Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Poppa's Making Meals !!



I had the nicest surprise this evening! 


After a stressful couple of days at work, the last thing that I wanted to do was come home this afternoon and cook dinner. My hubby texted (is that even a word?) me about 4:30 p.m. today to ask me what I had planned for the pound of ground sirloin that I had thawed out. I told him that I had been having a craving for Stuffed Pepper Soup and I also needed to make it because I had a couple of green peppers that I needed to use. He offered to go ahead and brown the ground meat for me and I was thankful for the help. I half jokingly sent him a text asking him did he want me to send him a link to MiMi's Making Meals --and he quickly wrote back, "No!".

A little while later,  he called me and asked me to go ahead and email him the link, which I quickly proceeded to do. When I walked in from work today about 6:00 p.m., I walked in to the smell of this loveliness! YUMMO!!!!!


He was sooooo proud of himself and even did a little horn blowin' to boot!  "I think mine might even be better than MiMi's!!", he said.  And.....don't tell HIM, but I think he was right!! Or could it be that old "anything is good if someone else fixes it for you" principle! Either way, I am lovin' that Poppa now knows how to access MiMi's Making Meals.

I asked him if was he going to leave MiMi a comment and let her know that he tried her recipe and how much he liked it. He said he thought he'd just tell her in person! (-;



31 comments:

Faith said...

Awww, my sweet daddy! I'm so proud of him =)

Love y'all!

Stephanie said...

That is the cutest story!! I love it! I hope he gave you a "personal tip" for sharing the recipe :) My mom and I love your recipe blog! We have made several things and we always call each other when you post something new that we know we would love!

Teresa @ Grammy Girlfriend said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog.....I am blown away by the heart felt comments and I have only blogged for 6 weeks.

GUESS WHAT...you were number 150....so I am sending you a prize too...I decided when it hit 100 I would give that person a gift and now 150 WOW..

So send me your name, address,etc by email and next week when I ship packages you will get one also.

Teresa

Jacquie said...

What a sweet hubby!! You've trained him well. Ha.

Deidre said...

A couple of reasons I loved this post .... I called my grandparents (who have gone on to be with the Lord) Mimi and Papa!! So, just reading that here brings sweet memories. Also, how sweet to walk into your home with a hot meal cooked by someone you love!

Abbi said...

that's soooo sweet....what a great hubby you have!!
sounds and looks good too!

Jill said...

Nothing better than a man who can cook. Or vacuum. That's what my hubby did for me when he got home. :)

That soup looks DE-LISH!! Another Mimi's recipe to try...thanks!! :)

Love ya!

Just Call Me Grammy said...

You are right about food always tasting better when someone else does the work...especially when it is made with a little extra love =)

Denise said...

That is so sweet, and looks very yummy.

Linda said...

I think your hubby and that yummy looking soup are keepers!

How sweet!

monarte said...

MMM, sooo, good. I'm just getting around to looking through Mimi's meals, and have already picked out the one's I want to try.
My hubby surprise's me with a meal about once a week ( because I tutor kids 2 nights a week). I think I will show him how to look up Mimi's making Meals and have him pick out one to try. I love the hot meal when I come in the door, have you got any tips on how to get them to clean up after?
Mona

MiMi said...

Mona,

I'm sorry to say that I haven't got THAT one figured out yet! They can sure make a mess, too, can't they? Let me know if you come up with any tips on this one! (-;

Emilie

The France Family said...

What a guy!!! I will have to try that recipe too it looks yummy!!!

Rebecca Jo said...

And my hubs made me a grilled cheese the other day & I was impressed... I've got to tell him to step up his game now :-)

Kristin said...

As much as I love cooking, the best meals are almost always prepared by someone else at the end of a long day!! :)

JenB said...

That's so sweet! I love that!

Denise K. said...

Oh what a wonderful treat to come home to!!! This looks like another delicious recipe I will look forward to trying!!! Are you sure you don't want to just go into catering and fly around the world cooking for your fans/clients???? (Like me!) :-)

Love Being A Nonny said...

My husband has recently started doing the cooking...after almost 33 years of marriage. It has become a hobby for him and it truly is a blessing to me. I love to bake but I have never loved the every day cooking. Isn't God good for finding ways to bless us!

Robyn Beele said...

Don't you love it when your husband does the cooking. I am so lucky because Nick wants to cook every night and I don't! The recipe looks so good!

Becky said...

What a swweetheart and it looks delish!

Betsy said...

What a nice treat!! I need to send Steve the link to MiMi's Making Meals!! That soup looks delicious. I was thinking about making soup this weekend, so I might just try it!! Your recipes all looks so yummy. :)

Jenna said...

Awwww how sweet!!! BIG POINTS!

Ya'll are too cute. Love you sweet friend!!

Sarah said...

What a sweet hubby you have! :)

My Army Brats and Me said...

I know you were happy. What a wonderful evening.

Immeasurably More Mama said...

That is so sweet and considerate!!! I bet you just melted like butter. (:

This is a very yummy soup...we've tried it and LOVE it!!!

Kendra said...

That is so cute!! What a sweet man you have there!!
And it looks yummy!
And yes, I think texted is a word!!

Anonymous said...

It looks yummy! What a sweet hubby-he's spoiled you now so you'll have to tell him that once a week he has to make you something from Mimi's meals haha.

I hope that you have a relaxing weekend annd try to stay dry! I plan on eating the last of my zucchini bread this weekend- YUM!

Anonymous said...

That's so sweet! And that soup looks awesome- I'm going to have to try that one.

valerie said...

How sweet of your husband to fix dinner! What a nice treat.

I love your recipe blog. I still need to make that crock pot lasagna.

petrii said...

Em,
This is so cute!! So sorry I haven't been by in a while. Just a lot going on right now. I'll try to get myself caught up one of these days =)

Love you friend,
dawn

Unknown said...

aw I love this! I cant wait to try it - it looks so yummy!