BAKE OFF!!!!

So last night, Geoff (my amazing boyfriend) came over, and after eating my marvelous spinach and basil tomato soup (see previous post) with some grilled cheese, we were pretty stuffed and just kind of lounged around for a while. Anyway, Julie and Julia came on and we both thought it was so cute that we decided to get off our lazy butts and head to the grocery store (at a bout 7:40pm). We each found a recipe containing melted and whipped chocolate, couldn’t decide one which one we wanted to do, and so we compromised. This began the start of our bake off.

We purchased chocolate, cream, graham crackers, oreos, and all the other goodies we would need to make our delicious recipes. Mine was a double chocolate pie, and Geoff’s was a chocolate mousse. We came back, and after a brief sugar incident (I dropped the sugar container and it exploded all over the floor) we began our battle. We baked and laughed and listened to Michael Buble (perfect baking/cooking music if you ask me!) and just had a blast! Unfortunately, because my pie had to sit in the fridge over night, we couldn’t decide who won, but based on our last minute experiences, we decided to make this a game. Here are some ground rules we set.

A neutral judge must pick a common ingredient, in which both parties must include in their recipes
Each contestant is allowed a total of $12.00 dollars to spend at any grocery store they wish.
Each contestant is allotted a total time of 2 hours for preparation, baking/cooking, and presentation of his or her dish.
Contestants may not “borrow” ingredients from one another.
Contestants are allowed to use aids, such as ipads, iphones, or other electronic devices, but are not allowed to enlist in outside human help, such as a parent or sister.
A neutral judge must try both dishes, and he or she will determine who the winner is.

Definitely a fun night! You should try it. Any-who, here’s some cute pictures we snapped along the way:






Needless to say, with lots of chocolate in our bellies, the chefs were satisfied.