Spring Break.

Spring Break is coming to an end. As I look back on the time I mostly remember the food that was eaten. I went home last weekend and shared several GREAT meals with my parents. This week I was able to cook some "meat" (I say it this way because I have spent the days after making this dish trying to get the meat smell out of the apt) for a family that has made me many home cooked meals... and for a college kid that is a HUGE blessing.  The food was yummy in each situation but it was really the time spent with the people while eating that was my favorite part.  

And last night may have been one of the most memorable moments of my break. Nicole made me dinner. She made a mango beef dish served over rice. It was so yummy. She is a very fun person to be around and a very considerate and loving roommate. I am so thankful!  

I said to her as we were eating that I was grateful that she made food of my people. For a girl that doesn't really like the smell of soy sauce she suffered through making the marinade just for me. That is love. 

Dinner was YUM-O for sure. Since she cooked the meal I thought I would make the dessert.... something that is not my specialty. But I know how much she likes lemon so I took another recipe from my fav-Giada. I made lemon ricotta cookies with a lemon glaze. It was the first time I used ricotta in my backing and I really do think that is what gave the cookies their light airy consistency. They were really good and I received the highest complement from Nicole... she said she liked the cookie dough so much that it was a close second to her mom's sugar cookie dough... and for those that know Nicole they know that the girl likes dough more then cookies. Oh, and she loves the cookies too!