A Proverbs 31 Kind of Day

The Mr. had a birthday last week. At our house, when it's your birthday, you get to pick your birthday meal. But it's the Mr. He usually doesn't have a preference. So I picked his birthday meal. When I told him, he whinned like a 2 year old that it was " his " birthday meal. " He " gets to pick! Really!  Because I had a good  birthday meal all picked out for the Mr. But NOOOOOOO ! He gets to pick! He picked his usual: Creamy Poblano Chicken over Cornwaffles with a salad and blackberry cobbler. But I hate making blackberry cobbler the way he likes it. And since his birthday, I've sworn off making anymore cobblers the way he likes cobblers. Let me make cobblers they way I know how and lets all be happy! There! That feels better! So, since I didn't get to make the Mr. the birthday meal I was going to make for him on his birthday, I made it a different day. It was so yummy! It smelled so great cooking. And ta...

 Happy Father's Day to my Mr. You are just who we need; designed that way by God! When a dad is doing "his job," then his kids rightfully give him the title, "Best Dad in the World!" Here's to our "Best Dad in the World!" You give us more than a place to live; you give us a home. You give us more than just good times; you help us make memories. You take the time to teach us; You give us love; and plenty of opportunities to laugh . . . sometimes with you and sometimes at you! You don't do everything perfectly . . . . and that's ok! You have embraced the two gifts God has given us; made no excuses, and you have given it your all! You've taken the opportunity of being a father and turned it into the privilege of becoming a dad! All of our love! The Cherubs and me!

I hate it when I have a recipe idea . . . and so do other people! Like the very same recipe I'm thinking of; they've already thought of! You know what that tells me? That tells me I'm pretty smart! If I can think of something that somebody else has already thought of, then my thinking is pretty creative! Don't you agree? Back to my real reason for a recipe! I love BBQ Chicken pizza. My cherubs -- not so much. But that's OK; they don't have to eat every day, do they? The other night, I made BBQ chicken and I withheld some chicken from my family so that I could try to come up with a dish that sounded very tasty to me in my mind: BBQ Chicken Pasta. But when I started thinking, I realized other's had thought too! But I love BBQ Chicken Pizza; so I want to love BBQ Chicken Pasta too! Here's what I created. Kind of! I took what other creative people before me had done and tweaked it a bit to fit my interested and ingredien...

Last summer, while on vacation with our friends, we stopped at a road side park for lunch. My friend pulled out this treat for dessert. Wow!  It was so good! The parking lot was busy. The scenery was beautiful. The weather was great. We were having a fantastic time as we traveled. We complained that there wasn't enough dessert for everybody to have 2 pieces! I can't remember where she got the recipe from, but she was kind enough to share it with me. Now, I share it with you! 5 Flavored Pound Cake 2 sticks butter, softened 1/2 cup Crisco (or additional butter) 3 cups sugar 5 eggs 3 cups all purpose flour, sifted 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 cup milk 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp EACH of the following flavorings:  lemon, orange, coconut, butter, vanilla Glaze: Over low heat, in a small pan, dissolve 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup of water.  Remove from heat and add 1 tsp. of each of the flavorings to the syrup.  Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream b...

It's dance recital time at our house. This means nights of long practices and the Mr. and the boy cherub at home wondering what's going on. Sometimes, the Mr. has to work and the boy cherub has baseball, so I get to pull double duty. I try to have some sort of dinner for the 3 of us and I pack the girl cherub a snack-y dinner to have at rehearsal. Tonight, though, I had a plan, but the plan got changed. I told the Mr. what I sort of had in mind, but told he and the boy cherub to do whatever they wanted. They came home and cooked! They searched the internet for ingredients we had on hand and found a one-dish-wonder that they could handle! All I can say is:  "I love having roasted chicken in the refrigerator!"  It sure makes dinner easier! Here's what the Mr. had to say, "You know, we didn't have any of the cream or half and half; so I just used milk.  I don't think I used enough cheese, and the only basil we had was the litt...

This was our "end of school" gift this year to ourselves! A new game! We absolutely love games! In the Summer, we play a ton of games! Matter of fact, we play a ton of games whenever we have a break from school! Our game closet looks like a Milton Bradley factory! This game is fun! It's a quick-play; and easy to learn! It's designed for 4 or more people to play; and it's great for groups! It's a keeper! Happy Summer! ** In no way am I endorsed by the makers of this game.  These thoughts are totally my own and in no way am I being compensated by the makers.  Heck, they don't even know who I am!  But if they did want to compensate me with a complimentary game, I'd love to have a free give-a-way with it.  The winner being the one able to post the most useless piece of amazing information!

I had a great afternoon of having ladies over for lunch. I called it "Lunch and Laughter!" My goal was to relax just a smidge before the cherubs got out of school for the Summer! Goal accomplished! I made it super easy by serving Cathedral Chicken Salad  (recipe link here:  http://karen-proverbs31.blogspot.com/2012/01/cathedral-chicken-salad.html ) My favorite Spinach Salad (recipe link here:  http://karen-proverbs31.blogspot.com/2011/03/another-salad-dressing.html ) Deli Pasta Salad Creamy Limeade Cake (recipe link here:  http://karen-proverbs31.blogspot.com/2012/09/creamy-limade-pound-cake.html ) I really liked this pasta salad.  It was a new recipe that I tried. I am all the time trying pasta salad recipes. I want to make good pasta salad. But I honestly don't have the knack! Seriously! It can't be hard, but for me . . . it is! But, I finally think I've succeeded! You try it and see what you think! Deli Pasta Salad 1 ...