Since Heather came down for her birthday, she got to choose the birthday food. Not surprisingly when I told her about our new Porterhouse cooking method, she wanted to try that! And since she had given us enough warning, we decided to go the extra mile and dry age the steaks for a few days.
If you're curious if dry aging really can make a steak taste better, the answer is yes. Definitely yes. You should go try it right now. I'll wait. ;)
We also learned that you really shouldn't let your lump charcoal get rained on. It looked dry when we started the chimney up, but the moisture inside of the pieces would explode out in a shower of sparks. Matt managed to keep anything from catching on fire, but it was quite the firework show!
And of course, there had to be yummies for dessert! I promised her Nutella cupcakes last year, but it never actually happened (I blame having a 2 month old!). But this year I was determined to make them happen. These cupcakes are not the easiest or fastest ones I've ever made (quite possibly the opposite!) But incredibly delicious!
Heather approved of the birthday yummies, so I'm calling it a success! Of course this means I'll have to find some way to top it next year... ; )