Bella Bambino Photography Blog

Ok- so, for those of you who know me skip down a few lines,  because you are well aware of my deficiencies in the kitchen/home. For those of you who just know me as Sheri the photographer, let me present you with my background as a “domestic”. I am not. PERIOD. I mean, I absolutely, positively am missing the stereotypical “womanly” gene of being a natural house-keeper, home-maker, baker, cook, etc. When I was built in that department, I was certainly built more like a stereotypical man [ie: I would like to come home from the studio and say "I'm STARVING, what's for dinner and my how nice and clean the house looks!"] Unfortunately that is just a fantasy and I need to accept that  I am supposed to fill that roll because… I am the mom and the only parent at home. SO….what have I always done in the past??  YUP…..HIRED IT OUT! Oh, yes, previously, I paid someone to clean and do laundry etc. The only thing missing was an actual chef, but I skirted around that by eating out, grilling cheese, making tomato sandwiches and serving cereal [only the most organic, health conscious versions of all of that, of course]. Regardless, my children have never….EVER….known me to cook. I once baked a cake from scratch….ONCE….and NO ONE in my family could believe it. It was like a miracle actually occured in front of their eyes. SO…have I set the stage…are you getting it? I am not proud of my lack of domestic skills or desires to be domestic, but it just is what it is! I have been blessed with certain skills and certain weaknesses…..and cooking/caring for a household in general- WEAKNESS!  So over the past week, I have decided that I have had ENOUGH! I am a 27 year old mother and it is about time I start cooking! It is about time I start doing my own laundry and cleaning! Why can’t I do it all?! I should be able to have a full-time career, run 4 studios, and…..COOK! So….I sent my mother to the grocery store for me….[is that cheating? YES, I also HATE the grocery store] and this morning was my first day of being a cooking woman. Of course, I am health aware- so all of the recipes that I chose include…flax seed/whole oats/etc etc! PS- I eat half a large pizza last night before I started my new healthy cooking this morning!  OK….back to the story. I awoke and shouted proudly to my children “WHO WANTS PANCAKES!?” Aslyn and Coleson yelled in unison “WE DO!” Then Coleson said “YAH! BOB EVANS!!” I said, ” OH, NO Coleson, mommy is making pancakes!” A worried look overcame his beautiful little face. So, I took the recipe, and pulled out all of the ingredients which included [whole wheat flour, fat free cottage cheese, fat free sour cream, sugar free jam, and 3 eggs] Well, like I have seen on the cooking channels, I just threw it all together in the bowl….mixed it up and put it on the grill.  I BEAMED WITH PRIDE! Then after they were golden brown, I cut one in half to check the middle and it stretched with goo…..did not look like a pancake should. So, I decided to actually read the directions. =) Supposedly, I should have done all of these special things….in a certain order….folding the whites in…and beating the yolks with something else….and all kinds of nonsense!! WHO would have thought!? Then….the kicker….the jam and sour cream were supposed to go on-top instead of inside!  HAHAHAHAHA!!! Needless to say…..my poor children, bless their little hearts….tried them…spit them out, AS DID I, and we all ended up with a chocolate donut in our hands! SO MUCH FOR MY FIRST ATTEMPT at being a domestic goddess!! =)