Crosswalks to Nowhere

Clark ponders a February afternoon.

Here are some photos taken around town this evening.

Valentine's Day dinner was my doing this year. I made Chicken Parmesan (a modified version of the too-complicated Cook's Illustrated version) and this awesome dessert: Flourless Chocolate Cake. I got this recipe from Les Nomades, a wonderful restaurant in Chicago that we reviewed on an episode of our Cheap Date podcast.

What you see above are some of the raw ingredients for the cake. Five full-sized Lindt 70% Cocoa bars made the foundation for this dessert. Read on for the recipe and more photos.

Today is my birthday. I won't go into numbers.

Lisa made this wonderful Tres Leches cake for me, and she and the kids got me some great presents, of which you'll see more here in the very near future.

We also tried the new Asian place in town, Red Lantern which was very good. You'll be hearing more about that place soon, too.

That's it for now. Time to enjoy and reflect.