Chris Also Bakes

This week's offerings:

Homemade, all from scratch!:

Cinnamon Rolls: "My side" of these was pretty good. I requested extra brown sugar. Chris' side was bland...he's a less is more kinda guy, which is clearly the wrong approach when you're talking about brown sugar!

Pepperoni Rolls: Overall, pretty scrumptious... but we were nearly out of pepperoni and the pizza sauce I bought was kinda... eh.

Lemon Meringue Pie: This, apparently, took Chris 2.5 hours to make. He had one slice and decided he didn't like Lemon Pie. Also, somehow managed to both undercook and overcook the meringue resulting in a liquid mess between it and the custard and an overly rubbery top. Nevertheless, I've had like 4 pieces!

I guess having the boy at home all the time has some perks :)

It's not easy being green!

Yesterday was a beautiful day in the morning. It was sunny and warm and wonderful. But we got a series of pretty serious storms and downpours from afternoon into the evening. By the night, everything was a warm, muggy mess and apparently everyone was trying to escape. Chris and I had the 2ond floor window open to let out some of the humidity. When I went to shut it to go to bed at around midnight, what did I see but a small frog (Chris says its a toad, but I've always thought of toads as bulbous, ugly things, and frogs as more spry, so I say its a frog) clinging to our window screen. I imagine he was trying to warm up from the radiant heat escaping our window. Nevertheless, you have to wonder how he got up to our 2ond story window.



Sorry for the blurry phone pic! In other news, I suppose the story of how Chris got hit by a frog falling from the sky one night now seems far more plausible.

Deep Fried Heaven

Ok, so I've been lazy and haven't updated in awhile. Let's chalk it up to a grease-induced coma. Chris, having recently discovered a rather annoying food allergy and also having a serious fast-food addiction, decided to purchase a deep fryer to fulfill all his fast-food cravings. So, we've been frying things.. lots of things:

Fish: Tilapia and Perch. The Tilapia was good, the Perch we threw away immediately.
Chicken: Legs and Thighs (at least 3xs), Plain Wings (x2), Hot Wings
Potatoes: Chips, Fries, Jojos (x3)
Zucchini and Yellow Squash (x3... this is really where this all began, frying in a pan)
Onion Rings (x2)
Home-made corn dogs
Sweet potatoes
Loukoumathes (Greek donuts with honey and walnuts)

Update: More chicken and jojos today!




All yummy things.. all yeast, mold, and mushroom free.

Other recent news about which I promise to post more updates soon:

Buddy got in a dog fight on Easter, he's totally fine and healed very quickly.
My youngest sis got a full time job at her 1st choice hospital!!
I am on a faculty committee.. and boy is it fun (sarcasm.. lots of sarcasm)
I may or may not be staying in Michigan next year (should know more in 2 weeks or so)
It snowed here a few weeks ago.. in April...snow!
Umm... thats all for now, folks!