Someday, they'll thank me for this!

[elfs]

I made minestrone for the kids tonight, the real kind, with the pasta cooked separately and added last to prevent mushiness, with pancetta and chicken broth. I even cubed bread and melted cheese on top for Kouryou-chan, and the kids still didn't like it. Grr. They eat well enough, but sometimes I wish they'd appreciate all the effort.

Yamaraashi-chan is writing cute skiffy for a nine-year-old, and Kouryou-chan got her hands on the labeler last night and now I have a label: "daddy".

Omaha threatened to slug me if I uploaded the video I took last night of her seizure up onto YouTube.

I went to the gym today. The New Year's Resolution crowd seems to have gone now, and I busted my butt doing the arms, abs and back exercises.

Comments

[whipartist.livejournal.com]

I want minestrone with pancetta! Can I come over and pretend to be one of your kids?

[elfs.livejournal.com]

You could! Or you could make it from the recipe. (http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_31993,00.html) The only substitutions I did involved using sliced pancetta (browns nicely in hot olive oil) and cavatappi instead of tubetti. But if you're ever back in my neck of the woods, remind me and I'll whip up a batch.