Been busy....

I have lots of things to post, pictures to be taken, classes to plan, but the most important things are these recipes to try. Shaun and I watched Ellen on Friday and she had on a family that owns a restaurant...I can't remember their name and am too lazy right now to look it up.

Anyway, they made these little Nutella balls of love and some yummy looking potato and zucchini chips and I just found the recipes. Kerry loves Nutella, eats it by the spoonful. And I love potatoes, and who doesn't loved deep fried stuff!

BOMBOLONI DI NUTELLA (6 SERVINGS) For The Donuts

2 jars Nutella (13 ounces each)

1 pound ricotta cheese

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 teaspoons baking powder

2 cups all purpose flour

4 eggs

2 quarts Canola oil granulated sugar
1. To make donuts: In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 jar Nutella, ricotta, salt, vanilla, baking powder, flour and eggs. Mix until smooth to form dough.

2. Drop heaping spoonfuls of dough into hot oil at 375° and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.

3. Remove donuts from hot oil, drain on paper towels for a moment, roll in granulated sugar, and fill with Nutella. Serve immediately.

POTATO AND ZUCCHINI CHIPS WITH GORGONZOLA CHEESE

Ingredients

1 pound large baking potatoes

½ pound large zucchini

2 tablespoons all purpose flour

2 quarts peanut oil for frying

1 cup Gorgonzola cheese crumbled

Kosher salt to taste
Procedure

1. Peel potatoes, cut into very thin slices and immediately place in a bowl of cold water. Cut zucchini into thin slices, place in a large bowl and toss with flour. Drain potatoes and dry on paper towels.

2. In a heavy sauté pan, heat oil to 325°. Deep fry potato and zucchini chips for about 2 to 3 minutes; drain, season with salt and let cool.

3. Add potato and zucchini chips to a large baking pan. Spread out evenly to make just one lager. Top with gorgonzola cheese and bake in a 350° oven until cheese melts. Serve immediately.

We told the kids that we are going to Disneyland. It didn't get the response I thought. We took them to Eastside Mario's for our 'last' dinner out. I took the cover sheet of my Mickey Mouse scrapook papers, the ones from Memories and More. I handed it to them, after making them sit beside eachother. Shaun opened it and they read it and I said I needed help because I want to make this Disney album and I need to go and take some pictures. Shaun said "oh, okay". Emily said "there's a Mickey Mouse comic?" And then tried to read it. KIDS!!! You try to do something nice for them and they just don't get it.