What's for dinner?

Does this picture make you

feel bad for my family at dinner time? 

Are you wondering how we make it through

a week of home cooked meals?

Fear not, these were just

some homemade croutons I tried to make and

forgot about them in the oven.

I picked out a few good ones,

but they were still gross.

Obviously,I'm no Julia Child. 

But I did make some really good

Herbed Basmati Rice from the

Barefoot Contessa Cookbook. 

It was delish!

I love it when the dish I make

comes out looking like the picture...

Mine

Hers

It was pretty and tasty.

The eyes are the first to feast,

so even if it doesn't taste so great,

if it looks pretty, that's all that counts.

Ingredients for a successful dinner:

1) A frilly apron

2) French or "vintage" music (see playlist)

3)  A good cookbook holder

4) A silent prayer that I won't

burn anything and my family

won't feed it to the dog.

Bon Appetit!