It's no secret that I like to bake. For me, dinner is just an excuse to find an interesting dessert recipe. Finding baking chocolate in Ciudad Colon, however, has been an issue. And yet, our local grocery store works in mysterious ways; unusual items appear on the shelves at random intervals. This week, I serendipitously happened upon a kilo-sized bag of Ghirardelli chocolate chips -- the only bag on the shelf -- and snatched it right up, pausing only a moment to ponder whether or not it was worth the ten dollar price tag. It was. Recently, Cam mentioned having once eaten beet brownies, and I was curious to try them. Blake had a Valentine's Day date and couldn't cook, so I was responsible for tonight's dinner. Beet brownies were the perfect Valentine's Day dessert. The beet was gorgeous and red and the brownies rich and gooey.
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| It looks like a heart! |
Cam surprised Amanda and me with ice-cream treats, and we wound down the evening watching
Chocolat. It was lovely.
Valentine's Day menu:
Spinach cake with bacon
Baked plantain
Dark chocolate beet brownies
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| Yes, I will be having seconds :) |
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| Ingredients layered in the blender |
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| Dinner is served |
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