Monday Morning Coming Down

Good Afternoon!
Yes I know the reference is off by a day. Oh well. I did so much this morning. And with the girls too. I cleaned the kitchen, which involved unloading, loading, and unloading the dish washer. Cleaned all the dishes in the sink, and cleaned out the fridge. All this was done while watching the girls and making them pancakes. I also baked two loafs of white bread and chicken. I have decided not to talk about why I needed to clean the kitchen while I was working or why it hadn't been done at all over the weekend. I am just going to be happy that it's done now. And all clean. I know there will be the start of a mess when I get home again but I don't care. I am proud of what I did. Now on the the bread.

Doesn't that look great? It tastes good too. I made it since I didn't have any bread to make the kids sandwiches on. I thought it would be kinda boring and lame but it was for the kids so whatever. It turned out really good! It tasted like the bread I remember my dad making when I was little. it made me wonder why I ever bought white bread ever. Not that I have done that recently, white bread is one of those things you cut out when you are engaged to a personal trainer. I have taken to having something to feed the kids at my house since I need to take them there sometimes and don't always have time to either pack them a lunch at their house or drive back to their house to get something for them. Now I will make sure to have this white bread for them. Really easy and yummy! I will post the recipe soon, I promise!

I also did some cooking/baking over the weekend. Not as much as I had planed but that's ok. I made more bread on Saturday, which was very hard to make. It was a very sticky dough and it was for a version of Italian bread. It turned out yummy if a bit flatter loafs then I thought they would be. I also made more balsamic glazed onions. I'm slightly obsessed with them. They are good on anything and I have taken to keeping a jar full in the fridge. I also made balsamic tomatoes. Still working on that one though. Jono and I had Brazilian takeout one night and got what they called bushetta. It came as toast, mozzarella, and this container of balsamic tomatoes with basil seasonings. I am trying to recreate it. Not so easy. I also made Blueberry tea cakes. I got a mini bunt pan and mini loaf pans. It has a lemon glaze and turned out really well. Overall it was a good weekend and I feel good about it. I always feel better starting the week knowing that I got things done over the weekend and didn't waste it and laze around.

hope you all had a great weekend and a good start to your week!
 hugs+kisses
mce