98/365 Pastel

"Los Pasteles"

Accomplishing today's prompt was a family affair.  I was whining about not having anything pastel to photograph.  I am definitely a bright colors kind of girl.  Weber, the sometimes Spanish teacher said, "Pastel means cake in Spanish."  Brooke, the pastry chef said, "I can make cake."  Me, the photographer said, "I can take pictures of cake."  So here you have it - los pasteles with pastel strawberry, blueberry and matcha icing.

97/365 April Showers

"Rainy Day Parade"

"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down.  Without the rain, there would be no rainbow."  - G. K. Chesterton

96/365 Morning Light

"Morning Light"

Today was a great day, but very busy so there wasn't much time to give to a picture of morning light this morning.  This weather was beautiful though and I did drink a little coffee on the back patio.

95/365 Unlikely Pair

"Sew, A Needle Doing What?"

94/365 Brand New

"Kimchi After Class"

I had a brand new culinary experience this evening, Korean food.  Several of my students, Weber, Brooke and I enjoyed an amazing dinner tonight thanks to one of my students whose family owns a local Korean restaurant.

93/365 Where I Stand

"Present Standing"

I stand firmly grounded in the present, allowing the past to become history and the future to remain a mystery.  I have learned how important it is to fully embrace the beauty and power of now, of today,  and to not worry about what was or what may be.  

Personalized Pot Pies

For some reason, this week has turned out to be the week from hell.  There just doesn't seem to be enough time or energy to get everything done that needs to be done.  It is REALLY nice to have Brooke here to cook for us.  If she had not been here today I suspect that dinner would have consisted of leftover Easter candy.  But, since she was here, we had a very good dinner.

Brooke decided that she was going to use up all of the miscellaneous veggies in the fridge by making pot pies.  The problem is that part of what was left was mushrooms; I despise mushrooms and did not want them in my pie.  Brooke is a vegetarian.  Weber wanted chicken in his.  I would rather chicken than mushrooms.  So the final order was

     Brooke - Veggies with mushrooms

     Weber - Veggies with mushrooms and chicken

     Me - Veggies, no mushrooms, and chicken

To keep it all straight, Brooke put our initials in the crust of our personal pies.

These were really good!! With turnips and parsnips and leeks and carrots and broccoli and onions and celery and potatoes and chicken, who needs mushrooms???