What did I cook this week????

Monday: Risotto with wild mushrooms, Chicken & Shrimp Jambalaya. Risotto was perfect. I love making risotto. It is perfect for leftovers: veg., meat, cheese & white wine. I'm totally happy to stand at the stove & stir my risotto with a great glass of wine. The jambalaya was okay. We failed to taste. Our mistake - but lesson learned.

Monday evening: Wasted 2# of organic beef making sloppy joes. Had to get to games & study.

Tuesday:

Wed. Carlee's birthday - my youngest daughter turned 11. We had NY Strips - pan seared in my cast iron skillet, fresh new potaotes - smashed, fresh beets - steamed, texas toast - burned..... Also today I made 3 Carrot cakes, Carlee's b-day cake - a chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream pie, wild bluberries & creme cheesecake, white chocolate raspberry cheesecake, and started the crust for three other ice cream pies, started 90 petit fours.

Thursday: Baking Day...... Cut & deliver made cakes. Take girls to volunteer at Nye. Drop off Ben at t-ball, pick up KFC for lunch with Carol (107 yr. old at NYE). Have lunch with kid and Carol - she's swore at God most of the time, she want to go home her butt hurts. Head home - bake NY Cheesecake, 2 carrot cakes, Key Lime Cheescake, more work on 90 petite fours.

Friday: School.. We made Lemon & Herb Roast Chicken, Rice Pilaf with mushr. & sausage, roasted root veg., & tart au citron meringue'e. Most of this meal turned out lovely. It is hard walking into a kitchen as the "new kid". But I learned quite a bit in this class and was blessed to be able to attend. They have a very impressive & dedicated group of students & instructor. I then hurried home to finish & deliver 2 carrot cakes, mudd pie, turtle pie, cut key lime & carrot cake - deliver all in time for Friday rush. Then at 7:45 I get home to make dinner. The kids had Papa Murphys - I made a vegetarian pizza with fresh pesto, sun dried tomatoes, spinach, zuchinni, mushrooms, havarti, an parm - regg. The only thing missing was anchovies....

Saturday: Got a call at 7 am - the neighbor forgot his homade cheese "bestseller" in his walkin cooler - could I bring it to Lincoln to the farmers market? (If it wasn't the Farmer's Market I would have said no..) Mind you my kids are babysitting at his house. So I pick up 85# of cheese & head to Lincoln. God smiled down on me & I got a beautiful parking spot - so I took that as a sign I should stay & shop :) I only had $10.00 on me... Sad, but what a beautiful Farmers Market. So I bought coffee & spent 45 min. by myself walking around - what a beautiful morning for me. Short lived bliss. Head home - get 90 petit fours finished & ready to deliver. I made the Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken - out of a beautiful fresh chicken, & roasted root vegtables - white sweet potaotes, fresh baby turnips and organic carrots. I also made a wonderful pan sauce by straining the pan drippings & merpoix from the chicken pan - reducing & adding white wine & thyme. It was lovely. Although the chicken was perfect - we still enjoyed the veg. more. They are so flavorful & fresh.

Sunday: I refuse to make breakfast anymore - I hate to make a mess in the morning, I can't think & put together numerous dishes that early & frankly I don't like mornings.... I got up early & studied before church. My husband made a beautiful breakfast of fresh scrambled eggs, goat cheese, canaloupe, & toasted French bread. Perfect. Dinner is my oldest daughters "I'm leaving for France Dinner". We are having a variation of shrimp skampi - garlic, wine, lemon & shrimpon linguini - sauteed mushrooms & zuchinni and angel food cake with strawberries & blueberries. My beautiful oldest daughter is leaving for France on Tues. morning for the summer. If you love something - let it go......