Beef and Broccoli

When I go to a Chinese Restaurant it is pretty much a   given that I will order wanton soup and egg roll and beef and broccoli. I LOVE beef and broccoli. Several years ago I have tried making it myself and after trying few recipes I found one that was pretty close to the real thing in Simply Quick and Easy cook book. After few tries and some tweaking I finally have it down to where it turns out great every time. Son loves this so I make enough to last two meals. Although if not careful we could polish off 14oz of stake in one sitting. Recipe in Meals for Two

On a whim

I have been feeling a little blah for a while. There is not a particular reason, I was not depressed but I was not in a super duper energetic mood either. Then I had an unexpected treat that just gave me an amazing boost and a high that has been lasting for days. Continued In the life of a Pilot's Wife

Locks of Love

It has been on my heart for quite a while now to donate my hair to Locks of Love.  Locks of Love is a great organization helping children who suffer from loss of hair primarily from alopecia or cancer.  I always wanted to donate hair but never had quite enough or it was highlighted throughout and I could not donate. Continued In the life of the Whirly Wife

Blueberry fun came first

The other day my girlfriend came by and brought two pounds of blueberries with her. We were having a girl’s night. I love blueberries so I was thrilled to make something yummy with them. After we ate diner we put together a yummy blueberry cobbler using the Pioneer mix recipe that I tweaked like my mother-in-law did when we made peach cobbler over Christmas. The cobblers were delish and we ate two, right away and saved the other two for next day.  Since I was left with another pound of blueberries and the entire blueberry madness was started because of my blueberry jam that we shared for breakfast before our hike that morning, I decided to make the jam and share it with my friend. The jam turned out beautifully and I am dying for a piece of toast with blueberry jam.  The recipes are in Meals for Two. I love girl’s weekends when we chat and cook and do girl stuff, what a great way to spend time.

Maltball cake

 
I found this recipe on a baking blog that I follow. It looked so delicious I just had to try it. Since the blog is written by a polish gal in Poland I could not obtain all of the ingredients and decided that the cake just would not taste right if I didn’t follow the recipe exactly so I made my friend Polly’s chocolate cake, my favorite cream cheese frosting and I decorated the cake just like the Moje Wypieki recipe showed. It was a very good cake not too sweet yet chocolaty.Recipe in Meals for Two

I know it's been quiet

I know it’s been quiet on the Whirly Wife blog. It is not for lack of desire to write or lack of topic but husband has had a full break at home and I just enjoyed him to the fullest.  We did so much but in a way we just were mellow. He took son to the zoo so mama had a day off (It’s all about mama), I finally got over my cold, we celebrated his birthday (a cake recipe will follow), we had friends over and shopped for books. We got the little man a sand box and did a ton of yard work on his last day home.

Continued In the life of the Whirly Wife

It’s all about mama

After a long stretch of being on my own with a sick boy and sporting a cold of my own, my wonderful husband treated me to a “Mama day”.  A day just for me all alone at the house with nothing to do. Continued in In the life of the Whirly Wife

California Roll - Sushi

We were having a "Goodbye" party for one of the couples that we are friends with who moved out of state and I made California Rolls for the very 1st time. I really enjoy the taste and they are great finger food. I bought a bamboo mat and some rice and looked up a bunch of recipes on Food.com I combined several recipes to make my California Rolls and they turned out great. I made 6 rolls and they were pretty much all gone by the end of the night. I made another 2 rolls for lunch for myself few days ago and narrowed down exactly how I like them. I was really surprised as to how easy they are to make and how inexpensive. I think that I will attempt something a little more complex next time maybe with some fish, crab and Philadelphia cream cheese. In the meantime I thought I would share this little recipe in Meals for Two.