Betty Crocker...

...is what Katie called me when she was over a few weeks ago. Austin and I were getting dinner and dessert ready. Together we made a fabulous creamy chicken casserole and strawberry shortcake completely from scratch. YUM-O! Boy was it delicious.

Betty Crocker? What? How do you figure that one? I asked her.

Kelly, you are a baking-cooking maniac. I can't remember the last time I made anything.

Katie has officially lost it.

Me? Betty Crocker?

Ha!

That's a good one.

I try, but I'm no Betty.

Ok, ok, so I stepped it up a notch and ordered 4 cookbooks from Amazon.com in one sitting. One I haven't received yet. It was a pre-order, and I should be getting it soon as it comes out on October 27th. I'm taking my cookbook and high-tailing it over to the Mall of America on November 21st for a book signing to meet the woman/author I've been 'stalking' online - Ree Drummond. Her site, The Pioneer Woman, has been one of my favorites for months now. I have no idea how I found it but I am so thankful I did! I can't wait to get the cookbook.

Gotta love the self-timer.

Here are Austin and Delaina, the little munchkins after dinner. We went traipsing through the garden looking at pumpkins and picking grapes.

Love is in the air....