Vinegar Warfare

Last night, after watching Top Chef all day long, a new recipe emerged.

I decided I needed to put the goat cheese in my fridge to use. I love the combination of goat cheese and pears. The sweet pear with the creamy tangy goat cheese seems like they were made for each other. All though, goat cheese by itself is one of my favorites. Forget "melting in your mouth", it feels like moisturizer for your mouth it's so soft and creamy. I pounded some chicken really thin and rolled it up with goat cheese and thinly sliced pears. I decided the chicken needed to be fancy on the outside too. I used the rest of  balsamic vinegar in my cabinet to make a reduction that I would glaze the chicken with to make it sticky, sweet, and delicious.

My fiance has no idea about most things that happen beyond the threshold into the kitchen. I took this opportunity to play a small trick on him. Getting your nose anywhere near vinegar that is reducing feels like you're in the middle of chemical war fare. The military should really look into that as a cheaper option. I pretended like I needed him to smell the reduction to see if it was any good. He smelled it and went into a coughing fit. Then he simply looked at me and said "that was mean". I couldn't help it. It was almost more fun than eating my beloved goat cheese.

The side dish wasn't as much fun as far as trickery goes. Some blanched green beans with bacon and caramelized onions. Of course there was some garlic in there. Since I am Italian, it needs to be somewhere in my dinner.

We had some Moscato wine with the meal and after a couple of glasses realized that there was no way we weren't eating dessert. I guess we take Weight Watchers points as more of a suggestion than a hard and fast rule. This is probably why neither of us can wear our "skinny" clothes for more than a week at a time. My fiance went to Price Chopper and got two of the biggest mediocre cupcakes I'd ever had. But, it did the trick...kind of like putting a bandaid something that needs stitches.

Well, I know I promise cupcakes. They're not done yet. I cheated. I used a cake mix. But, I used key lime diet soda instead of what the directions called for. Just so you know, it makes box cakes super moist and adds a little extra flavor. I also made the puree that I intend to inject into the cakes. Mango and orange. I think I'll put some lime zest in the butter cream frosting and top it all with coconut. Island Cakes. Yum. A trip to the store for a few last ingredients and it's time for cakes.