Brown Eggs and ham?

So in the spirit of keeping up with my cooking posts I would like to post one of my not so great moments. I beleive this was Christmas breakfast. I have found that when I am cooking more than one item I either become distracted or just plum forget my heat settings. In this case, who knows but I will tell you it still tasted good, just didnt look so good. I am indeed a very odd chef not for the fact that I am odd but have odd or acquired tastes. I think I am able to enjoy burnt food because I tend to burn alot of my meals. I have become so much better as the years of my marriage progress but yet again here I am with a burnt meal that has creeped in. I know there are so many others out there who feel my pain on this issue. I am not always gonna be a Rachel Ray or a Martha Stewart but at least I have the heart and settings of a good hostess.

Mantle

I have been wondering what to do with our corner mantle for some time. It seems to be a catch all for things like cleaning supplies, screws, nails and pictures. I finally took my 50% off coupon to Michaels and bought some dried grass and artsy flowers to put in a metal vase that I had bought a couple of years ago. I really like the outcome of this for a couple of reasons, one is that the flowers cover the speaker above the fireplace and two I was able to incorporate some artwork that my mother in law painted and passed on to us. I love the family photos of all of us sitting over the hearth and I think it makes for quite a cozy corner.