Culinary Skills

Yes, sometimes, I do have them. I decided to invite some friends over this evening to keep me company. Since my friend Tricia is goin' it alone this month too (her hubby is also doing a military rotation this month), I though she would enjoy some company as well, so I invited her. Another girl was gonna come to, but her kids ended up puking all day and she thought it best to stay home. :) Hope you all feel better soon Marisa.

Anyhoo, I decided to use this as an excuse to try out my some new recipes. I decided to make Jalapeno poppers and chocolate chip cookie dough truffles. I got the recipe for the truffles from my sister. Thank you Jolynn!! I was a little nervous about the jalapeno poppers. I am kind of a wimp when it comes to spicy food. But these peppers aren't gonna last forever. So, I figured at least I'd have someone to help me eat them.

FYI...when working with jalapenos, here are some things to avoid. It's best to put the seeds DIRECTLY IN THE GARBAGE. It's not a very good idea to put them down the garbage disposal, and definitely not a good idea to use hot water to wash them down!!! We have been choking on fumes all evening long. My throat is still burning.

I've also been informed by a reliable source, NOT to do "things" with your hubby after handling them, even if you've washed your hands....... Ya...poor girl. Or poor guy rather. Eeesh.

ANYhoo. I am glad she was able to come over. It was nice having an adult to talk to. She was glad to have a human to talk to, since she lives with a dog. Here are some pictures of my creations.

Jalapeno Poppers. They were soooo good by the way. We actually ate them all. Seriously, you should try these. I will post the recipe.

Truffles. Aren't they beautiful?!? I should be a candy maker.

Lets take a CLOSER look. I mean...look at the details. Such talent, I even impress myself sometimes.

While I was in the kitchen working on all this, the kids were playing happily in the living room. As I was rolling cookie dough, I saw Jacob walk passed the kitchen carrying dirty laundry from his laundry basket. So I went in to see what he was up to...

Now, I put Lizzie in the swing, because Jacob kept sitting on her and she was not at all happy about it. I figured if I put her up high, he'd leave her alone. Guess not.

At least she looked like she was having fun being buried in a pile of dirty laundry. But, I threatened him with time out anyways if he didn't leave her alone. So he took his pile of laundry to the couch and decided to bury himself. I seriously don't know where my kids get their craziness from. I mean, it's not from me. I am the most normal one in the house. It's gotta be an Arnold thing.

For the recipes for these beautful, culinary masterpeices, see http://anythingcooking.blogspot.com/