My New Creative Outlet

Some might say that idle hands are devil's playground. But I would venture to say that, sometimes, idle hands can be an open door for creativity.

Furthermore, being homebound and idle is the perfect recipe for a tasteful creative outlet.

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These lovely jewels were made my scratch, with a little dose of love and a possible sneeze or three. I tried to cover my mouth in time, but I make no guarantee's.

A few hours later, as I was watching the Food Network, a little muse sat upon my shoulder and declared that I should make chicken Parmesan. My fingers were too covered in egg yolk, raw chicken juice, and bread crumbs to take a picture of the food itself. But I do promise, I actually made it.

Lastly, thumbing through the small collection of cookbooks contained in the cabinet above my sink, I decided to make Hummingbird Cake. What's that you say? Why it's only my most favorite cake of my Grandmother's (God rest her soul).

So I figured, why the heck not? Let's go for it. And for it I went. Luckily for me, Tab was sickly too and felt equally inspired to be creative. So we had a competition on cake decorating.

The icing is a cream cheese icing made from scratch by yours truly. And the chocolate decor is melted nestle chocolate chips. We used actual cake decorating baggies.

So whose cake is the fairest of them all? I'll let you be the judge.

My cooking skills have been tweaked for the time being. I'll see how long this lasts. In the meantime, I will enjoy these flu inspired creations. And keep them all to myself.