I had planned another type of post tonight, but in I had planned another type of post tonight, but in light of today’s news, it just doesn’t feel right. Some days it can be hard to find the sunshine, especially a day like today. I can’t make sense as to why things like today continue to happen while people spend copious amounts of energy worrying about banning books and drag shows. Make it make sense. Just make it fucking make sense. It doesn’t. You can’t. Until it does, use your voice. Show up to meetings. Sign the petitions. Text ACT to 644-33 to get involved (I did). Be so loud that you can’t be ignored, until things change. Twenty-one school shootings this year. When is enough, enough?
Weekend photos in review, old school edition. Cont Weekend photos in review, old school edition.
Context: 1) Lola has zero chill in the car, 2) fulfilling request for Chicken Parm Penne with Vodka Sauce, 3) Sunday vibes 4) my favorite porchetta sandwich 5) from @butlerandtheboard 6) affirmations, 7) the sun was out today
Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what phase you’re in. ✨ Got this one back in September and it’s one of my favorites. I sometimes forget it’s there until I get a random flash of it.
Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to ca Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to call Clifford an asshat, because he basically was. But there’s a new asshat in town… 🙄 Clifford is now a freaking rockstar. His tumor and age have slowed him down a LOT and he virtually never misbehaves, and we are seriously so proud of him. Lola, on the other hand, is still full blown PUPPY. Tonight I’m assembling a gate to replace the wooden one she ate through. 😂 Berners love wood and she is OBSESSED with being in the kitchen. So one new metal gate coming right up as soon as I can figure out how to put it together.
Last week when I met the owners of the new French Last week when I met the owners of the new French bakery in town, I told them how happy I was that they were opening … because now I had an endless source for gifts for my mom’s future birthdays and Christmases. She was born in Paris and we’ve grown up with a healthy appreciation for French things … starting with their pastries and baguettes, but so much more. My daughter took her first trip to Paris last year and thoroughly enjoyed the croissants there and she deemed the ones at @chocolatinenj just as perfect. No surprise there since the owner is a French pastry chef! If you’re local and haven’t been, do make a point to stop in and visit. They’re open Wednesday through Sunday and have a wide selection of sweet and savory items and a few French retail selections as well. We’ve tried the macarons, the Croque Monsieur, the croissants, the tomato tarts, the baguette … basically we’re working our way through their display case in due time. Don’t miss this one - enjoy!
People complain about how much time is spent on ph People complain about how much time is spent on phones sometimes, but if it wasn’t for phones. I wouldn’t have these awesome little snippets of them growing up. I only wish I had more. Appreciate and document the little mundane things, for they are the very fabric of your life.
happy Spring, friends! Y’all know how long I’v happy Spring, friends! Y’all know how long I’ve been waiting for the seasons to change and I’m so excited that Mother Nature was on board today! ☀️ There is nothing like the energy from the sun and it makes me happy. Hope you got some today!
Weekend photos in review, old school style. Contex Weekend photos in review, old school style. Context: 1) saying goodbye until Easter, 2) sending him back with good bagels, 3) sunlight charging station, 4) the sun was out all day yesterday and it was glorious, 5) hitting the farmers market for my favorite garlic butter, 6) make a wish, 7) sun patterns, and 8) my sous chef
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Weekend Dog Blogging #15

January 2, 2006 · Narrative

A nice relaxing day today. The most strenuous thing we did was go to my parents house for our traditional New Years’ Day Dinner, complete with Hopping John, of course, for good luck.

In Mom’s defense, she had a very pretty centerpiece set out when we got to the dining room table, made with tiled mirror and ornaments, which my sister and I quickly disassembled to make room for the drinks. Mom started a tradition a few years back of having a bunch of scratch-off lottery tickets as part of our New Years’ Day Dinner. Last time, The Brother-in-Law won the most loot ($40 or so?); this year, The Husband and I did, each winning $3.

For starters, she had an Antipasto platter, followed by Claire’s Pepperoni Pie. She’s made this recipe before and although it’s an artery clogger, it’s a yummy one, coming from The North End Italian Cookbook. Mom’s made quite a few winners from this cookbook and although it’s pretty much picture-free, it’s worth adding to your collection. I’ll post the recipe for the pie tomorrow.

Claire’s Pepperoni Pie

The main course, a delicious pasta recipe, also comes from The North End Italian Cookbook:

My parents just returned from a vacation in London and brought Nicholas home a traditional Paddington Bear… here he is on the trip back to our house tonight. Tired, but happy.

Tune in tomorrow to see what’s on tap for the week. Until then… onto the Weekend Dog Blogging #15 participants:

Layla has her very own website (lucky dog!), but make sure to check out her Mommy’s yummy stuff as well, over at 52 Cupcakes:

Meet D from The Hungry Rose – love the floppy ear and matching floppy tongue!

