This is 14-1/2. I love that her half birthday come This is 14-1/2. I love that her half birthday comes as we wrap up family summer birthdays so she is included too. 🥰 She loves lululemon, fountain Coke, and long hugs. She is a fiercely loyal friend, is the best debater I know, and sleeps later than I ever did when I was a teenager. 😂 She is quiet and loud all at once and is forever the biggest cheerleader her brother and I could ever have. My rainbow baby is growing up before my eyes and I love it and hate it all at once. Love you to the moon and back kiddo. 💛
“Everything good, everything magical happens bet “Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August." Jenny Han
The disco ball was hung there temporarily for a ho The disco ball was hung there temporarily for a hot minute but when it starts showing off at sunset, how could I move it anywhere else? ✨
Did the lyrics to “Sitting on the Dock of the Ba Did the lyrics to “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” just run through your head or are you young? 😂 I despise Parkway traffic in the summer but love that our kids get to have a Jersey shore summer just like we did when we were their age. 💛
Any time my kids ask to have dinner with me, I con Any time my kids ask to have dinner with me, I consider it a win… dinner date with my oldest at Cava to close out the weekend, perfection. 🥰
The five grandkids recreated one of the candy boar The five grandkids recreated one of the candy boards from @ainttooproudtomeg’s cheese board deck. They may have eaten about half as much as they arranged, but that’s the point, right? 😍
We hope today made you as happy as this little chi We hope today made you as happy as this little chippy who hit paydirt with a $100,000 grand candy bar he found. 😍 (he actually had found himself TWO candy bars from we don’t know where, but we squired one away bc that felt like a sugar coma waiting to happen 😂)
If burrata is the question, the answer should be a If burrata is the question, the answer should be a loud and emphatic YES. Unless you’re lactose intolerant or somethin’.
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Weekend Dog Blogging (WDB) #31

April 24, 2006 · Narrative

This weekend was a very mixed bag for us. Nicholas hasn’t been feeling well all weekend, and had a high fever and earache last night, waking up pretty much every hour, on the hour. Thankfully he seems much better now, but we kept it pretty low key this weekend nonetheless.

My parents’ came over for dinner last night, to check out Nicholas’ new swingset. Unfortunately it has been raining nonstop since Friday, so as much as it pained Nicholas, there was no playtime outside last night.

For dinner last night, I ended up using a cookbook I got a few months ago, Italian Salads. I bought this cookbook for the cover picture alone; I mean, really, how could you not? And the cover recipe, a simple Tomato and Mozzarella Salad, is what I started last nights’ meal with, adding my homemade hamburgers, home fries and a tossed salad with my Creamy Gorgonzola Salad Dressing. A very simple, relaxing meal.

Tonight’s dinner was a clean-out-the-fridge night, but I managed to get three new recipes made nonetheless, getting a bit ahead of schedule for the week. I happened to catch an episode of Paula Deen’s show on FoodTV Network today, where she had a cook-off with her two sons, Jamie and Bobby. Jamie made a chili recipe, which I made this afternoon, since I had all but 2 ingredients for it already on hand. A perfect Sunday recipe, it takes only 10-15 minutes to throw together, and simmers on low for 4 hours until it’s done. It was tasty and can easily become vegetarian by just nixing the ground beed. I like the recipe, but so far, like Rachael Ray’s Manly Manny’s Chili one better.

For The Neighbor to bring to the office tomorrow, I made a batch of Chocolate and Nut Bars, a recipe I found in a Pillsbury magazine. A very simple and flexible recipe, but not a WOW for me, so it won’t be repeated. It was good (perfect for kids), just not spectacular. Too many other untried recipes out there!

And lastly, I made a Glazed Lemon Cake. This recipe was from a magazine clipping and was sent in by a bed-and-breakfast owner. It’s very light and delicious. Another easy recipe, the addition of whipped egg whites makes the cake very airy. (Recipes will be posted tomorrow).

OK folks, all for tonight … on with the Weekend Dog Blogging round-up. Until tomorrow… off to watch the last episode of The Next Food Network Star!

A year ago today… pasta and DJing.

Sweetnicks’ Creamy Gorgonzola Salad Dressing
1/2 cup sour cream
4 oz crumbled gorgonzola
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1-1/2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Mix up ingredients and serve over your favorite salad or with a platter of crudites.

Jamie’s Chili
Serves 8-10
1 pound ground beef and sausage, browned and drained
1 medium onion, diced
1 small green pepper diced
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 can whole, peeled tomatoes
Cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 can chili beans
1 can black beans
1 can kidney beans
1 package chili seasoning mix
2 cups chopped celery
Shredded Cheddar
Sour cream
Chopped green onions

Brown ground beef in skillet and drain. Set aside. Spray large pot with nonstick cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add the onion, green pepper, diced tomatoes, and whole tomatoes. Add cumin and chili powder, to taste, and cook for about 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add the beans, the ground beef, chili seasoning and chopped celery. Let simmer and slow cook for 4 hours. Serve with Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and green onion as garnishes.

