Friday, August 1, 2008

Anniversary

Yesterday marked year three for David and I as a couple. I made a little sign Wednesday night and hung it where Dave would see it when he walked in from work early Thursday morning.A little cheesy, I know, but I am a little cheesy. That's my new favorite font by the way. I am slightly obsessed with fonts.

We are planning to go to Sioux Falls this Saturday to celebrate so we didn't do much today. I did make a nice supper though. It was SO good! I found a recipe online and I altered a bit to make it more "my style". Definately a little (ok, a lot) heavy on the calories, but it was worth it.
Notice the butter on the little plate? I learned today that cookie scoops make nice little butter balls. Presentation is everything ya know ;o) Anyway, we had Pasta with Chicken Mushroom Cream Sauce and some good, crusty bread to go with it. Here's the recipe if you're interested. I wouldn't make it if you're counting calories though.

Pasta with Chicken Mushroom Cream Sauce
1 package farfalle pasta
1 tablespoon butter
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I used 1 1/2 breasts)
12 shiitake mushrooms (I couldn't find these in our grocery store so I used about 2 oz. sliced baby portibellos)
1 cup heavy cream (I added 1 cup skim milk to this to make more cream sauce)
salt to taste
1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
3 oz shredded Romano cheese (the recipe didn't orginally call for this, but I think it was a good addition)

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken until no longer pink. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and slice thinly; set aside. Throw mushrooms into the skillet that was used for the chicken and heat slightly. Gradually stir in cream and milk. Cook, stirring constantly for 7 to 10 minutes, or until sauce has thickened (I had to add a small amount of flour to get it to thicken). Stir in Romano cheese. Add chicken back into skillet and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes. Toss with pasta until evenly coated.



Do you still celebrate your dating anniversary?
Do you make cheesy signs?

2 comments:

Annie said...

We celebrate the 17th every month, or at least try to...It is precisely why we were married on the anniversary of our first date and our engagement -- we can never claim to have forgotten any of them.

Tonya said...

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! :)

We really don't celebrate that anniversary I guess. Although I'm not really even sure when to say we "officially" got together.

Oh, cute cute table! Presentation is key! lol. And I noticed you're getting some use out of your new bowl!!!!

I used to be so good about making real meals for Scott and the kids. I need to get back to that.