Chocolate IS a food group!

This weekend, my daughter, Emmy, made chocolate cupcakes.  The recipe had COFFEE in it - it was truly D-I-V-I-N-E!!  A little glass of wine and you have the three most important food groups!

Just about every weekend for the past year or so, the aroma of something fabulous wafts from my kitchen....I mean, Emmy's kitchen.  At times, I am prohibited from entering - at times, I hear a "<GASP!> Mom! Come help!"  We've perfected the art of substituting this or that and discovered some of the substitutions are far more tasty than what the recipe called for.

There is one drawback to her baking:  Mamma is gettin' to be a little Fatty McButterpants!  As the only one around most of the time to "sample" her creations, how can I possibly resist?  I am most thankful that she has flourished in this area as my own skills in the kitchen generally involved a microwave.  Until she expressed an interest in cooking, I only had a kitchen because it came with my house.  I used to have a funny little sign over the stove that said, "For Display Only".  It has since been donated to GoodWill!

 

Emmy will own her own restaurant one day.  Every time she makes a new creation, whether it be a dessert or main dish, she always says, "That is definitely going on the menu in my restaurant."  It's unusual that a kid who started cooking a baking at age 13 already knows what she wants to do with her life.  I am quite proud of her!