Huevos Rancheros

Gluten Free Fail

A week ago I had a Gluten Free Success when serving my family a Gluten Free Meal.. they did not notice I used Gluten Free Pasta for Spaghetti...

NOT tonight.... I was called out immediately on the Gluten Free Banana Bread using..... I have to admit I can't taste the difference since I haven't had Banana Bread for 2.5 years.... but my husband and son knew it was Gluten Free by the texture and taste.

This is how the Banana Bread turned out.... It was fine.... for me... but it did not rise like the bread we have baked in the past. I used our Family Beloved Recipe, only substituting the Pillsbury GF Flour vs the standard flour.  So.... bottom line, I will be searching for another GF flour to create the perfect Banana Bread in disguise for my family!. This was not the blend to win them over on GF!!

Lean Mac and Cheese

BAKED CHIMICHANGAS

Mama Squirrel hanging with me this August

This is my pet squirrel Mama. She is my girl. She and I have a bond like no other. She runs to me from the back of my 1/3 acre property when I call her name. Most days, she hears my car(or my son's car) pull into the driveway and is on our deck waiting for us... peaking into our back door, anxiously waiting for her nut that we feed her.

We have been her family for the last 2 years. In that time she has had 6 litters of babies... hence the name Mama.

She won us over 2 years ago by bringing her 3 little itty bitty babies onto the deck with her onto our deck requesting nuts. It worked!! She hasn't left our yard since then, and has a wonderful luxurious nest in our 100 foot hemlock tree.

This girl brings us so much joy!!

She has also invited 7 other squirrels and 5 wild bunnies to be in our family.... our yard is a happening place!!