Sunset

Lightning bolt and a plane

Selfie with Luke

Christmas 2013

Waiting in the drive thru line

Christmas Eve 2013

Go Big or Go Home - Kitchen Style

After a many months sabbatical from the kitchen....I finally got tired of eating out of a box.  My return to my kitchen this weekend yielded some nice results:

Italian Roast Beef over Rice

This recipe comes from Allthecooks iPhone app from iTunes.

In all honesty - this piece of beef wasn't even a roast - it ended up being a rolled up flank steak but from the packaging you could not tell it was a rolled up piece of beef.  In spite of this - it turned out GREAT!

Ingredients: beef roast, onions, celery, garlic, bacon

Beer Bread

This recipe comes from The Cooking Guy: Awesome Recipes and Kitchen Shortcuts from Sam Zien

I used a relatively light colored Sam Adams winter ale vs a medium dark the recipe called for - and by accident at that - I had already opened the bottle by the time I realized I could see through it .... and I really could have let the bread cook for another 5-8 min for a darker crust and more finished inside but Husband loved loved loved it.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe comes from All Recipes Magazine [December/January edition] - this was a test batch for some Christmas gifts - the secret?  Cream of Tartar - it gives the cookie the bakery style crack on the top vs a smooth top of most homemade cookies - the secret also came from All Recipes Magazine

It's all about love isn't it?  Cooking and baking...

Love of food, love of family, love :)