Creme Brule Sunday

Ryan's parents flew into town this morning to help while Ryan has his surgery. It's scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. His surgeon will remove part of his colon. So far, all signs show that the radiation chemo has been successful, and that the cancer hasn't spread.  All of his doctors tells us that we will really know what's going on when the operation occurs.  In honor of his last meal (liquid diet on Monday and Tuesday morning) I made an epic meal for him for dinner: lasagna, home-made pasta noodles,crazy good artisan rolls, and for dessert: creme brule with blueberries and strawberries.

Even more exciting than the dinner menu was the family conference call.  All of Ryan's family tries to get together on the 3rd Sunday of the month via Googlechat.  During the video conference call, his mom gave him a card that all of the siblings signed and a "Super Grover" which was his very favorite character on Sesame Street.  He dressed up like Super Grover all the time as a child, even cutting his head on the fireplace mantle when he tried to fly. And yes, that resulted in stitches.  It was just incredibly thoughtful.  Today the topic in our last meeting of church was prayer.  TO quote my twin, I'm so grateful for so many people that "have our backs on their knees."

Calvin and Annie love to help me in the kitchen.

That's a lot of creme brule.  I double the recipe,which called for 16 egg yolks and 5 cups of heavy creme. Yum!

Ryan is holding that card that we will hold as a treasure for the rest of his life.

Showing his siblings his new "Super Grover."

Showing his wife his new "Super Grover."

Ryan and his dad smiling.

*** This post is for Sunday, January 18th, 2015.***