Things I Love....

Mike had a great idea the other night: Coke slushies!!

All we did was pour some Coke into our ice cream maker and let it churn for about 10 minutes. Genius!!

Mmmmmmm......the perfect treat for our rapidly-getting-hot-as-blazes Florida weather!!

Bad Dog!!!

Mollie is such a michevious little dog! I am not used to having to put food out of reach of the animals, because Sophie would have never dreamed of snatching even the most tempting foods off the table or counter. Not so with Miss Mollie! I turned my back for two seconds and she managed to wolf down two of my homemade chocolate chip cookies.

"It was totally worth it!!"

I can't believe I've never posted about these cookies! They are an all-time family favorite and my go-to cookie recipe. They have instant pudding mix added to the batter, which makes them the ultimate soft cookie. It's also not a very fussy recipe - none of this mixing the dry and wet ingredients seperately! I should have known to double this recipe in order to feed both boys!

German Cooking

I don't know how "German" this dish really is, but it was made by our German foreign exchange student, so I'm going to call it German. Nils has surprised me with his wonderful cooking skills - he made me some eggs with red onions and feta cheese.


I don't really have any more information on this dish, but I just had to show it off :)

A simple dinner to end Spring Break

We got back from visiting my parents today, and Mike offered to make us sandwiches for dinner. He took some kaiser rolls we had from burgers earlier this week and made a hot sandwich out of deli ham and a mexican blend of shredded cheese, then added the Spring Mix lettuce at the end. If it had been me, I would have brushed the bread with a honey-mustard sauce, then heated it, but hey, beggars can't be choosers! Sorry I don't have anything more exciting to show you, meals have been like that around here lately. I seem to go through spurts of creativity, and for now I just have too much on my plate to have much energy left for inventive cooking. I get tired of showing you the same meals over and over, so I've only been posting when I have something new or interesting. I do get inspired sometimes, though, so keep checking back!