Let me preface this post by saying that my husband does not  cook. Give him a piece of meat to throw on the grill, and he can run with the best of them. But I am not confident that he could scramble an egg correctly. Now, I point these things out because despite his lack of talent, he managed to make these for my birthday dinner:

Some of you know that last week was my birthday and instead of going out to dinner I struck a deal with my husband that started with the idea of him cooking a full meal, and ended with a decision to  order take-out from P.F. Chang’s and him making the dessert. I got this recipe from The Comfort of Cooking and since I had made them before, I knew they only took about a total of 15 minutes to make. I think I let him off easy, don’t you?

I love the fact that I not only was able to watch the whole thing go down, but I had a good laugh too. Exhibit A. Off to a good start – a little margarine on the counter never hurt anyone.

Into the oven they go! Let’s make a note here. The directions clearly say bake for 8 – 10 minutes. Of course being the guy that he is, he couldn’t get over the fact that the tops were still a little jiggly. Um, as cooks we know that is the whole reason they are molten. That gooey chocolate pours out of the center when you cut into them. Needless to say, they stayed in the oven a little too long. The conversation went a little something like this:

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Pastry Chef in the making!

Well, the final product? Not quite molten, but tasty nonetheless! The taste was spot on and I couldn’t have been more proud of his first pastry endeavor. Thanks for the birthday dessert hubs! You did good for your first try!