My First Pampered Chef Show!

Yep I decided to start my own Pampered Chef business! Why...as if I didn't have enough on my plate with 3 kids under the age of 6. Well that's exactlly why. Since I can't financially pursue my real passion of having my own horse I decided to do something else that I enjoy and that is cooking, baking and being around friends or just adults period. Yes being home all day around little people gets tiring and sometimes I even feel like I am loosing some of my adult social skills so I thought this would be a great way to get me out.

I had my first cooking show at my house. I had some great friends show up and it was a blast! We made pizza and mini marghareta pies. It turned out great! I didn't take any pictures of course but here are the recipes, thought I would share. And if you ever want to purchase a Pampered Chef product let me know!

Here is the link to the great pizza we made:

http://www.pamperedchef.com/recipe_search/recipe.jsp?id=9680

Of course you can personalize this which is the fun part! I don't like cheddar on pizza so I just did mozzarella and parmesan. And since I had some zucchini in my frige to use up and a yellow bell pepper I chopped those up and put those on it. And the best part was the crust! I bought Wegmans whole wheat pizza dough and oh my gosh; baked on the Pampered Chef stonewear this was SOOOO Good and so healthy! So I hope you get a chance to make it. Great recipe to do with kids too!

Awesome!

Another awesome design by the hubby:-) The crew that made our porch gave us an amazing deal to do this lovely patio! At first I didn't think anything of it, but now it's a retreat I am so glad and blessed to have. Originally we designed the patio to grow my own garden but it somehow evolved into this nice retreat. Brian designed the whole thing and I have to say it is more beautiful than I imagined! Great job Brian!

So now our porch is a little less crowded and our patio is great for summer parties or for nights when Brian and I want to sit outside and relax after the kids go to bed. The umbrella has solar lights on it and the lanterns in the planter boxes are solar powered as well; no need to pay for electricity there!

So come on out and visit us this summer! I love barbecuing and now we have a great place to hang out outside. We still have the sandbox, Brian moved it further back into the yard. Hope all of you are having a great summer!

Brian picked out these perrinials at Home Depot; they all do very well in our hot Virginia summers and they are pretty too! Brian has good taste! In the middle of planters is the bench seat where up to 4 people can sit! I know stone will be hard to sit on so I do plan to find a nice cushion.

View from the porch. We will be putting in a 6' fountain and once we get that going Brian plans to tile the inside wall with some pretty glass tiles to add some color. I can't wait to get the fountain! I LOVE the sound of water....



View from the patio...Finally we got the recliners off the porch and now I can sun bathe; as if I didn't need to get tanner right:-) We get such good sun in that area in the afternoon, now I can relax, if that is possible, and maybe the 3 kids can play in the yard! I will let you know if that ever happens. But for now a great place for visitors to sit and get out of the noisy house:-) Just kidding...but yes for those of you coming out to visit now you have another place to relax. I think I am going to change our house to a luxury hotel, what do you think?