I have been very busy or maybe not?

I know you are all waiting with bated breath for the outcome of my Orange Cranberry Poundcake and here she is.  Total fail and I filled the house with smoke.  Very greasy and all Cranberries fell to bottom.  Forgot to flour them before putting in batter.

Now did it taste good after I cut off all the nasty looking parts.

Well yes it did, and we ate it, but I certainly could not gift this or serve it at a dinner or luncheon.

I feel like I wasted precious eggs and butter only to try and use up Cranberries and that is just stupid.  So, I think Anne in the Kitchen is right, I create work! I need to be better about this.

I also spent several days mulling in my mind how I was going to take care of the venting (or lack of it in my kitchen).  By the time I got my twisted brain around this conundrum, I had spent over twelve thousand dollars to alleviate the problem.  No, I did not really, and this was totally preventable had I put a large pan on the lower rack.  So, I have talked myself off a ledge and save a whole lot of money!

 

As you can see, a little greasy?  But the orange flavor with the Cranberries was wonderful.  I will definitely try again, but not anytime soon.  I will also try and use my small bread pans as I have had some success with these.  I will keep you posted.

Sissy is a much better baker than I.  Now ask me to make a chocolate mousse, a baklava, a tiramisu, I am your gal, but to bake not so much.

I finished the month of February in the black and was able to fund all of my various accounts, but still way overspent on eating or going out.  I way underspent on groceries which was good.  So, I am giving myself a B for the month.

We have made great progress eating down the freezers but still have a very long way to go.  I think another couple of months.

I did go yesterday and got groceries for the next two weeks at least and spent 90.00 but our aunt is coming, and I had to get some special things for her.

Auntie will be here tomorrow at noon, and I got her checked in and her luggage and wheelchair arrangements done this morning.

My Husband has been horribly ill with a bad cold and the cough is horrendous and he has been a bear to live with.  Hopefully he will be on the mend soon.

I now need to get up to Sissies and get some things done.  I still have at least two more hours of knitting before I can call my scarf finished, but I will get it done.

Now as Sissy says...I am off like a prom dress.

Hugs.

Kay