The Princesses made their first apple pie the other day. It was a lot of fun but of course, with kids everything gets a little bit messier. Princess Goofy ate the apple peels straight off the table without the use of hands.Princess Girly Girl is really growing up and becoming a huge helper. They both took turns pressing the edges of the pie with a fork but Princess Goofy was choosing to go the clothing optional route so all you get to see is Princess Girly Girl.Taa-Daa! The love pie that we made for His Royal Highness, ready to go into the oven. We didn't get any pictures of the pie after it … [Read more...]
Chinese the Southern Way
October 11, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
I made Beef and Broccoli last night for dinner. It wasn't until I had already decided to make it and cut up all the vegetables and meat that I discovered I was out of soy sauce. So being true to myself, I just decided to kinda make up a sauce. I didn't mention this to His Royal Highness because he is already suspicious of my cooking. One word... cowboy casserole... He will never trust me again. I won't even tell you what I used in my special sauce but it worked. It could have used stronger seasoning but Princess Girly Girl had two helpings and then ate Princess Goofy's helping … [Read more...]
Plum Cake
November 21, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
This is a cake that I grew up on. Seriously. Everytime I visited my grandparents, Granny would have a plum cake waiting for us. This is a cake I dream about. Last year I finally asked my mom for the recipe. I had never asked for it before because I thought that since this cake was so delicious, it must be the world's hardest recipe. I about fell over when she emailed me the recipe. If you can do a box mix cake, you can do this. If you can't do a box mix cake then you need to still make this. Your family will think you are a genius. Granny's Plum Cake - makes one bundt cake 1 Cup vegetable … [Read more...]
