A few Sundays ago we had the chance to have some new friends, Jason and Alicia, over for dinner, which meant I got to cook! However, I was presented with a little bit of a challenge. When I was deciding what to prepare, I asked Alicia if there was anything they didn’t like or couldn’t eat. Alicia told me she couldn’t eat anything with gluten in it. So what did I do? I got on the internet and started researching. It ended up great - I was able to create an entire gluten-free meal. For dessert I made some very simple, tasty peanut butter cookies.
Last week we had an in office luncheon and we had the YWCA kitchen cater for us. Now I have to tell you that I have never in my life liked chicken salad. I don’t know what it was about this chicken salad but I loved it, so I got the recipe from the cook. Come to find out Josh doesn’t like it either but I think this recipe made him a lover of it too!
Lindsey, one of my friends, had told me about a scone recipe that she had found on a website called Tasty Kitchen, where her and I social network about recipes. I’d been telling my friends for weeks I was going to make these scones and I just never had a chance, but I finally did. The recipe was surprisingly very easy and they turned out excellent. The recipe ended up making quite a bit so Josh took them to work and let his employees enjoy! I plan on making them for my co-workers this week.
You might remember that a few weeks ago I blogged about the Chocolate Celebration Cake that took every ounce of my energy to make. Well…I made it again. We have recently become friends with a young couple that lives just a few houses down from us. Sunday was her birthday and so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to make this cake again. It was much more successful than the first time, however I still had quite a bit of trouble with the garnishes. I’m blogging on this cake again for two reasons: 1. I wanted to take the time to tell how much easier it was the second time. Baking is hard and I’m learning that it’s definitely precise. 2. I wanted to show just how much better this one looked than the last. And I wanted to post the picture from the Taste Of Home magazine that I was attempting to recreate so you could see the comparison. The photo of cake on the magazine cover is perfect –but Josh and I think it’s a fake. :)
My last little creation is a treat for kids called Squiggly Wigglies. I made it for our BFG (Bible fellowship group) that Josh and I host in our home on Tuesday nights. They are little wraps with cream cheese and strawberry preserves that can be substituted with white or wheat tortillas. They are easy and fairly healthy!
- A
So glad you liked the scones!!
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