#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨
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ARF/5-A-Day #12

March 22, 2006 · ARF/5-A-Day

My parents are away for a few days and we have their greyhound, Beauregard, for safekeeping. Nicholas has taken his babysitting job very seriously, reading Beau stories before bedtime, watching Barney with him and covering him up with a blanket when he thinks he’s cold. Beau has never had it so good – I thought my parents spoiled him. They’ve got nothing on Nicholas! When my mom said that Nicholas would earn babysitting money for his “swingset jar,” he was beyond thrilled. When he lets Beau out in the backyard, I heard him telling him, “It’s ok, Beau. If you don’t have to go to the bathroom, it’s ok, don’t worry.” Tonight he thought Beau was moping because he missed my parents and carefully counted down the days for him until they would be back. Too cute.


Not feeling well today, and The Husband is out of town, so I ended up not cooking tonight (luckily there were leftovers for Nicholas). Fortunately, The Neighbor has the same symptoms as me, for the same time period, so I think we’ve safely traced it back to food over the weekend. Now if it would just go away…

In the meantime, since I didn’t cook, I’ll share the recipe I was PLANNING on making for tonight’s ARF/5-A-Day Tuesday event. As soon as I saw Dave Lieberman make this Frittata over the weekend, I knew it would be perfect for tonight. The episode was a $10 Meal for Four – not bad, huh? Hopefully I’ll be up to making it tomorrow night.

Mushroom and Cheddar Fritatta and Arugula Side Salad
Yield: 8 servings

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 (10-ounce) package mushrooms, chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 medium onion, chopped
8 eggs
4 egg whites
1 cup grated sharp Cheddar
Arugula Salad, recipe follows

Preheat the broiler and set the rack about 4 to 5 inches from the heat source. Heat oil in large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Saute mushrooms until browned, seasoning with salt and pepper. Add onion and saute until tender.

Whisk eggs, egg whites, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Pour over vegetables in skillet and mix gently. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover skillet, and cook until eggs are set around edges, about 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and then place skillet under broiler and cook until cheese is melted and just browned, about 2 minutes. Let frittata stand 1 minute before cutting into 8 wedges. Serve with salad on the side.

Arugula Salad:
1 large bunch arugula leaves, washed and dried
1/4 cup olive oil
1 lemon, juiced
10 grinds black pepper
Couple pinches salt
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Toss to coat leaves with dressing and serve with the frittata.

On with the show…

The Cookbook Junkie from Pennsylvania shared her Barbecued-Pork Burritos with Chopped Salad:

Susan from the Fat-Free Vegan Kitchen in Mississippi serves up a gorgeous looking Bean Sprouts and Broccoli Slaw Salad with Coconut-Ginger Dressing:

Kalyn from Kalyn’s Kitchen in Utah mixes up a colorful Asian Spinach Salad:

Alanna from A Veggie Venture in Missouri with a new take on cabbage with her Caraway Cabbage:

It’s veggie overload at Food, In the Main from the UK with Stir-Fried Veggies in Plum Sauce:

And now with ARF-overload, Chef Michele dishes up Soul Food with her Pinto Beans and Collard Greens – Yum!

Veggies and pasta are a winning combination, and Cooking Medley does it with her Penne with Creamy Veggie Sauce:

Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice in California shares a beautifully plated Sweet Corn Yogurt/Dip:

The Chocolate Lady in New York blesses us with beautiful photographs once again, this time it’s Baby Bok Choy with Mushrooms:


 

Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce comes by way of Weekly Dish:

Erin’s Kitchen from California beckons summer with her Very Berry Smoothie – Nicholas will love this!

A new contributor, Blog from Our Kitchen from Canada jumps in feet first with two contributions that look fantastic, Sweet Potato Cornbread and Spinach Pizza. (For some reason, I can’t get these pictures to load, so please make sure to check out her site.)

Karina from Recipes from a [Gluten Free] Goddess shares beautiful photography and a veggie goodness with her Purple Cabbage and Sweet Potato Soup:

Cooking Within My Grasp in New Jersey shares what she cooks up with broccoflower:

Another new contributor joins in, Sugar and Spice and Eveything Nice brings her Rajma Pilaf to the table – it looks delicious and so simple to make:


 

KitchenMate in Pennsylvania and her Chicken Soup with Vegetables:


 

Phew – we made it! Another great round-up and lots of inspiration. My “to try” pile grows every week. OK folks, all for tonight. Until tomorrow…

Hot Health Hint: This week’s HHH comes by way of Farmgirl Fare. She generously sent in this link that we can all reap rewards from. Enjoy!

A year ago today… it was Irish Soda Bread.

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Comments

  1. aspiring annapoorna says

    March 22, 2006 at 5:13 am

    Oops! I’m late….but I did make something for the big day!!
    http://aspiringannapoorna.blogspot.com/2006/03/arf5-day-12-handvo.html

    Nice round-up!!

    Reply
  2. Meeta says

    March 22, 2006 at 9:25 am

    Hi Cate,

    This is a great idea. I am new to your blog and would love to join the ARF /5 a Day Tuesday. Can anyone join?

    My blogs:
    The Daily Tiffin
    What’s For Lunch Honey?

    Reply
  3. Amy says

    March 22, 2006 at 12:04 pm

    I love arugula salad.

    Reply
  4. emily says

    March 22, 2006 at 1:14 pm

    Great round-up.

    Reply
  5. ejm says

    March 22, 2006 at 2:14 pm

    Great looking round up! I’m looking forward to looking in more detail at these dishes.

    So sorry to hear you’re not feeling well, Cate, and hope you’ll be better soon.

    Also sorry about the pictures. My server doesn’t allow images to show on remote sites. If you want to use one of my images, you have to upload the image to your server.

    -Elizabeth

    Reply
  6. SusanV says

    March 22, 2006 at 8:31 pm

    Thanks for another great round-up!

    Reply
  7. Cate says

    March 23, 2006 at 3:07 am

    Looks great, Annapoorna!

    Meeta – welcome! Yes, anyone can join in – hope to see you here next week.

    Thanks, Susan and Emily. :) Lots of terrific inspiration.

    Me too, Amy! Great bite to it.

    No problem, ejm.

    Reply
  8. Nupur says

    March 23, 2006 at 1:25 pm

    You have such a kind and thoughtful child. You must be so proud, Cate!

    Reply
  9. Aika says

    March 3, 2019 at 6:51 pm

    Wow! These dishes look really delicious. I would love to try these recipes, especially the Barbecued-Pork Burritos with Chopped Salad. Thanks for sharing them!

    Reply

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I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛

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#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨

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