As anyone that has followed this blog should be aware I love to spend hours in the kitchen pretending that I know what I am doing, and once in a while even pull something off. Tonight was one of those nights. I toiled over oven, stove, toaster oven (and what a great toaster oven it is - thanks to my In-Laws), and microwave trying to turn out a restaurant style dinner instead of braving the over-crowded restaurants on this Valentine's Day.
The goal was to plate an exquisite Surf and Turf meal, NY strip steak, lobster tail, sweetened brussel sprouts with bacon, baked potatoes, and dinner rolls. The lobster gave me some trouble but in the end I think, if I may say so myself, that I achieved a delicious meal for our at home Valentine's celebration.
Now with that said, and keeping in mind that I have had other successful meals come out of that kitchen, I must now admit that I have been outdone. Of all the dutch babies, pies, cakes, cookies, steaks, chicken, lobster, salmon, shrimp, french toast, pancakes, waffles, and all other sorts of gastric pleasures that I have produced none have compared with the brownies that were baked by our Blue Plate Specialist.
I'm sure there will be more posted here regarding said brownies, as there should, but for now know that I have doffed my chef's hat (no I don't really wear one) to the champion of all things gooey and chocolatey.
But in defeat, oh boy did I have some unbelievable eats!
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