Adventures in Cooking: Crepes

I'm sure everyone knows this, but crepes are super easy to make.  I had Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread and wanted to have some for breakfast, so I found a good crepe recipe online and got to it!  The result:

Fondue for Two

We celebrated Tom's birthday yesterday evening by enjoying some fondue, cold beers, and homemade dark chocolate cake. Since cooking doesn't come easily to me and I had been fretting over what to make for Tom's bday dinner, I was extremely relieved to have a simple meal. Tom whipped up four sauces for dipping: horseradish, tomato with a hint of tabasco (surprisingly delicious), egg, and garlic. ALL very good. I did, however, make him an AWESOME dark chocolate cake with butter creme icing. Baking, on the other hand, comes every easily to me.

I highly recommend this recipe for dark chocolate cake - not very sweet and extremely moist. I'll be making it again and again and again.

A Typical Summer Dinner for Us

Tom and I enjoy lite fare when it's too hot and humid to cook. Below: smoked pork, brie, gorgonzola, cheddar cheese, avocado, lightly salted tomatoes, roasted pepper and garlic hummus, and freshly sliced sourdough bread. We alternate the meat and cheese selection and other garnishes to keep it tasty and interesting.

My Graduation Dinner

My mother is so sweet because she made me one of my all time favorite dishes upon request - chicken enchilades! I have watched her make this dish quite a few times as a teenager and it never looked easy. I was thrilled to have them after a few years of living without them. My graduation dinner was wonderful! Thank you, Mom!

Pennette Ala Vodka

I made this dish last night for Thomas and I. It was flavorful and creamy without being too heavy. Oh, and the recipe is simple - I'll find it and post it soon.

Delicious Dishes

I've been snapping some shots of the meals Tom has prepared for us over that last month or two. I do this for two reasons: to work on photographing culinary creations and also to remember what the meals look like for future reference. My effort in the kitchen has been very limited lately, but that will change once I graduate.

Baking

i've been in the mood to bake lately. i'm much better at baking than i am at cooking, but i noticed that i tend to bake when the seasons turn like they are now and also to relief stress. so, my first creation this season was a cheesecake. i will admit that it was not the made-from-scratch cheesecake that i wanted to make. it was a box cheesecake that Tom somehow convinced me to make instead for the sake of saving time (we were running a little behind on our errands). anyway, i'm planning on making the "real" cheesecake soon, probably during my week off this month.