While we were away for a month, Bella’s car needed to be moved and reparked twice a week or street cleaning, so she worked out a deal with Chad: he’d move the car twice each week and in exchange she would cook dinner for us all. The results have been more than satisfactory.<\/p>\n
Wednesday: Bella made Walnut Banana Bread with a recipe she brought home from Starbuck’s.<\/p>\n
Thursday: Bella wanders in my room and says, “What’s that site you like for recipes?” and then gets all the ingredients for and cooks a Baked Ziti with Proscuitto and Peas from the Williams-Sonoma site<\/a>. (She’s not eating pork or beef at the moment, so we used chicken sausage in lieu of prosciutto.)<\/p>\n Friday: Superbowl-style Nachos<\/p>\n Saturday: Cannelloni with Spinach and Pine Nuts<\/a> and a pensive comment, “I didn’t pick very healthy meals for my three dinners…” (but delicious and creamy!)<\/p>\n Sunday: An hour of driving practice with Bella. It was her first time outside the parking lot of our gated community. I still feel queasy. It took three times around a parking lot for her to get into position to park… into a PULL IN SPOT!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While we were away for a month, Bella’s car needed to be moved and reparked twice a week or street cleaning, so she worked out a deal with Chad: he’d move the car twice each week and in exchange she … Continue reading