First Family Birthdays of 2010

Gee whiz, the New Year is passing so quickly. The wonderful January birthdays have already come and gone - we hope Emily, Adam and Ben had great days! As always, I am ready to meet for dinner or any other way you'd like to celebrate. There are lots of February birthdays, too, so we will have to get together soon. Love to you all! ~V~

Cooking Boeuf Bourguignon

Hello Waltrips!

I spent my Sunday afternoon cooking Boeuf Bourguignon!! And (thankfully) it turned out amazing, if I do say so myself!!!

Last night my friends and I went out for a birthday, so I didn't get home until around 1 am!

Therefore, I started my Boeuf a little later than hoped for, around (1pm), but we were eating by 7! The recipe is easy, just time consuming. I also made buttered peas to go with it which took 4 minutes ha!

Here are some photos!! No other news yet, except that I miss you all terribly!!

Love, Danielle

Happy 2010!

I think we say "twenty-ten" for this new year - I'm ok with that; two-thousand ten is just fussy! I hope this year is good to all of us. We, of course, are so excited about the new baby we are "getting" and the new Cullather-Jalbert baby's arrival.
I believe the blog will be a bit more active with the addition of Danielle to our authors! She has promised regular updates on her culinary experiments (a la Julie & Julia). So, visit the blog often!
Wanted to add a little info about the Christmas gift giving. We (not just me!) decided that with the economy so poor and lots of belt-tightening going on, the limit on cost of the gift should be $15.00. We also thought it would be fun to have a "theme" and at Keith's suggestion, we selected "Home Made". So...anything from something you cook to something you sew or assemble, it must be at least partly home-made. Happy creating!
Will post more news about upcoming wedding and "stuff". Happy New Year.