Melicipes

This weekend we were busy creating lots of new recipes.  Probably one of our most productive weekends working on the blog together.  In the process, we managed to make a huge mess of the entire house (I don't understand how it happens so quickly), but that's OK, we had fun.

I say that we were busy creating recipes, but what I should really say is that Tom was busy creating recipes.  I usually just do what he tells me to do.  I'm actually a disaster in the kitchen.  I'm very good at following directions and recipes (for the most part), but I make a huge mess and am not good at combining ingredients to come up with a great new dish.

On the other hand, we can pick up say for example, cod and cannelini beans from the grocery store and Tom can magically come up with a great recipe.  Sometimes I can be apprehensive about what he is making because I am somewhat of a picky eater, but (and only when it comes to making food :-) ) he always proves me wrong and it is delicious! Thankfully, he is a good teacher and I'm learning.

So anyway, here are some of the recipes Tom came up with this weekend that we will be posting over the next few days:

• BBQ Sauce
• Strawberry Vinaigrette Dressing
• Cod with Cannelini Beans & Tomatoes
• Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes
• Pureed Vegetable Soup

Side story about the cupcakes...

The first batch was kind of a disaster (although the jam and whipped cream were delicious!) - the cupcakes were terrible and had imploded and we didn't understand why.  So, the next morning I was determined to bake good cupcakes.  When I was reading through different recipes, it hit me - I realized why our first batch was so bad.  Because I used baking soda instead of baking powder.

Pretty sure Tom knew the whole time and was just being nice to me.

I'll never make that mistake again :-) !