What a long day at work. I'm not sure if it was the cooler weather or just a case of the midweek blues, but I never really woke up today. Steph came over for dinner... Robbie had to go out of town for work last minute, but we couldn't stop the party just bc of him now could we?? She brought over a little something something for Roma, from her pups, Haribo and Maple...
Hahahah. I love that the front of the card has a gray pup. Steph where did you find a gray marker? Impressive. Ross cooked up fish pontchatrain from our Brennan's cookbook. Gotta love some creole cooking. The flounder was great with the sauce and accompanied by grilled zucchini with a pesto sauce and pine nuts. MMMMM. The food was a nice way to wind down from a long day at the office.
For dessert, we had Dorie's Chocolate Gingerbread Cake. Once we got past some difficulties with the baking time, things were smooth sailing. It's a moist, chocolate buttermilk cake with chunks of chocolate and 3 kinds of ginger: ground, fresh, and candied. The consensus was that the ginger flavor overpowered the chocolate flavor. Next time I will cut down on the amount of ginger. (I happen to love ginger so thought it was perfect, but I agree it might be a little strong for the average eater). The cake kind of tastes like a giant gingerbread man. Feast.
Wednesday here I come.
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