Ziggy from Soul Fusion Kitchen recuperating from a plane ride:
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And in the “How Much is that Doggie in the Window?” category, we have Simba from Up a Creek without a Pat-L:
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1830/1068/400/simba_at_door.jpg

The Cooking Adventures of Chef Paz has posted a bunch of cute dog pictures on her site of her pups and a fellow French food bloggers’ – check it out when you get a chance. (Paz – photobucket was having problems with these pictures, otherwise I would have had them here).

Once again, showing his masterful dog training skills, RobWonton checks in with his three happy pups, Choco, Mocha and Buddy:
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7660/949/320/Christmas%20Dogs.jpg

In the “Can you BELIEVE what my Mom is making me wear?” category, Bailey from The Savory Notebook:
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Oxford from The Greedy Goose (commentary is his owners’ – too cute not to include):

Step 1: Practice stealth. Approach the plate quietly and keep it at eye level.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4538/1833/400/dog%26pancake1.jpg

Step 2: Attack swiftly. Keep an eye on the guards who may waste no time in taking you down.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4538/1833/400/dog%26pancake2.jpg

Step 3: Exercise restraint. Never try to pull more than one pancake off the plate at a time. Keep your eye on the prize and wait until the next opportunity.

The trio from Live, Laugh, Love. It almost looks like the three of them have angel wings on:

A newcomer to both WDB and food blogging in general, Buster joins us from Adventures in Food and Wine:

Bear from Farmgirl Fare:

Harley, from Musings, taking the term “lap dog” a little far…http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1342/1284/400/IMG_2873.4.jpg

Doolin from Dispensing Happiness – hard to resist that cute face!
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Doolin’s older siblings, Wicklow and Donegal:

Lulu from Why Travel to France visiting the port in Nice, France:

A friendly dog-play picture from Urban Agrarian:

First time WDBers join us from You Gonna Eat All That?, meet Biscuit Pup and Java (and see their website for more cute pics!):

And lastly, our very own Eli:

Eli’s New Years’ Greeting

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  1. PatL says

    January 2, 2006 at 3:17 am

    I know it’s not a contest, but man, you gotta love D’s floppy ear & tongue! Got a major grin out of that one, I did!

    P.S. It’s kismet … the random letters I had to type to post this comment were “malko dog”! Ok, so I don’t know what a malko dog is, but maybe we’ll see a picture of one soon!

    Reply
  2. Karen says

    January 2, 2006 at 3:35 am

    I love all the pics, but especially the one of Eli in his celebration hat! :)

    Karen

    Reply
  3. Cyndi says

    January 2, 2006 at 4:15 am

    Gotta love the dog pics. I will DEFINITELY bring the digital home from the office, and get Pepper in on it. Looking forward to the pepperoni pie recipe, too!

    Reply
  4. sailu says

    January 2, 2006 at 7:27 am

    Eli’s in his hat is looking so cute..:)

    Reply
  5. Barbara (Biscuit Girl) says

    January 2, 2006 at 1:25 pm

    Did you get my pictures of Biscuit Pup? I sent them early Sunday evening.

    Reply
  6. Alysha says

    January 2, 2006 at 4:17 pm

    Looks like more than just this mom had their dogs in festive attire. :)

    Did I say on my blog that I wanted to try more healthful recipes? Healthful recipes be darned, I wanna try that pepperoni pie! :)

    Reply
  7. Jennifer says

    January 2, 2006 at 6:34 pm

    THat pepperoni pie sounds awesome…anxiously waiting for the recipe here.

    I love all the doggie pics!

    Reply
  8. linnish says

    January 2, 2006 at 8:18 pm

    Hi sweetnicks, thanks for visiting my blog :) You guys got an awesome New Year’s dinner there, yum!

    Those cute doggies in the pictures, how pretty they are! Husband & I are thinking of getting a dog too!

    Oh, I’ll be adding your blog link to mine :)

    Reply
  9. MeBeth says

    January 2, 2006 at 11:57 pm

    Those doggies are irresistable – if I had a bigger apartment…

    And I love the idea of starting the new year with lotto tickets, I may have to steal that tradition for my own family.

    Reply
  10. Cate says

    January 3, 2006 at 3:04 am

    Mebeth – it’s a fun tradition, even more fun when we win a few bucks! ;)

    Thanks, Lin!

    Jjsooner – recipe up!

    Alysha – yeah, can’t say Eli was too thrilled, but I took him to the pet store today, so maybe I redeemed myself a bit. ;)

    Biscuit Girl – couldn’t get them from the e-mail, but got from your post. Thanks for joining in – hope to see you again!

    Sailu – thanks!

    Patl – wow, that is funny kismet! Don’t think I’ve ever had to type in a word, but typing in dog for Weekend Dog Blogging – too ironic!

    Thanks Karen – yours really do look like 3 angels, and I think it’s fitting… :)

    Cyndi – can’t wait to see Pepper!

