Mini Vanilla Scones

While my wonderful husband was deployed, I began to really start baking. It gave me something to pass the time, both the baking and then the eating. It also gave me something to share with others since I was quite lonely. I shared these scones with an editor I had while she was pregnant, and she half asked me to quit my job and open a bakery. While it was highly impractical, it was very flattering. These aren't hard to make, but they do require about an hour of time, so they can't be made on the fly like pancakes ... but they are SO worth it.

Carrot Cake

I have never been very fond of carrot cake. I mean, it is cake. It's not supposed to have vegetables in it. But, when the father-in-law comes to visit, you make something that he will like, not you. You can bake for yourself any old time. So at my husband's behest, I made a delicious carrot cake. It apparently was so good, I didn't even have a chance to take a photo of it whole. :)

Crab Rangoon

Crab Rangoons are in no way authentically Chinese. They were created, like fortune cookies, by Chinese immigrants in the U.S. They are however, incredibly delicious and I have been craving them for some time. I also decided to make them because I just wasn't sure if the other two recipes would fill two hungry Army men.

Eggdrop Soup

I wanted an appetizer of sorts for our International Dinner. You know, fancy it up a little. I have always like eggdrop soup and figured that if I can make, I won't have to buy it.

International Dinner Night

My neighbors and I love to eat. I should say, we love to eat good food, and we all love trying new things (I love my neighbors). We also live about 30 minutes from anything other than fast food. I was listening to The Splendid Table and heard about a lady who had started a dinner club that met and made international food. They rotated the cooking and changed up the country of the food. They tried to make it as authentic as possible. I talked to our lovely neighbors, and we decided to have our own.