2005-09-11

it's a good thing I love my kitchen

It's our HAPPY ANNIVERSABIRTHERY celebration tonight --- married 6 years today; K turns 31 on Tuesday --- and I haven't spent this much time in the kitchen since last Thanksgiving! Baked a Chocolate Whiskey Bundt Cake (I subbed dark rum for the whiskey, of course) with Chocolate-Orange Buttercream Frosting (no Grand Marnier in the house, so subbed cheapy orange liqueur and halved the recipe, which made plenty for our tastes). Four mini loaves of Mimi's Caf� Carrot Bread (subbed mandarin oranges for pineapple) with my own "faux cream cheese lite" frosting concoction (yogurt cheese, lemon juice, orange zest, powdered sugar, butter). Hand-torn basil chicken salad. Sweet Italian chicken sausage "pat�" I slow-roasted a huge pork roast smothered in Trader Joe's Korean Bulgogi sauce so we'll have plenty left-over for sandwiches during the week. And, oh yeah, managed to sear another chunk of cumin-crusted pork this morning before throwing it in the crock pot with home-made salsa (made that on Friday) and chopped shallots. Future chili base! I am ON FIRE! <<< * >>>