CSN Stores? Who are they?
Many apologies to them, but that's what I asked myself when I was contacted by them to run a giveaway. However, behind the letters "CSN" there lies a multitude of opportunities to find a very good use for £25. From bedroom furniture through lighting both classic and modern, to - and most importantly - cookware, you'll be spoiled for choice as to what to ask for.
There are six - yes, six - websites affiliated to the CSN name and across which your voucher will apply, comprising :
http://www.csnstores.co.uk
http://www.allmodern.co.uk/ http://www.cookwarebycsn.co.uk/
http://www.furniturebycsn.co.uk/
http://www.lightingbycsn.co.uk/
http://www.tvstands.co.uk/
So. What do you need to do for this competition?
Simply tell me the very first recipe you ever made - that you felt really proud of.
For me, it was 31 years ago and it was a curry - made with chicken pieces cooked in the pressure cooker that I used to boil Linseed for my horses. Made from scratch and with home-made stock, it was real cooking.
Post your responses to the blog here
and for an additional entry, re-tweet on Twitter!
Competition closes at 4pm on the 22nd November 2010
Competition closes at 4pm on the 22nd November 2010
Good luck!
For me it was a Victoria Sponge cake at age 10, came out like a Biscuit lol. Second attempt like a huge MUFFIN! lol, now ive perfected it perfectly :D.
ReplyDeleteBaking is all about the mistakes and learning.
Can I pop my name in the hat?
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that I was really proud of was when I first moved to uni and made my first ever roast dinner for all of my flatmates. We hadn't had a proper meal that didn't get delivered by a guy on a motorbike for months so I bought a joint of beef and all of the trimmings and spent the whole day cooking.
I was so proud when they ALL asked for seconds.
Victoria Sponge, aged about 8. Turned out so well my mum decided not to bother baking them again; I beat her Kenwood chef.
ReplyDeleteViv
(anon because blogspot blogs never let me comment otherwise but Jenny knows who I am!)
Hoooray! Well done everyone for having a go. I was beginning to feel all forgotten and lonely there for a while. :)
ReplyDeleteI think probably the tacos I made my family as an entire seal when I was 12.
ReplyDeleteI was so proud I had figured out how to get a well-balanced meal that also tasted great. What I didn't realise was that you really need more than 2 tacos for a proper meal :-)
I have a feeling it was probably flapjacks. I didn't put that much golden syrup as with most recipes, and the result was that they were really crunchy - but it worked! They were yummy :)
ReplyDeleteWhen my mum was ill one weekend and I was probably 8 or so, my dad and I made a marble cake. Came out well apart from the cherries we put ontop sunk inside!
ReplyDeleteJam tarts age 3 - I may not have made the pastry but spooning the jam into the tarts certainly made me think I'd made the whole lot and I was so proud!
ReplyDeleteI love everyone's tales so far. Isn't it funny, how we all seemed to start our cooking career by baking cakes or one sort or another? I can remember, many times, being tasked with the production of a Victoria Sandwich for the weekend. :)
ReplyDeleteFor me it was making my first chocolate chip cookies with my nan. Saturday was baking day and they are memories I will treasure forever.
ReplyDelete@daisybeebee - will RT
"Angel's Wings" buns with my Mum - and we always had to test a few immediately to make sure they were right!
ReplyDeleteSorry - should have added I will retweet as @beachrambler.
ReplyDeleteCheesecake-in-a-packet. All by myself
ReplyDeleteVery proud moment.
@captainsunflow
My first homemade curry, not from a jar, is probably what I am most proud of. I still use the same basic recipe, it works every time!
ReplyDelete@coffeemuffins
I was helping my Mum bakes cakes etc in the kitchen from about 3 years old, but the first thing I was really proud of was making Welsh Rarebit when I was about 6, it was and probably still is my favourite snack/lunch/light supper. I was so proud I could do it that I think everyone in our family had it made for them for the next few weeks.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous (the owner of the Welsh Rarebit post) - I need some way of identifying you, in case you win! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd a winner is chosen!
ReplyDeleteI gave everyone a number according to the order in which they responded, then wrote that number on a scrap of paper and scrunched it into a little ball. I then got our Son to close his eyes and choose one.
The lucky winner is @Tewy79, who couldn't get the site to work for him, so entered via Twitter!
Thanks to everyone who had a try - and @Tewy79, if you'd like to email me at PoshPaws55@gmail.com I'll forward your prize code!