It Continues: Cooking & Baking

I had a whole night of icing cookies two nights ago, and they were all mushy, but on the day following, my cooking skills got better and better.

Let's start in the morning. First, I learnt how to cook gammon and make salad all by myself. Cooking gammon requires a paper tray which you can put raw, slimy meat on, and then testing it with a special thermometer. I also made myself a cup of herbal fruity tea. The result? The gammon tasted good alright, but the lettuce and tomatoes made me want to vomit. The herbal fruity tea tasted too strong.

To pass the time, I baked a mug cake - which turned out sloppy - and not only did I ice a few biscuits, I also made some cupcakes by myself. They turned out sloppy, but still, they were enjoyable. They might not be entering the Great British Bake Off any time soon.

Now, onto lunch. I cooked Mum some pizza with pepperoni on top, and served it with cheese and onion crisps on the side. I also made Mum a nice mug of herbal fruity tea, which she mostly enjoyed. Me? I had a cheeseburger with Pom Bears on the side. More delicious than sickly veggies or strong fruity tea, I tell you now!

Doing all the cleaning, cooking and baking was tiring work, so I went to my bedroom and had a nice, long nap. When I woke up, it took me a few minutes to recover, because I had slept for like, four hours in a row. To pass the time while waiting for dinner, I did some Sticker Dolly books and my new ice cream wordsearch book.

Then finally, dinner came, and I prepared chicken the same way with a brown paper mat beneath the raw, slimy chicken. Two finest breast cuts, one for me and one for Mum. So, for Mum, I used pepperoni and crisps to make the feet and quills of a porcupine, and for me, I decorated my plate with Pom Bears. Next time, though, I think I'll have mashed potatoes and broccoli with my next serving of chicken. I also served Mum one of my iced cookies and a nice mug of fruity herbal tea - as you do.

Boy, what an exhausting day I've had. All that cooking and cleaning - hectic! As heck. I almost forgot.

We Interrupt This Programme For An Urgent News Flash!

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Diana Jones, reporting to you live on the ongoing phenomenon that many are calling a digital detox. Yes, just a few weeks ago, the creator of this blog has been doing all the housework, cooking, cleaning and even the breakfast all by herself.

"This force, dubbed, a Digital Detox and inspired by the very first Angelina Ballerina book, has appeared last Saturday as the blog owner did all the hoovering by herself, cracked how to use the air fryer and helped Mum when she forgot her coffee.

"The current known first appearance of her angelic behaviour was reported to have been from her support worker teaching her about how to do a balance between tech and real life and has since affected her life beautifully.

"Yes, many have tuned into this blog since the initial incident only to see no posts added in the last few weeks, because our blog curator was busy doing other things, including remarkable cooking for lunch and dinner.

"When asked about these strange occurrences, major autism charities all over the world have repeatedly told us that too much screen time can make autistic people overstimulated and anxious and are claiming to be relentlessly encouraging other autistic people like you to turn off all their phones and computers as well - except Mum of course, because we know how she feels about Nana.

"One of their reported attempts at understanding what is happening, and attempting to return to a sense of normalcy, was watching how she cooks, cleans, makes her own decisions and gets subsequent new interests. The results concluded that our blog creator is now into lots of different things besides writing. Give her a big hand, please, in the comments!

"Still so much is known about this detox. The only concrete information we have been given is that any chore or place she agrees to go to because of her detox while other people use their phones a lot, to the point where they become overstimulated and anxious.

"Are supernatural forces truly at work? Or are we witnessing the most elaborate publicity stunt in the history of detoxing? We'll keep you updated in real time as we find out."

Lil's Stew

Parker is feeling ill so he can't drive Fab-1, so while Wentsworth takes over chauffering duties for Lady Penelope (even attempting Parker's famous 'Yes milady'), I help Lil make a special version of his stew containing aloe and the juice of a Carvol capsule to soothe him to sleep, and once he tries it, I sing him a soothing, gentle lullaby which ends with a cheeky kiss from Lil to Parker.

The Peaceful Sounds I Want To Hear...

What Is Your Dream, Zero?

Sargent Major Zero has a dream of winning all the medals in the world, including the four most important ones of all - cooking, cleaning, singing and dancing. I wish there was one for looking after the autistic Zeroid Biscuits.

Recipe Prompt: Birthday Cake!

How would you make a birthday cake? In celebration of my birthday today, use all your cooking skills (or, if you aren't good at cooking, use your drawing skills) to make a birthday cake in your design. It could be a certain flavour like chocolate or vanilla, or you could make the most amazing, spectacular one yet, with maybe for example THREE TIERS!