Fin

Spring Break is almost over for me.....sad. That went by way too fast. Today was great though. I had a great date night with Max and caught a movie with our friends. My friend, Ryan, got voted Teacher of the Month at his school and invited us to eat dinner with him at Outback Steakhouse...yum-o!Congrats to him! I love their sweet potatoes that are loaded with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. So needless to say I didn't cook dinner tonight but I did make Seafood Paella for lunch, Pumpkin Almond Coconut panna cotta (the consistency didn't come out as I'd hoped, but oh well), and used up the rest of a baguette by making Peanut Butter French Toast (so filling! One serving had me full for about 7 hours!)

 Peanut Butter French Toast loaded with powdered sugar

 Seafood Paella (check out that steam!)

Pumpkin Coconut Almond Panna Cotta

drizzled with honey

Do you have any weekend plans? How are you celebrating Easter?

May your tummies have a Happy Thursday

Brian Head was sooo much fun! I am so thankful for fun trips and learning opportunities. This was only my third time skiing and I didn't want to slow down Max or our friend, Chris, so I told them to go ahead and do their runs without me- big mistake. I went on the easiest run and got stuck up at the top because I psyched myself out. It loooked way steep and I did not want to fall! So I sat on side on the run for about half an hour while kids, their parents, and other beginners whizzed past me. It was NOT a good feeling. But somehow I got my phone out and managed to text Max and tell him how freaked out I was. He coached me down and I made it back without falling! From that point all three of us went down the same runs, varying in difficulty, and I did pretty darn good. I love that my husband is such a great coach and really does inspire me to do better. Life would be pretty sucky if I was all alone and not even willing to try for fear I might mess up. Although my butt and calves are very, very sore. I got 5 hours of skiing practice in and had some very funny falls as well.
Pia, our 2 year old pup, absolutely LOVED the snow! She even managed to escape from our condo a few times and we found her jumping around in it. Looking for a white dog in snow pretty much stinks.

So since we were there all day yesterday I didn't get to cook, but Max, myself, and Chris all did put our brain power together to make the most delicious pizza I've ever had. Artichoke, bacon, and pepperoni deep dish pizza after 5 long hours of skiing/snowboarding was INCREDIBLE!

Here's the creations I have made so far this week:

Iceberg Wedge Salad with Bacon and Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing

French Onion Soup with baguette and Gruyere cheese

Sugarcane Rum shrimp skewers with Poblano peppers and Pineapple

with parsley orzo

Today's dish will be seafood paella!

May your tummies have a happy Thursday!

Spring Break

Heeeeeelllllllllllooooo (Mrs. Doubtfire voice)

Julia Child

So for Spring Break I have decided to go on a Culinary Exploration. I am going to be trying recipes I have never tried before and Max and I will be enjoying them together.

First one the list:

• Iceberg Wedge Salad with Bacon and Creamy Gorgonzola Dressing
•  French Onion Soup

.....Look back for pictures!

I am so happy I have a WHOLE week to cook WHATEVER I want!

We'll also be spending a few days up in Brian Head so I can practice some skiing!

What did you do/are you doing for Spring Break?