Two meals in one day, what fun!!

Hello all!!,

Really, all of this feedback from everyone, has been wonderful!

26 followers and 14 comments on my last post.  Thanks so much!!

Although, I've been looking at and following a lot of cooking blogs, and gotta day, all of the meals I see are putting mine to shame!!  But, I am still learning, and always will.

So today was a busy day, food wise.

I made two meals today, one for a family at our church and one for my family=)

The first meal I made, was a Pasta Casserole.  Mixed together some cooked Penne pasta, tomato sauce, a bit of whipping cream, garlic, oregano, and some salt.  Layered some of the pasta mixture in a dish, then some pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, and then repeated it once.  Didn't get a picture of it though=/

We always sent along a Salad, Breadsticks, and some Toffee Bars I had made yesterday.

For us, I made Spaghetti and Meatballs, with a Salad, and Breadsticks.

Doubled the batch of Breadsticks, and even have some more for tomorrow night!!

I let this simmer all day.

It's been such a wonderful day!!

First creation with my new toy...!!

Bonjour!!

Wow, 16 followers!!  And 9 comments on my last post in just two days?!  Thank you all so much, really appreciate it.

Made my first creation with my new gorgeous Kitchen Aid!!  Still trying to decide on a name for it..haha.

Decided to go with Raspberry Almond Blondies, I've made them once before.  And have decided, if I ever open up a bakery or something, I'm totally selling them!!

Took this picture with my phone, so I apologize for the poor quality.

They turned out quite splendidly, I used Spelt Flour for the crust.

I sent a few with my best friend because it was my first creation and I mean, it was their Un-Birthday!=)

Thank you all so much for your kind words and such.

=)

Wonderful Wednesday!!

Hello dears,

I am just overwhelmed with how many comments I received on my last post, and in such short time!

Also, 13 followers in less than a month, wow!!  Thank you to all=)

Yesterday was such a wonderful day indeed.

First off, I made some Carmel Bread Pudding, it was so joyful.  I had never made Bread Pudding before, and it was super fun.

And just as this was baking, my Kitchen Aid I ordered Monday came in the mail!!!

That was what I got with my graduation money, along with a pair of Maroon Toms, which haven't come yet, but hopefully will soon!!

Pictures by my lovely sister Rachel=)

My cousin Erika in the backround, a little blurry=)

I decided to go with just straight White, cause White matches with anything, and who knows what my Lord Willing future kitchen will look like.

So that evening, I drove Erika back to her house.  I made Waffles for everyone for dinner.  My 10 year old cousin Emma has been craving them, and they don't have a Waffle Iron.

Rachel and I stayed until about 10:00 and then it was back home.

God is so gracious, and I am too blessed.

♥

Cookies and Chicken!!

Hello all,

My sister Rachel has been wanting me to make Peanut Butter Cookies, so I decided to make some today.

The recipe is so simple, just 5 ingredients!!

Just 1 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

Mix it all together.  Scoop about a tablespoon sized of batter and roll in a ball.  Place on a baking sheet and flatten out with a fork.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

For dinner tonight, I made Blackberry Chicken.

I made a salad, seamed some broccoli, and made up some rice.

It turned out quite lovely!!=)

Celebration of the end of High School...

 Hello all,

My goodness, haven't posted anything in almost a week!

I really have been cooking a bit, but this past week we've just been getting ready for my Open House.

It was held on Friday, the 4th of June, from 6-10, but some people stayed until about 1!!

So I thought I'd just post a few pictures from it.

Photo credit goes to my lovely sister Rachel and my brother Aaron.
About 153 people showed up, and it was loads of fun.

Really overwhelming actually, God has so graciously placed so many wonderful people in my life.  Wow.

A friend of my mom's came and created this wonder!

Chocolate Chip and Snickerdoodle Cookies.  I made them a few weeks before and froze them.

Another friend of my mom's made this.  Isn't it lovely??!!  It was super yummy.

                                    

This was my sister Rachel's idea.  Haha, I guess I graduated from Hogwarts.

My cousin Jonas♥

Robin and Jenna, I've known them my whole life, my other sisters!

My brother Aaron, his lady Kara, and my bestest friend Ella.

Afterwards, my brother's band, The Great Flood Catastrophe, played in my dad's studio.

Ella and Chloe came in and rocked out, with cotten in their ears!=)

After the show, we had a little dance party, and forgot to take pictures=/

It was such a fun night, wow, really was!  Wonderful.

This coming week, I will be posting more food, really!

Enjoy the day.

Speedy Stir-Fry

Hello,

  

Been meaning to post, but my weekend was a bit busy, but it was tons of fun!

Saturday night, I made Honey Chicken Stir Fry.

The recipe I found called for Frozen Stir Fry Vegetables.  Not I normally would buy everything fresh, but was in a bit of a hurry, so it was okay to cheat=)

My cousin Erika was at our house, so she and my sister Rachel took some pictures for me.

The recipe said to stir fry the chicken for a bit and then add the sauce, but the next time I make it, I'm going to make the sauce ahead of time and marinate the chicken in it for a while.

Rachel said it was the "Oven Cam"

Haha, Erika was very interested.

Made some basic White Rice for the Stir Fry to go on top of.  

It was a very yummy dinner indeed.

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend.

Top of a wedding cake, four years late...

Hello dears,

Yesterday, was some very good friends of mine, Curt and Julie Shrock's fourth wedding anniversary.  

They are the most beautiful couple you will ever meet. 

They never got the top of their wedding cake.

So I went to babysit their 7 month old son Moses, while they went for dinner.  While they were gone, I baked them a cake.  I couldn't find the powdered sugar for frosting, so Moses and I took a walk to the grocery store, which is about a block or two from their house.  We picked up some pre-made frosting, not something I normally do of course=)

  

This picture was taken on my phone, so not the best quality.

It was just a chocolate cake with chocolate fudge frosting.

The flowers were from Curt to Julie=)

They were so surprised to see the cake and even more surprised that I remembered they didn't get the top of their wedding cake.

Happy 4th Anniversary Curt and Julie!!