Make the 100 things on my cooking list

They were yummy! I loved the balance of the salt with the sweet.

http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2011/10/whole-wheat-chocolate-chip-cookies.html

I just made this for lunch:

http://www.acouplecooks.com/2011/09/apple-and-pear-salad-with-curry-vinaigrette/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ACoupleCooks+%28A+Couple+Cooks%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Very yummy. The vinaigrette was delightful. Next time I’m going to chop up the pear and apple.

I did it!

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/fresh_tomato_salsa/

I used two jalapeno peppers, 1.5 tomatoes, half an onion, and some cilantro. Steve says it was hot enough!

Smelled delicious and wasn’t really that hard.

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/recipe-30-minute-coq-au-vin-131456?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fthekitchn+%28The+Kitchn%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

I made enough for lunch tomorrow, so we’ll see how it tastes the next day.

I made two ducks with my mother-in-law yesterday. We looked through several recipes, and finally decided on this one:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Duck-a-lOrange-233535

Definitely a success. The duck was tender and flavorful. The sauce was yummy. The ducks browned up nicely. I’ll make this again.

The cake was good. The filling was delicious. The frosting was a disaster. I don’t think I let the sugar caramelize enough. And it was too runny. And it ran all over the table when I poured it on the cake…

http://www.honeyandjam.com/2010/10/caramel-cake-with-apple-filling.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+honeyandjam%2Fkutd+%28honey+%26+jam%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Worth making the cake and filling. I’m going to try to make a different frosting.

Definitely not worthy of their bad reputation. I cooked them like I cook most vegetables: roasted with olive oil, salt, and pepper. They were okay. Not the best things I’ve ever eaten but not disgusting.

It was okay:

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/recipe-chicken-and-dumplings-130500?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fthekitchn+%28The+Kitchn%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

I halved the recipe for the dumplings and messed up some of the amounts… So it wasn’t perfect, but it was still yummy, and my husband liked it. I may try this again.

I substituted squash for the pumpkin, but it still counts. :)

http://www.honeyandjam.com/2010/10/pumpkin-bread-with-cinnamon-pecan.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+honeyandjam%2Fkutd+%28honey+%26+jam%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

The filling in this really made the bread. The pecans, butter, sugar, and cinnamon are a yummy addition to the rest of the bread.

http://hollylynnsays.blogspot.com/2010/09/bowlful-of-candy.html

It does, in fact, taste like a bowlful of candy. I love this stuff!