Vampires and young children

After seeing my all my nieces and nephews this Christmas, I realized two things:

(1)     I love them very much.

(2)    Young children are like vampires.

Here are six reasons why children are similar to vampires.

Reason 1:  They’re super strong.

Reason 2:  They're super fast.

Reason 3:  They suck your…energy.

Reason 4:  They don’t sleep at night.

*Repeat this scene at 4:00, 5:30, 6:15, and 7:00

Reason 5:  They’re incredibly good looking. 

No matter what the parents look like, their offspring is always cute

Lastly, reason 6:  They can control your mind.

Don't stare into his eyes, or you too will fall under his spell

He's baack

Charlie's back from his stay at the Pet Hotel.  We're so glad to have him home.  Though we trusted the employees to care for him, we worried he would have a terrible time. 
  

Perhaps my fears were a bit exaggerated.

Hubby's fears seem a bit more realistic

Luckily, we were both wrong.  He did great.

Burger love

I love burgers.

They're yummy and relatively simple to make.

The great burger equation

Beef burgers are my favorite, but I'm always on the lookout for healthier alternatives. This weekend I found a new burger to try:

Yum, fresh from the garden.

Go ahead.  Take a big virtual bite.

It was surprisingly good.  The patties had a nice firm texture and were delicious with feta, tomatoes, ketchup, and mustard on toasted multi-grain bread. 

Ooh.  I'm getting hungry just thinking about it...

True blue fan

You know a child is a true Food Network fan when you hear her having this conversation:

Adult:  What do you want to be when you grow up?
5-yr old niece:  A food chef.  But first I have to win a competition.

A future Iron Chef

Draw me something delicious

My little niece's favorite channel is Food Network and she wants to be a chef when she grows up.  (Well, either that or a princess.  Personally, I think she could be both.)  To encourage her future culinary career, I've created these coloring activity pages for her.  I can't wait to see what she draws up.        

Chef page

Dish page

Cake page

Steak Haiku

I love eating steak

Sizzling on my kitchen grill

Charred and peppery

Here's a picture of the mammoth t-bone steak I ate tonight.  Tasty.