Meringue

I know, It's been a long time. I'm sorry. And really, I do have lots to share. Now I'm overwhelmed and not entirely sure where to begin. Since I title this post "Meringue," I guess that's the best place to start.

So, you want to guess what this week's date night dessert was? You got it...Red Velvet
Cake!

No, I made meringues with roasted berries. Boy were they yummy. See for yourself:


And, true to my blogs...I started with dessert. But that is how this meal began. I started preparing them at 7:30 Sunday night. Then I had to stay up till 10:00 to turn the oven off. I will definitely be making these again! I even think that I solved the "mess" problem. Let's just say there was meringue ALL over my kitchen when I was done. Thankfully, if done in short order it's not too difficult to clean up.

Now I'll go back to the beginning of the meal. We had shrimp cocktail. Always a hit. Usually I buy 3-5 jumbo shrimp for each of us. This week, I got a 1/4 lb of medium shrimp. Immediately I felt buyer's remorse. I just wasn't sure they'd be big enough for dipping. I even told Josh my concerns in bed on Sunday night. I always feel it's better to give him a heads up on my mistakes and culinary failures.

Not necessary! He took one look at the shrimp edging the bowl, clapped his hands in delight and exclaimed, "There's so many of them!" All that worry for nothing. (I'm sorry; I didn't take a picture.)

Manhattans accompanied the shrimp.

Dinner was filet. I cooked them in butter and crusted them in pepper. Maybe a little too much pepper. Not so much that we didn't eat them up.


I served the filets with broccoli, wild rice and a tomato salad with tomato from my "garden."




Did you notice how "juicy" the berries on the meringue got? It was so yummy.

Lastly, I think I set a beautiful date night table, don't you?


Kristen out...for now.

Look for posts about potatoes, increased energy, and rearranged studies.