Edward

New Moon pictures!!  Thank you LA Times I really just can’t wait…I only hope it is still full of Edward, because Jacob is nice and all but I am an Edward girl.

I am reading a book right now that is designed to pull me out of my funk: What Was I Thinking?  58 Bad Boyfriend Stories.

It is wonderful, witty, insightful and just plain fun.

My favourite one so far is this:

Three Shoes by Maira Kalman

I once had a boyfriend who did not read books

I thought he was sexy and primitive

But he was just an idiot.

Teehee!  Thank you Maira for making me smile!

I got this recipe from a friend last week and it was soooo fun I had to share!

Calzones

1 Cup part skim ricotta
4 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
4 ounces finely chopped (or ground) cooked ham
2 tsp oregano leaves
4 Pillsbury country biscuits

Preheat oven to 400F 

In bowl combine first four ingredients; set aside.  Roll each biscuit between  2 sheets of wax paper, forming four 6 inch circles; spoon 1/4 of cheese mixture onto centre of each.  Moisten edges of dough slightly, then fold each circle over, turnover style, forming four calzones; using tines of fork, press edges to seal.  Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and place turnovers on sheets; bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.  Serve immediately.

Serve these with a small dish of spaghetti sauce on the side. 

So of course I changed things up a bit.  I was out of ham so ours were just cheese, I just rolled the biscuits on the counter and they turned out fine.  I didn’t even moisten the edges with water, but probably should have.  I also used only 1 tsp of oregano as that seemed like plenty.  They turned out terrific and were so quick to make!

We took our children (8 and 10 years old) to their first wedding last weekend.  It was a family affair and we thought they were finally old enough to enjoy it.  The whole process was so fun!  We had to go buy new outfits for them, and I got to do my daughter’s hair in an updo, and use sparkle spray!  They both looked so cute. 

At the ceremony they watched everything with big eyes and my son even read a bit in the boring parts.  At the cocktail reception they looked like they thought, “really?  this is it?”  Then for the actual reception, they really cut loose.  My daughter hung out with her cousins and we barely saw her.  She danced the night away and really had a great time.  My son tried out some break dancing moves on the dance floor and made giant structures out of glow bracelets.  They both had such a blast.   My husband and I enjoyed ourselves so much more for having them there.  It really was a wonderful experience.

I saw this recipe the other day on the Food and Wine website, and it looked so easy I had to try it out!  Normally I find alfredo sauces way too heavy, but this one is so light and cheesy and yummy.  And it literally took as much time to make as it took the pasta to cook.  So easy!  Here you go:

Recipe by Emily Kaiser

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