cultivating me

This morning the kids and I made breakfast together.  We had a lot of fun together and it was a good reminder for all of us to keep trying to find ways to spend this kind of time togeher.  We are all so busy these days and it seems as if our time to just [...]

my oldest son is having a breakfast party this morning in his classroom.  it is an early dismissal day for him as it is the last day before they begin their winger break.  his first thought was to make a coffee cake but the recipes he liked were too time consuming for our afternoon schedule.  [...]

I don’t know what it is about hash browns but I just can’t cook them.  I can make mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, oven fries, french fries, potato chips, potatoes agratin….but I cannot make any kind of potatoes that require the use of a skillet.  I must not have been born with that gene.  No matter [...]

Last weekend the kids were with us for the weekend and I decided to get back into the swing of making breakfast with the kids on Saturday mornings. Luis made the pancakes but we also tried a new recipe: Baked French Toast. Now see, I already have a problem with it because is French Toast [...]

I’ve been having a great time with the kids just hanging out, watching movies, playing games, reading books and getting started on some academic work books before the school year creeps up on us. I am hoping that we can stretch out the next few weeks as long a possible. The budget has been tight [...]