I love angels............

Angels have a special meaning for our family. I made some out of wire this Christmas season. They were way harder than I thought they would be. It took me all one evening to squeak out two attempts. I had to find rocks under a bridge (no snow there)and wire from hubby.....

Tis the Season.............

Since we are having lots of family for dinner this week, I thought I would make some table decorations. We are eating in the 'common room' of our condo complex and I wanted a festive look.....

Just like the picture..........

I don't normally post food, but I tried a new recipe from a cookbook the kids gave me. "Swiss Chard and Gruyere Tart". I don't really know when you are supposed to serve this. Is it an appetizer ? Brunch? Dinner? Anyway we will have it with dinner tonight, family is coming - good guinea pigs.
I am glad I started this early today. Mix, refrigerate,

roll, bake, cool, chop, saute, mix, bake again...

Smells good.....

Smells good, but this was harder than it looks. Thank you Pinterest for the idea. After clicking on the project, I realized the instructions were in Norwegian (.. or something). I could not figure out how to take thin peels off of the orange - must be a special tool. So I just stuck cloves in and tried to make a pattern. Thumbs are sore. Wrist is sore. Mess all over the kitchen and it wasn't THAT much fun. But for what it is worth, it looks a little festive.

this week...Mmmmm

This week, I made a dessert that I found on pinterest. Looks good, haven't tried it yet.