Hi Girlfriends~

So sorry to be such a slacker...it's like everyday I intend to sit down and blog then--poof--the day is gone and I haven't done it. My bad. Anyway, I am very happy to report that I have made, believe it or not, the apple bundt cake. It's very good, very moist, and very autumnal. I took half of it to Phil Martin's and he said he had never had such a moist bundt cake. Took the other half to what was supposed to be our TCU tailgate but it got rained out so Jerrell and I noshed on it then gave the rest to Jacob, our dog sitter. Haven't heard his comments but you'd have to be crazy not to like it. I have no cute pictures to post but hey, at least I got on here and did something. I'll be anxious to hear if you all like the cake. I bought a great new bundt pan and I think it was the key.

We are going to Santa Fe tomorrow until Saturday so I promise to take some pictures of our food. Of course, nothing will compare to Holly's slide show! How clever and high tech!

And I am so looking forward to San Fran and Philo! LOL, Kathy

AAAnnnddd We're back

Well it is official summer (break) is over! So lets head back into the kitchen. I have changed the rules (because of whining... and not just from one of you, but several), so this is the new plan - let me know what you think. We will continue to pick recipes each week, taking turns as usual only this time only the person whose turn it is to choose has to cook. The person that chooses has to tell what she is cooking next in case the rest of us want to cook along. Also, the rule will stand that we all cook out of the Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook unless you want to post a new recipe on the blog. Haute is the first to pick and she has selected the Double Apple Bundt Cake on page 184, she will bake this cake and report back by Sunday October 27th. I hope everyone had a great summer break. The hubs and I headed to Northern California over the Labor Day weekend. Had such a great time, I am going back! More on that later....

Taylor is helping me with this program. Soo, here is a pic from this summer in Italia! It was truly wonderful.

Last week I got to go see Reagen and help him settle in. Whenever parents are in town and picking up the tab we always seem to find takers for dinner :) This was Reagen with Kathryn Timmerman and his roommate at the SAE house, Chad. Georgia was beautiful and rainy, Reagen seems excited and fired up about sophomore year!



T-Bear was in town and we decided to cook out of the cookbook she brought me back from London. We stumbled across a Swiss Chard and Artichoke Feta Cheese Pie, it was Delish! Served with a Couscous cranberry salad. Everyone went back for seconds, the trickiest part of the evening was converting all the measurements in the recipes and after a while we "winged it."

Good to see Haute smiling and looking in the rearview mirror at the surgery!

This has been one long road for our dear Haute! But I know she is well on the road to recovery and that's GOOD! Hopefully, the next three to four weeks won't be too bad and you'll be back on track for lots of good times and good blogging. And I say kudos to T-Bear whom I know has risen to the occasion and shown us all how loving and thoughtful she is. What a wonderful person/daughter/granddaughter! We love you for being so sweet to your mom during this pretty challenging time.

On a different note, we've been having some fun times with Courtney, Tom and Thomas! We just can't get enough of that happy little boy! We had a good birthday celebration for Daddy Jerrell and he is loving his Kindle. I was secretly hoping he wouldn't so I could have it..ha!

We had a big picnic at Eagle Springs with lots of kiddos. Here are the matriarchs of the families with all the grandchildren. It was action packed. They all leave on Tuesday...so sad. Haven't really cooked much of anything except CORN! It is the sweetest, tenderest corn in the world. And we've been eating a lot of peaches since Jimmy Thomason brought me a whole BUSHEL. Peaches, anyone??? I've given many away but still have a lot left.

Happy birthday to Thomas....White that is! And love to all!

MK

On The Road Again...

Well it's official, I have been dismissed from my nursing duties, kicked to the curb... boo hoo for me. Woo hoo for haute! She is feeling much better .... good enough to get out of the house for a little while.






We had a great lunch a North in The Domain and celebrated the success of the surgery.






On a sidenote, hats off to this kid, who is becoming a lovely young lady. She ran errands the entire time I was in Austin, from the grocery store, to the drug store, to restaurants, picking up sundries and delivering dinner to her grandparents, banana pudding and skim milk to her cousin, cards and cravings to her mother and cooking dinner for all of us at home with out a single complaint.
DAD - GIVE THIS GIRL A RAISE!

Also, I will note, because she won't say, the road to recovery will have some potholes, the doctor says there will be a rough three to four weeks ahead for her as they adjust her medicine. So keep those cards and prayers coming!

Julie & Julia or Holly and her hautes

What a grrreat movie!! Grab a foodie and run to the coolest theatre near you. It was so enjoyable. All about a woman who loved her husband and loved food. Holly had Julie's idea - only she didn't get it together quick enough to make a book and a movie about it. Now she has to make her money the old fashion way - earn it. Instead of raking it in doing what you are passionate about. She, Julie, was a little more aggressive - 561 recipes in 365 days. (It is, I do believe a fictional book!!)

I have been baking a lot lately, but it is about to come to a screachin holt. With RD back at UGA :-{, but, truly :-} and Tbear here for a brief dusting off of her boots. But, indeed, she is to arrive tomorrow at 1!! I don't know who is more excited, Charlie or Lance and I.

I so love the pics, please keep them a comin! I will try to have my adorable computer savy daughter teach me how to do dat!!

So, in the spirit of Julie, we sister slackers need to step up the pace!!

You are loved,

Haute