Slacking

I became totally derailed and have not posted in a few weeks. But here is what I have been up to!

1. Cooking: I tried out all the recipes I chose for the Super Bowl and they were pretty good. Also, we were supporting the broncos as you can tell from the blue and orange arrangement in the photo. I particularly enjoyed the Blood Orange Margaritas and the Mini Twice-Baked Potatoes were excellent. I will be making the potatoes again and again. They were pillowy, whipped deliciousness. My super awesome cat, Steven J. Cat (aka "Steve" or "Stevie"), also got in on the action. Between her and our dog, Puck, we had to both watch them to not steal our food as they are both obsessed with bacon and buffalo chicken.

Blood Orange Margaritas

The sweetest, most perfect cat in the universe, Steve.
The neighbors tell us she is so tough the other cats run from her.
Hahaha, she is 7 lbs, she must be a bad-ass. 

This was a fantastic game day menu.
The chicken is really easy to prepare and can be modified to fit your taste.

2. The next weekend we celebrated Valentine's Day and I made fondue! I LOVE fondue. I made a white cheese fondue from Gruyere and Swiss cheese. It was excellent and then we had a meat course of steak and lobster tail with red potatoes, tempura-battered zucchini and onion rings all fried in canola oil with a champagne sampling and Cabernet Sauvignon. We were too full to have dessert. That always seems to happen when we have fondue. Fondue is so easy to make and is fool-proof, if you have not tried it do yourself a favor and start with any cheese fondue recipe = love at first bite. I was so excited to celebrate that I forgot to take pictures. Valentine's way a blast this year.

3. This past weekend we went to Boise, Idaho for a weekend away to visit family and for my brother-in-law's birthday. Three days of non-stop fun, but the highlight was his birthday dinner at The Yard House. They have over 70 beers and ciders on tap. It was beer heaven. Seriously, I sampled several sour beers and a couple of ciders which are really hard to find. The food was also fantastic. If you are ever in Boise, go to The Yard House.

Well, that's about it for now. Do you live in Salt Lake? Want to visit? Suggestions are always welcome and hope you are up to fun stuff too!

L