April 17, 2010

Insalata Caprese made with leftovers from last night's pizza! SO GOOD!

April 16, 2010

Margherita pizza made with homemade dough and in a pan on the stove! This is some of the best pizza I've ever had and even the kids said it was amazing. I'll definitely be making this again as it was so easy and tasted so wonderful!

April 15, 2010

Puff pancake! My kids LOVE this and it's SO easy to make. It's far easier to make than traditional pancakes, takes a lot less time and effort and... well... it's just more fun! So why not right? We have this about once a week for breakfast!

April 14, 2010

This morning's sunrise...

Artisan Bread

This is an extra set for the day. I have gotten back into making artisan bread again and I'm so glad. It couldn't be easier! I took these this afternoon. I'm having way too much fun with the CameraBag iPhone app. This is an example of the 1974 filter.

April 13, 2010

My baby stayed home from school today...

April 12, 2010

Spring in western WA means it's time for all the rhodies to come out! The rhododendron is the state flower of Washington and I feel lucky to have three of them in my front yard. I wish they bloomed all year. (Incidentally, this isn't one of my own bushes... my rhody bush buds are still tightly closed!)

April 11, 2010

The way to my kids' hearts... chocolate no bake cookies. Had to come up with a fast snack idea for their lunch boxes this week. Unfortunately, they are taking a long time to set. This recipe can be finicky, even if you follow it to a T the same every single time. It's past midnight now but I'll have to stay up and wait for them to set completely before putting them away. I'd leave them out to set but a certain "big" kid who wakes up very early for work may put an end to my school lunch plans!

**Edited: Well it's now 1:30am... no luck on getting these guys to set. Very sad indeed. They'll get eaten, but they won't be very good in lunches. I threw them in the freezer to see what would happen, but I'm not holding my breath. Off to bed... finally... yawn...