Hmm, have you ever tried blueberry scones? :drool: That really sounds good! You're reminding me I haven't had any breakfast yet, though I'm probably just gonna have toasts. lol Oh winning combination, apples and caramel!

I'm not a big fan of blueberries in things, but I love them fresh. Would you like the recipe for the pastries? They're really simple ^^

So simple even I could make them? lol Sure why not?

Alright, just give me a moment to hunt down the recipe, I usually do it from memory.

I don't cook enough to make recipes without a book, but my dad does it all the time. lol Alright I'm gonna grab myself something to eat and I'll be right back!

Back, lol, it didn't take long

Heheh, that reminds me, I was going to start writing down my soup recipes. Oh, you should check your trades, by the way.

What kind of soup? Oh, I will!

All kinds! I make mostly vegetable soups because Mimi is a pescetarian, meaning she only eats fish. I'd make more of my seafood dishes, but it's really expensive to do up here away from the coast. Anyway, I make potato chowder, egg flower soup, Chinese style vegetable soup with simmered fish, french country style soup, butternut squash soup, "green" soup, hearty Italian soup... the list goes on. ^^

Any corn chowder? haha And I think I figured out that she only eats fish yesterday. lol I don't because it's another one of the things my mom's allergic to. She has a few allergies, lol. Hmm, that's a lot of soups. What goes into the Italian one? And the french country style soup?

I may not cook, but I'm seriously thinking about working on it. I did manage to make meatloaf and sheperd's pie.

>< I keep forgetting to thank you for the rambling rose!! So thanks. XD

I've never made corn chowder, but I do like it. Ah, that's a shame, fish is really good for you, and so versatile ^^

The french country soup is carrots, parsnips, zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes, mushrooms and sometimes spinach and green beans. It's seasoned with thyme, rosemary, basil, garlic, onion and bay along with salt and black pepper.

Hearty Italian has carrot, green beans, zucchini, mushrooms, corn, cauliflower, pearl onions and sometimes tomato. It's seasoned with garlic, celery, paprika, oregano, basil, thyme and bay, along with salt and black pepper. This one also gets noodles, usually the spiral ones, I forget what they are called.

I think soups are my favorite thing to make ^^ they're easy and so tasty! Plus, with a mix of fresh and frozen ingredients, they are cheap and good for you.

Ah, you're welcome ^^

Oh great now I want zucchini cake. >< It's actually really good, my mom made it a few times. lol

hehe There's so many different names for pasta, I'd try to help but I can't remember either.

Those sound really good ... :drool: Seems like talking with you makes me hungry often enough! XD

Mmm... I prefer zucchini bread though. I keep forgetting to make it.

yea, there are, I think those ones are called Rotini though, we get the tri-colored ones.

I'm glad you think so ^^ and well, I love to cook, I can't help it. Should I tell you about the breads I make to go along with the soups?

Sure, hehe I'd love to hear about the bread too. XD

>< It's dinner time and I don't know what to eat! Or make ... >>

Good ^^ bread is my other favorite thing to make, it's almost therapeutic for me. My absolute favorite to make is called an Egg Braid. It's a soft, buttery white bread with a nice crust that isn't too crunchy. Another favorite is my sage wheat bread, its dense and can get dry easily but is really flavorful. I also have an amazing salted rye recipe that I really need to make more often. Then there's the herb rolls, they look like little flowers and have a nice light flavor. ^^

Dinner already? Isn't it only about noon there?

:drool: hehe The herb rolls and white bread sound so good.

Yeah around noon, then when I usually eat. Force of habit from school.

They are ^^ and both simple. Maybe sometime I can give you the recipes for those too.

Ah, I see. I have to go now, there are a few things I have to do before we leave. I'll talk to you later, alright?

I'd like that.

lol Sure! I was about to say I need to leave to go and get some margarine. I'm making scones. Till later Kage!

Quick question! What can I use to replace nutmeg? nvm I can just buy it when I go to the store.

Ah, well you can use a small pinch of clove, it's a different taste but works just as well. I recommend nutmeg though.

Ja matte, Pap-chan.

I ended up buying the nutmeg at the store. And the scones were a success! XD My mom walked in and asked me if I was sick, that's how surprised she was that I'd cooked something. When I told my sisters I'd made the scones it was basically the same reaction. lol

How're you doing today?

Heheh, I'm glad it worked ^^ I never did bake anything yesterday or today, but tomorrow it's soup and bread for dinner!

I'm feeling a lot better. It feels like a weight has been kind of lifted, you know? Visiting the grave with the weather so nice and warm felt so calming.

Yeah, and then when I said I wanted to make muffins for supper they were just as surprised, well that's for tomorrow though. Oh, what kind?

I'm glad to hear you're doing better. So, nice weather over there then?

Sorry, I had a picture idea that I had to get down before it went away.

Mmm, muffins ^^ what kind? And yea, it's been getting a bit colder again, but it's still in the 60's during the day and the plants are all blooming.

Sudden stroke of inspiration?

Breakfast muffins ... For supper. It has to be for then though because by the time it would be ready in the morning, everyone would be gone. Still no blooming plants over here, so I'm kind of jealous. XD

Yup ^^

Well, I figured that, but what flavor of muffin? And yea, a lot of them are just blooming early because of the weird weather. We're praying it doesn't cause a late frost that kills our peaches!

Well there's no special flavor to it, it's more like a bread then a muffin. >< I'd need to look at the recipe again.

What drawing?