In The Kitchen

I had the day off today

from work that is...

and spent the day doing equal parts of cooking

and sitting on my butt

I love taking a random Monday or Friday off

this time of year and having a me day

today was that day

and although I did a little more than I intended

I feel good with what I got accomplished

an extra day to recharge the batteries

is always welcome as it is a long long time

between New Years and Easter!

I cooked my Tourtiere on Wednesday

and it turned out really good

love that I took the leftovers to my Mama

and she enjoyed it too

muffins were on the menu yesterday

these were Cranberry Oatmeal Muffins

it called for dried cranberries but I had dried blueberries for another recipe

so I threw those in instead and they turned out great

I can't find the link to the recipe but once I find it I will add it

now for the recipe I have been wanting to try and actually excited about making them

Cherry Morning Rolls

not sure what happened but they are doughy ~ they did not rise

and they are now in the garbage

big tears!

not really but it was a disappointment

my Italian Wedding Soup however did turn out

and after scooping some out to take to Mom

I put the rest in the fridge as

this will be an easy meal this week

now I have been hanging on to this recipe for months

Strawberry Lemonade Scones

called for strawberries but I bought blueberries

and let me tell you ~ I could eat this for dinner

yup ~ dinner ~ they are that good!

but instead we had this...

Chicken Enchilada Pasta

picture and recipe found here

although I cannot find enchilada sauce here

I found a recipe on line and made my own

it was good and made enough to have tonight 

and then freeze for another meal

and that was cutting the recipe in half!

this little one was happy when I would sit for a bit

she loves having someone home.

Hope you had a great weekend!!