Why do I feel like I suddenly have nothing good to say?! This morning, I randomly went to my email because I need to get in contact with someone about an image for my new business cards. And saw to my great surprise that I had 2 NEW comments!! Woo hoo! There are new (are you new?) readers!
I was so excited to come and post something for you all to read! So far, I have written and deleted 2 times. Oh the pressure....
This week I put all my effort into working on new plans for the Bakery, which of course made everything else I do fall to the wayside. The house managed to remain standing inspite of my best efforts to ignore the mess. Truly, I can't let it go, I have a supergirl complex. I SHOULD be able to clean, do laundry, take care of my kiddos, cook delicious meals and desserts, and fullfill every other obligation I may have for that week. As well as find time to workout, find better ways to market both my businesses, network, and meet with clients! Doesn't mean it all happens though....
Right now I am super blessed because a good friend of mine, who is in school at the moment for a business degree is helping me with marketing ideas, and has really given me some FANTASTIC! stuff. Honestly, I can't wait to see how it all plays out, get some new clients and finally be able to offer my workshops I have planned.
Cooking wise, I jumped in feet first and made Bouef Bourguinon. What a process that was! Really, if you should decide to make this dish, its super time consuming. Since the Pearl Onions (I used shallots!) and mushrooms can be made ahead of time, I started those around lunchtime. The entire dish wasn't ready to eat until about 8pm! Of course, by that time, I was so hungry, I decided to eat a piece of leftover pizza beforehand. Along with it, you can prepare potatoes or buttered noodles. The whole process was so exhausting it just didn't happen that night. I did try a little of it, but wasn't too terribly impressed. It was pretty good, but not spectacular. The next night I decided to try it again, this time with the noodles. OH I am SO glad I did! I guess letting it sit overnight in the fridge let all the flavors really come together. It was SO YUMMY!! And the shallots I used in place of the Pearl Onions were amazing. I had cooked them in some butter very quickly over high heat, then braised them in some white wine. So worth it!! If any of you are interested in the recipe, I would be happy to put it in another post.
Oh,I believe I promised you all a link to my baking with Pillsbury adventure! Its called Little Miss Bakes A Lot! I think today I am going to make something out of the Chocolate one. Purely for testing purposes of course...
The other place I blog is here Look out for a name change there though. The name Little Miss Bakes A Lot has recieved a ton of good comments, so I am going to change the name of the Bakery to it!
I can't wait to hear what you all think!