Today did not start well with Ana waking up at 5 am whining and crying. After trying for about a half hour to figure out what was wrong with her, Ray had to start getting ready for the day. So he announced that he was going to go grab his breakfast. Ana jumped down from my arms in bed, ran down the hall gleefully shouting "BREPPUST!!" Our poor little girl had been starving and we had no idea! After a little while of sitting staring at the children as they played and crawled on me, I woke up and decided that the day was best started on my end by eating a stack of Denny's pancakes. Yes, I know, not the healthiest, but sometimes you need some comfort. And I will testify before congress that they most certainly must put an addictive substance into those delicious disks of delight, the way that I just can't say no!
Our day continued with our normal routine of picking up Milo, watching him do his homework, driving him over to swim practice and heading home (somehow always much more complex than that simple assessment). I started as soon as I walked in the door by immediately filling my two big pots with water and placing them onto the big burners to boil. I pulled out the artichoke, trimmed them quickly and stuck them into a pot to begin cooking. Next I preheated the oven to 350 degrees. After, I pulled out the chicken breasts, sliced them into 1 inch strips, sprinkled some of my proprietary Italian seasoning on them, then stuck them on the forman grill. As soon as the other pot of water began to boil, I poured an entire box of penne pasta into the water and set the timer for 11 minutes (I always set the pasta timer for 1 minute before I want to take it out so that I have a minute to come back to it). Making sure that the artichokes were flipped and all sides were cooking, I grabbed the white cake mix, stirred 3 eggs, a cup of oil, and a cup of water in a bowl, and put the whole mix into a greased cake pan. Sticking the pan into the preheated oven, I set the other timer for 40 minutes. In the few minutes I had as everything was cooking, I washed a few dishes, pulled out a bottle of 2006 Buena Vista Ramal Merlot, the parmegiana and cheese grater, and a jar of premade-homemade pasta sauce. As soon as the 11 minute timer went off, I drained the pasta, returning it to its pot and adding in the sauce. The chicken was smelling perfect, so I pulled it off the grill and put it aside as well. I grated some cheese into the pasta, then checked and removed the artichokes from their pot.
Ana liked the Artichokes.
Terrence did not, although he did enjoy the pasta and sauce immensely.
After dinner was over the cake was finished, so we pulled it out of the oven and placed it on some towels to the side. We heated up a little milk and mixed it with some softened butter, and made some chocolate frosting. As soon as the cake was cool enough, we slathered on the frosting and served it up! Nothing tastes as good as fresh.
As I finish my third glass of wine, and this blog post, I am thinking about my friends and family in the Midwest who are being inundated with a shocking amount of snow. I hope that soon enough you all get the wonderful sunshine and beautiful blossoms that we got to experience today. May spring come swiftly and calmly, and may it bring you it's wonders in ways that inspire the child in you! Nos Pars!
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