Good eating...

There has been alot of favorite food creating going on around here lately.  It's an absolute wonder I haven't put weight on this past week.

Lemonade has been an must have around here the past few weeks.  There's always a pitcher of it in the fridge ready to pour over ice in a big ole' drinking jar.  We always use our fancy stuff around here.  While sipping on this wonderful beverage one day and talking about what kind of treats to make, the girls and I thought why not lemonade pound cake.  And so it was made.

It lasted two days tops.  

Breakfast, lunch, dinner and in between.  Little slivers were being cut from it all day long.  Slivers some how made it so justifiable when you keep coming back for more.  At least for me.

On another day we noticed that there was a box of strawberries just sitting in the fridge all lonely.  You can't just leave a box of strawberries sitting around doing nothing, just chilling in the fridge.  It's just not right.  There was only one thing to do after a marvelous idea from Em.  Make stuffed strawberries!  With a little cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla all creamed together, it was piped into freshly cleaned berries.  All ready for dessert time.  

It was tough getting through dinner.  Spaghetti dinner mind you.

They seriously taste like strawberry shortcake without the cake.

They didn't last long.

Then there was Father's Day yesterday.  It was all about Dad and his absolute favorites.  There's alot to pick from on that list.  But choices were made for him, shopping completed on Saturday and creating started early on Sunday morning.

For breakfast, build your own breakfast sandwiches.  What a way to wake up in the morning.  Seriously the best start of the day ever.  English muffins, eggs, cheese, tomatoes, avocado, bacon.  There was some major stacking going on here.  Let's just say each sandwich was so big that it couldn't fit in its creators mouth.  Messy but oh so yummy.

Fresh salsa was made for all day snacking.  Absolute must have around here.

Lunch plans were changed due to all the salsa and chips we were eating.  Save plans for another day, Dad's birthday this coming week.

Then there was dinner.

Rouladen with spatzle and red cabbage.

You just can't help but make a pig of yourself with this in front of you.

I honestly can't decide if it was more fun making it or eating it.  It was so much fun having my little chef in the kitchen with me putting every thing together.  I love how B gets all excited when she gets to cooking.  Makes my heart sing.  I just want to squeeze her, gently.

Then Father's Day dessert.

Rhubarb pie.

I cheated though.

There were two things working against us for this dessert.

1.  I was not turning the oven on with the temps getting hot out.

2.  I am still being a bit stingy with my supply out in the freezer.

So the only logical thing was go to the best pie place in town and let them do all the hard work.  The kitchen does't heat up and its just sitting there, staring you down, waiting for you to cut into it.

So worth it.

Now I have to get moving so that all this yummy stuff doesn't decide to park itself somewhere on my hips or backside.  

The troubles of eating yummy food.

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