Tell us About yourself. 2013. SS participants.

[cookie1]

I think I prefer macarons to cronuts. They have less calories and fat.
So CP keep practising the macaron. I have more failures than successes. They make a good Eton Mess though.

[Cuilidh]

Love Eton Mess!  Actually, love food (vegetarian / vegan) either sweet or savoury, but easy on the chilli.
Enjoy cooking, being lazy and my garden, when I get a chance to fight through the weeds.
Prefer warmer weather to hot or cold, love spring and autumn.
Get a buzz watching my neighbout's chooks and sheep grazing through our orchard (don't love the chooks when they dig up my vege garden - unless I've asked them to first because I need them to weed it!).
Don't drink much alcohol, mainly water or orange juice.
Love MJ's candles.

[gertbysea]

Two early birds have advised me that their SS gift has been taken care of.

Cricky some people are organised!!

Gert

[trudy]

Here goes:-

1.    I love most foods but rather partial to sweet (I'm sure you have worked this out from my posts!!)

2.    Love Northern Indian, Spanish and Chinese

3.    Favorite beverage is water but also like a good cup of tea or coffee

4.    Love to travel

5.    Mainly documentaries but love a good mystery

6.    My favorite time of the year is Autumn and Spring

7.    I also love cooking, reading and gardening

8.    I am allergic to most perfumes

9.    Love chocolate, especially Lindt but not dark

10.  Favorite Colour is Blue

11.  Love spending time with family and friends

[Katiej]

I love everything about food – shopping, baking, cooking and sharing.

I love feeding people (my family joke that I have a need to feed!)

Bread and desserts are my favourite things to make.  Cake is my favourite thing to eat 

I’m happiest at home pottering around my kitchen.

I love watching UK cooking shows.

I collect cookbooks (mainly from Australia and the UK). 

I have way more cake tins and baking trays than I’ll ever need.  But that doesn’t stop me buying more!

I love bright colours, but I tend to wear a lot of black.

I hate the taste of coffee. 

I don’t like jewellery.  The only jewellery I wear is my wedding ring (and I only wear this because as I make my DH wear his wedding ring, I have to wear mine).

I love my DH and our dog to bits.  Family and friends are everything to me.

[rainbow]

Well I like crafty things, making stuff etc, enjoy travelling, so like journals to write in, like holistic medicine, essential oils, candles, healing herbs, love books of any kind, enjoy magazines, white wine and dark chocolate, and cooking of course xxxxx🙋🙋😃😃

[Jamberie]

1. Sweet, Savoury or Spicy?  Savoury + ice cream

2. My favourite cuisines are  Middle Eastern, Italian, deep fried everything  and ice cream

3. My favourite beverage is coffee

4. My ideal holiday destinations is anywhere that's not crowded and has great food.

5. My favourite TV shows....don't want much...although I do get sucked into any reality tv...

6. Summer or Winter?  Spring

7. Chocolate. In moderation, gives me migraines when combined with my other likes, cheese, coffee, red wine- I have to prioritise!

8. Cooking inspiration comes from Nigella, Jamie Oliver and Chookie

9. Favourite book/genre: cookbooks

10. I just love food and cooking.....and love the spirit in which members from all around the world participate in such a special event I am sure I will love any gift that my Secret Santa chooses

[Kimmyh]

I am so excited to be participating again this year. I really don't mind what I receive, as long as I don't have to share it with DH or the boys!! Is that mean?

I'm using last years questions too, but the answers are probably different to last year.

1.  Sweet, Savoury or spicy ?     Savoury.

2.  My favourite type of cuisine is : Italian and Asian.  I'm enjoying dabbling in wholefoods too.

3.  My favourite beverage is :  Pink bubbles or black coffee. Sometimes both.

4.  My ideal holiday destination would be :  Canada. Maple syrup by the bucket loads 😍

5.  My favourite TV show or Movie is :  Seinfeld but had a secret obsession with The Hills! Shh, don't tell anyone.

6.  Summer or Winter :  Winter - comfort food, winter woollies and ugg boots.

[nazar]

 l am going to use last years questions too

1. Sweet, savory or spicy: mainly  sweet but like  Savoury too

2. My favorite type of cuisine:  Australian /  l  loooove  roasts

3. My favorite beverage is: l dont drink alcohol  , but do  like hot choc and ginger beer

4. My ideal holiday would be: Anywhere really, I love seeing new places not too hot or humidity  l do like camping  but have never been over sea would like to do that one day

5. My favorite movie/ tv show:  l dont care much for tv , take it or leave it . but when l do watch it l like home away , amazing race ,better homes and gardens , beauty and the geek

6. Summer or winter: autumn and spring

7. Favourite colour is  deep red  , l dont wear a lot of perfume or much  jewellery  but do like beaded items

8. When I'm not cooking healthy food  I'm: working , on this forum , spending time with my family and friends  , would like to be sewing or patchwork , card making , scrapbooking ,woodwork , gardening but dont seem to find the time to do all l like

9.l'm allergic too or  I don't really like: house work as its always there it would be nice if it could stay clean for longer than 10 mins 
 
10. l do love to eat chocolate and licorice  but hate coffee

[Yvette]

I would be happy with anything it is nice when someone else does the picking as it is often something you would never to think to buy yourself.

I don't drink coffee or alcohol.

Love colour.

[Emme]

Love surprises, favourite colour would have to be blue.

Now, where did I have to send my SS gift ,  South Aus or maybe Queensland,  no I think is was NSW will have to go back and check. 

[EmeraldSue]

I am finding this very difficult as I am pretty easygoing and will be happy with whatever my SS chooses. I love the good things in life - family, friends, good food, good wine( but not chardonay or anything sweet) and quality chocolate( I'd much rather have a little bit of something good, than a lot of something ordinary)
I love spicy food, but would choose sweet over savoury any day. I love baking and am often found in the kitchen cooking, or on my iPad reading about food. I also enjoy reading fiction ,and keep meaning to find some time to get my sewing machine out.
You can probably tell from my forum name that green is my favourite colour, and tend towards bright colours. I'm not so fond of browns and dull colours.
I hope this helps my SS, but I'm not sure it will. Just keep in mind that this is supposed to be a bit of fun, don't stress over it too much as I will have a smile on my face just from the thought that someone I have probably never met has sent me a pressie.

[Frozzie]

Surprise me ss lol!! Will enjoy the surprise and this whole thing is supposed to be fun x

[sue_purrb]

I love surprises too, and whatever my SS chooses will be perfect.

I am getting so much enjoyment from racking my brain and trying to come up with a good idea for my SS gift. I'm sure there is a lot more thought going into this than there is for family gifts!    Actually I haven't even started thinking about Christmas apart from the SS!

I'm not stressing though, just enjoying the experience, as I'm sure my SS, like me and like all of us participating, is much more focused on the giving rather than the receiving. 

[gertbysea]

It is entirely possible my SS gift is hidden  in the pics I took in Tasmania and posted in another thread!!

Gert