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I had planned another type of post tonight, but in I had planned another type of post tonight, but in light of today’s news, it just doesn’t feel right. Some days it can be hard to find the sunshine, especially a day like today. I can’t make sense as to why things like today continue to happen while people spend copious amounts of energy worrying about banning books and drag shows. Make it make sense. Just make it fucking make sense. It doesn’t. You can’t. Until it does, use your voice. Show up to meetings. Sign the petitions. Text ACT to 644-33 to get involved (I did). Be so loud that you can’t be ignored, until things change. Twenty-one school shootings this year. When is enough, enough?
Weekend photos in review, old school edition. Cont Weekend photos in review, old school edition.
Context: 1) Lola has zero chill in the car, 2) fulfilling request for Chicken Parm Penne with Vodka Sauce, 3) Sunday vibes 4) my favorite porchetta sandwich 5) from @butlerandtheboard 6) affirmations, 7) the sun was out today
Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what phase you’re in. ✨ Got this one back in September and it’s one of my favorites. I sometimes forget it’s there until I get a random flash of it.
Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to ca Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to call Clifford an asshat, because he basically was. But there’s a new asshat in town… 🙄 Clifford is now a freaking rockstar. His tumor and age have slowed him down a LOT and he virtually never misbehaves, and we are seriously so proud of him. Lola, on the other hand, is still full blown PUPPY. Tonight I’m assembling a gate to replace the wooden one she ate through. 😂 Berners love wood and she is OBSESSED with being in the kitchen. So one new metal gate coming right up as soon as I can figure out how to put it together.

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I had planned another type of post tonight, but in I had planned another type of post tonight, but in light of today’s news, it just doesn’t feel right. Some days it can be hard to find the sunshine, especially a day like today. I can’t make sense as to why things like today continue to happen while people spend copious amounts of energy worrying about banning books and drag shows. Make it make sense. Just make it fucking make sense. It doesn’t. You can’t. Until it does, use your voice. Show up to meetings. Sign the petitions. Text ACT to 644-33 to get involved (I did). Be so loud that you can’t be ignored, until things change. Twenty-one school shootings this year. When is enough, enough?
Weekend photos in review, old school edition. Cont Weekend photos in review, old school edition.
Context: 1) Lola has zero chill in the car, 2) fulfilling request for Chicken Parm Penne with Vodka Sauce, 3) Sunday vibes 4) my favorite porchetta sandwich 5) from @butlerandtheboard 6) affirmations, 7) the sun was out today
Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what phase you’re in. ✨ Got this one back in September and it’s one of my favorites. I sometimes forget it’s there until I get a random flash of it.
Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to ca Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to call Clifford an asshat, because he basically was. But there’s a new asshat in town… 🙄 Clifford is now a freaking rockstar. His tumor and age have slowed him down a LOT and he virtually never misbehaves, and we are seriously so proud of him. Lola, on the other hand, is still full blown PUPPY. Tonight I’m assembling a gate to replace the wooden one she ate through. 😂 Berners love wood and she is OBSESSED with being in the kitchen. So one new metal gate coming right up as soon as I can figure out how to put it together.
Last week when I met the owners of the new French Last week when I met the owners of the new French bakery in town, I told them how happy I was that they were opening … because now I had an endless source for gifts for my mom’s future birthdays and Christmases. She was born in Paris and we’ve grown up with a healthy appreciation for French things … starting with their pastries and baguettes, but so much more. My daughter took her first trip to Paris last year and thoroughly enjoyed the croissants there and she deemed the ones at @chocolatinenj just as perfect. No surprise there since the owner is a French pastry chef! If you’re local and haven’t been, do make a point to stop in and visit. They’re open Wednesday through Sunday and have a wide selection of sweet and savory items and a few French retail selections as well. We’ve tried the macarons, the Croque Monsieur, the croissants, the tomato tarts, the baguette … basically we’re working our way through their display case in due time. Don’t miss this one - enjoy!
People complain about how much time is spent on ph People complain about how much time is spent on phones sometimes, but if it wasn’t for phones. I wouldn’t have these awesome little snippets of them growing up. I only wish I had more. Appreciate and document the little mundane things, for they are the very fabric of your life.
happy Spring, friends! Y’all know how long I’v happy Spring, friends! Y’all know how long I’ve been waiting for the seasons to change and I’m so excited that Mother Nature was on board today! ☀️ There is nothing like the energy from the sun and it makes me happy. Hope you got some today!
Weekend photos in review, old school style. Contex Weekend photos in review, old school style. Context: 1) saying goodbye until Easter, 2) sending him back with good bagels, 3) sunlight charging station, 4) the sun was out all day yesterday and it was glorious, 5) hitting the farmers market for my favorite garlic butter, 6) make a wish, 7) sun patterns, and 8) my sous chef

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