Cooking with Mom

While Mark was in California enjoying the lovely San Diego weather while attending JPC, I had the opportunity to spend some time in Indianapolis enjoying the lovely company of Adel while we spent a few days together stocking her freezer!  Fun, fun for everyone! :-D  And while the weather in Indy was not as delightful as in San Diego, the company couldn't have been better.

Essentially, Adel and I had a marathon cooking fest to stock her freezer with tummy friendly foods that could be easily reheated. Our first day was spent planning and shopping, and then the next few days were cooking and storing! What fun! We cooked until we were tired, and then sat around, chatted, and enjoyed one another's company. Mark's father was intrigued by what was going on, particularly since the house was so full of food...but none of it was for dinner :-) Thanks for being such a good sport while we made a huge mess of the kitchen!

I must say, it was like cooking in a fairy land...every morning, the dishes were wonderfully washed from the day before. It was so, so kind of Mike to do that for us before he went to work. I felt a little like a bum since I got to sleep in until, like, 10 every morning, then get up and cook to my hearts content while making a huge mess in the process, end the evening generally with dinner, ice cream, and a movie with Marks parents, then go off to sleep...and magically the kitchen would be all sparkly the next day ready for us to do it all over again!  

And truly, we made. So much food. Lasagna, twice baked potatoes, stuffed chicken breasts, breaded chicken fillets, spaghetti sauce, taco meat, rice pilaf, biscuits, meatball soup, stew, meat loaf, banana bread, muffins, granola bars, all of it packaged into easily reheat able meals of two and labeled with cooking instructions. It was a complete blast! Truly, I can't remember all that we made, but Adel and Mike said that it was yummy and that is what was important.

We finished just in time for Mark to come back from California, and we drove back to WL together! Thanks for letting me come and stay while Mark was gone Mom! It was so much fun! :-D