Jenna Blogs

I had a TON of cooking to do today so once B was up and I was showered and ready, we headed to the kitchen.

Buster wanted to help by picking up any little scrap I dropped:

While B was awake - and you can see he's already tired here - I made green bean casserole. It hasn't cooked yet, but once I cook it tomorrow I'll add the fried onions to the top.

I boiled the sweet potatos for my next casserole while B was up, then fed him and put him down for his nap so that I could slice them, and top them with brown sugar and butter. Once they bake I'll add a topping of marshmallows.

Next was See's Fudge. See's is a really wonderful candy store based in California. They have stores in a lot of states but not here. Anyway, my grandmother somehow got the recipe decades ago, and she gave it to my mom who gave it to me. I usually make 2 batches, 1 with nuts and another without, but I only had time for one today.

Then it was layer cookies and rice crispies...

And I forgot to take a pic of the jello salad, but who hasn't seen a jello salad?! Ha!

For dinner I made Chili Verde...not an overly appealing picture, but it is really good.

It's pork meat that cooks all day with salsa, chilis and a few other things.

I'm finally sitting down! Yay! But I still have a LOT to do tomorrow! Have a great weekend!