Weekend Recap Part I

Well, this weekend completely flew by! I was a busy bee, apparently!

Friday started out with this:

This gorgeous cake was for my co-worker Lauren’s birthday celebration at work on Friday! Don’t be fooled, though. It didn’t say Lauren when I first picked it up. My Friday morning cake pick up went a little something like this:

Me: Hi! I’m here to pick up a cake under the name Alexa.

Cashier: Sure! *Goes to the back and gets cake, plops it down in front of me* Here we are, round cake for 30-35 people, golden cake, vanilla buttercream, says ‘Happy Birthday Warren.’

Me: *Looks dumbfoundedly at the cashier* Hmm…what did you say the cake said?

Cashier: Oh here, let me show you, just in case.

Me: It says ‘Happy Birthday Warren.’ Her name is Lauren. Not Warren. Uh Oh.

(Yeah, I said uh oh out loud, I’m five.)

Cashier: Oh no! Are you serious? Wow. Okay, um let me fix that. Spell that for me one more time?

Me: Okay, thanks so much! And it’s L-a-u-r-e-n. Like Lauren, the girl’s name?

Can you believe that? I really wish I would’ve taken a picture of it and sent it to Cake Wrecks.

Although I was freaking out in the beginning, it turned out fine and Lauren thought it was hilarious. I wish I had the confidence to ask for a discount since I had to wait for 15 minutes for them to fix it!

My Friday night ended with this:

Brown Sugar Soy Glazed Salmon with Soba Noodles

• 1/2 c. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tbsp. garlic powder
• 3/4 c. teriyaki sauce (I used Veri Veri brand)
• 1/2 tbsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 5 dashes hot sauce
• 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
• 1/4 c. soy sauce
• 6 oz. buckwheat soba noodles
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 2 6 oz. fillets of salmon

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
2. Fill a medium pot with water and turn on medium heat to bring to a boil (for noodles.)
3. Place fillets on baking sheet. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Drizzle with olive oil.
4. Bake in oven for 5-7 minutes.
5. While salmon bakes, mix together brown sugar, teriyaki, soy, hot sauce and red pepper flakes in a medium-sized bowl.
6. When water is boiling, cook soba noodles according to package directions.
7. During last 2 minutes of cooking, Pour 1/4 of glaze on top of salmon and place back in the oven for another minute. Repeat.
8. Pour remaining sauce on drained noodles. Place fillets on top and serve!

I roasted some sugar snap peas to have along with this yummy dinner.

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