Strawberry Poundcake FAIL

They say that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions....well, I just took a ride in the express lane!

This was supposed to be a nice surprise for someone I love, but it sorta exploded and made a mess. Luckily, I still have time to make another one as a replacement. But I'm out of eggs. Trip to the grocery store in my near future...

I'll post the photos of the mixing process along with the recipe after I get myself together, wipe away the tears, and go grocery shopping.



This really did almost make me cry!!!

Ham and Swiss Roulade for Dad

Dad's birthday brunch

Monday was my dad's birthday. I invited him over for brunch, and made the roulade recipe that I had been so pleased with when I tried it. For dad, I used a nice Polish ham and Swiss cheese. On the side, we had some sauteed mushrooms (sorry, no photos) and he even got a container with leftovers to take home with him. :)

He seemed happy, and we sat for a long time on the back patio, watched the birds, and chatted. I hope it was a nice day for him.

We have never really been close, and he's a hard person to get along with most of the time. But I just wanted to give him this one day where he felt like he was a special person.

I also gave him a bottle of wine that I know he likes, and I'm going to bake him some bread next week (Old World Rye, and Tomato-Basil). He's diabetic, so I didn't want to bake him a cake, although he loves cake...the bread will be less of a stress on his system, and he'll still enjoy it thoroughly, I'm sure.

Happy birthday, Dad.