Remember my <a href="http://606diaries.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Birthday Twin Genius</strong></a> that I met at WordCamp?  We not only share the same birthday, but also blogs with "diary" in the title?

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Coinkidink or astrologically predetermined?

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Another coinkidink or astrological predetermination:  Our readers tend to perk up and comment a lot on our cooking posts.  Coming from a Portuguese family whose food obsession rivals the Italians, I understand this phenomenon completely.

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I propositioned Todd (aka Birthday Twin Genius):  Let's choose a chick food and a guy food.  We'll cook them in our parallel universe kitchens on two separate nights.  (Todd lives in Vegas.)  We'll then...well...blah blah blog about it.

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Since all men love to be propositioned in any way, shape, or form, Todd immediately accepted.  "I like the symmetry of the idea," he responded.  (Todd is one of those people who got rid of his television so he could build his brain with old-fashioned pursuits such as reading instead.  His choice of vocabulary almost always reflects his outrageous and controversial decision.)

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I replied with an "Awesome!"  (I still have cable which I'm convinced kills more brain cells than pot.)

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Day 168 was Chick Food day.  I chose Chocolate Croissants which I have been chomping at the bit to bake since I saw the movie <em>It's Complicated</em>.

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Oh, how I absolutely adore that movie.  If you haven't seen it, you're missing out.

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In the movie, Meryl Streep and Steve Martin relive their youth by smoking pot.  A wicked case of the munchies ensues, and they traipse off to Meryl Streep's bakery to whip up a batch of decadent chocolate croissants in the middle of the night.  The scene is deliciously sensual and funny at the same time, as you would expect from the brilliant Ms. Streep.

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I began my croissant preparation at 8 a.m. on Sunday morning.  As a guide, I used the recipe from <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Croissants/Detail.aspx" target="_blank"><strong>AllRecipes.com</strong></a> which was recommended by an <a href="http://lakelurecottagekitchen.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><strong>exquisite food blog</strong></a> that I stumbled upon when googling "It's Complicated Chocolate Croissants".    Isn't this Internet stuff incredible?

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I have never met this foodie blogger, but I think she's the greatest thing since <del>sliced bread </del>chocolate croissants.  She is living my dream life.  In a cottage on a lake in North Carolina.  It's sooooo Nicholas Sparks.   Sigh...

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By 8:30 a.m., they yeast has frothed and the dough has been kneaded.  I sip my coffee while contemplating how thoroughly relaxing and therapeutic this croissant project has turned out to be.  Perhaps I'll be a pastry chef when I grow up.

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Verdict:  Find the best bakery in town and splurge on their chocolate croissant.  I will miss the butter massage.  Verdict 2:  Find a tall drink of water and massage his shoulders.  Better yet, get him to massage yours.

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I want Penny to adopt me.  Sure this will piss my mother off, but you can never have too many mothers.  As Hillary said, It takes a village!!