Making Tortillas With Chef Parker

Parker is always eager to help out in the kitchen, so one evening Jared taught him how to make tortillas. Warm, fresh, homemade tortillas are one of Jared's favorite things in the whole world (I will be so bold to say), so Parker is becoming a part of an important tradition! Parker learned fast and makes perfect tortillas--I love that he handles the food and equipment so confidently. Hopefully he will continue to enjoy learning how to cook--Jared sets a good example for him that way!

Dessert

Somehow I've managed to do a little baking lately--it helps that this dessert was super fast and easy to make! Lava cake is one of my favorite desserts to have, especially at fancy restaurants ;) I found this simple lava cake recipe on a really fun blog called thepioneerwoman.com; I've been dying to try it for ages, but I never had the ramekins to bake them in or the right kind of chocolate. I finally was all prepared last night, and they came out just right--delicious! Now, if only any of you reading this lived next door, you'd be enjoying the extras!!


The recipe that I used can be found at: 
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/07/molten-chocolate-lava-cake/


There are lots of more complicated recipes out there for lava cakes and souffles that I'll have to try next time to compare. I'm just glad that my first attempt was a success!