Hmmm..getting a bit slack with this!

Yes, it has been over a week since I last posted. oh well, I'm making the effort now, that has to count for something, right?
I am gleefully collecting orders, every time some one emails me, I am happily shocked that they want MY biscuits! I have quite a few lined up for October, some in November and even another 2 now in December.
Jman has been very helpful in downloading and installing zen cart for me to use as my shopping cart, but he then gave me the links and said "there you go, run with it!" Sooo, the last few weeks have seen me, struggling to understand how to navigate the thing, data input and the like, I have had a bit of a break for a few days, it was giving me too many headaches!
During all this set up, I came up with the idea of holding a promotional event to coincide with the opening of said shopping cart, seeing as it would hopefully  be finished sometime in October, I decided to link it in with fundraising for The National Breast Cancer Foundation. I had already signed up to host a "girls night in" so I shot off an email to the NBCF with my idea, they approved it. Next I had to speak to Father in laws partner about hosting it at her restaurant/cafe, She was up for it, so far, so good!
I did a shout out on FB to see if any of my friends would like to donate products/services from their businesses, I have had quite a good response!
Received today my pink ribbon cookie cutters, so have been busy mixing, baking and decorating. I have been having so much fun with pink things for decorating!

mmm pink sprinkles.

pink with silver cachous

I got a bread maker!

The Jman loves fresh bread. We had a second hand bread maker, which lasted a few years, then the bearing gave out and resulted in flat, lumpy, heavy bricks of bread. So we bought a new one.
A really cool new one! that has lots of different settings and options, unlike the old one which only had knead and bake.
The new one has jam setting, and different dough settings, options to add stuff like nuts and dried fruits with an automatic dispenser! it also came with a book FULL of recipes for bread, doughs (pizza, foccacias etc) also buns! I just LOOOOVE a good sticky bun.
My dad, when I was a child used to make the most heavenly, sticky, coffee and cinnamon scrolls, I have pestered him for years to make them again, all to no avail.
So I made my own.
Using my brand spanking new bread machine to knead the dough. I wasn't all that confident but they actually worked out quite well, and tasted delicious.

These ones are caramel and walnut scrolls, before I added icing.

and after...

mmm, so yummy, Dad was impressed, hehehe.

And Jman is happy as now we can once again have fresh bread, although I will be honest and say that I have not yet attempted making bread from scratch, I buy those single packet bread mixes for crusty white loaves, maybe next time I will try to do it myself.