Day 4

so last night i went on a date and i'm disclosing all the juicy details exclusively to my online readers forum ;)
it was surprisingly fun! why can't all dates be like that?? seriously. he had a plan, we had a blast, and get this - we weren't even in love, but it still wasn't awkward at all. yep.
so we did an iron chief thing where we chose an ingredient for the opposing team to include in all of their dishes. We gave marissa and darrell pineapple, and they gave us sour cream. we looked up recipes, went shopping, and then we made ourselves a masterpiece! we made:
calzones filled with bacon, chicken, peppers, sour cream and cheese. soo good.
a salad dressing that was kinda gross...
and the most delicious afflecrochen ever!! here's the recipe (although i must admit that i'm mostly just posting it online because i know i'll lose it otherwise...)

1 15oz cake mix - we used yellow
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sliced apples - we used granny smith - peeled and really thinly sliced
1 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup sour cream
1 egg

Blend cake mix and butter until crubly and press into an ungreased cake pan. bake at 350 for 10 minutes
place apples into the crust, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture. mix sourcream with beaten egg and drizzle over the top. bake at 350 for 25 minutes. searve hot with icecream. ooh yeah.

seriously so good. AND has no chocolate (tying it back to lent, which is after all the supposed theme of this blog...)
after our amazing 6 course meal we played compatibility. a game that i'd never really heard of before, but i think i should probably invest in - it's the perfect game to play on dates. we smoked old marisssa and darrell, though we came in second to his mom and sister. go figure. but its clear marissa and darrell better rethink the whole getting married thing.... (just kidding. i love that darrell guy and i think they are the greatest couple ever!!)
Ok, so no real juicy details but did i get you to log on to my blog, Lauren???
Take note though boys - that is how you do it!!! not big and fancy or complicated. cheap, super fun, get to know each other. done.
also, this cooking extravaganza inspired me to experiment with other non-chocolate desserts for the next 36 days. like cheese cake, cherry pie or key lime tarts. i've never made any of those.
I think that things are about to get interesting.