In the Kitchen...

I was just asking because there is no such thing as "luck". It's called providence :) :)

Sorry, kinda forgot about that. sheepish grin

It's okay :)

rubs head What happened?!

God's Jewel just knocked you over!!!!!

What in the world did she do that for?? Oh, did she enjoy the banana bread? =D

rolls eyes Yeah…I guess she did! :)

I did! I did! * knocks YOU over!*

stands up and looks at you Okay….what was the point of that? :)

throws hands in the air Let's not start a war here!!!! :)

comes in with hands on hips now now, CHILDREN, what's going on here? You've made such a big mess, there's banana bread crumbs all over the floor. What am I going to do with you? :)

laughs out loud Oh, Annalysa… =D

Well, you could go and knock THEM down. But that probably wouldn't help the situation much. So, how about this. grabs a broom and begins to sweep up banana bread crumbs :D

I was just going to do that! grabs the dust pan and holds it so SBG can sweep the crumbs into it

finishes sweeping and dumps the crumbs in the trashcan Okay, now that that's done, let's start acting like reasonable human beings and start cooking something! (We are "In the Kitchen" after all, right?) grabs recipe box You pick something.

(LOL - this is going to be FUN! =D )

takes recipe box from you Thanks! Uh….something sweet? What about…banana bread! :D :P

No! We've had enough of that. Besides, there's still some sitting right there on the counter. How about… baked ziti! It's my favorite recipe to make… out of the five or so that I know… :P

Oh, right. What's baked ziti? You'll have to show me. :) Do we need anything out of this cupboard? opens cupboard

I don't think we'll need anything from the cupboard; basically everything's in the fridge. Here are the ingredients, and a rough representation of the instructions…

Ziti pasta
Uncooked sausage
Provolone cheese
Sour cream
Tomato sauce
Mozzarella cheese
Parmesan cheese
(BTW, I don't know the exact amount of any of these ingredients… :P)

(Instructions in next post)

Hey, that sounds pretty good! I like pasta stuff! Actually, the pasta's right here pulls out of cupboard do we need a bowl? :)

No, no bowl is necessary. Just grab an 11x18 (or somewhere around there) glass pan, and you'll be set. Oh, and a pot full of boiling water. And a skillet.

Brown the sausage in the skillet, dump in tomato sauce and mix thoroughly. Let simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, pour ziti in boiling water and stir for about eight minutes. After this, you can start layering. Here's the order:

1st layer, half of ziti.
2nd layer, provolone cheese.
3rd layer, sour cream.
4th layer, half of tomato sauce/sausage mixture.
5th layer, mozzarella cheese.
6th layer, rest of ziti.
7th layer, rest of tomato sauce/sausage mixture.
8th layer, Parmesan cheese.

After that, put it in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes, and you're done! Enjoy! :)

brown sausage and boils noodles This sounds really yummy! =D starts layering Want to help me? :D

Of course. finishes boiling ziti and drains water It's one of my all-time favorite meals. And I know how to make it! :) layers ziti on bottom of pan

(I'm going to have to try this in real life)
pops pan into the oven Now, do we have to wait 45 minutes?? :(

grabs fire extinguisher You've waited 10 hours too long!!!! You've burned the house down!!!

LOL! No, I put it on cook time before I went to bed =D :P

pulls pan out of oven Oh, this looks great! =D serves myself a bit, grabs a fork from a nearby drawer

Thanks Nicolas and Rachel for cleaning up this big mess of banana bread crumbs :)

No problemo! :D Want some baked ziti?

Sure…it sounds great!! @Nicolas: Could you type the recipe up on here because I'd really like to make it (in real life :D)

Me too!

serves up some for Carissa Here!

takes the baked zita Thanks! :)

is this turning into a never ending story again??? I ate bananas but love banana bread……

LOL - I don't think so :) Nicolas and I were just making something =D

Is there any left???

What? baked ziti? I think so! looks in fridge Yup. Want some? puts some on a plate and sticks it in the microwave

Thanks!!

is this turning into a never ending story again??? I ate bananas but love banana bread......

No, it's not…they were just making food smiles. I don't really like bananas because they are so squishy but I do like banana bread!

I made lemon bars this morning, right now I'm working on graham cracker pie crust for strawberry cream cheese pie :D

Those both sound so good! This Saturday Renee and I are going to make pink pie!

What's a pink pie?

It's a pie that the crust is a graham cracker crust, and it has whipped topping and Jell-O in it. It's really quick and easy and it's so good!

Neat!!!!

What? baked ziti? I think so! *looks in fridge* Yup. Want some? *puts some on a plate and sticks it in the microwave*

Did you know that every 7 seconds the microwave runs, it takes nutrients out of your food? We don't use microwaves. Sorry, just had to say that… I'm a health nerd… :) jk

In reply to Rachel's earlier comment: "Oh Rachel."

REALLY????!!!!!!! We don't have a microwave either!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D And for the same reason - it takes the good vitamins out of your food.

"Oh Rachel"? Where did I say that????

What's a pink pie?

I think it was to this one….. :)

@Rachel - on page 2 you said "Oh Annalysa" so I said "Oh Rachel." :) We still have a microwave but it's out in the garage getting dusty because my dad likes to plug it in and use it sometimes with HIS food. Not our food. just his. (Note: My mum and I would love to get rid of it but we can't without his approval. Oh well)

Neither do we!!

OH! :) LOL, that's kind of funny! We use the oven and stovetop to warm up all our things, I'm used to waiting a bit longer :D

@Rachel - us too!!!! We either use the oven and stovetop or just eat it cold. I'm sooooo used to it now, I couldn't think of using one!!! :P (No offense to those who use those dreadful killers…I mean, uh, microwaves…) ;) lol :P

Lol I use our microwave. :) we have friends that don't use one though. :)