tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58946794240399984082024-03-13T07:51:32.444-07:00The Messy KitchenCarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09769398546445065695noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5894679424039998408.post-69019230703941305972009-06-15T10:38:00.001-07:002009-06-15T10:45:27.438-07:00What's on the menu...Saturday I had a get together with friends. Here's what was on the menu: <div><div><div><div><br /><br /></div><div>(I forgot to take pictures the day of, so these were taken the next day...so the food doesn't look quite as good, but you get the idea)</div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Creamy Cucumber Dill Salad</div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS-n5-A-2_0ODT1tTALy8168IReomlOSeJGQeNXlOhNbLjyS0npmKtmRNlQ9TRPbpKxtb0gPT_HKTVU_CXdgTOuqfnuyfzMvLYQVR0W9pxRhGDMCdoMfV8lcdVj-UVbiq5MntZIU3-J8f/s1600-h/076.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347611130433848690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS-n5-A-2_0ODT1tTALy8168IReomlOSeJGQeNXlOhNbLjyS0npmKtmRNlQ9TRPbpKxtb0gPT_HKTVU_CXdgTOuqfnuyfzMvLYQVR0W9pxRhGDMCdoMfV8lcdVj-UVbiq5MntZIU3-J8f/s320/076.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes and Carrots:<br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbtp6H1vQqaiHROUwif620nO5FaCX1djfVNePi1F__av15vFo_AVZ95xWQsmMqISMKgK6VKCMZetzx3oOLoDX9np74ItFn2NIF1tlD-sr_KPG8SXMUogVqB3GF97WldS7N1XFv2Piys7_/s1600-h/069.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347611144174649426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbtp6H1vQqaiHROUwif620nO5FaCX1djfVNePi1F__av15vFo_AVZ95xWQsmMqISMKgK6VKCMZetzx3oOLoDX9np74ItFn2NIF1tlD-sr_KPG8SXMUogVqB3GF97WldS7N1XFv2Piys7_/s320/069.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Cheesy Broccoli and Rice:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3sFZaLPO0FP1eyF7yQ-V9z0122PjjA4Brs76gGpx3a0b35AcVhjRJCKCJMvGkksTHnHKD5UhtzcDkk5ANUlix_59jqiEbm7vqugExG9_vbMPsKCPwrQX41YqFT0TcInFJshXFsyQzpBd/s1600-h/071.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347611150582893890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3sFZaLPO0FP1eyF7yQ-V9z0122PjjA4Brs76gGpx3a0b35AcVhjRJCKCJMvGkksTHnHKD5UhtzcDkk5ANUlix_59jqiEbm7vqugExG9_vbMPsKCPwrQX41YqFT0TcInFJshXFsyQzpBd/s320/071.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Meatball Kabobs:<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Knt8vzqbF9WCGYZB_uLdvqzQdoCHuWPA1i3PD0zAe5qio6LH3qxk51peHMhmMZjPjI0Y4VaPG_-BV34IU1b73R8R1ElIV6OQFTWYC-QikIUUJaT_vs_FqqNpDHx5UdKw_cpzOw__lNL7/s1600-h/066.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347611154605724450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Knt8vzqbF9WCGYZB_uLdvqzQdoCHuWPA1i3PD0zAe5qio6LH3qxk51peHMhmMZjPjI0Y4VaPG_-BV34IU1b73R8R1ElIV6OQFTWYC-QikIUUJaT_vs_FqqNpDHx5UdKw_cpzOw__lNL7/s320/066.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div>Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09769398546445065695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5894679424039998408.post-49115713774942519562009-06-08T13:51:00.000-07:002009-06-08T13:58:30.902-07:00Peanut Butter and Banana<div align="center"> My son had been asking for banana bread, so I finally made him some last week. I doubled the recipe and used half for muffins..half banana choclate chip, and half banana blueberry. I also made some peanut butter cookies, and shaped them using one of the kids toys for playdoh.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenQ-Rcz825ekRW4g7xjQp-yA71PE-n1om6xZocD2i7jMYzH6s8UHMAfn91IuO1xxtJRgMvbaqbBJ8CNGmBGGPALDslXXnKG964rzlZqS2fl689l0DNz0GP9edzFkNEXlvNVWoM3hUB5yR/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345063526441476242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenQ-Rcz825ekRW4g7xjQp-yA71PE-n1om6xZocD2i7jMYzH6s8UHMAfn91IuO1xxtJRgMvbaqbBJ8CNGmBGGPALDslXXnKG964rzlZqS2fl689l0DNz0GP9edzFkNEXlvNVWoM3hUB5yR/s320/021.