Sweetnicks’ Notes: I think serving 6 is more like it. No sizes were noted for the cans of tomatoes. For the diced, I used 14 oz. cans, and for the whole (I used pureed), I used 28 oz. Recipe didn’t mention if beans should be drained, I drained mine. Cumin measurement wasn’t specified, I used a teaspoon.

First up is Choco from RobWonton, enjoying a lovely Spring day:

Simba from Up a Creek Without a PatL visits with another caption contest — go give your creativity a whirl:

Sadie from The Moveable Feast Food Blog sits for a spell:

Sascha and Bella look for some comfort from the storms over at The Fallen Souffle:

The adorable Ziggy pops in from Soul Fusion Kitchen:

A doggy sleepover? Yup, Nigel had one over at La Mia Cucina

The Hungry Rose manages a two-for-one shot with her kitty and pup:

Oh the face! It’s Baxterman from Ragus Pug

Little Willie from Eating for One is making new friends:

The napping trio from Dispensing Happiness… check out her site for more from the Naptime Series:

And last, but not least, our own Eli and Nicholas enjoying some Springtime weather:

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Comments

  1. Ed Tep says

    April 24, 2006 at 5:01 am

    Cate, I hope Nicholas is well again soon!

    Reply
  2. Chatty says

    April 24, 2006 at 4:24 pm

    Oh! Oh! We are Golden Retriever people, but if we decide to branch out, I have always wanted a Bernaise Mountain Dog. Simply beautiful!

    Stopping by via Maddie. She did my site for our Golden that passed two weeks ago.

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    April 24, 2006 at 9:44 pm

    What’s life like with a Bernie?

    Reply
  4. emily says

    April 24, 2006 at 10:53 pm

    Oh rain,go away.Nicholas wants to play!Poor little guy.Hope the weather has cleared.

    Reply
  5. Greg says

    April 25, 2006 at 12:39 am

    I would gladly pay you tomorrow for a tomato and mozz salad today.

    Reply

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This is 14-1/2. I love that her half birthday come This is 14-1/2. I love that her half birthday comes as we wrap up family summer birthdays so she is included too. 🥰 She loves lululemon, fountain Coke, and long hugs. She is a fiercely loyal friend, is the best debater I know, and sleeps later than I ever did when I was a teenager. 😂 She is quiet and loud all at once and is forever the biggest cheerleader her brother and I could ever have. My rainbow baby is growing up before my eyes and I love it and hate it all at once. Love you to the moon and back kiddo. 💛
“Everything good, everything magical happens bet “Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August." Jenny Han
The disco ball was hung there temporarily for a ho The disco ball was hung there temporarily for a hot minute but when it starts showing off at sunset, how could I move it anywhere else? ✨
Did the lyrics to “Sitting on the Dock of the Ba Did the lyrics to “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” just run through your head or are you young? 😂 I despise Parkway traffic in the summer but love that our kids get to have a Jersey shore summer just like we did when we were their age. 💛

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This is 14-1/2. I love that her half birthday come This is 14-1/2. I love that her half birthday comes as we wrap up family summer birthdays so she is included too. 🥰 She loves lululemon, fountain Coke, and long hugs. She is a fiercely loyal friend, is the best debater I know, and sleeps later than I ever did when I was a teenager. 😂 She is quiet and loud all at once and is forever the biggest cheerleader her brother and I could ever have. My rainbow baby is growing up before my eyes and I love it and hate it all at once. Love you to the moon and back kiddo. 💛
“Everything good, everything magical happens bet “Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August." Jenny Han
The disco ball was hung there temporarily for a ho The disco ball was hung there temporarily for a hot minute but when it starts showing off at sunset, how could I move it anywhere else? ✨
Did the lyrics to “Sitting on the Dock of the Ba Did the lyrics to “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” just run through your head or are you young? 😂 I despise Parkway traffic in the summer but love that our kids get to have a Jersey shore summer just like we did when we were their age. 💛
Any time my kids ask to have dinner with me, I con Any time my kids ask to have dinner with me, I consider it a win… dinner date with my oldest at Cava to close out the weekend, perfection. 🥰
The five grandkids recreated one of the candy boar The five grandkids recreated one of the candy boards from @ainttooproudtomeg’s cheese board deck. They may have eaten about half as much as they arranged, but that’s the point, right? 😍
We hope today made you as happy as this little chi We hope today made you as happy as this little chippy who hit paydirt with a $100,000 grand candy bar he found. 😍 (he actually had found himself TWO candy bars from we don’t know where, but we squired one away bc that felt like a sugar coma waiting to happen 😂)
If burrata is the question, the answer should be a If burrata is the question, the answer should be a loud and emphatic YES. Unless you’re lactose intolerant or somethin’.

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