New England Apples were made according to recipe, except I chunked up the apples and spooned the mix over the top, then drizzled the syrup over it.
California Salad was tweaked quite a bit. I eliminated the season salt and sugar out of the dressing, added parmesan, and replaced the lettuce mixture with red leaf lettuce and parsely, dill, and cilantro. I had it for my own dinner and look forward to bringing it for my lunch tomorrow.
3 out of 4 kids are sick. No Serenisms...well, there are always Serenisms, but nothing terribly noteworthy. But, there has been Eyvanese (English according to Evy).
Evy has a terrible cold or flu right now. She has confided: "Mommy, I hope I don't get ammonia."
"No, Sweetie," I say, "You should be fine as long as you don't sleep with Seren or Penny."
"Seren and Penny have AMMONIA?!" Evy asks.
"Yes, Evy, just about every night."
Evy looks at me quizzically...
I love Evy's sense of the English language. Just last summer, she explained to me how animals stay hidden by using camel-flash. Daddy told her all about camel-flash on their nature walk. I figured I probably ought to have a talk with daddy about the subjects of discussion on their "nature walks."
I didn't have linguini noodles so we used spaghetti noodles. Mike made the recipe tonight and added bay leaf, basil, and rosemary as spices. He served the clams fresh from the can so they wouldn't get cooked and tough. How was it? It was a hit. Look at the pics and see! My plate is the one with zucchini.
So, I wanted to make artichokes monterey, but artichokes aren't quite in season yet. I found some beautiful asparagus and decided to try the recipe anyway. I followed the recipe pretty closely, but added chopped asparagus at the end. I was in low carb bacon and cheese heaven!
In fact, Abielle, a common misspelling for the french word "Honeybee" is her middle name. I should know, because I misspelled it on her birth certificate when I was in post partum fog. The correct spelling is Abeille. Now, the real meaning of her true middle name seems to be "Corporation Yard." Not sure what that is, but I suppose it could be a fitting meaning of there are bones involved.
Even though Serenity is her first name, which most people tend to find ironic, we were not crazy enough to follow that name up with a middle name of "Patience." Seren may be volatile, but she is as serene as a honeybee. Who doesn't tread lightly around a honeybee for fear one may be at the wrong end of the stinger? Yet, a honeybee will go about its business in peace until something upsets it. That is our Serenity. Patient, she is not.
So, I picked up a weaving/bead project for Evy to work on while Penny is taking a nap. Seren is old enough to learn how to thread beads and make her own necklace, but not mature enough for weaving. Evy, on the other hand, has patience in spades. She enjoyed her few minutes she had with her project until Penny rousted from her nap. Seren enjoyed the bouncing beads. Even though I showed her how to thread beads, they still wouldn't cooperate now matter how loud she screamed. She did, however, scream loud enough for the table to vibrate and for the beads to use the opportunity to run away as fast as the could to some oblivion on the floor. That is when Penny came out of her bedroom to save the day.
No, patience is not Seren's middle name.
