Chocolate-Cinnamon Pear Loaf Cake

Holy delicousness Batman!  Seriously... I didn't have a rectangular cake pan so I used a round one and it didn't turn out quite as pretty but BOY was it delicious.  This is probably my favorite chocolate cake recipe in general now.

Next time I am going to slice the pears into quarters and spread them evenly throughout the cake first.  I frosted mine with some cream cheese frosting - it was the perfect addition, don't do the white chocolate.

http://www.bhg.com/recipe/chocolate-cinnamon-pear-loaf-cake/

Seriously, people, try this!

Arugula Pear Salad

Generally speaking I hate salads with fruit.  These things just don't mix in my mind.  Strawberries and blueberries?  Please put them in a pie and not on top of my romaine.  However... I have one exception to my rule and that's this salad:

Arugula Pear Salad

- arugula
- 1 pear
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- feta cheese
- balsamic vinegar
- olive oil
- salt

Are you bored with your salads?  Try this one next time.  The flavors really do mix well together!