Instead of the usually night out in town for dinner, I opted for a nice relaxing and simple dinner made by Bubs. I love going to restaurants, but its just refreshing and fulfilling to just cook your own meal. I didn't let him make the entire himself, I was his sous chef. It's really romantic when you cook with your significant other, especially if you both can cook.

For dinner menu for that evening was seared steak with mushroom and caramelized onions, baked salmon (his own concoction), kale salad and baked potatoe with mozzarella. Personally, steaks are tastier and juicer when cooked to medium-rare. I know there's some people out there that have a thing against raw meat and I don't blame you. Salmonella still lurks these streets and you wouldn't want to be the person caught with it. Back to the steak, you gotta throw in some butter into that pan to get that   mouth-watering taste. Don't be afraid of butter; it is your friend.

 While the Bubs worked on the salmon and the steak, I worked on the kale salad and baked potatoe. The kale salad consists of chopped up kale, diced tomatoes, small red onion and extra virgin olive oil.  The baked potatoe was tricky though! With the potatoe laid out horizontally, cut vertical slits into it and then sprinkle mozzarella over the slits where they will melt into the crevices. It was tricky because we had put the potatoe to bake for 20 minutes first but wasn't cooked. So went in for another 15 minutes and was kinda getting there. The trick us to get potatoes the same size so that they cook at one time and it saves time.

To end my birthday with a bang, we went to my favorite ice cream joint in JC, Torico! Tis the season, to get pumpkin pie gelato!

As I look back at the memories of my life, I am grateful to God for bestowing me with supportive family and friends, open pathways and courage to overcome my adversaries. I hope to continue telling my story through my love of food and many more great things to come!