This week was busy busy busy but we managed to squeeze in some baking time with my two nieces (ages 16 and 18). Gosh I felt like I was their age just a second ago…. ;)
I think they like going to their cool aunt’s house – they are never bored here and it’s not chores I have for them. It’s either crafting, making jewellery or this time it happened to be baking (which could be a chore – but not here!) Apparently this gluten-free baking is catching on quick and they wanted to learn how to do this great dessert (and we added toasted walnuts). So we ended up making two batches of batter, one for the bundt cake and the other for the muffins. They took the bundt cake home for their mom at the end – I think she liked that ;) I hope we’ll be doing a lot more of that – I have to add that they’re both amazing babysitters too ;)
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Here’s a bit of FF sharing from last week, this time from Amy at AGA Elemental, who wrote:
“Our Family highlight would be from Wednesday, when we kept the girls home from school and went skiing. SO much fun, nothing but laughs.”
Thanks Amy for sharing your week’s highlight – that sure sounds like fun!
How was your week? Any family highlights you want to share?
leave a comment with your highlights and I may feature you next week ;)
ps. my deepest sympathy goes out to the victims of the tsunami in Japan and the affected area
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Recipesssssssss please ;)
Thanks Giozi I’ll take that as a compliment ;)
the recipe is here:
http://www.pureella.com/apple-cranberry-goodness/
-if you can eat eggs you can add 2 but try the gluten free flours – they are great and so much better for you ;)
To easily reduce gluten in your meals – substitute regular pasta/ macaroni to brown rice pasta or rice noodles – tastes about the same as wheat and sooo much better for your whole family.
Have a great weekend ;)
We don’t visit the library as often as I wish we would, but this week we made trip; bringing home close to twenty children’s books and sitting on the couch, reading and looking at the pictures for long periods of time throughout the day, that is my best highlight this week:)
Ah I love that. We always get in trouble because we get too many books out and then don’t return them on time ;)
But I miss that place now – thanks for reminding me ;) Hopefully we’ll drop by sometime soon!
Lovely time you all had! What a cute family! We haven’t had our highlight yet. I think it will be the pinewood box derby tonight followed by our family movie.
I can’t believe that tsunami and those poor people. I didn’t even hear about it until a couple of hours ago.
Oh yay! Thanks for choosing my FF quote :)
Of course youa re the cool aunt. Being the cool aunt is my goal in life, but my two nephews are obsessed with my husband. Oh well. I guess that makes me cool by association? I mean i AM married to their favorite uncle. ;)
Oh! How lovely :) Kisses!!!
Sounds like fun! Things have been nothing but crazy here this year. But my daughter rearranged her schoolwork and we took this past Friday off. Brunch, thrift stores & lots of time together; we had a wonderful time!
Hmmmmmm… This week’s highlight has been planting seeds on my kitchen table, trying to pry my pre-teen daughter away from her phone or ipod to help me plant. I love gardening and I’m HOPING to instill the same love in her as well. There is nothing like watching something grow from a seed to a seedling and then transplanting it into your garden to grow. Never gets old!
So fun baking with your nieces. Makes me excited to go back east and visit family!
Big highlight from this weekend was actually getting way ahead in our packing. I feel ahead of the game right now (although that could change by the end of the week), yay!!