Sickie Days

Today is day 5 of sickies... so far we have started making VDay cards, made Jello, made homemade dairy-free chocolate pudding, and Betty Crockers Gluten-Free chocolate chip cookies.

What I have learned:

No matter how prepared I am, I still get their colds.

Betty Crocker makes pretty good Gluten-free Cookies

AND Three days without proper sleep makes for a cranky mommy

One new house rule was instituted in all of this: If you are well enough to get into trouble, you are well enough for a time out.

On to more things!

Sleeping Styles

It is said that when a young child, or a baby, sleeps with their arms over their heads that they are content/happy. I wonder if it means the same things when adults do it?

Today's lessons

Lesson #1: There are various types of cheesecloths; this tidbit is especially crucial when it comes to making homemade Ricotta. Yes, I did use the words "homemade" and "Ricotta" in the same sentence :) Tonight I decided to venture out there and make homemade Goat Ricotta with some left over goats milk I had in the fridge. Little did I know that the fine mesh cheesecloth was not the one I purchased. SO after boiling 4 cups of milk, I strained it through a cheesecloth. Needless to say, 3 3/4 cups went straight down the drain. YEP! My cheesecloth was apparently NOT fine mesh cheesecloth. All this to say, it is important to know the difference between regular and fine mesh cheesecloth.

Lesson #2: When making Gluten/Wheat-Free Chocolate Chip Pecan Caramel Cookies, it is good not to have the caramel chunks on the bottom of the cookie.... Most importantly though, the cookies don't rise and expand like normal cookies... good to know for next time.

Lesson #3: An truism that every chef, child, mother, grandmother and man knows... you DO NOT pick up a hot cookie sheet with a semi-dry - not really damp - towel. OUCH! If my husband was here he'd "lecture" me for being stupid.

Although despite the mishap on the cookies, they still look - to quote my daughter -
"Nummo-O!"