Happy Fathers Day 2009

So I get this wild hair to do something really different and FUN for the fathers in our family. I found this great place called Bakerella and saw these clever little burger meals!! How hard can that be, I've been decorating cakes since I was a teenager!! Well, let's just say, I had my moments.

Making the paper products was the easiest, PRINT and COPY. . cut and paste. That was done one evening while watching Bill O Reilly.

So today is Friday night and I'm making the fries. . I bought a package of already made dough. . mmmmm. The shape was a little pre-set, so I had to re shape to make right, and after two tries, I think the fries will be ok. Not perfect, but ok.

On to Sat. morning now, and I'm making the meat!! I dont have a two inch cutter thing, and I can't find the lid to my Pam spray. . so I find a little juice glass thats the right size. Again, I bought pre made brownies, and had to reshape them, they were bite size and I needed all together ones...ahhhhh. . . are u seeing a pattern?? I got them in the pan and they actually baked up pretty good. . and the glass cut them out perfect. . SO, on to the buns!!

I bought a white cake mix. . didn't it say WHITE?? So I'm putting the mix into the mixer, and as I cut the top off of the package, and turn to add to the bowl, it catches on the drawer pull and EMPTIES upside down onto the floor!! The whole thing!! I have NEVER had that happen before, ever!! AHHH. . .so I clean up the mess and go to the pantry and I find a yellow mix, I double check the website for instructions and its a YELLOW mix I need. HA!! So this time the mixing and baking go fine.

As I'm cleaning up the dishes, I start to wash the glass from cutting the meat brownies, and it breaks!! WHAT??? It cuts my thumb and I can't believe that it broke. . so I have to stop and get a bandaid and . .AHHHHH some more!

The buns bake great and I'm ready to assemble. . I need to get the food coloring from Aunt Sue and I'll be set. OK, so I have the coloring, and I put the frosting into the baggies. . and CHEAP baggies are a BIG NO. . .frosting came out the seams all over. . .AHHHHHHH!!!

So I start over and make cones out of wax paper and get the lettuce and ketsup and mustard on the buns and put together my burgers. I stand back to loook, and AHHHHHH!!! I have built them upside down. I guess those fixings go ON TOP OF THE MEAT, not the bottom!

Oh well, such is life!

I gave the first one to Uncle Steve and he laughed out loud at how clever he thought they were!

So I guess this adventure was a success after all.

The fries


The burger

the buns

condiments

Burgers!!

They need to get cold so the frosting can set up BEFORE you tray them. . .

Happy Fathers Day to the men in our nest :

Steven, Terry, Joe, Brent, Uncle Harry and Russ,

Uncle Steve and AJ