Glad you liked the Baklava… let me know what else you need!
Roger
something nice from Iraq
happy birthday sweetheart <3 August 30th
Some people find birthdays — as I do — as friendly reminders to appreciate each day granted to us and show our appreciation to those who matter to us most. Happy Birthday, Laura….
Do you celebrate birthdays or hold a month long celebration?
- An old family favorite : Cantonese Sweet & Sour Pork — CLICK on the picture for a link to the recipe
Well, when you try to celebrate two birthdays together you need to have a dish that everyone loves. In our family, one of our favorites is Sweet and Sour Pork… and an apple pie! It may sound a bit unusual for someone to prefer an apple pie over the tradition birthday cake, but if that’s what the birthday girls want… that’s what they get! Karla also started a fun tradition of having little celebrations of someone’s birthday ( hers in particular) all month long… it can be a little fun…. but challenging.
- Not just any apple pie will do… See Canyon Apples, a special nutty cobler topping and our own sauce makes it wonderful.
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h yes, we can’t forget presents and those little touches that make anyone smile.
- ‘Happy Birthday Laura and Mom.’
on vacation in san diego
Most of our vacations always incorporate a little ‘business’ which is the reality of modern life. We had an opportunity to meet friends, travel to the San Diego Zoo and Sea world besides the expected convention– which was also fun!
Made some BBQ ribs today! YUM!
making your own cookbook
One of the things I really would have enjoyed was a cookbook from my grandmother. Alas, she was one of those wonderful chefs that had literally everything in her head. I have to confess to seeing a small address size book that had all kinds of pen scratchings in it… but it didn’t LOOK to my young eyes as a cookbook… but it was! Her book was covered with all the abreviations that frequented some of the wonderful cooks from the ages. I look back and wish I had it today!
So with a lot of proding from my adult children, I produced a mini-cookbook ( primarily to see how it looked and how it works) for them using the tools from mypublisher.com. Fortunately for you, they just updated their software making it much easier. I will work on a more larger and complete book with all the little details that I omitted from this book… but it will take me a year ladies, so be patient.
Obviously, I left out a lot. Laura commented that it contains only manfood… you know, desserts and entrees. Well, I did have one recipe for a marvelous salad dressing. The next book will have much more.
So, before your grandmother or the chef in your life moves on… capture some of those memories in a book!
Roger