Who's Baby is This?

*My mom may kill me for sharing this photo, but I just can't resist. This is me and my mom...many years ago. 


I'm not very good at looking at babies and saying "she looks just like...", various people say The Caterpillar looks 'just' like me; you be the judge...

Wordless Weekends

What We Ate { Thursday, Instead Of } Wednesday

For those of you who love food as much as I do, I apologize for neglecting you the past two weeks.

The truth is, The Caterpillar was going through a growth spurt { which leaves me with very little energy } and now, we are on vacation. { !!! }

To make it up to you, I will share a very special family recipe...

I have no clue how you would spell it, but the pronunciation is as follows: g-wump-keys { AKA: cabbage rolls }

Filling:
Groundbeef
Cooked White Rice
Chopped Onion
Chopped Bellpepper
Salt
Pepper
Garlic (minced or powder)

*Mix all together

Other:
Crushed Tomatoes
Cabbage

*Take handfuls of filling and roll in raw cabbage leaves; in large kettle or crockpot, layer with crushed tomatoes; fill with water until all rolls are covered; cook at a simmer all day; eat.

*I didn't actually cook this. I called my dad 2 days before we left and asked him if we could have these for supper the first night we were at his place. Thankfully, he didn't put up too much of a fight! Since it's my grandma's recipe, she walked him through it. Now, we both know how to make them and a legacy can live on well into the future!

**They were amazing.

Wordless Weekends

A Gift for Sarah

I have a good friend getting married this coming weekend. She and I only worked together for just over a year but, between business trips and sharing an office, we got to know each other quite well. Add to that our mutual love of Excel charts, Grey's Anatomy and Starbucks... We were destined to be friends.

Sure, there are far too many 'inside' jokes, junk food binges on break, encouraging words, movies cried at together, and stories we don't retell, but that's what friendships are made of. Friendships are also made because you know you can count on the other person.

A little over a week ago, { via text message } Sarah asked me to make her something. Because I'm 'the craftiest friend she has', she asked that I make her a card box for her wedding, as her shower gift... the shower that was 2 days away. I was flattered to know she trusted me with this important task. She knew I wouldn't let her down; she could count on me.

I had a great time picking out the fabric and playing with shapes and textures. She gave me no direction except that the wedding colors are white, black and red. { I prefer to work with few guidelines. } 


I was pleased with the result, and knowing her, I knew she would love it. { She did. }

Here is the result:

Exciting announcement... After some encouragement from a few { unnamed } people, I am now offering custom Wedding Card Boxes in my Etsy shop, here.

What We Ate { last } Wednesday

This Wednesday, the husband didn't eat supper {he had a banana} and I had a BLT. While I assure you it was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. ... it's nothing to blog about.

So, here we go with WWAlastW...


Eggrolls!


Filling:
Stir-fry the following together:
Bok Choy
Straw Mushrooms
Bamboo Shoots
Sliced Snap-peas
Meat of Choice (I used Beef)
Onion
Carrots
Celery
Water Chestnuts
Dash of Soy Sauce
Dollop of Fresh Ginger

Then,  fill an egg roll wrapper with filling (see pkg directions) and fry.


*These take some time, but SO worth it!


Dipping Sauces!


Mustard Sauce: (shown)
Dry Mustard
Water
Mix and make a paste. {Easy, right?}


Ginger Sauce:
Fresh Ginger
Soy Sauce
Mix {Even Easier}

Again, the husband was impressed. :)