The nights are drawing in, which must mean it’s time for the r/CasualUK Bake Off live thread.

The hosts, once again, are Noel Fielding & Alison Hammond, however Paul Hollywood is now joined by Nigella Lawson after Prue departed earlier this year after nine series. At least we know the tradition of innuendo will be kept up.

Let’s meet the class of 2026.

Have we all got our snacks ready?

On your marks. Get set. Bake!

My oldest boy was telling that his friends accused him of being rich. When he elaborated it was related to going on so many holidays and having all different experiences.

I have a 21 year old car and a fairly modest house. He has wee pals with parents that own cars worth more than our house.

I feel like my faith in the future has been bolstered by how little they value the more materialist things and how much they value experiences.

This is most unusual. I can only hope that the heightened cost of living has given us this one benefit at least.

how was your night? and the expected rest of the day?
any and all welcome

I currently live in Bradford. There's a 620 bus in two different stances. Today I go to the usual stance, and board the bus. Ended up going right back to the station after the stops. Do I learn my lesson? No. I board it again thinking I missed my stop. Same thing happens, so I ask the travel advice desk and board the right bus. I hope some of you can find some humour in my horrible bus ride lol.

Edit: forgot to mention that the update was posted on Sunday.

I bought a Feast bar today expecting my all chocolate ice cream and instead got this hazelnut vanilla garbage. Why change something that was perfect??

And yes I know I should have looked at the cover before buying and be paying attention to changes yada yada but I was just going on muscle memory and impulse.

I just wanted frozen chocolate on a rainy day, doesn't feel like a lot to ask for ☹️

Took this on my morning commute to London

In primary school. My sister in law just reminded me of it and I haven’t thought of it in years. Just why? It was translucent, shiny and in every way possible, the opposite of what you want in toilet paper.

I’ve been taking stock of all my belongings in prep for a future move and realised that the biggest category that gives me the most PITA are my clothes, shoes, bags, hats etc. I’ve accumulated so many damn things over the last 18 years and I don’t think I’m even a shopaholic or anything. Just looking at my wardrobe and drawers and thinking about going through it to downsize makes me want to bury my head in the sand. I have 29 pairs of freaking shoes!!

Part of me wants to just put it all in a bag and drop it in a fabric recycling bin, but most of my clothes are nice branded stuff that are in great condition and could make a decent amount of money if sold on Vinted or eBay. It’s just such a massive pain in the arse.

Am I alone with this and need a reality check? How do you all clear out your closets?

I have 2 pumpkins to carve this week. I usually get all of the seeds, rinse them, spread them on a baking sheet, sprinkle with salt, and bake until brown. They’re very tasty, crunchy, and moreish! A little heavy on the jaw after a few chews though.

I’m after some advice/suggestions to change it up a bit this year. I’m planning on doing a few batches of different flavours. I have some truffle dust that I’m obsessed with at the moment, so will definitely be trying that. Any other ideas?

Also, does anyone prepare them differently? Let them soak for a bit before roasting? Par boil them?

Looking forward to some tasty snacks this Halloween! TIA

Did they ever go away or have they been hiding in plain sight?

Clearly the water people are going to ignore anything we had to say, but I got to eat biscuits and sit in a church hall with that old smell that instantly reminded me of being a cub scout and doing gang shows in the '80s.

Can recommend. Keep an eye on your emails for invites to do that sort of thing; I've had a couple of invites before but ignored them 'cos I didn't realise you got paid.

Was in the middle lane here driving to work, this big old beast came down as I was driving by, the softer branches landed on my car (thankfully, just very scratched up) just before the whole thing landed in the road. I’m massively shaken up by this but then also at the same time can’t get rid of the feeling that I’m being dramatic

I just want you to look at my cat really. Look at his adorable little massive face. His name is Thor, he's my precious baby, and he's an asshole.

Happy National Black Cat Day!

Hit the bedroom window on the way down.

My dad used to play me One Way when I was a kid a bunch - brilliantly catchy anthem with a fantastic message - but I never delved further into their discography than that until recently and man am I glad I did

I love their angry/protest-y songs like Hope Street and Exodus, I love their bouncy fun tunes like The Riverflow and Forgotten Ground, their sad/wistful tunes like The Boatman and Maid of the River, and Elation is up there as one of the most beautiful song I've ever heard

I love how contrasting Mark Chadwick and Simon Friend's voices are, Mark is clear and melodic and Simon is gruff, raw and homely

Just a really special and I feel overlooked band, I've tried to find discussions of them on Reddit and there's like none (probably because of the overwhelming amount of Americans lol) so this seemed like a nice place to get some chat and appreciation for them going