something to try

I saw a recipe on Rachael Ray today that I want to try. I doubt my husband would eat it because it has cauliflower, but it sounds really yummy to me! Here is the recipe I copied from the Rachael Ray website.

Heat a couple of inches of water in a covered pot. Trim up the cauliflower and halve when slice into 1 inch thick slices or break into florets. Arrange cauliflower in boiling water and season with salt. Cover and cook 3-4 minutes, then drain the cauliflower and arrange in a small shallow casserole dish.

Heat a small sauce pot over medium heat. Melt butter, whisk in flour, cook 1 minute then whisk in milk, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg; thicken for 3-4 minutes. Stir the Fontina cheese and the sage into the sauce and melt, about 1 minute. Pour the sauce over the cauliflower to cover evenly, top with remaining 1/2 cup parmigiano cheese and a sprinkle of parsley. Bake 30 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.

Christmas Craft

So for Christmas my mother-in-law asked for a new sewing box. She said she has tons of sewing stuff, but doesn't have a box to put everything in. Seeing this as an easy gift to find I headed to the store only to find plain, boring boxes. I'm certain this has nothing to do with waiting until four days before Christmas to find her gift! The store had two different sewing boxes. There was one that was all tan and one that was black with tan plastic (the one I got). I felt so bad that the box was so boring so I went a few isles over to the ribbon section. I found some cute pick polka doted ribbon, some nice purple ribbon, and some liquid stitch. I ran home, made sure the hubby thought his mom would like the colors and started my Christmas craft! When I finished I thought the top still looked a little plain, so I went back to the store this morning and picked up some pink embroiderd letters. The letters aren't on there permanently yet, because I don't know if I like them straight or doing a semi-circle thing. But I'm pretty proud of it and I hope she loves it! Here are a few pictures of it.