zucchini disasters 101

zucchini watermelon splash....need i say more???

when i was a kid my mom would "hide" zucchini in things like potato pancakes, soups and spaghetti...

she was awesome like that...even though i didn't really think so at the time.

im not so awesome, 

i  blatantly blend up horrible concoctions for my kids to try...

i know they are going to be traumatized for life.

this looks innocent enough, right?

what kid doesn't love a healthy snack?

lets just call these zucchini "chips"

(which no amount of photo shopping can even make look pretty)

the epic zucchini fail of all time.

if there was an award for that, they'd win.

hands down.

i wonder if the chickens will even eat them?

anyway, i've got a few more disastrous ideas up my sleeve...

what do you think?

• zucchini candy
• zucchini pizza
• zucchini ice cream
• zucchini marshmallows

ok, ok..i jest. promise.

 



when i say mile high...

i mean MILE HIGH!!

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 i've never actually made a lemon meringue pie all by myself before.

 my sister mellon, would do all the baking when we were kids...and i would sit there, cheer her on, and eat the perfect looking dessert when she was done.

now, we're all grown up and she lives clear across the country. its very sad...

especially, because i now have to do all my baking for myself.

some of you may remember this baking episode.

so, about a month ago, i got a started to dream about lemon meringue pie.

when i finally got brave enough....i realized i was missing a few key ingredients, namely, lemon juice.

yeah, thats kind of a necessity.

after several trips to the store with out a shopping list, i finally remembered to pick some up.

a week later, i mustered up the courage, and closed the kitchen to all little fingers.

do you know how hard that is???

well, i did.

then,  i called mellon,

got all the itsy bitsy details, tips and hints for pie baking perfection and kept her on the line...

just in case...

and

so pretty, isn't it !?!

now, im just wondering if it will taste as good as it looks and if i should share it, or save it all for myself.



friday....

..the saga continues

 i would have been lost without

my awesome cousin and my sister who flew  in from 3000 miles away..they didn't know i had plans for them *grin*

we worked all evening

and

took a little break for this...

*photo...compliments of a very special 6 yr old


then it was time to get back to work

at around 10:30 we left the cake looking like this...

on saturday, mary took care of the final details.

 i took care of some other important business upstairs..

..

i really, really cannot thank my dear cousin enough, oh and my sister, mellon too!

they are awesome!

we had SO much fun, just hanging out, and creating.

its such a bummer that 3000 miles keep us apart...gonna have to fix that someday.

thursday was

baking day...

and fondant kneading day..

it was a good day.

a glimpse

....of our 4th of July weekend

carp bait 101

ok here's the scoop...

my dh and boys have found a secret fishing hole jam packed with monster bass and some some other sort of incredibly large and nasty fish

 which up until now,

 has alluded them...

up until now.

today is the day,

 apparently,

is the day that this nasty fish will become more than just a fish story.

we made carp bait.

yuppo, we sure did!

and...

 nothing is going to escape...

 MY BOYS CARP BAIT!

 (hopefully)

bait #1

(yeah, the apron,

 um..

compliments of his sister...

 who thought he needed to be dressed for the occasion)

bait #2

for some real recipes for bait...try this web site

BobberStop.com

apparently

the pan was the size the box specifically said NOT to use.

oops!

breaking tradition?

is it legal?

is a birthday really a birthday without a cake?

so, i know how tempting apple pie is,

 but is it REALLY a substitute for birthday cake? really?! i'm serious! its birthday CAKE, not birthday pie!  don't get me wrong. i love pie. just not birthday pie.

ok?


so, what does my little one ask for on her birthday?
you named!
PIE
 *rolling my eyes*


what is a mother to do if she can't make a birthday cake?
its one of the things i REALLY love to do for my kids
hey, i even like to pretend that i'm pretty good at it.


no glorious cakes. no messy frosting. no creativity.
just pie.


now for the really, really bad part.
i went birthday shopping, and guess who made the pie?


(which, by the way, is the cutest thing you've ever seen)


yup.
he's awesome!  i love him.