Cooks in the Kitchen

This one is without Mr. Smith because he just had a breakfast burrito instead. Only he could give up our veggie dinner and be so skeptical about our key lime cheesecake.

My coworker Signe came over for an evening of cooking and baking, because let's get real, cooking takes an entire evening. And with our small kitchen to work with, forever! But I'm so glad she was willing to come cook and eat with me, especially when I got to make something I've wanted for awhile (that I knew Mr Smith would be like, but why?): sautéed peppers and zucchini along with garlic diced tomatoes and drained black beans all atop some good ole white rice and a layer of cheese. All the flavors worked amazingly well together and it was just divine. Thank you, Signe!

And don't we just love this dashingly fattening key lime cheesecake? Homemade graham cracker crust! I still feel like a little more lime on top could have sealed in the flavor a bit more, but at the time we just weren't sure.

I know I'm horrible at food pictures. I started putting it away before I realized I didn't even take a picture! So sorry it's on parchment paper, it's still looks fabulous if you ask me!!

I may have had some for breakfast. I sat in bed while Eric was still waking up seeing if he wanted some. "Not right now dear" but that means he's going to try it at a more reasonable hour! yahoo!

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