You're thinking of Cake Boss. It's a professional bakery in New York or New Jersey. Mine are home baking on weekends.

I wanted to audition for season 2 of Great Australian Bakeoff but it looks like there won't be one

Thank you. My daughter is an apprentice pastry chef and she's very good. Once she's qualified we're going to buy/open a patisserie. She can be my head chef and I'll have a professional kitchen to play in on weekends. Joy!

Post your pic when you find it

That sounds like a plan! I take it it will be in Perth? The patisserie?



OK this is my Dacquoise, unfortunately I didn't have a photo of it on it's own but I spotted it in the background on another photo and just zoomed in, so sorry for the poor quality of the photo, it looked better in real life ( honest! ) that's my mum just about to cut into it. It tasted absolutely delicious, have you ever tried it or made one?


Here is the recipe I followed. It's yummy! http://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/...nut-dacquoise/

No I haven't made one but it looks good. I love Mary Berry. She reminds me of my mother.

She has a great series on BBC2 at the moment, 'Mary Berry Cooks..' where she does menus for all occasions, tonight was for a crowd, but she has done afternoon tea, Sunday lunch etc. I love the way she just ignores her arthritis of her hand.

Thanks. . You should give it a go, take a pic and show me if you do.



I love Mary Berry too, she also reminds me of someone, my Gran.

She just has a lovely temperament and I love how glamorous she still is for her age. She just seems a right good sort, not to mention she can bake a mean cake!

Is that the show that she does with her daughter?

I love afternoon tea,

Yeah, she doesn't let the arthritis stop her from doing what she loves. Good for her.

It's a brand new series, and she does all the cooking, except in the first one for the afternoon tea, where she is helped by her grandchidren.

I haven't seen that one, I'll look out for it, thanks

Currently on BBC2 on a Monday evening,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/p01s4q10

Thanks for that Mike, I'll watch it if I can.

Finally made an appointment to have my hair done.....and instead I have had to cancel it and now have to pay to have my eye checked for retinal detachment.

It has been 4 months since I last had my hair done....looks like the best thing would be just to shave my head instead.

Although I shouldn't grumble if my eyesight can be saved, I suppose.

But ***** think there is a conspiracy.

Did you know Caroline that there will be places where you can have your hair done for free in the cities?

When I was a student me and my mate use to go and get our hair done for free in the top salons in Manchester, they are always looking for models in the big cities, I bet it's the same in OZ. All ages, all hair types. In fact on my last visit to the hairdressers it cost me £79 and it's lot of money to spend every month, especially when I know I could get it done just as good for free.


Just google the name of your nearest city followed by free hair cut/colour.

I was told by the opthalmologist that I'm not allowed to move my head from side to side, bend or raise my blood pressure for the next 3 weeks, so won't be able to drive or go and have my hair done. I'll keep it in mind for when I am allowed to move!!

My daughter and I are going to Comic Con this weekend but Shatner isn't coming to Perth.