Happy Birthday to the Twins!David and Daniel turn one year old today!!! The most recent report is that both boys are walking. Daniel has been for a while and David finally took his own first steps alone yesterday. Here is their first year in pictures. Enjoy! Hours after[...] |
Artichoke and Roasted Red Pepper Focaccia BreadTonight I’m bringing an appetizer to a ladies get together and I chose a bread. In light of trying to keep in my food budget I decided to make focaccia bread with what I had on hand. I had a can of artichoke hearts and one roasted red pepper[...] |
Happy Birthday to my first born son.Today is a double celebration for my family. We not only celebrate Mother’s Day but we also have a special birthday. Jake turned 16 today. I can’t believe it, where does the time go? As has been my tradition over the last few months,[...] |
Making Mom Brunch classToday I taught the above named class at Cool Bean Cafe’. I had a small group of mini-chefs but a very well-behaved group. The kids also knew their way around the kitchen and some were rather young. All of them could crack eggs without[...] |
Canceled and Candy SushiDon’t get in a tizzy, I’m not canceling my blog. But so far this week, two of my three classes have been canceled. One was due to low enrollment and the other due to sickness. I am not sure what is happening with tomorrow’s class[...] |
Bacon Wrapped Chicken Involtini RevistedLast week a friend let me know she tried one of my recipes. That excites me. What can I say? I’m a simple girl. She told me she prepared the bacon wrapped chicken and used roasted red pepper and provolone cheese which were different from the[...] |
ReflectionsI’m not sure why I gave this entry the title I did but it’s where my mind is today. I’m finally sitting to blog about our Easter and my job. In a way, reflections is appropriate as no one wants to read the novel of my life but just[...] |
Working and tired?That is how I am going to describe my life right now. I took on a part-time job at the coffee shop/cafe’ where I teach cooking classes and I work the closing hours. I usually start at 4PM and work until 9:00 PM or later. So I don’t cook[...] |
Peacock Pottery Giveaway Winners!!!First I need to thank Leah from Peacock Pottery again for generously giving me two pie plates and two tote bags so I can share with my readers. I picked a number through Random.org from the 78 comments and the winner of the pie plate is:[...] |
Reflections on my hectic weekPermit me a bit of monologuing here for a while. This past week has been incredibly busy and full of little people. I have spent time with all 5 grandchildren this week. For a few days, 4 of them came to stay and we had a lot of fun with our tea[...] |