First Post

I think i created this blog over 2 years ago and I am finally deciding to try and enter my first blog. I have to admit i am a bit nervous because I am not a writer at all. But here it goes...my goal in doing this blog is to
1) somehow record my life for my kids at a later date
2) talk about cooking, recipes and food ...my hobby and obsessions
3) record memorable events about our family...not sure about this one because do we really want our entire life on the web.. everyone else is doing it yes but my daughter might want to run for president one day and if i post a picture of her bathing with her brother will this be possible.. :)

ok here it goes..

LIFE
Today is a typical Saturday, hockey for Finnigan (son age 5) and then to the park with both kids while Dad takes his hockey class. Then we came home around 11, we have dressed up as cats, put on our pajamas, practiced our trick or treating, just finished painting a few halloween pics, eaten a fine lunch of canned mini ravioli and now settling down for a show before nap time for both kids.. WOW it is only 1PM and i am tired...kids are tired and i need desperately to work more on Charlotte's 4th Birthday Party.

FOOD

I wanted to include a section about food because this is something that excites me and also is something that i spend a great deal of time reading about. I also thought it would be a good way to record things i have tried and how they come out.

Last nights dinner, was a pretty typical diner around here steak for hubby and kids and salmon for Mom (so i thought), yummy new potatoes, and a mixed green salad with carrots, red bellpepper and cucumbers. The steak was a New York cut which i put a bit of olive oil and whichester sauce on and salt and pepper. I broiled it for about 5-7 minutes on both sides. The potatoes i simply steamed and then put some salt and pepper on them. And my favorite the salmon (which hubby doesnt like and also says it stinks up the kitchen) i tried my friend's method of cooking the salmon which was to brown the salmon in a pan and then cook it in the oven for about 10 minutes.. TOTALLY LOVED IT! and to top it off hubby said it didn't stink.. i think that makes it a complete success. :) hehe..