon lingering ..oh Shona..fade for your mouldy menshe ;^)

Well done ponyclubmum and Shona, and, ahem, me! Yes, I heard a bit of a sigh for Regular Blogger Shona too, ooh-er.



And I'll claim an OSM for Macarthur Park, although the Richard Harris version is even weirder.

Congratulations to all menschees - and especially,........ ahhh, Shona (sigh).........



JW

Whoopee! I heard my menshe in the car and thought it was just me who heard a linger. Congratulations to Flo, Ponyclubmum and JBG!!



Going to listen back to hear the linger again...........;))



Autumn_gale, sorry to hear you can't keep up your running for now but enjoy your cake in a glass. I'm having something in a glass tonight too but it ain't cake! What a day!



p.s. I was only kidding about tripping up whilst skipping - Just trying to do something amusing with skipping up the road;)



Full on day tomorrow so may not see you;((

Great news on the 'lack of Coeliac' Zoe. Get some cake down thee !!:-)

~gill~

Another fine collection of blog chosen tunes. Loved Flo's, not heard it for ages & Shona's made me giggle. Will have to listen again for any inflection.



Autumn_Gale - I hope you are back to full running fitness very soon.



I was in agony at work when the sourdough loaf was being talked about; sounded amazing. I keep meaning to make a sourdough starter, I have a container set aside & everything.



Jenny - your wise words were in my head tonight, went for walk when just wanted to stay in and eat cheese.

Florence for Proud Mary btw.

Mr is out this evening and it would have been so easy to NOT do my mile on the bike - who would know? Me .................. and so I did it.



We should give ourself a pat on the back, Amelia (and maybe have a little bit of cheese as a reward!) ;))



See you all tomorrow.



JW

hi all sad about andy williams most of you on this blog probley remember him when he first started out with his brothers.



i dont watch cookery shows theres 2 many of them,the cooks should be running there resturants instead of popping on tv all the time,thay dont make simple stuff if thay do a steak pie it would probley have a bit of steak and loads of veg and herbs and spices thats not a steak pie.theres 2 many cookery and reality shows who really wonts 2 see z listers on tv all the time.

Evening Gazza.



I agree. It is also all the faffing & time wasting I can't stand. Oooo we are going to make this, ooooo we are making it, ooooo aren't we clever, look at what we made.



Only way to learn to cook is to do it; learn from what works & doesn't & keep experimenting. Have a few good books & make what you love to eat. Having someone enthusiastic to cook for helps!



There are a few tv programmes I love but really could live happily without it. It is impossible to imagine life without radio.



Jennie - good for you! Yes, had a little cheese & a little wine.

evening amelia

I had already congratulated Ponyclubmum and JBG earlier tonight and I had a nice surprise on the way into Edinburgh, hearing my Proud Mary song for the lovely Mary Berry, also well done to Shona. Good thinking to whoever thought of the Hollywood Nights song, giving Paul and Mary had a song each!

Did you have a good evening Flo?

Watching JK Rowling on the Culture Show. I loved the HP books & films. I feel sorry for her though. Has there ever been more interest & speculation in a novel?

im sneeking a 100 lol