However, I did labor. Look at what I've done today:
Lemon Zucchini Cookies
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Coconut Chocolate Bars
Super Nachos and Mango Strawberry Smoothies
I also made up "Dream Dinner" style meals where I pre-assembled all the sauces/marinades for 15 dinners!!! Back when I started doing Dream Dinners, I was curious to see if they published some of the recipes and was happy to have found some of my favorites on the Internet. Granted, most home-cooks would not want to assemble these at home as they require you to buy uncommon ingredients (such as mango chutney, orange marmalade, capers, prunes). But since my family and I are such flavor hogs, I'm probably one of the few that actually followed the recipes to do at home and bypassed ordering those from DD. I'll post photos of those ziplocked bags of sauces - they are happily firming up in the freezer. The only thing I did not do is add the meats to them. We don't eat a lot of meat and tend to use meat substitutes (ever try the "Chicken" strips by Morning Star? They are a super substitute to real chicken and no worry about defrosting and slicing and no SALMONELLA!).
The kitchen was a horrible mess and needed 2 dishwasher cycles to get it all washed. My husband happily stepped in and did the 2nd batch of dishes - but seriously, I think he didn't like to see/smell me still in my pjs! LOL!!
Now for the Brilliant Blog award....! Hadesigns (aka my SIL) nominated me for this award!!!! Thank you so much, Holly!!!!! Hadesigns is a super talented lady and you can see some of her work on her fab blog, Etsy store and Flickr - go check it out!!! I feel so honored even though I don't think I really deserve it but heck, I'll take it!!! Now I just have to figure out what I'm supposed to do next!!! LOL!
Here is what I'm supposed to do (shamefully copied from Hadesign's blog):
Here are the rules for the nominees:
1) Add the logo of the award to your blog
2) Add a link to the person who awarded it to you
3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4) Add links to those blogs on your blog
5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs
I may have to call her to see how to do some of the steps above. Like, I don't even know how to add the logo on my blog! How sad it that?! I tell you...this techno stuff is really putting a strain on the old noggin'. So, please stay tuned!!
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