My boyfriend and I had a low-key plans for Valentine's Day. We were going to have a nice breakfast, possibly see a movie, plus I had made a dessert the night before that was waiting in the fridge for us.
However, things turned out differently thanks to a couple of morning mishaps.
Mishap number one: I forgot to time our soft boiled eggs. They were *way* under cooked. So I had the genius idea to just stick the open egg in the microwave for 30 seconds.. which resulted in an interesting ka-pow and this exploded yolk.
I still ate it.
Mishap number two was surrounding the dessert I had made out of cream, honey, vanilla, milk and gelatin. I unmolded it and it seemed a tiny bit soft and a little bit melty but I ignored that and turned the plate to take another picture...
...and then it sort of imploded. or exploded.
Actually it was more of less dramatic wiggly-jiggly collapse in on itself. Guess who didn't add enough gelatin??
So we ditched our low-key plans and did what any couple who had a failed breakfast and failed dessert would do.....get dressed up and go looking for ice cream.
Nothing says fancy like a gold plated lemon slice.
And brass muffin tins and measuring spoons.
We decided to drive out to Cohrane to find their ice cream parlour which has a massive menu of homemade ice cream. We probably could have found ice cream in the city but its nice to get out and explore the small towns.
Mackay's Ice Cream has been around for 60 years. Their ice cream is homemade in small batches and was so worth the drive.
His and Her's ice cream cones. I got white chocolate raspberry truffle and Mckenzie got licorice which was pretty dapper looking for an ice cream cone.
It was so nice to finally get outside after being couped up inside against the cold Alberta Winter.
Excited that spring seems to be on it's way.
On the way home we picked up the ingredients so that I could attempt the dessert again next weekend. Or maybe I'll make something more portable and we'll bring it on another small town road trip.
The egg looks like a daffodil, which is pretty sweet. I'm way excited for spring too, enough of all this lousy weather!
Posted by: Design_kitty | 02/15/2011 at 08:27 AM
Gorgeous pictures - I love the snow (we don't get much here in San Diego). The egg blew me away - what did it taste like? It looks like modern art!
Posted by: Thegonzogourmet | 02/16/2011 at 01:47 PM
The egg sort of looks like a yellow rose or tulip.. how funny!
And yum.. nothing is better than ice cream in waffle cones, especially when they are his and hers. ;)
Posted by: www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawnQSvBYPe09ffVamzBT1TrIzR95hlI-zkg | 02/16/2011 at 02:21 PM
This post made me laugh out loud. I view those kitchen mishaps as learning opportunities. I had an exploding potato last week and ravioli dough for Valentine's that never reached the 'dough' stage. I love your photos... they are wonderful!
Posted by: PookieandPierre | 02/16/2011 at 02:55 PM
That certainly is a great necklace. Love it. Your photos are great, too.
Posted by: Darina | 02/17/2011 at 03:27 PM
Hey Stephanie! So glad that my kettle corn worked out so well for you! Looks like you have a TON of yummy dishes as well :) I must try some of them now!
with love, http://delightsbites.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Delightsbites.blogspot.com | 02/18/2011 at 03:42 PM
LOL!!! The last picture says it all : ) - ice cream makes everything better!
Posted by: Mylifeunderthebus | 02/18/2011 at 07:03 PM
looks a lovely day, well spent. the landscape is absolutely gorgeous!
dapper is the perfect word for that cone. i would have went straight for the licorice as well.
Posted by: Rigel_p | 02/23/2011 at 08:01 AM
this is really sweet :) sometimes it's the unplanned stuff that turns out the best.
Posted by: Amy Lapi | 02/24/2011 at 09:56 PM
A perfect, gourmet ValentineĀ treat that will leave your family and guests oohing and aahing at your creativity and culinary genius, these little cups are surprisingly easy, especially if you bring along a little patience. Making use of every day balloons, the cups take shape in little time.
Posted by: dessert cup | 01/17/2012 at 07:34 AM
[url=http://www.opumashoes.com/puma-shoes/puma-espera-shoes/puma-womens-espera-iii-dazzle-trainers-shoes-white-golden]Puma Womens Espera III Dazzle Trainers Shoes-White Golden[/url]
It also comes with an electronic thermostat. Porcelain itself is naturally non-stick, so there are no chemicals needed in this treatment.. [url=http://www.opumashoes.com][b]Puma Ferrari Shoes[/b][/url]. [b]Puma Womens Espera III Dazzle Trainers Shoes-White Golden[/b]. [url=http://www.opumashoes.com/puma-shoes/puma-yoyo-shoes/][b]Puma YOYO Shoes[/b][/url]. he Weight - bear the products weight in mind at all times when buying a hair dryer. [url=http://www.opumashoes.com/puma-shoes/puma-baylee-future-cat][b]Puma Baylee Future Cat[/b][/url].
Posted by: Puma Ferrari Shoes | 06/05/2012 at 01:33 AM