There are a lot of things to do living in Los Angeles that I still haven’t gotten around to. Last night, I was able to cross another “to do” off of my list. My DH took me to the Zelda symphony at the Disney Concert Music Hall downtown.
Obviously, it was more for him than me since I never played Zelda growing up and he played every single game. I went as his plus one because that’s what spouses do. We support each other’s interests. My DH reminded me of the time he went with me to a Mae concert when we first started dating. He had no idea who they were and didn’t know any of the songs, but he went for me.
First of all, the outside of the music hall is impressive. No matter how many times you see it, it still blows your breath away. It’s mesmerizing. Secondly, I’ve never seen so many…. unique people in my life. I’m talking about die-hard Legend of Zelda fans. Some even came in full costumes! I even saw a girl with a full on Zelda tattoo on her back. That’s intense.
I guess that’s an obvious for most people, but I don’t know! It’s not part of my world so I’m oblivious. I don’t understand why people would stand in line for an hour to buy a ten dollar program. TEN DOLLARS for a little paper book? My DH was totally one of those people, btw.
But the overall experience was fun. The venue itself is very intimate and smaller than I expected. I would say that I enjoyed it, even though I didn’t know any of the songs that they played. Would I go again? Only if it was for something that I was totally into. It makes a difference when you know the songs.
I loved these cookies. I’m normally not a fan of peanut butter and chocolate, but the texture and balance in these did it for me.
Not only that, but they’re beautiful! I’d call this a perfect cookie. 
Recipe from Annie Eats
Ingredients
- 1½ cups plus 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 6 tbsp. Dutch-process cocoa (I use Rodelle)
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. coarse salt
- ¾ stick (6 tbsp.) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¼ cup plus 2 tbsp. creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped peanut butter cups, divided
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cream together the butter, peanut butter, and both sugars. Mix in the egg, vanilla extract, and milk.
- Gradually stir in the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt until combined.
- Mix in 1 cup chopped peanut butter cups by hand.
- Form into large 2-tablespoon sized balls and place onto baking sheet. Gently press the remaining 1/2 cup onto the top of each dough ball.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes.
