Homemade Ichigo daifuku! Doesn't look pretty but it's quite tasty.
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Went hiking yesterday at Douglass Springs with my family for Mother’s Day and got a really good workout from it. We also tried a new buffet restaurant that recently opened in town called U-Like Buffet. It wasn’t bad given that it was $8 per person.
This weekend overall was pretty eventful. After work on Friday, I went to watch the Avengers the 2nd time with Chris and his friend since Chris hadn’t seen it. Then on Saturday after Emily’s graduation party, I went to see it yet again for the 3rd time with Eamon, Sonya, Chris, Emily and Adam. The movie is that awesome.
Plus, I’ll admit it, I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to see these guys again.
HNNNG.
Last Sunday was my 6th year anniversary with Darren. Unfortunately, we couldn’t really celebrate too much given that Darren had a final exam to study for the following week. So what I did was surprise him with a steak dinner and dessert.
I’m honestly pretty proud of how I made the steak and the pasta salad. The steak was pretty simple as I just marinade it with teriyaki sauce and grilled it. The pasta salad was more of an experiment and it came out really delicious. I cooked some shrimp and the rotini pasta and seasoned it with garlic powder, and even added a little butter. Then I just topped it on some baby spinach and tomatoes and squeezed a little lime juice over it. It tasted better than I expected. I was a happy panda.
Then for dessert, I decided to try to make chocolate mousse for the first time.
I’m pretty proud at how this came out as well. I should’ve made this a little earlier during the day so that it sets in the fridge a little longer, but even though it was a little more like pudding, it still tasted delicious. I just love cooking and baking!
On Wednesday evening, I went and saw The Avengers with Darren and Alvis and then saw it again last night with Chris and his friend, Dan. The movie was kickass! Hence why I didn’t mind seeing it twice. :P I honestly would have to say this is the best superhero film by far. Well done, Joss Whedon.
I threw a sort of last minute Cinco de Mayo party last night and it turned out better than I expected! My intention was to gather only a few people over and just cook a few Mexican dishes. Nikki helped me out a lot by making her tacos, which was the main dish of the night. I made quesadillas, Spanish rice, and churros for dessert. The Spanish rice was hardly eaten, but the quesadillas and the churros were gone in minutes. I was glad the party went very well and of course, I was really happy to see my friends again in awhile.
Since today is May 6th, it is Darren and I’s 6 year anniversary. Now of course I want to do something special today, but given that Darren has a final exam to study for, we can’t really do a whole lot. :/ But i was thinking of cooking up some steak and perhaps make some chocolate mousse. I’ve been wanting to learn how to make that for awhile now.
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