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In addition to the rolls, which, if you couldn't tell, we loved, we cooked up some Halibut Tacos with Chipotle Sour Cream and Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache Bars. There isn't much to say about the tacos except that we had a lot of incredibly spicy chipotle puree left.

The peanut butter ganache bars are a different story. They totally rocked. If you like chocolate and peanut butter, you will love these ganache bars. Despite my efforts to get her to follow the recipe, my roommate Kelsey, did an admirable job setting up the ganache. She did this by ignoring the directions and "going with her gut." That's how she operates. (And it drives me nuts, especially when I'm trying to test recipes. As an afterward, I attempted to recreate the ganache twice and failed, miserably. There is something to be said about going with your gut, I guess. My chocolate got too hot and the fat separated out. It was ugly but tasted fine.)

I’ll be making some more of her recipes, but these were a great start. I appreciated concept that cooking is more fun when you share the kitchen with someone special. People have to eat, and cooking together is a great way to build or strengthen a relationship. I found some another good recipes for summer rolls here, here, and here.