It was a good weekend!!

Yay! I get to stay in my house. My landlord lowered my rent. He brought a couple over last Thursday and they were interested. I told him how upset I was to leave but had no idea he would lower my rent. I will never forget his generosity. Also my sister got a new puppy who is absolutely adorable. She's going to be a great dog. About 2 years ago she lost her dog that she had for a verrry long time so she said it was time for another one. She got the same kind(bichon frise). Saturday I spent the day with my my good friend(she's like my sister) and her mother. She's pregnant with a baby girl and I'm putting her baby shower together for her. I'm so excited. I hope she looks like her mommy. Then Sunday the SAINTS won!!! 6-0!! It was a good weekend! Time to get this shower on the road. Can't wait to post those pictures :)

Dinner for 2!

This past weekend was my boyfriends birthday soo I cooked him some of his favorites. He loves crostinis with just about anything on top! I made him some with this bruschetta maker I found at Marshall's(which by the way that and Tj Maxxs I ♥). I chopped up plum tomatoes and some garlic and mixed in some basil paste. Easy and Yummy!

Next we had a Salad, that didn't go as planned but was still very good! I bought a bag of spinach leaves at the supermarket and did not realize till I got home that it was open. BUMMER... he loves spinach leaves. I just layered some yellow and red tomatoes with mozzarella and topped it with crab meat and a balsamic red onion vinaigrette. Still very goooood!

Then for the main course!!!! He wanted scallops. I wanted them wrapped in bacon but it wasn't my birthday so I made a something different. Being from the south I love shrimp and grits and thought to myself I've never had scallops over grits and WOW!! I asked him and he said, "That's what I want." I seared the scallops and put them over grits with a Sherry cream sauce. He loved it!

Dessert was postponed. Will update when it's ready!

My Life so far-

Hello! You can call me choux-choux. It was my nick-name as a child, ironic that I want to be a Pastry chef. I'm currently looking for a new place to live and downsize from my home now and save money to cook and go to school in the spring. I recently had a birthday and got a Kitchenaid mixer and Cuisinart food processor, so of course I was extremely excited to not have to use my hand-held mixer for everything or my 2 cup cheap processor from Wal-mart. But don't get me wrong they were very helpful and stuck with me. I decided to start a blog to talk to others about my love for food and also to record all the things I love to make. Hope you enjoy!