Blackberry Cobbler.

This weekend's cooking creation was a blackberry cobbler. It was delicious straight out of the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. My inspiration for this dessert: blackberries were on sale at Giant Eagle!

Also, Happy Valentine's Day!

Knife Skills

We are proud to announce that all of our fingers are still intact after we took a knife skills class last night. Joe and I were both signed up for this 3 hour long class hosted by the Western Reserve School of Cooking in Hudson. The course was focused on the different uses for various knives, the proper way to hold the knife, and of course chopping, dicing and julienning.

We also made, and subsequently consumed, 4 meals: Chicken Coq au Vin, Thai Chicken and Vegetable Curry (our favorite one), Penne Pasta Primavera with Roasted Garlic Sauce, and Roasted Vegetable Pizza with Goat Cheese. It was a fun, informative and tasty class!

French Macaroons

Here is my Saturday creation: a French macaroon. These are raspberry flavor but they can be just about any flavor you can imagine. Mine aren't nearly as pretty as they are supposed to be:


I am still proud of them since they were kind of difficult to make and I think they taste pretty darn good.

Kolaches

After quite a few weeks of being lazy, I am finally back into a rhythm of cooking on a regular basis. I enjoy cooking and trying new recipes but I just hadn't felt like doing much of it after we moved. I'm sure Joe is thankful that my passion is back!

This weekend I made kolaches. I had one from the Kolache Factory when I was in Houston and thought it would be fun to try. A kolache is a czech creation; it is a filled pastry that can either be sweet or savory. The one I tried was ham, egg and cheese filled. And although mine was a bit different than the one I had in Houston, I think they came out pretty well. We've been enjoying them for breakfast this week.