Red Velvet..

Last night my father was telling me about this potluck he is having at work next week and of course being the person that I am I volunteered to make the dish for him to take. I was wracking my brain last night and tried to decide exactly what I wanted to make to impress all of his coworkers because I didn't want to make something I have already done. So after a lot of thought I decided I was going to make Red Velvet Cake. Now I can not say that it is a personal favorite but I thought I would give it a shot and see what it turns out like. I hate to say it but it always tastes a little bit better when you put a lot of time and work into it. So tonight I came home from work and slapped together a Red Velvet. From the little taster I just had (a crumb that fell out) it tasted pretty yummy to me. Once again I don't have my camera so the pictures are not going to be posted. Sorry! If it turns out well I will be making it again later down the road. Well I am about to go frost the cake. Have a great day everyone!

Gamin' it up!

So recently..I mean as recently as of 8:30 pm last night I have become an avid gamer! My fiance' and I were playing a game known as Rainbow Six and let me just tell you....this was the most fun thing I have done in a while haha. It was so much fun! We actually ended up staying up until like 12:30 this morning playing. As soon as I woke up I asked if we could play it before I had to go to work and then we played again just a few minutes ago. I like to think that I kick booty at it but we will leave that fact alone haha. We just got a new DVD from Netflix that allows us to do something with the Playstation so we are experimenting with that as I type this. Let us just say that I have a new outlook on the "gaming" thing as of last night. It is pretty darn cool! HAHA!!! I have to get back to it...

Lobstery Kind of Day...

So there is this restaurant in Pensacola which is a town about 45 minutes to an hour away from where I live and it has the best Corn and Lobster Bisque I have ever eaten in my life, and I have decided to try and recreate dishes that I love and want more of so I can eat them whenever I want instead of having to always go to the restaurants....So with that said I decided to make my own Lobster and Corn Bisque with the help of Matthew. It was homemade and I am super proud to say that it is the B-O-M-B!!! I only had a little taste test but man may I say so myself I am becoming quite the little "chef-et!" I would seriously love to explore my culinary talents more but I have other tasks to take care of before that can be accomplished. Anyways...I have included the recipe for such Bisque below if anyone else would like to take a stab at it. (It was not that hard!!!) Well I took a picture of this wonderful creation but can't manage to get it on here because I have lost the piece I need to use to insert the itty bitty memory card into my computer. Sorry. I will try and take a picture with my camera soon! Enjoy this dish and if you don't want to make it you can wait because in a little over 3 months Matthew and I will be moving up there and would be more than happy to make this for you!

Ingredients

-3 tablespoons vegetable oil

-3 tablespoons bleached all-purpose flour

-1/2 minced yellow onions

-1 cup corn kernels (2 ears corn)

-2 tablespoons minced shallots

-2 tablespoons minced celery

-1 tablespoon minced garlic

-1 teaspoon salt

-1/2 teaspoon cayenne

-1 cup fish stock or water

-2 bay leaves

-2 cups milk

-2 cups heavy cream

-1 teaspoon crab boil (OPTIONAL)

-1/2 lb. cooked lobster meat, diced

-1/4 cup minced green onions

Directions

Heat the oil in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the flour a tablespoon at a time, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until blended. Continue stirring to make a light brown roux, 5 to 10 minutes.

Add the onions, shallots, corn, celery, garlic, salt and cayenne and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions soften, about 4 minutes. Slowly stir in stock. Add the bay leaves and bring to a boil. Add the milk, cream, and the crab boil, if using. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

Stir in the lobster meat and green onions and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaves. THEN ENJOY!!!!