Sorry it's been a while since we have posted anything. Sarah and I have both been really busy. Sarah has started a training program at work, and I have been pretty busy with Law School. However, I had the last week off for Spring Break, so I was able to catch up on naps. And, of course, Sarah and I were still able to find time to cook and to bake. This first picture is of some brownie cupcakes that Sarah made for Valentine's Day. They were pretty delicious.
I tried my hand at crepes for breakfast one morning, and they turned out pretty well. This one had raspberries, lemon zest, and powdered sugar, which was pretty tasty. The batter takes a while to make, but they're worth it.
One night during Spring Break, I decided to try making Cuban food, which turned out alright. I made a tropical-seasoned pork chop with an orange and lime glaze, with some yellow rice. It wasn't half bad. I also put up some Christmas lights to give it that authentic Hispanic restaurant feel.
For dessert, I was a little ambitious and made churros. Since I haven't had a good churro since Disneyland, I figured it was time to make my own. This is the dough that I had to make. It was massive, eggy, sticky, and ridiculous to make, but it turned out pretty good. It's worth it if you're a foodie like me and Sarah.
I gues this is the Spanish style of churros, because I made it with some chocolate dipping sauce. It was pretty much the greatest thing I have ever made in my life. Don't worry, I have plenty of dough in the freezer, so if you want some, come on over.
Here are a few photos from our awesome trip to Panama. It was really hot and sticky, but we still managed to have a fun time. Here's the view out of our hotel room, which gives you a pretty good idea of what Panama City looks like.
We went on a trip to Monkey Island, which was pretty cool, since the monkeys climbed right up into the boat (after being coaxed inside with mango slices). They pretty much surrounded our boat and yelled at us, so it was fun. We also saw crocodiles, lizards, parrots, sloths, and howler monkeys on our boat tour.
Here we are pretending to be staying at some fancy hotel in an area called Gamboa. It's really nice and gives you a good view of the rain forest.
Here we are at the recently opened Panama Temple. It is an awesome building.
And no photo montage of Panama would be complete without a shot of the canal. Behold it in all its glory! It may not look like much, but the Panamanians make bank off this thing. So that was our trip to Panama in short. It was lots of fun, but it's nice to be back home in the states.
