Several years ago, when my oldest son was a baby and we lived in Hawaii, I spent most of my free time drooling over the photographs in Martha Stewart Living. I knew once we moved back to the mainland, I would entertain people in a way that would make Martha proud. When we got back, I got to work. I gathered pieces for baking and serving as I went along: cake pedestals, cookie cutters, a kitchen torch. As we hosted small dinner parties, I soon realized how expensive it was, and soon after that started to wonder what ...
Well, neither is my son, but that's how he fences. He even started fencing that way before I showed him The Princess Bride. Now I know you all don't need a recipe for this, but I thought it would be fun to include anyway, since I packed it for my 10-year-old's first fencing competition. He kept trying to grab the bread and use it for foil practice. According to my little girl, the trip up to Weber State was longer than the trip back. No kidding. Between the stop at Target (where we bought the stuff for the ...
Of course, Vizzini said Plato was a moron, but Vizzini wasn't any good at fencing, so what did he know? My 10-year old has been begging me to do fencing for months now. We started with a little introductory class back in the fall, and ever since that was over, I have been nagged constantly. The great thing is, he completely appreciates it, and not only that, he has jumped in with both feet. His coach keeps telling him how brave he is for participating, whether it is standing up against teenagers in class, or going to his first competition last Saturday.
The name of this sandwich would have had me running to the other room if I were a kid. Good thing those days of culinary naivete are over. Because this was so good.
Several years ago, when my oldest son was a baby and we lived in Hawaii, I spent most of my free time drooling over the photographs in Martha Stewart Living. I knew once we moved back to the mainland, I would entertain people in a way that would make Martha proud. When we got back, I got to work. I gathered pieces for baking and serving as I went along: cake pedestals, cookie cutters, a kitchen torch. As we hosted small dinner parties, I soon realized how expensive it was, and soon after that started to wonder what ...