Cottage living magazine Jan 2008Last night, before the Tornado sirens went off and we had to seek shelter in our bathroom from the crazy Texas storm, Emily (my 18yr old daughter) and I made this delicious dinner. Emily is the daughter that hates to touch raw meat. I told her that if she doesn't get over this craziness she will starve to death when she leaves to go to college! This is what she told me "Mom I will just buy the meat that is already cooked at the grocery store" I said..."ummm no you will not! .....You will not have any money to buy the already cooked meat or the gross fast food every night... and buying that kind of already cooked meat...is not healthy for you either. You need to learn how to cook a few things from scratch...using a scary thing called "raw meat"!"

he he he he. So....since she did not go to work on account of the storm approaching....I told her this is the perfect night to practice.......I got her into the kitchen with me and proceeded to help her make this meal. Emily did great! In fact I think she really liked making the meatballs. (She even said "it does smell good" after we put all the onions and spices and cheese into the bowl). After it was all cooked and we sat down to eat...she said.."Mom I am pretty proud of myself and this tastes amazing!" Wahoo! I now know she can cook at least one meal that involves using"raw meat" and not pass out! Progress!!

Oh and P.S. we are all fine..the storm did not do any damage...it sure is scary though. I am so glad that I got my 72 hr. kit put together yesterday!

These little booties were made from recycled jeans. They fit a baby 3-6 mos.

This adorable skirt was once a pair of infant jeans! I cut off the legs and added the ruffle for the skirt. The little quilted flower I made from recycled fabrics. Sized 6 - 9 mos.

The denim hat looks so fashionable with a funky quilted flower made from recyclable fabric. Hat is sized 12 - 24 mos.

The whole outfit!
The little white onesie all dolled up with a flower made from recycled quilted fabric!