If you are staying at home tonight here is a great last minute idea for Valentines Day. And guys lets not forget that ideas like this will win you a ton of brownie points on any night.

These where made from homemade dough; however, you can also buy and reshape the Pillsbury dough from the store to get the same effect.

It’s become a mission of mine to make an excellent lemon cake. I’m looking for the perfect combination of sugar sweetness and lemon flavor. In the cake mix I used fresh lemon juice about five teaspoons and a tablespoon of lemon zest. I topped the cupcakes with a cream cheese lemon icing also made using fresh lemon juice.

I had left over lemon juice and zest so I decided to experiment and create some toppings. Combining water, lemon juice, sugar and lemon zest brought it to a boil and made a lemony syrup. I also made a zest sugar mixing some lemon zest and sugar what a perfect cupcake topping and so simple.

A few weeks back after reading reviews by Brian Schwartz about The Kitchen restaurant on Brookside we had to hit this Tulsa hot spot.

We decided to try lunch. The star of our lunch experience was the meatloaf sandwich. This sandwich includes Center 1 meatloaf (Which is famous around Tulsa), farmhouse cheddar, arugula and mayonnaise. The way the cheese is melted on the meatloaf locks in flavors in a way that will surprise you once you take a bite. I also recommend ordering the Center 1 meatloaf for takeout.

Here is a picture of the meatloaf sandwich

I cant help this…. here’s a closeup

Check out this review titled: The Kitchen – Tulsa’s Most Exciting Dining Scene Yet
http://tulsafood.com/dinner/the-kitchen-restaurant-brookside-tulsa

The Kitchen
3524 S. Peoria Av
619-9332
Dinner from 5 PM to 9 PM daily except Sunday
They also serve lunch every day until 5 PM (on Sunday, it’s brunch till 2 PM), but the amazing dishes described above only appear after five.

http://thekitchentulsa.com

Shae loves old couples so much that she made me sneak this picture of an old couple having ice cream. I can wait to share ice cream with Shae when we get this old together

Love Life!

I had this burger when at Outback in Branson, MO. It is the medium rare Blue cheese burger with grilled onions on a toasted bun. The meat was so hot and juice and with that blue cheese and grilled onions on top it becomes one of my favorite types of burgers to bit into.

What is your favorite type of burger? Do you LOVE Blue Cheese like I do? mmmmmhm.. I need a burger! ASAP!!!!! HELP!!!!!

One thing I love about making soup is that it always ends up being special.  I will never forget the story that one of my elementary teachers told me about Stone Soup.  As you may know, the story is about a soup that started off with simply water and stones and as people passed by the maker of the soup to see what he is doing, each person ended up adding a special ingredient of their own until the soup became a community production.

Check out the FULL POST AND RECIPE HERE >> Our Chicken Noodle Soup [video]

Here is a pesto, feta pizza on Pillsbury Pizza crust that Shae and I made last night! Dang it was good!