Thursday, November 29, 2012

My son can cook!

      Last night, dinner was on Skylar! I needed to hold a flashlight outside for his Dad, so dinner was going to be delayed. Unless Skylar wanted to hold the flashlight! He had a choice; cook dinner or hold the flashlight. He chose to cook without any hesitation! It was a simple meal: chicken Alfredo. First, he seasoned the chicken with some spices and a little hot sauce, then he sauteed it. I put the water on for the fettuccine, since it takes a while to come to a boil. After the chicken was done, he removed it to a cutting board where it was cut in small pieces. Next, he made the alfredo sauce, using garlic, butter, milk, cream cheese, and Parmesan cheese. Everything turned out delicious! He did a great job! I liked the Alfredo sauce OK, but I prefer it without the cream cheese. They both loved it that way! I am so glad that he has been in the kitchen enough that he can follow a recipe! I know if he is ever out on his own and gets hungry enough, he can survive!

      We are transitioning from Thanksgiving to Christmas! All the boxes are out and the tree is getting decorated. It won't seem like that long and we'll be taking it down! Oh well, we'll enjoy it while we can! Our temps have been so mild during the day that I've spent a lot of time outside raking and bagging leaves. These will be such good mulch for the garden! Plus, it gives me exercise and a chance to be in the sun and breath fresh air! I also broke down some boxes and put in the paths between the garden beds. I need a lot more boxes to finish!

      I was hoping to get some KuneKune pigs for Christmas, but we just don't have the right space to keep them. I saw them for sale on Craigslist. I am so disappointed! I really thought they were different from other pigs, but they are basically the same. Maybe one day I'll have acreage enough to have all the animals I want! What do you want for Christmas? I'll have to think about it some more. Hope ya'll have a wonderful weekend! Blessings from Bama! Roll Tide!


Skylar cooking chicken Alfredo!
I was so glad to get the pecans shelled and chopped! The five pounds turned into eight, one cup bags. I used two cups for roasting, and the rest went in the freezer.
The deal I got at Aldi: four bags of cranberries @ .49 a bag. I also got celery for .19. Do you put all of your eggs in one basket?

I decided to dehydrate the cranberries. They smell so good in here!


Skylar's chicken Alftedo!

10 comments:

  1. Looks like he did a great job! How old is your son? I have one that is 17 and I could never get him to cook much less let me take a picture of him, haha!

    Have a great weekend,
    Shasta @InTheOldRoad

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    1. Hi Shasta! He's the same age as you son: 17! Another thing we have in common! Thanks for visiting!

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  2. Your son did a great job of cooking! Wonderful prices on cranberrys and celery! I want to make some cranberry bread for my hubby! Nancy

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  3. The chicken alfredo looks delicious! I want a lap top computer for Christmas. When I help my mom, sometimes I am there for 8 or more hours at a time. It would be nice to be able to go on line while she is napping. I want those micro pigs too, they are really expensive up here like $800 each. I don't like the ones with the really big foreheads, rather the ones that look like baby pigs all the time. :) Blessings from Wisconsin.

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    1. Oh, you definitely need a laptop! Those pigs are expensive there! I think they are like $300 here. I like those too!

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  4. Wow I'm impressed! I hope my son will cook for me someday :) My MiL loves Aldi's in Indiana..great deals.
    Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

    Lina

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    1. Hi Lina! And thank you for stopping by here! I'm sure your son will do the same for you, if you let him play around in the kitchen and 'help' you at times! Especially let him taste what he's cooking! You never know!

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  5. Hey Bama Girl!
    Most impressive dinner Skylar made! There's quite a few steps to making Chicken Alfredo but he looks like a pro already. What a great deal on those pecans. I so wish we had a pecan tree here. It is always so nice to see what you are up to as you've always got so many good things going on. Thank you for the sweet "Calgon moment" wishes.
    PS We have dressing, not stuffing, too. Have a great day.

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    1. Oh, thanks Lisa! We have two pecan trees, but it will still be a few years before we actually get pecans from them. I can hardly wait!

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