Cheese-stuffed Burgers
I made some cheese-stuffed burgers for dinner, and damn were they delicious!
My Weekend In Atlanta
I went to Atlanta this past weekend to hang out with Brendan and one of our friend/coworkers Adam Bair. Adam flew down from Maine, and I of course drove down from NC. We had a pretty good time hangin' out, playing pool, go-karting, and stuffing our faces. I can't wait to do it again. And maybe next time we'll bring our other halves with us...
R2D2 Cake, The Making of
I set up our little point-n-shoot camera to take time-lapse video while I was making Cameron's R2D2 birthday cake.
Everyone that saw the cake told me how awesome the cake was, or how they really liked it, but mostly people were interested in how I did it. That led me to take the time-lapse footage and throw together this little video.
Enjoy.
Crab feast at the Collier house
We got a bunch of crab legs and whole crabs, and had some friends over to celebrate Amy's birthday. Good times were had by all.
Making Amy's Birthday Cake
Today was Amy's 28th birthday, so I baked her a cake, as I usually do when its someone's b-day. I wanted to make something new, so I decided on a Pineapple Upside-down Cake. I was pretty busy at work today, so I was in a bit of a hurry while baking it. Not only did I only buy one can of sliced pineapple instead of two when I was at the store, but when I was making the cake I totally forgot to add the crushed pineapple to the bottom layer, but it wasn't really a problem.
When I was placing the sliced pineapple for the top layer, I cut and arranged them to say "28", but after it was done you couldn't really tell without looking very closely. Oh well, it still tasted delicious and it was nice to have a cake that wasn't slathered in frosting for once.
Cooked up some seafood
Amy was craving seafood the other night, so I whipped up this dinner. It's not every day that I cook lobster, so I thought I'd snap a few pictures and share.
Mississippi Mud Layer Cake
One of Amy's coworkers had the nerve to question her ability to bake, so we spent a good portion of the day making these two cakes. She did most of the work, but I helped with some mixing and icing.
We originally intended to only make one cake, but the recipe required two 10" pans and we only had 9" pans so I used the remaining batter in some smaller rectangular pans resulting in a second smaller cake. I cut a slice for myself as soon as they were finished. The cake is so rich that I couldn't even eat the whole slice, but damn is it good...Out to dinner...
It's not too often that we get out, so I felt as though I should document it. We're at the Red Bowl Asian Bistro, about to have some sushi.
Lunch at the food court
I had to run by the mall, so Cameron and I went to the food court for some lunch. He wanted pepperoni pizza, so that's what we had.
Thanksgiving dinner, a day late...
We ended up having our Thanksgiving dinner on Friday instead of Thursday. Since my parents live all the way out in Las Vegas, and Chris and Kim were spending the holiday with her family, we figured we would just wait and have our big dinner when Ann and Terry came down with Cameron.
Amy and I kind of threw the meal together at the last minute, but fortunately it turned out great, especially the desserts. At one point, I was so full that I thought I was going throw up. It was awesome.
Brent Collier
I have many loves: my boys, my wife, my dogs, my mac, the internet, cars, gadgets, and most recently, my house.
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