The holidays are among us and our family has much to give thanks about; if you have not heard yet, I am pregnant. We officially told everyone on Thanksgiving Day and it was fantastic. In an effort to make sure the family found out in a creative way (come on… I teach Creative Writing, could you expect anything else) , I gave my Mother a bottle of Prego with a baby pacifier tied to its lid, and I wrote a creative message spilling the beans on Teds Mom’s message board in her kitchen, waiting patiently through dinner until someone actually read the message and screamed. All in all it was a memorable Thanksgiving break. Ted, Evie, and I have since spent the rest of our weekend preparing for the holidays. The stockings are hung with care around the picture of rich people dancing on the beach in our living room, Ted spent hours (no lie) on the roof making sure the lights were just perfect, and the smell of baked goods is now pervading every corner of our house.
This week’s cake was a set of Banana and Carrot Squares. It was easy to do and delicious to eat. The recipe called for flour, baking powder, nutmeg, butter, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, banana, carrots, walnuts, and had a topping made of ricotta cheese, powdered sugar, banana chips, and rind of lemon. Though Ricotta Cheese sounds like something best served in a savory pasta dinner, it is quite tasty on deserts as well.
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Check in next week as the now expanding Childs’ family bakes up something special!