We made it through the 61st birthday yesterday. Bill had a birthday breakfast with his kids and was tickled to get one of those NuWave infrared cookers, but this one was on sale at the mall. It was different from the one I had ordered from online which was going to cost me double the amount and he asked me to cancel. I’m glad I did because this works fine.

We had planned to go out for a birthday dinner, but he was like a little boy with a new toy and wanted to play with it. So he decided on chicken and it was so moist and it turned out really good after he figured out the power settings. The good thing about this cooker is all the fat drops into a pan underneath and you can do just about any food on it.

When the kids asked what he wanted for Christmas he did tell them either the Jack LaLanne Juicer or the Nuwave so he wasn’t expecting this for his birthday. I guess we will be working harder in future to be healthier because we also watched Nate last night while Jodi did some shopping for him and when he saw the Nuwave he asked Pappy if that was the juicer so I’m sure we’ll be getting that for Christmas.

Bill loves to watch all of those products on television, but I know they don’t always work the way they show them. Any gadget for the kitchen though gets him excited and he loves those cooking shows. Personally I prefer watching the HGTV channel to get ideas on redecorating and changing things I’ve gotten way behind on my list of DIY projects, like a kitchen renovation.

I managed to bake his pineapple upside down cake and he said he liked it. I didn’t taste it so I don’t know if he was just being kind or if it really tasted ok. I know he told me to give some to Jodi when she picked Nate up and he took some to his buddy at work this morning so either he liked it and wanted to share or he just wants to get rid of it. That’s why I usually stay out of the kitchen and leave cooking to Bill.

Surely he wouldn’t want people to know how horrible a baker I am if it was bad. I did say I’m horrible in the kitchen, didn’t I? Yes, I can mess up even a cake mix recipe or even something from a can. I’m not good with the camera, but there’s a few photos below if you’re interested. I only put seven candles, 6 in a circle and 1 in the middle.