




Well, hi!
Yesterday, Natasha and I and anyone else out there, had our Bloger's Breakfast. Of course, it was dinner, but that's okay.
The Menu:
Pumpkin soup
Cheese Scones
Apple Crisp
Well, let's just say that the only thing I didn't mess up was the apple crisp, maybe because I've made another version of it before.
-The pumpkin soup, though good, was not our thing, we found out. I was surprised at how much cream I had to use and ended up watering it down a bit with skim milk. I also wasn't completely sure how it was to turn out, so it might not have been done.
-The cheese scones were too sticky to roll out, so we had a mix between a scone and a biscuit. They were good, but I guess that's what happens when I let a two year old help me measure the milk.
-And the apple crisp was really, really good, but I was amazed at how much butter I had to use. I cut out some of the butter because it just seemed so unnecessary. I forgot to get some vanillas icecream for the apple crisp, so I just poured a bit of cream on it.I also cooked up some turkey sausage links and we had some green beans to round it out.
As for the set-up, we usually eat on this vinyl tablecloth from Land of Nod and eat on the floor. We have a small house and didn't want to clutter the space we do have with a dining room table, so we eat on the floor or on tv trays.
The best part of the experience:
-Taking the kids to the pumpkin patch, letting them play and pick out the pumpkin, and ride around in the wagon
-Having Mr. M help me cut off the top of the pumpkin and dig out the insides
-Knowing that I was sharing the experience with at least Natasha, thinking that if we were really eating together, she would be such a great hostess and that I'm sure it would taste scrumptious.
Now, there are some things I want to change for next time. I think next time the meal with be less fattening or maybe there can be some people who cook the meal less fattening so that we can experiment and see if it can be done, I think I also want to include some element of storytelling. Well, I have lots of ideas and need to get them together first and then I'll let you know.
Knitting: I just need to sew up S's hat and make i-cord strings and it's done. Hope to finish it today.
Have a wonderful weekend!