barefoot and, uh, in the kitchen

i have been keeping myself busy with trying to cook new things in the kitchen. every night i cook dinner for matias and i. ever since i got back from portland it's been expected in a sense. matias always asks me what's for dinner. his mom asks him or me what's our dinner plans. she cooks for her man, and i cook for man. it's sweet. so far my cooking skills have been met with approval. i brought some curry supplies back with me from portland courtesy of dok koon, so i have made that a couple of times, i also made "artesenal" raviolis which involved a 2+ hour effort. matias wanted an "american" burger" so i got ground meat instead of the pre-made patties, and made a monstrous burger topped with some sort of bacon/ham thing and sauteed mushrooms and even pickles. i found refried beans imported from mexico in the grocery store as well as some tortillas that were barely passable by my standards. they did their job, and we had quite the mexican feast. me being the daughter of a bakery owner i have also cooked up some sweet things too. namely a heaping baccone dolce with peaches and kiwi, fluffy cupcakes, and of course the ever so popular brownies. 

matias has a little paunch that hasn't gone away since going to portland, so far i don't mind because it's filled with my good eats.)