I've been a bad bad blogger...

Well, I've got no real excuse for my absence, except that I've been busy with work and school. And...I've been lazy. But, now I've got batteries for my camera and I'm going to try this whole blogging thing again. I've been cooking quite a bit...but unfortunately I've only captured a few images of my food conquests over the past 5 weeks. But here is what I do have:

Acorn Squash stuffed with baby portabella's, quinoa and walnuts. Drizzled with balsamic vinegar. This was a "kitchen sink" type dish...but it turned out very well and my husband has requested it again. Makes a pretty dish as well.
My first wedding anniversary was on Oct 1st, so I attempted to make the Raspberry Blackout Cake from VWAV. Oh my it was good! Even better - the cake freezes very well - so Micah and I were not faced with a entire cake we had to eat in a few days...we managed to string this one out about 2 weeks. It will be made again! Yummy!

I had to post this pic as well....I was having a bad day on Monday and my sweet husband surprised me with these beautiful flowers at work. No one has ever brought me flowers at work - it really brightened up my day (and my office).