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhul5o6IKkjZv9aXM2s7-hSUiEWTyYvdMPTUcJA8c64hgwC1yuEWryHIdgrPgj-d3hhkOgy8Xq0i8t5clZ83R6cuqRd0WYbRpxYEVm2KJNrUk4qh7mtaaIZb8FypW_EfyzQM8LI-MYHLFTN/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345063533683828194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhul5o6IKkjZv9aXM2s7-hSUiEWTyYvdMPTUcJA8c64hgwC1yuEWryHIdgrPgj-d3hhkOgy8Xq0i8t5clZ83R6cuqRd0WYbRpxYEVm2KJNrUk4qh7mtaaIZb8FypW_EfyzQM8LI-MYHLFTN/s320/024.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTRtoiZxiAWZ2UTbUOcJhjhA5vfATmJFtg3OR15AbD1Qz-Mj4StfkS8W9xQFa5OdpacCOnoZ9EaqdsFbALeBjmQwdSeooH7wnd5s4W6Mmz4pxp2lh4AJcW4y5nL7Uf8WzJEUO-EzAdtXy/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345063536540313138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTRtoiZxiAWZ2UTbUOcJhjhA5vfATmJFtg3OR15AbD1Qz-Mj4StfkS8W9xQFa5OdpacCOnoZ9EaqdsFbALeBjmQwdSeooH7wnd5s4W6Mmz4pxp2lh4AJcW4y5nL7Uf8WzJEUO-EzAdtXy/s320/025.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uJ8oX9x8eRjSX_ig4h-LdFZyy4kwIHBGwoqnbGdJru3Uob-9bkQxbzDJclTKeUlVee4nv8djYsqgIY6aqH5GBLpa8DP-WCcfQ-xz6nhZ9ckt6kPa8T4q-nc-caCGAiThs2n24L2rqBQg/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345063542559631378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uJ8oX9x8eRjSX_ig4h-LdFZyy4kwIHBGwoqnbGdJru3Uob-9bkQxbzDJclTKeUlVee4nv8djYsqgIY6aqH5GBLpa8DP-WCcfQ-xz6nhZ9ckt6kPa8T4q-nc-caCGAiThs2n24L2rqBQg/s320/018.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzzBt54WRcNqOkr-xQNhLFzs5Y54Rbfeg3IF7jdm1Vy6tgWiODTgW-6zgM7d5uhMJIU_fF8Ql5DqAY0htE8sNdBXOWnYMES_k1Kj-E-L_gttkL3b8-WYf1_Gfyg5aQ__jikcv61m-yloz/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345063548861844754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzzBt54WRcNqOkr-xQNhLFzs5Y54Rbfeg3IF7jdm1Vy6tgWiODTgW-6zgM7d5uhMJIU_fF8Ql5DqAY0htE8sNdBXOWnYMES_k1Kj-E-L_gttkL3b8-WYf1_Gfyg5aQ__jikcv61m-yloz/s320/020.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div>Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09769398546445065695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5894679424039998408.post-9798361142471712252009-06-02T16:43:00.000-07:002009-06-05T12:25:12.182-07:00Welcome to my Blog!<div align="center">I'm a first time blogger, so you might have to bear with me a bit as I get used to this. I love baking and cooking, and after discovering the world of baking blogs, I thought I'd start my own.<br />I'll post mostly baking, but some cooking and other odds and ends. I have 2 young boys, and also watch a couple other kids during the day, so I'll have lots of kid friendly things.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">To start off, here's a picture of a cake I'm most proud of. I made this for my mom's birthday last year...it's a raspberry swirl cheesecake topped with fresh fruit and glaze. </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhyfXhuxXIrsvcQZWTHzGBQoQHc1C-DbaBVvBBN8pOwRd-ioq5ExqiaBGQb-xPywYdAefILLfY60063fCkAhu97MnObZepRkg9nuW0fV96fOQgSXRif11ja19Oa8tL6Z_wIQqqmBdl7Pk/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342889564638001698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhyfXhuxXIrsvcQZWTHzGBQoQHc1C-DbaBVvBBN8pOwRd-ioq5ExqiaBGQb-xPywYdAefILLfY60063fCkAhu97MnObZepRkg9nuW0fV96fOQgSXRif11ja19Oa8tL6Z_wIQqqmBdl7Pk/s320/013.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbLRbhpB_pJkL_9i6mb5r4e5BEg0RNlNLy-tQjXgIInW3KGs8KUoU6d7rVNqgX7eMnb2Btu3NOusubNZjUBb5TW4HZAZsnWps89_6ddPcn0-NmfixOhqKoYFMdrZH924DH2OdcuDym4bH/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342889568645540290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbLRbhpB_pJkL_9i6mb5r4e5BEg0RNlNLy-tQjXgIInW3KGs8KUoU6d7rVNqgX7eMnb2Btu3NOusubNZjUBb5TW4HZAZsnWps89_6ddPcn0-NmfixOhqKoYFMdrZH924DH2OdcuDym4bH/s320/014.JPG" /></a><br /></div>Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09769398546445065695noreply@blogger.com0