I really appreciated so many of your comments and suggestions as to how to get my daughter Faith to begin cooking on her own. I spent some time searching for a children’s cookbook. I didn’t want one that used many mixes. I rarely use them at home, and I want her to learn how to… [continue reading]
My Favorite Tres Leches Cake Recipe
My menu for Cinco de Mayo changes every year. In 2006 I tried this Tres Leches Cake recipe and my family will not let me make anything different for dessert. I actually grew up in and near Mexico and didn’t taste Tres Leches until on a missions trip to Guatemala! But it is made and… [continue reading]
Easter Morning Resurrection Rolls
This last week has been one of sickness at our house. Beginning on Tuesday when the stomach flu began. By yesterday afternoon I still had kids throwing up so Jason and I decided to keep our family home this morning. When I told Faith, my oldest, that we were all too sick for me to… [continue reading]
Beginning Faith in the Kitchen
My eldest daughter Faith will be ten this summer and I realized that she still is not cooking anything on her own yet. I am on a mission to get her cooking. I have decided to have her cook or bake something once a week until she begins to feel more comfortable in the kitchen. … [continue reading]
Our St. Patrick’s Day Celebration 2011
This year I made a festive breakfast, lunch, and supper. I really enjoy celebrating (or have you noticed?) and cooking when I have the time. The night before I still had not thought of what to do for breakfast. I tossed around the idea of making green eggs and ham, but finally decided on making… [continue reading]
St. Patrick’s Day Rice Krispie Shamrock Treats
Happy St. Patrick’s Day or Happy “Irish” Day as the kids like to refer to it! We will be busily celebrating today! I love telling the kids the story of St. Patrick and how he was telling people about God. As he was explaining the Trinity, he saw a three leaf clover and used it… [continue reading]
St. Patrick’s Day Brunch Idea
Our celebration isn’t the same every year. The day of the week it falls on and what ever else I have going on determines how we celebrate. This particular year we had friends staying with us from out of town. I didn’t want to be cooking all day so I went with a brunch. The… [continue reading]
St. Patrick’s Day Lunch for the Kids
Last year the kids asked if I would make them a green lunch for St. Patrick’s Day. I usually cook a big evening meal so it had to be something fast and easy. This is what we put together: I found green spinach tortillas so I made lunch meat roll-ups with cream cheese Fuzzy spicy… [continue reading]
I Can Make Spaghetti in My Sleep–Or Not
So I decided to make spaghetti for the kids for lunch. I suppose I was a little frazzled still helping Faith finish up her school work at the same time. I boiled the water, cut off the end of the spaghetti noodles bag and then tried to pour the spaghetti into the water, only the… [continue reading]
Our First St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
My first St. Patrick’s Day Celebration was eleven years ago. We had only been married about two and a half years. Jason was finally out of school and in a real job. We had two couples over for dinner and a Bible study. I had a blast cooking all day. I was so proud of… [continue reading]