Your new Little Miss Geneva County......

is SYDNEY SMITH!!!!

I am so proud of you Sydney!

Getting ready for interview!

after interview getting ready for the main pageant

(this is typical Sydney: BEING SILLY!)

getting ready for the main pageant

She is so beautiful! She told me she felt like Cinderella...

And your new 2012 Little Miss Geneva County is ....

Contestant #3 - Sydney Smith
She also won Photogenic!

Her queen sister for the year

And to make things even better, Grammy was home from Alaska and was able to see you WIN!

I am so excited for the next year. You have said so many times that you wanted to go to Peanut and now your dreams are coming true! Let the fun times begin!

Yummm.....

Roasted Cabbage

1 medium-sized head of green cabbage2 T olive oil2-3 T fresh squeezed
lemon juice (I used 2 T for the cabbage in these photos, but next time I'd use
even more lemon)generous amount of sea salt and fresh ground black
pepperlemon slices, for serving cabbage (optional)
Preheat oven to 450F/232C. Spray a roasting pan
with non-stick spray or olive oil.
Cut the head of cabbage into 8 same-size
wedges, cutting through the core and stem end. Then carefully trim the core
strip and stem from each wedge and arrange wedges in a single layer on the
roasting pan (leave some space around them as much as you can.)Whisk
together the olive oil and lemon juice (use the larger amount of lemon juice if
you like a lot of lemon like I do.) Then use a pastry brush to brush the top
sides of each cabbage wedge with the mixture and season generously with salt and
fresh ground black pepper. Turn cabbage wedges carefully, then brush the second
side with the olive oil/lemon juice mixture and season with salt and
pepper.Roast cabbage for about 15 minutes, or until the side touching
the pan is nicely browned. Then turn each wedge carefully and roast 10-15
minutes more, until the cabbage is nicely browned and cooked through with a bit
of chewiness remaining. Serve hot, with additional lemon slices to squeeze lemon
juice on at the table if desired.