Okay Ladies,
I am seriously 2 weeks behind in writing, but not because I have been slacking on the baking end. As far as the baking has been going I can't complain. Last week I made "Sunshine Delights" (Lemon meringue cookies) and this weekend is "Sucker for a man in uniform"(Carmel apple suckers) .... Cheesy I know, but they turned out great.
I feel like a Chemistry teacher every time I step into the kitchen. I have my fair share of disasters but in the end I have not missed a week getting a box out to Chris. 5 Recipes down and still going strong.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Wow what a week.
Has anyone ever had a string of plain crazy days? Well, this week was mine. Work was a nightmare, the kids have been running circles around me and it took me going to 3 different stores to get all of the things needed to make the recipe this weekend. Not to mention, I dropped my new candy thermometer on the kitchen tile floor just minutes after buying it. 1 hour of picking up glass shards later,and I was too tired to bake.
As for this weeks sweet treat, I made "Freedom Fudge" in honor of my amazing husband. He is by far the most wonderful person I have ever met. He is defending the freedoms that we all take for granted. He is such a person that he doesn't even break a sweat doing it. I sleep better at night knowing that there are brave, strong & selfless people in the world protecting the things that we hold dear.
As for this weeks sweet treat, I made "Freedom Fudge" in honor of my amazing husband. He is by far the most wonderful person I have ever met. He is defending the freedoms that we all take for granted. He is such a person that he doesn't even break a sweat doing it. I sleep better at night knowing that there are brave, strong & selfless people in the world protecting the things that we hold dear.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
YAY!!
The first recipe in the challenge went off without a hitch. I created a great recipe for “Love at First Flight Cookies”. They turned out even better than I thought they would. Thick, moist and amazing! When everything is going crazy, you can always count on chocolate, butter and coconut to make everything okay again.
I have decided that at the end of the year, I am going to write a cookbook for mail-able recipes. I will include fun ways to package your baked good, and find the best and worst ways to get them to APO addresses.
Please let me know if you have any questions about baking or candy making, I will do my best to cook a little bit of everything throughout the month.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
THE CHALLENGE
For all of you that know me, you probably know that I am a horrible goal setter. I usually choose things that I am already good a,t or stuff that is already coming down the pipeline. Now here is another one..... Starting this weekend I am challenging myself to bake original "mailable" desserts once a week that will be sent to Chris in Afganistan.
This may sound crazy to some, but to others this is just another one of Jess's hairbrained ideas and another halfass goal ( I tend to be a good baker, so the only lofty part is the time line) I plan on baking the new creation on saturday, which gives me all week to think of the new recipe.
THE RULES...
1) All recipes will have to be easily shipped ( Chris will let me know the condition of the goodies when they arrive).
2) All desserts need to be 75% original recipes ( If Chris does not respond with the conditon of the goodies, it is because I somehow killed him with my cooking... oops)
3) All desserts MUST be appealing to the eye and just as yummy.
4) All packages MUST go out on Monday.
I have 48 weeks until chris gets home, and 48 recipes to create....
Please feel free to help, this might turn into a group effort!
This may sound crazy to some, but to others this is just another one of Jess's hairbrained ideas and another halfass goal ( I tend to be a good baker, so the only lofty part is the time line) I plan on baking the new creation on saturday, which gives me all week to think of the new recipe.
THE RULES...
1) All recipes will have to be easily shipped ( Chris will let me know the condition of the goodies when they arrive).
2) All desserts need to be 75% original recipes ( If Chris does not respond with the conditon of the goodies, it is because I somehow killed him with my cooking... oops)
3) All desserts MUST be appealing to the eye and just as yummy.
4) All packages MUST go out on Monday.
I have 48 weeks until chris gets home, and 48 recipes to create....
Please feel free to help, this might turn into a group effort!
THIS WEEKS DINNER MENU
MONDAY
FRENCH BREAD PIZZA & SALAD
TUESDAY
BEEF TACOS & PAN FRIED POTATOS
WEDNESDAY
GRILLED SALMON, RICE & SQUASH
THURSDAY
LEAN BURGERS & OVEN FRIES
FRIDAY
CHICKEN PASTA & SALAD
Friday, August 26, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
“ONE DAY AT A TIME”
As of Saturday August 21 the clock has started counting on my husband’s year long deployment in the desert.
Now for anyone that has gone through a long separation from a loved one, the worst thing you can hear is to “take one day at a time”. I mean… unless you are an alcoholic, or Jesse from Breaking Bad you should never hear this comment. It is safe to assume that anyone who says this means well, but in reality the last thing you want is someone else telling you that you can barely make it 24 hrs. Seriously, how grieves stricken do you think we have TIME to be?
Between working full time, raising kids and playing a taxi driver for sports practice, one should consider themselves lucky to find a clean spoon to eat with at my house.
I am sure that on lookers see the situation as something that needs to be swallowed in small bites, but if your bites are too small it will seem like forever before you finish.
Just food for thought….
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