Been way too long

OK I have been meaning to post something of late just never seem to get around to it. So the girls are growing up rapidly...they can manage most foods that we throw at them no which is nice, and I'm introducing them to as much of what we eat as possible. Right now they are enjoying their first raw apple...

We continue doing our Monday nights with Debbie and Matt which I just love. I get to show off my cooking skills to people other than my family. I just simply enjoy seeing the faces and nods of approval. Last night was a roaring success with a barbecue chili recipe from Rachael Ray accompanied by corn muffins and onion rings, dessert was an apple dumpling made from crescent rolls and mountain dew. I'm also trying every few weeks to go to a different country around the world, I did start in Sweden at the suggestion of some friends out there, and I guess technically I go to Russia next week with a beef stroganoff, then I'm going to go to Cape Verde. It's actually fun to look up these countries and see what it is they typically eat and the spices they use. Now obviously I'm not going to go too exotic and do things that I know people won't eat, but I can tailor the food and find things that people will like. It's fun and interesting and I get to learn about places I'd never heard of. And of course I make sure the girls sample the food. I'm making a real effort to get them to at least try the foods that I cook. Last night for example I dipped some of the corn muffin into the chili, I didn't think the large chunks of meat would have been easy for them to eat and honestly there wasn't enough really for all of us hehe.

I really hope that as the girls get older they can get into the swing of this and even learn from me, it would be nice if they can actually maybe choose the country and do a bit of the research for me. Would be a nice geography lesson for them and they can learn a bit about the cultures too and the people, it's exciting and I hope I can teach them well.

Oh and lets see Xmas happened, I did a video for the RR show it was never shown on the episode they wanted it for but! I did get a signed copy of her magazine. It's something I will treasure. I have favourites over the last year and there are the oh I must have that go to ones. I have been cooking with kale with collard greens and even fennel I just never imagined I would go there. And more of then than not my little ones are enjoying it. That is so gratifying. And I'm finally figuring out how to get my fish fixes in around my husband, he gets chicken instead, but I'm determined that my girls will not pick up his dislike of fish and want to expose them to as much as I can. There are things they are picky about but it's not all that bad.