Ninja!

While I took my cake decorating class, Isaac's office ate most of my projects. Today is the company's "quadrennial" party at the boss' house and he asked me to make one of my cakes. Isaac said he asked for a Ninja cake. I didn't have a ton of time, Eli's nap time, but I think it will do! What do you think? It is chocolate with chocolate and peanut butter chips with a homemade strawberry jam filling. Buttercream icing :)

Derby day treats!

Can you guess what these are going to be??

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Yes, I know what you are thinking...where did she go? Well, let's just say that the few hours I had to sleep in the past month, I took them! I had no intentions of April being a busy month, in fact, I had a nice little to-do list to help me stay stress-free as Eli's first birthday approached.  Best laid plans my friends.  That just didn't happen! One thing after another and I found that naps weren't long enough and I was ready for bed around the same time as Eli...though I rarely went then.

I have been trying out a TON of new recipes though. I love the Jessica Seinfeld books more and more with each recipe. 

More details will follow, but let your tastebuds be teased with these pictures of "what I ate" this past month:

 Some fun with Easter :)

 Polenta topped with eggplant, mushrooms, onion, marinara and mozzerella

 Black bean burger with provolone, avocado and spinach (Eli LOVED this) and some homemade mac n cheese...both recipes out of Seinfeld's book!

 Tilapia with Mango/Avocado salsa

 Mexican style polenta

Pumpkin pancakes with some Glier's Goetta