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]
Valentine’s Day Meals: 5 Course Family Dinner
Valentine’s Day 2011 (Our Family Celebration) Breakfast: Krispy Kreme heart shaped donuts. Does it get any better than this? Lunch: It was Faith’s idea to have a Pink, Purple, and Red meal. This meal was only mildly successful. I had a really hard time finding purple food. The only things I could think of were… [continue reading]
Our New Year’s Day Family Fondue Party 2011
Fondue or “fundue,” as we like to call it, has been our New Year’s Day tradition for four years running. Jason bought me a fondue pot last year after reading about how I agonized over buying one. I LOVE it and have so much fun using it. In previous years though I stung an extension… [continue reading]
Christmas Eve in South Texas 2010
We traveled to South Texas just a couple of days before Christmas to spend the holiday with my parents and sister Sara and family. They graciously opened their homes to our loud, demanding, but oh so angelic looking bunch (strictly speaking of the kids only of course). Sara invited the kids over to decorate ginger… [continue reading]
Christmas Tree Decorating Party
This is our annual tradition, usually right around December 1st. Our day began with none other than Krispy Kreme snowman donuts. Then the kids watched Christmas cartoons while I took all of my Christmas things out of hiding and worked on our party food. The variety was decidedly less than usual, but it was all… [continue reading]
Our Thanksgiving Dinner 2010
Our menu: Turkey Mashed Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Cornbread Casserole Green Bean Casserole Cranberry Waldorf Salad Cornbread Dressing Rolls Pickles/Olives Tray Sparkling Cranberry Juice Pumpkin Pie Bloopers of the day: #1. I baked the turkey breast upside down. I know better, but I was in a hurry. So when it was time to take it out… [continue reading]
Happy Thanksgiving with a Free Laugh from Me!
I started my Thanksgiving meal preparations last night. I make a fresh cranberry waldorf salad recipe that I got from my sister Sara. I was rinsing the cranberries with my four-year-old daughter Grace watching. “Can I have one?” she asked. I almost said no, but then I pictured the fun it would be to watch… [continue reading]
Happy Face Pancake Family Fun Meal Idea
Things had been somewhat gloomy for a couple of weeks. From me losing my baby and having to go through surgery, to the kids getting sick one after the other, to Jason being swamped at work and school, I just thought I needed to do something to cheer these people up. Why do I always… [continue reading]
Meals that Flopped
A couple of years after my initial cooking woes, I was no longer working outside the home. We didn’t have any children yet, so I spent much of my time planning and preparing for my husband elaborate meals, which he thoroughly enjoyed. Even if I didn’t like a dish, he always ate it–except on two… [continue reading]
Family Fall Festival
Last year we were traveling for Thanksgiving, but I still wanted to have a fall dinner so I decided to have a family fall festival. I cooked all day while the kids planned activities and games in their rooms. The Menu: pork roast, sweet potatoes, sweet corn, caramel fondue with fruit dippers, zucchini bread with… [continue reading]