On Monday night, I was out running errands, when Chase called me. It was a tad early, so I assumed he was still at work. He told me to let him know when I got home, because he had something sent for our Anniversary. My mind jumped to flowers, and this of course was thrilling for me. Fast forward an hour when I walked in the door, and I confirmed that indeed there were flowers on the counter waiting for me AND cupcakes from Bredenbecks AND (just wait for it) Chase was standing around the corner in the bedroom. Feel free to groan and eye roll at the cuteness of my husband, but he made my night, and I had to share :)
On Tuesday, my best friend Dee came to Philly for work, and luckily she decided to stay with me in Mt. Airy instead of a hotel! We made a delicious dinner together, and laughed and conversed like old times. It's the second visit I have had with Dee (and shared a bed) in July! It's great, because we always tend to fall right back into our friendship as if no time has passed at all.
I worked on the dinner while Dee prepared dessert. Asparagus was placed on a cookie sheet, with the salmon resting on top and I drizzled olive oil, salt and pepper on both. The potatoes accompanied the salmon in the oven, also covered in olive oil, salt and pepper, with a dash of rosemary. 25 minutes in the oven, out and DONE! As an option to add flavor to the simple salmon, I made a topping with diced red onion, lemon juice and zest, chopped capers and olive oil. I recommend it if you are in the mood for a little zest with your fish.
Because I am still using up the giant bottle of tequila I bought on a whim, I decided to try yet another tequila influenced cocktail. This particular "tequila mojito" had lime juice, club soda, tequila, mint leaves, sugar and ice. Extremely refreshing.
Some pictures from our dinner. Candles were necessary.
Dee's dessert was so savory and rich. The individual cakes were baked in ramekins and we topped them with caramel sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. We may have overdone it calorie wise, but if I can speak for Dee, it was worth it.
No, we did not eat two each. Dee made some to save for later in the week :)
They may not be the most beautiful presentation dessert, but they made up for it in taste.
