Happy Valentine's Day!

Ryan's secret is out...he can cook! At the beginning of January I asked Ryan what he wanted to do for Valentine's Day and he suggested that we stay home and he would cook dinner for us. Ryan has never cooked an entire meal for me. I know that he is a fantastic dough maker and his family has told me that he can cook, but until now I had never experienced a homemade Ryan meal that didn't include pizza, pretzels, scones, or root beer. I was delighted in Ryan's suggestion and I waited anxiously for the occasion. On Saturday night Ryan prepared delicious pecan crusted chicken with cranberry stuffing and white asparagus. For dessert, we had homemade double chocolate chile brownies (Ryan and I both love spicy chocolate)! He even topped the hot brownie with a scoop of chocolate icecream and sprinkled it with chocolate flakes that he grated from a chocolate bar. Wow! Everything was so good! Unfortunately for Ryan, he is going to have to cook more often.