Anyone else suffer from lockdown cravings?

I would like to go out to a lovely, old pub which overlooks the river, for lunch.

I would like to go out for dinner to somewhere Michelin starred, with white linen napery and handsome waiters with French accents.

I would like to sit in the dining room of a nice hotel, with a view of the sea and eat a ‘hotel breakfast’.

I would like to drink champagne somewhere beautiful.

A custard tart isn’t going to be the answer for me...

I love to bake but as there are only us two and no visitors i dont. We would both pig out and we both need to watch our weight. Such a shame as baking is such a nice thing to do and fills the house with wonderful smells. I dont even make mince pies any more as only i eat them, the kids can take or leave them, they would rather have something savoury. So now i buy just two from the bakery shop in our town and savour every bite. One i have with cream the other i eat by it's self.

In a nutshell YES! I have put so much weight on too!

I always buy cooking apples when going to bake them. Where I used to live there was loads of apple trees around and neighbours left bags of them on doorstep, I think as a hint lol, and I used them. Maybe some were eating, but again not sure. Hope you like them as much as we do.x

Bounty bar packs were on offer a couple of weeks ago. So I bought one and then next week I bought another. They are not on offer any more but ....

Auntiflo, we are simpatico!

Thanks Alioop, feel a bake coming on tomorrow.
I was also going to ask the same question as Marydoll, but I do have either sort.

Alioop Would eating apples work? I have a load and trying to think what to do with them.

Auntieflo they are so easy to make.
200g S.R flour, rub in 100g Marg then add 100g caster sugar. Dice up 2 Bramley cooking apples and add to mixture. Bring all together with an egg and put into a greased tray baking tin. Into oven 180' for 20 mins or until golden brown. I dust with either caster sugar or a mix of caster sugar and cinnamon. You can even add a drop of cinnamon into the mixture before baking. Cut into fingers or squares. Done!

Many years ago when I lived in Beijing, I craved after cheese. Before moving there I didn’t like it. Madding. My daughter used to come over every school holiday with some in a suitcase. It did smell and walk out once, when the airline lost the case for a few days.

Did someone mention coffee and walnut cake ???? Now your talking ???

Simples !No baking no get fat.Once somethings lurking in that cupboard /tin it won’t stay there for long keeps being pestered until Houdini’s been!Only two of us.Pheet!Gone!How far can trouser elastic stand it?

Ha, @lemongrove, we have the same brand of dh! I make 2 dozen at a time, and once they’re cool enough he’ll scoff half a dozen within about 15 minutes.
Admittedly I’m a ? for them too, but not to quite that extent!

Its upthread! ?

Please may I see the Mars bar recipe too ? X

I gained two stone in the first lockdown, lost one of them, and now fighting carb urges so I can lose the second one! However I have really been craving cake lately, and may have to give in over the weekend and bake a bit. Thankfully I have neighbours I can give most of it too!

For me it was hot cross buns and chocolate cookies l craved in the last lockdown. I am intermittent fasting at the moment and no worried about them at all now. Strange.

My downfall is I love baking and I love eating. Oh dear my poor vanishing waistline. Hey ho there is always the New Year to start a diet. Mars bar cake Mmm mm, got to try that.

I'm another one for custart tarts. I don't normally eat them due to being borderline diabetic, but keep craving them lately.
So I went to Tesco and bought two. Ate them both in five mintues with a cup of tea. Heaven..
Now I want some more...

Marydoll, thanks for posting the recipe for your Mars Bar Cake. Hope you are feeling a bit better today.

Sodapop, and FannyCornforth, will be happy now.

(I didn't want to go ahead without permission) ?, and I have been out all morning, and just got back half an hour ago.

I did make some more yesterday, and while it's in the fridge, out of sight, I am not tempted.
Happy mixing and making to you all.
Alioop, your apple slices sound moreish, and what with mention of Coffee and Walnut, and Ginger cakes, I want to bake some soon.

Thank you, Marydoll . It sounds amazing. I hope you don't mind, but I've added it to my recipe collection suitably attributed to you. I have a trip to Aldi planned this afternoon.....

Yes. I am eating cake and I never normally eat cake as regularly as I am now. I stopped drinking alcohol in Oct and carrying on in November to try and lose weight but thats not working due to the cake eating. I especially love home made lemon cake. Yummy.

I am craving being on a Jamaican beach

Thank you Mary. Sounds delish.

Mine was custard tarts a while back. Now it's Jaffa cakes.