Skip to main content

In the kitchen today....

I'll let you in on a little secret.... I don't like to cook.

I should as much as I have to do it, but I don't enjoy it. Today though I have done quite a bit of cooking.
For breakfast I made each male child an omelet (Anna just wanted scrambled eggs.) For lunch I made macaroni and cheese and hot dogs (all beef ones!) and for supper I have made a chicken pot pie.

Oh yes, I am a cooking machine.

And so that maybe my kids would pick up a love for cooking we made the 5 minute chocolate cake in a mug. Here is the recipe: 4 T flour
4 T sugar
2 T cocoa
1 egg
3 T milk
3 T oil
a splash of vanilla extract
Mix in a bowl and then transfer ingredients to a greased coffee mug, microwave for 3 minutes
and you have an oddly shaped chocolate cake. ENJOY!!!
I let each child make his/her very own cake. They loved it! They made a mess, I cleaned it up and they ate their cakes. Such fun for all of us!

I made banana bread Sunday, 2 loaves. From scratch! We also had a roast and potatoes. Last night I made Aunt Janet's famous sweet and sour chicken, it was delicious!!!!!!!! I had Stephen stop at the chinese restaurant and pick up egg rolls and rice.
I can't do it all people!!!!

For tomorrow night I have already boiled chicken and made my own broth so that we can have a yummy chicken tortilla soup.
Am I on a cooking roll (HA, a roll! I wonder if it is hot and buttered?) or what?

So, what are ya'll cooking?

Julie
Labels:

Comments

hsmomma said…
Mmmm...that 3 minute chocolate cake is exactly what I have needed this week for this unusually insatiable sweet tooth I have!

Doesn't it make you feel good to be so productive in the kitchen? I know it makes me feel that way. I love doing "planned overs"--like getting three different uses from a ham and stuff like that.

Tonight my man is at the grill and I need to go whip up something to go with it. I have not motivated myself to go to the grocery store yet this week so I am having to be creative! I also baked a cake mix cake this afternoon--again for this unusual sweet tooth! (Not sure what is up with that--it's not the norm for me...)
October 21, 2008 at 5:42 PM
Jodi said…
I made a "New Jersey Crumb Cake" today. The chocolate cake in a mug sounds really good. I think we'll try that tomorrow. I like to cook and bake, as long as I have on hand what I need. I don't cook as often as I'd like, mostly I just fix quick and easy suppers, but when I have time, I like to try new recipes, and I love watching Food Network, and using recipes from their shows, especially "Everyday Italian" - it's my favorite!
October 21, 2008 at 5:42 PM
Sisters said…
What are you on? This is so out of character for you. I am impressed.
AJL
October 21, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Melissa Southerland said…
I've been cooking a lot more lately too. Monday night we had quiche which was sooo yummy and last night we had chicken pot pie and brown betty's :) Sam wasn't too big on the chicken pot pie but I thought it was good. I think it's the cooler weather. I always like to cook more in the winter than in the summer. I don't know why though!
October 22, 2008 at 10:42 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

All Aboard The Birthday Polar Express

  Can you believe Henry Patton will be 4 years old tomorrow?! Neither can we. We celebrated his birthday last weekend with his first all boy party, polar express style. I had so much fun preparing for it, as you can probably tell! My mother who is never at a loss for words said it looked like Polar Express threw up in my house. She was SO right and we loved it! We had a breakfast pajama party with 7 three and four year old boys. It was such a fun time.   I had his pajamas monogrammed with a train and his name. He loved them and I liked how they sort of looked like the ones on the movie. Henry loved all the bells I had everywhere. There is no doubt we believe at this house. We had the jingle loud and proud!   I had his invitation made from a shop on Etsy and I was very pleased with them. One of his little friends came to the door ready for me to punch his ticket. It was so cute. I ran to get a hole punch and punched it for him. Every good party has to have go
22 comments
Read more

Meet Shaun

This is my single co-worker and church friend, Shaun. He and I have so much fun bantering back and forth. He takes what I dish out and scoops it right back up and hands it back to me. He is a keeper for that and many other reasons, which I will share on this post. He was kind enough to allow me to highlight him on Kelly’s Korner http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/ for her singles link up. His last words to me about this were, “ This better not be an embarrassment! ” I trust I will do my best to make it not be, but I make no promises! The first thing you need to know about Shaun is that he loves Jesus and the Boston Red Sox . He asked Jesus into his heart at age 8 and is still seeking and serving him today at age 26. Shaun graduated from Arkansas State University with a degree in digital media and design. When he is not busy creating masterpieces for our customers he is hiking, watching the Red Sox , playing basketball, horsing around at the lake or beach, and watching movies. He is fu
16 comments
Read more

He's home!

I know you didn't know my dear husband was out of town. I decided not to post such information. I get scared enough as it is, I sure didn't want to advertise the information. Yes, you read correctly, I get scared. Before we had children, and well, even after Samuel was born, I would stay with a friend of mine when Stephen was gone overnight. When we moved from that town I didn't have anyone to stay with, so I would just sit up and watch tv all night. Fear kept me awake. Isn't that silly? Well, it didn't seem so at the time, but when I look back on it now it seems silly. That is until I have to be without a manly-man in the house. I'm telling you what, I hear every noise, sound, creak, croak. It's awful. Sunday night (the first night) while I was lying AWAKE in my bed I was praying and telling God that I knew He didn't want me to be fearful and that I knew there were many verses in the Bible that told of His being with me at nighttime . I just couldn'
10 comments
Read more