I've been gone for bit getting adjusted to life with baby number 4, but I did have some time to make a cake the other day!
It's a chocolate cake with swiss meringue butter cream. It's filled with strawberries and cream.
Things have been very busy over here, we are prepping for spring and getting ready for our new baby to be born in about 3 weeks!
I've been stocking the freezer with food so I can relax for a bit after the baby is born. I've also been crocheting some baby items.
We are also adding geese to...
Christmas has been a whirlwind so far.
Today I get a bit of a rest after being in the kitchen all day yesterday!
We enjoyed roast duck, cornish game hens, veggies, and pate. I also made a buch de noel for dessert.
This morning I made turnovers for breakfast (My husband's favorite)
They're so cute!
A tip I learned from my decorating teacher was to add a little brown or some coco powder to any red frosting to make it really pop. It sometimes takes a little practice, but I find that it helps.
For my birthday we made some of our favorite food from our time working in Belgium.
There was a Serbian restaurant near where we stayed.
This is called cevapcici met kajmak, (serbian sausages and warm goats cheese)
Its one of the ultimate cold weather foods in my opinion!
One of our cats is missing, we noticed a german shepherd we've never seen before wandering around today. I'm trying not to fear the worst, but its not a good sign.
Our second cat showed up with a bite on her leg this evening, she's okay, and I've cleaned up her wound.
I also made a batch of...
Wildly busy weekend, I helped with serving food at a wedding and a rehearsal dinner.
Today I needed to use up some apples, so I made apple fritters and I'm using the scraps to make some cider. My house smells amazing!!