Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!

The other day Madeline and I decided it would be fun to make homemade sugar cookies and decorate them!  I am hoping to make this a tradition for the holidays for our family. We had a really good time - Madeline specifically loved covering her cookie in frosting and sprinkles, licking it off, and then doing it all over again and again. 

I recently purchased some Christmas cookie cutters from one of the holiday craft fairs they had here last month so we were excited to use our new cookie cutters!

Candy Canes

Snowmen

 

Stockings



Gingerbread Men (but not REAL gingerbread men)



Shining stars



All the cookies together


It took me several hours in between feeding Mads, entertaining Mads, and putting Mads down for a nap, but I love decorating cookies so it was a fun day and we were happy to share our cookies with some of our friends and neighbors! 

Homemade Lasagna

Today I made homemade lasagna for the first time. The lasagna in the picture is not mine, I didn't think to take a picture of it. Technically, the sauce was made by Paul on Sunday, but he is my soulmate, so really since he and I are one in love it's like I made it. Anyway, it was really, really good. Leftover sauce is always better as a leftover - I think - cause it gives the sauce more time to meld all the delectable spices and flavors together. this particular sauce had some ground turkey meatballs in it too so that made it even nummier.

I added a pinch of nutmeg and some egg and parsley to the ricotta cheese - a slight detour from Ma Mevec's recipe, which is always delicious - and it turned out really good too.

I'm tellin' ya, I really like this homemade cooking thing. It is SO much better then buying pre-packaged, boxed crap. Yes, it takes a little more time, but it is worth it if you can manage it.

My next endeavor... My mom's french bread. Then maybe some Folsom hot mustard... Mmm!