What if it's not a cannoli?

What if it's not a cannoli?   Then is it really cheating?  What if I make the wonderful creamy yumminess that goes INSIDE the cannoli?    Then I really didn't eat a cannoli!    I find myself wondering just how I can make the latest greatest dessert involving the filling of the cannoli.  That's what I really like anyway! 

I just checked out this great blog article about how to make cannolis.

http://www.recipegirl.com/2009/04/25/how-to-make-homemade-cannoli/

I'm a new mom.  I'll be leaving the cannoli making to the bakery.  But I am interested in creating something NEW with the filling.  :)  

Here are my ideas:  Fill a cream puff with cannoli filling, figure out a way to make cannoli cake pops, make cupcakes and use cannoli filling for frosting!  Oh yea.  now there's an idea!  CUPCAKE CANNOLIS.  MMMMMM HMMMMMM.   

Boys, Kitchens, Cannolis & Coupons

So "The Purpose of Boys" is insightful.  It basically describes how in our culture we need to make sure that we institute multiple structures for our boys to be successful.  Boys need rites of passage-- we don't have enough.  Boys need strong discipline and guidance.  Boys need to have many mentors who can reinforce value systems.  Good read.  Worth the time.   Still working on the second half.  I'll be enrolling my son in Brazilian Ju Jit Su and also I'm thinking cub scouts-- and I'm magically going to turn my wonderful husband into a great scout leader! :)  (Not sure how yet, but maybe he'll just do it! )

Kitchens--  Okay!  SO before I challenged myself to keep my kitchen clean, I should have done the math!  30 days of a clean kitchen means the kitchen has to be cleaned 90 times!!!!!!!!  That's ridiculous!  Where can I sign up for the Jetsons robot?  What was her name again?

I've been to Publix 3 times and each time I've been able to completely avoid the bakery-- which holds the precious cannolis.  So far, so good.  At least I'm experiencing "easy" success with this one!  :) 

And now to my coupon total for the day:  I spent $86 dollars at Publix saved $119!  Horray!  I wish Publix doubled coupons.

30 Day Challenges: Challenge 1: 30 Days - No Cannolis!

I've absolutely decided some things about my life are fantastic!  I have a great God, a great husband, a great son, and family, and I love my job.  But there are some things that need work.  So I'm instituting a series of challenges.  My overall goal in these challenges is to improve my life by learning to be satisfied with what I have been given. 

So here it goes:  Aristotle said, "It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it."  It would be rather ridiculous of me to give up on desire.  After all, God made me with desire.  I'm thinking though, that my desire needs to be aimed in the right direction-- and not at the cannoli! 

Seriously! 

When did my love for the cannoli get out of control????  I mean, it started with the occasional minature cannoli while shopping at Publix.  This has now grown into a disaster of gargantuan proportion.  I crave them daily.  I think about how light and sweet they are, and how they just feel so wonderful-- even now my mouth is watering--- and I just ate two BIG cannolis. So far, this week, I've had 3. 

I was planning to do a series of 30 day challenges.  I thought all day-- long and hard about what challenge would be first, and right now giving up the cannoli is a challenge!    So my first challenge to myself is:  No cannoli's -- 30 days!