Valentine's Day

For V Day Keith took me to see Juno at Clairidge and then to dinner at Table 8, which is one of those fancy NY style Montclair restaurants that I've heard of but never been to, with well known chefs and reservation requirements and such. The food was incredible. I had an appetizer which wouldn't sound very good if I were to describe it, but suffice it to say that it was duck and it was amazing. Keith's shrimps were nearly as delightful, and he also shared his pork tenderloin--perfect. I had fillet mignon for my main dish- heavenly, and we both got coconut tapioca pudding with carmelized bananas and coconut sorbet over peanut brittle. Weird but yummy. I must say it was the best meal I've had in years. And the best Valentine's day.

The next night I made dinner for Keith. And this cool Valentines cake. You can't tell how cute it is from the picture, but the strawberries are shaped like hearts :)

I published this post and realized my blog's background is exactly the same color as my kitchen walls and counters. That's odd.

Catskills

I finally went skiing in NJ. Well, not NJ, NY. Keith & I went to the Windham resort one Monday and it was very fun. So happy to be on skis again! Keith boards, so he is slightly cooler than me, but I was pretty much able to keep up. All my ski gear is in Utah so I got to try out some sweet demos which could have been mine for only $1200. I was pleasantly surprised by the resort--all man-made snow and quite icy, but a lot bigger and better terrain than I anticipated. Reminded me of Deer Valley because of all the beautiful cabins right on the runs.
After skiing we went home thru Woodstock and Keith showed me some places from his growing up years. I could definitely live in Woodstock, I love it. Charming little town square-well triangle, actually-beautiful streets, old wood church, a picturesque little waterfall, fun shops.