April Men's Lunch

This months lunch the men really loved.. I made my nephew's Chili Cheese Tico Tots and Cherry Limeaide Cupcake.. It was soooo yummy... but what blew me away was the lady's meeting shortly following the lunch.. Ms. Kelly brought the cutiest little bird stuff and the yummiest Strawberry cupcakes.. My lunch is the first pics and hers are the last half.. Enjoy!!

I must be bored!!

I was doing my normal routine and checking all my favorite sites.. The first one I come to is obviously http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/.. I always start my day with her.. I know I will either laugh, or go AWWWW, or find something yummy to try..  She has taught me alot about cooking, taking pics, and how to keep a better outlook on things.. I can't wait for her book signing out here in Seattle next week!!
Well yesturday, she was showing something cool she bought.. I to love office supplies!! (I love the first day of school supplies too but we will get into that later)..  Guess she bought these at a store but showed a site about them at http://www.knockknock.com/..
I LOVE everything they have!!! But as you all know, I am poor.. Beyond low icome.. You could say I am one foot from living in the woods.. (Where I would love to be!!).. So anyway back to the cool office supplies.. I am always trying to come up with new things to make my life a little easier.. Ok.. I have an obsecion with cleaning and organizing and LISTS!! (Thanks Mom!!).. So I've been trying to come up with a way to cook all the wonderful recipes on Tasty Kitchen (PW's site).. And if you know me Food and I have some issues.. I never know what to make so I don't.. (my body is in starvation mode most of the time).. And just Taylor and I here is challenging enough.. (I need a man to cook for :( ) I do have the guys at Church on Saturdays, but they only allow me to cook once a month..
Ok enough of my ramblings back to what I was saying... Ok so I have a huge binder full of wonderful foods to try and the 200 page Family cookbook.. How to choose what to make was a challenge.. So I made a list of everything and cut each one into strips.. So right before the 6th of each month I can but the strips (organizent groups of dinners, sides/breads, desserts, & breakfasts) into a bowl and choose a dinner and side for everyday and a few breakfasts and desserts for the month..
Well before James left I tried something like this by printing a calender. We wrote what we would have, but the calender was to small and hard for me to read.. So this site (knock knock) had a chart that would work great fot this problem!! The only thing was I couldn't afford to buy it so I created something simialer.. It took the better half of the day and I couldn't print it (no ink yet), but mine looks better and should work.. I may come up with more of the Knock Knock stuff myself too.. For example the Grocery chart they have I've already done.. It worked but got to cumbersome to take to the store. So I made a list of what we get all the time and print it on a little 3x5 index card and add what extra stuff on the back.. Works great!! I also print up a list of household stuff and my bills on a separate card for the 1st. Since my cash and FS come at different times..  So much easier to keep track of.

I've been busy this week.. I finally made the cupcakes and cookies for my dad and St. Patty's day.. LOL I know a little late but I didn't want to make them if I didn't have the money to send them.. So here they are.. Ohhh and the angel cookie.. (Shalene) I made the cookie from scratch and the cookie cutter also!! Hope you like!!

Well, yesturday I cooked for the men at church.. ok.. mostly the pastor and his boys.. But men anyway.. I made Mom's (Rachel's) Chicken Puff Pie and Twix Cupcakes.. The men LOVED both.. I bearly had any leftovers.. (what was left I ate the rest except the cupcakes).. LOL.. Anyway here are the beautiful pics I took of the yummy food..

I am so excited!!!!! Got something in the mail today that I can't wait to make.. My family will never believe what I am going to make with this, but they will see.. If they know me they will know exactly what I am going to make.. Mwhhhaaaahhhhaaa!!!!

We have the sweetest church!!! Not only do they love my cooking and my child.. They are also understanding and helpful with out me even asking.. For example.. One of the teenage boys (Jimmy) noticed last night at church that Taylor had holes in his shoes.. I was planing on getting him new shoes next week but now I don't have to... Jimmy came to me after service today and asked if he could take Taylor and go by him some shoes!!! I almost started to cry!! That was the sweetest thing in the whole world.. When he brought Taylor back he had gotten new shoes, some Hotwheels and a bottle of soda.. Wow.. Jimmy sure likes Taylor.. As I was talking to Jimmy, he was telling me all the fun things church does within a year.. So the couple who brought us home last night and now Jimmy have invited us camping this summer..YEAH!! And was mentioning how fun camp is this year with lots of families.. To raise money they have car washes.. I may do a bake sale.. But on that we will see... So I really love my new church.. Valley Baptist Church in Algona WA!!

Here are the shoes Jimmy bought Taylor..

Last night was our International Dinner at Church!!! It was so much fun.. Lots and lots of food from many different countries.. Everyone loved everything.. I wish I would have gotten some pictures of all of it but didn't think about it until just now.. (oh well).. I will get some next year..
So talking to Mrs. Wilder.. they have this dinner every year during the Missionaries Confrence.. I can't wait until next year.. I have plans for food next year too.. Thank you Family (Marcel and Jennifer mainly) for being in another country to provide the unusual dishes I can prepare.. The first one I was bringing was Saucijzenbroodjes (have no clue how to say it) but I was upset because in the recipe Marcel says to use Filo pastery.. But I bought PUFF pastery.. Ugh!!! So failed that one.. LOL...
The next one was the Kroketten.. That smelled so good.. The first batch I made (about a week ago) I put the egg white in the meat instead of the egg yoke.. oh well.. garbage it went.. Then yesturday I made 2 batches of it.. Worked good.. Ok. we lost a few cause they stuck to the frier rack.. or my helper (Taylor) dropped one on the floor or when he pulled them out of the fryer they split.. and the middle was cold.. So next time I will make them into meatball size or flat like a hamburger.. But Oh Man!! They were Yummy!!! Everyone loved them!!!!
But to make up for the other failure.. I made some Snickerdoodle Cupcakes!!! Wow they were so good.. I made 2 dozen and they are all gone but 4.. Everyone loved them the most and can't wait for my next cooking adventure.. LOL Which will be on the 6th for the men working on the church!!
I am going to make Rachel's Chicken Puff Pie and Twix cupcakes..  Pics will be included..

Anyway here are pic of my food yesturday..

Kroketten and Snickercakes