About Me
I am an over-committed working Mom with two very active kids and an equally over-commmitted hubby. I am interested in eating "in" more, eating more healthy foods, and growing our own foods as a family that is in a hurry all the time.
My favorite things to cook
I recently joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) to encourage myself to cook new things, and to get my whole family to eat new things. The fact that the food is organic, and I got them to add my place of employment as the drop off spot, is a bonus. I really enjoy the challenge of figuring out what to do with the new leafy green thing that showed up this week! I had to start a blog here (called What's In The Box) to help myself to remember what I do with the stuff.
My favorite family cooking traditions
I love baking with my kids at the holidays. However, I am not a great baker. I can do pies and cakes. I am not so good at pastries or even cookies. I think this has to do with my impatient nature.
My cooking triumphs
My baking is improving steadily and my cake decorating is becoming a passion. Even my eight-year old son now likes this, thanks to the TV program "Ace of Cakes" where they make Star Wars and Army helicopter cakes.
My cooking tragedies
Too much experimentation and short-cutting has led to too many unhappy endings to list here!
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