Tracking the Journey

I love card-making and scrap booking and I'm trying to loose weight. As of the beginning of April I was down 17 pounds. I'm keeping track of the journey. My goal is 50 pounds in 2012, only 33 pounds to go. This is the first page of my weight loss journal and me at my heaviest. The hubby and I were on vacation in Montreal, Canada.

Birthday Wishes

These are from a recent swap. I made birthday cards directed for certain groups. I did cards for little boys & girls, teenage boys and women. These are the ones for boys, girls and teenage boys. I couldn't get a good picture for the ones for women.

For Little Girls



For Little Boys



For Teenage Boys

Get in My Belly

I love to cook and bake. It's so relaxing to get in the kitchen and create...sometimes savory...sometimes tangy and sweep. Mom gave me a new cookbook from Cooks Illustrated and I worked my magic.

Chicken Picatta - 1st time using capers and I've fallen in love. This recipes really loves its butter so this will have to be something made only for special occasions.



Garlic Shrimp - a couple of days later I used more capers (so delicious) to make this shrimp dish. It also came from the Cooks Illustrated cookbook and the left over were even better cold.