Thursday, October 29, 2009

Our first published meal!














            











Mid Term Fun!























We decided to make a calorific afternoon snack this afternoon to celebrate our first foray into the public domain

It was also a decision based on the lack of ingredients in the house and the fact that Robyn wanted to make it. 
So we made Sweet French toast, which was yummy but is hovering above my digestive system at the moment threatening a ferocious dose of heartburn if I don't quickly have a cup of peppermint tea. Therefore, I will make this post short.

Robyn whisked up 5 eggs, added a spoon and a half of caster sugar (some ended up on the counter) and a couple of drops of vanilla extract. She added a slug of cream, and kept whipping.
We soaked six slices of bread in the mixture and fried in butter (seriously!) on a medium heat. 
The kids opted to serve our Heart Foundation special with bananas, maple syrup and whipped cream


No dinner tonight!!!

This is very new and VERY scary!

So here I am....just going for it.
I always had a fear of expressing myself through writing, but it has grown on me. 

Today I woke up with a very powerful sense of what to do next with my life. Can't begin to tell you what a big deal that is. I am not trying to suggest that I have the rest of my life sorted, I just decided to pick a path and go with it. 

You see, my son was on  a TV show yesterday, cooking. He was fantastic! We had a  great time, but what struck me was the fact that it seemed unusual to a lot of people that I involved the kids in the kitchen, and that they liked it. I had heard it from people before, that they are not inclined to cook with their kids, but yesterday, for some reason, the penny dropped with me that this was something I was good at. 

I am not a chef, I am a home cook... albeit an enthusiastic one. Really I just like feeding people. I am not endlessly patient with the kids either, I just seem to get calm in the kitchen. So I cook with them a lot. We have a rapport over the mixing bowls and baking trays. 

My plan is to document my kitchen exploits with the kids. Meals we cook together and meals we cook for each other. I will put up recipes that went down well and ones that didn't. I will try and include photos as much as possible, and try not to make how tidy my kitchen is a factor in whether I take pictures!

Comments would be nice too, feel free to let me know what you think. 

So! Welcome to my blog!

Tanya