Cooking Fun

What a fun day! Can't you see the excitement in their faces?

This is my new haircut. It is growing on me.

Anna is learning to dance through an online dance site. She would have

done this all day if I let her.

Julia made a triple batch of cookies last week. One batch went in the freezer for us to take to Ukraine-- the other two batches were for eating. My instructions-- hands off the cookies in the freezer. John was the first to sneak-- Adam was the last. One of his siblings snitched on him-- half the cookies were gone by then. I was not happy. My solution was for him to bake more.

So he did.

I made Russian Coltyetes. Annalyn's exact words, "This meat is the best in the world!"

We had so much fun making them today.

Annalyn crushed corn flakes and Sveta mixed up the meat.

Rachel grated the potatoes.

I coated the meat patties.

Galina formed the patties.

I fried them up.

They turned out delicious. I'll share the recipe when I get back.

Julia wanted to play pirate.

Rachel was just being goofy!

Sometimes it can be so much fun cooking in the kitchen!

Julia shoving a donut in Galina's mouth.

Does this at all remind you from a pose in Napoleon Dynamite?

We are ready to go bright and early in the morning.