Thursday, November 16, 2006

and you thought i couldn't cook!

tuesday was shane's birthday and i surprised him with a lovely dinner, prepared by me! yep you heard that right, i cooked a full meal! (and it didn't involve hummus or rice krispies!)

i had a cheese plate and a nice olive foccia bread waiting when shane arrived. i also got my favorite wine, a Macon villages white burgundy wine. it is so light and easy to drink. i was still preparing my dinner, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and flank steak. i didn't have very good cooking "rhythm" so it took longer than expected.


the table was set. slightly bare? no, minimal!


the steak is cooking. i had to purchase a new skillet to cook the steak. my little old non stick just wouldn't do. i went to sur la table on spring street and got the best service ever! nathan really knew his stuff and was so helpful. he gave me tips on how to prepare the meat and what additional cooking supplies i would need and what i didn't need. the meal could have ended quite differently without his help!


my new specialty - mashed potatoes! oh my god! i loved them! a few secret ingredients is what made it!


and at 9:15, dinner is finally served. i just realized how green it all looks!


he likes it! he likes it!


and as an added bonus, i made champagne truffels! they were so rich and dense we could barely eat even one after the meal.


a post-dinner shot. we were so full! i was quite pleased with the results!

happy birthday, shane!!

6 Comments:

Blogger pinknest said...

oh yay!!! look at you, you little gourmand. looks awesome. and happy birthday shane!

8:35 AM  
Blogger Bethie said...

That looks great!

What was the recipe for the truffels? They sound awesome!

12:49 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That looks incredable! I am a guy but would like to cook a dinner like that for my wife. Where do you get your recepies?

7:42 PM  
Blogger molly said...

hey mr karate, i got the recepies from martha stewarts website! easy!

11:54 PM  
Blogger Carissa Duhamel said...

Looks delicious! The champagne truffles look so pretty, maybe subconciously you didn't eat them because you wanted to leave them out just to admire.

8:30 PM  
Blogger Matt Brand said...

well Mols you ain't no Pinknest but it looks fairly eatable. Fa!

3:23 PM  

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