The biker and the baker

So, we all have our bad days in the kitchen or is it only me who have these moments of madness, when afterwards you tell yourself:  But I knew that!! I will share one of these moments with you.  Not because I have to, but to show you my I-am-only-human side :)  Hope you enjoy it!  PS  I wrote this a while back. 24 Feb 2011 Wow, what a day!  Micah very   niggly , c ould hardly do anything without him tied to my hip!  Supper was busy cooking and as I was multi-tasking, I pulled a pot of gem squash off a hot plate, with Micah in my other arm.  I lifted the lid to check on the gem squash and as I lifted the lid...    KEBANG ! !! Gem squash explosion!! My first thoughts were of Micah!  Covering him from any airborne gem squash.  I always wondered what I would do in a situation where both my child and I could get hurt.  I always feared that in the moment I would protect myself and forget about my child!!  So, I was quite happy to learn that I am indeed a mother hen :) After the big ex

 I love lasagne!  Who doesn't??  My husband loves it!  My kids love it!  And what is not to love about this delectable, mouthwatering, give-me-more dish? I love the way you can adapt this dish.  I usually add some mushed up carrots to my lasagna but the one day I had three measly looking carrots left in the fridge, no transport and a father-in-law on his way for supper!!  What to do?? Frozen peas to the rescue!  Yes, you heard right, I added frozen peas to my lasagna.  Now before I did this, I would have snobbishly looked on at a lasagna with peas in it!  It's like committing the ultimate food no-no!  Peas go with dishes like cottage pie or shepherd's pie but not lasagna.  It's just weird.  But I had no choice, either have a very bland lasagna or add some flair with... peas :)   I waited on edge as everyone took a first mouthful, watching every move of their mouth, every flicker in their eyes.  And when the mouths were empty?  They loved it!  A lasagna with peas was