Save the TaTa's

Yesterday I took my Mom shopping to the Seattle Premium Outlets. We had some good shopping and some fun. My Mom used to go shopping with her friend, Marge. You know how you have some friends you can shop with and some that you can't. Different tastes in fashion and stores just make it hard to shop with some friends. But my Mom and Marge liked to shop together. They also enjoyed many trips to Hawaii together. Marge had breast cancer and did not survive. I can tell somedays that Mom really misses Marge.

Mom and Marge had breast cancer in common too. My Mom is a survivor.

I got home from shopping, picked up the mail. I got a letter from my cousin, Nancy. Her sister, Lissa has breast cancer. Nancy is going to walk in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk for the cure in Seattle. Lissa is the first one of our generation in my immediate family to have breast cancer.

If you would like to support their team, you can donate here.

I come from a family with breast cancer. Great aunts, moms, cousins, aunts, it seems no one is safe. It's easier to count who hasn't had breast cancer than those who have in my Mom's family.

Trust me when I tell you I try not to think about these genes. But I do have a yearly mammogram. I encourage all women to take care of the girls and get the mam! Make your appointment today. It'll make me feel better. Thanks-

Sunday Sticky Buns

Danny and Sam are about to be homesick. Guys love these rolls on a Sunday morning. I do too. They are easy peasy...except for one small detail. The rolls must be assembled the night before and it's difficult to remember on a Saturday night.
I have no photos of making the buns because I didn't think about blogging the recipe until Sunday morning. But it's an easy recipe and I think you can do it.

Spray your bundt pan with Pam or butter it. Toss in 18-22 frozen Rhodes rolls. Sprinkle a small cook and serve package of butterscotch pudding over the rolls. You are going to have to trust me when I tell you there are no substitutes, instant pudding will not work.

In a small saucepan melt one cube of butter, add 1/2 cup brown sugar and 3/4 tsp. cinnamon. Pour this over the rolls and dry pudding. Cover with wax paper(I spray it with Pam) and leave overnight to thaw and rise.

In the morning bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. After baking, turn over on a large serving platter.



I made these for Christmas morning brunch this year. They are a tradition at the Camano Island cabin and random Sunday mornings. One year I forgot to take them to the cabin and Tess was so sad. Her Mom makes them for Christmas and I make them for Memorial Day weekend. I still feel bad when I think of Tess only having sticky buns once that year.

Max's idea of funny.

Max-Why don't women need to wear a watch?
Me- Why?
Max-Ovens have clocks.

And then he does it again...

Max- So, a woman gets hit by a motorcycle, whose fault is it?
Me- the motorcycle.
Max- Why?
Me- I don't know.
Max- The motorcycle, because kitchens don't have roads...

I think he'll have to make his own Sunday Sticky Buns next time.

Just Think If I Had Premium Picnik

Ever play with picnik when you should be doing housework?



ME too!

Docent Dinner 2010

Last evening was the annual docent dinner at the museum. It's our chance to say thanks to the many museum volunteers. Jerrie and I try to keep it fresh and low budget. This year we used pink and lime green, created a dessert buffet, brought in orchids from Trader Joe's and made some Martha Stewart pom poms.



Karin, our caterer, made a delicious roast beef dinner, the jazz band was great and a good time was had by all. I hope.

What's for Dinner?

I'm not a menu planner per se but I do like to have a well stocked kitchen and freezer. There should be choices and I like to stock ingredients for our dinners and last minute entertaining. Meal ideas for last minute meals, make ahead meals, easy meals and new recipe meals are usually in the house.

Right now that is not happening. We are in the trenches, digging for our last meal. I am determined to empty the freezer to defrost and clean it.

It's not all bad, tonight I am making my chicken cordon bleu. Please don't drop in, I only have three chicken breasts. Sorry!

The next week or two is looking interesting. Hubby and Max keep checking the freezer to see what is in their future. Obviously, we won't finish all the applesauce and jam in the freezer but everything else must go.

Drop in guests will be fed jam sandwiches, with a side of spinach. To be served with rhubarb punch...

Shhhhh

Not much happening at the Stone House. It's pretty quiet here. Nothing like an Eat Less, Move More and a Work More, Spend Less to slow things down. It's all good. Not necessarily fun, but good.

March has arrived, the forsythia is blooming, the Olympics are finished, our tax returns are in the mail... bring on the Spring! Oh, and it's Danny's birthday in March!