Back to work, but a cake before I go...

My son was baptized this weekend and in his honor, I made a cake. I am not responsible for the recipes involved, but I did put everything together. It was quite yummy, although rich. The filing can be swapped out for something a bit different, perhaps a strawberry filing, or chocolate.

1 vanilla cake mix
3 cups (more or less depending on taste) Buttercream Frosting
1/3 cup raspberry jam (seedless)
1/4 cup lemon custard

Make cake per instructions for 13x9 pan. Once the cake has cooled, remove from pan and slice cake in half like a sandwich bun. On the bottom half of the cake, spread jam and custard (warm jam for easier spreading). Take a portion of buttercream frosting and spread on top of jam and custard. Place top half of cake on bottom. Frost with the remaining buttercream to your taste.

Mmmm, Salad

I'm on vacation this week so I have time to think about something other than work. I've been thinking about cooking (and cleaning and grocery shopping and catching up on everything I haven't done in the past 3 months). So, here is my latest creation, a simple salad.

A couple of handfuls of fresh lettuce (a spring mix is the best)
A tablespoon of feta cheese
3 oz of cooked chicken (grilled, fried, baked...however you like it)
A teaspoon of olive oil
A half a teaspoon of lemon juice
Salt and Pepper to taste

Dress the lettuce with the salt, pepper, olive oil and lemon juice. Toss, then add the chicken and feta cheese.