This past week my girlfriend and I have been playing host for her best friend visiting all the way from Atlanta, GA. Today they both left for an overnight trip to Victoria so I’ve finally got a bit of time to spit out a post. There isn’t a lot of free time in a one bedroom apartment occupied by three twenty-somethings and a devilish little cat, so I’d better take advantage while I can. There won’t be another chance for a whole week yet.

My girlfriend has been handling a lot of cooking in our less than half a kitchen these past few days. Several amazing breakfasts have been prepared with spreads of scrambled eggs loaded with ham and cheese, stacks of fluffy little pancakes with or without fresh blueberries, expertly cooked bacon done en mass in the oven (way better than pan frying), and all accompanied with toast and fruits. I like breakfast.

Numerous stir-fries over rice were lovingly prepared, but so far the trio of oven baked pizzas have been the highlite for dinner time. Fresh ingredients sizzling on a crust sized just big enough for an individual (well probably too big), is a genuine treat. It’s rather expensive to make your own pizza at home in comparison with ordering, especially once you factor in the convenience of just picking up the phone, or even typing in your order! Yeah, I’ve done it.

Stack of Pancakes waiting to be devoured!

Myself, I tried to recreate a batch of quesadillas using a recipe I created a month ago. Here’s the breakdown.

• Chicken breast marinated in honey, garlic & onion barbeque sauce
• Carmelized yellow onions
• Smoked gouda cheese
• Avocado
• Red Bell Peppers
• Black beans

Combine all of the above in a flat tortilla folded in half and you have yourself a truly decadent pseudo-mexican feast. Unfortunately yesterday, when I tried to recreate this masterpiece, I forgot a few key steps like carmelizing the onions before hand, marinating the chicken so it would be more tender, and the gouda I chose wasn’t the same as before thus did not melt, instead remaining semi-solid. Next time I’ll get it right.