The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter nee The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter need a little bit of color, so here you go. 😍 Love this chest of drawers. Discovered it buried in a local shop and bought it specifically for the green color (one of my favorites). Vintage Coke crate was a $10 score from a garage sale place on Facebook some ten years ago. And the assorted markers in Roy G Biv order (natch) that aren’t used anymore because my kids have sadly left that phase. 🙃
Weekend Photos in Review, old school still photo s Weekend Photos in Review, old school still photo style, hope you had a good one! ✨
A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if I wanted her to bring me back anything. Would you believe me if I told you I asked for salt? I love picking up different varieties, whether we’re traveling or I’m just visiting a new shop. Maddie grabbed me a super cute one from her trip to Paris last year, and the Magic Unicorn Salt I get locally is another favorite. What’s yours?
One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
✌🏻 ✌🏻
When you really really really want to be best frie When you really really really want to be best friends. 💛
When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨
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ARF/5-A-Day #22

May 31, 2006 · ARF/5-A-Day

Happy Anniversary to us! The Husband and I celebrated our eight year anniversary today, and I made him leftovers for dinner. Whatta gal, right? :) It was incredibly hot today and I just had absolutely no motivation to do much after work; hey, it happens. To be ARF/5-A-Day friendly though, I did make a batch of Barefoot Contessa’s Roasted Carrots. One of my favorite ways to eat carrots, it could not be simpler to make (recipe at end of post), and are delicious. And on that note, here’s the rest of your ARF/5-A-Day inspiration. Until tomorrow…

A year ago today … Tomato Egg Pizza, Paella and Lemon Drops.

In My Kitchen Garden, an offshoot of Farmgirl Fare shows off a beautiful Arugula Pesto:

Happy Burp shares her Couscous Paella with us – there’s a twist I’ve never thought of!

An ARF/5-A-Day newcomer joins us. My Life as a Reluctant Housewife shares her recipe for delicious Berry Smoothies – Nicholas is going to LOVE these!

Cook’s Hideout, another newcomers and fellow New Jerseyan, joins in the fun with her Roasted Vegetable and Black Bean Bare Burrito – sounds scrumptious!

Kalyn’s Kitchen goes purple with her Sweet and Sour Cabbage:

Another newcomer, a hearty welcome to Manpasand … From My Kitchen to Yours with her Fiori with Basil Pesto:

Food, In the Main entices us with her Cabbage with Moong Dal:

The Chocolate Lady does a twist this week, showing some recent Farmers Market finds, including this adorable baby cauliflower – too cute!

Sarah from Cucina Bella takes over the dessert reins from a traveling Stacey and tempts us with her Chocolate Surprise Cupcakes:

Ramya from Cascading Flavours shares a delicious recipe for pearl onions:

Cookin’ with Cyndi is back with her favorite salad — mmm, perfect salad weather these days!

Roasted Carrots
12 carrots
2 T good olive oil
1-1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 T minced fresh dill or parsley

Preheat the oven to 400. If the carrots are thick, cut them in half lengthwise; if not, leave whole. Slice carrots diagonally in 1-1/2 inch thick slices. (The carrots will shrink while cooking, so make the slices big). Toss them in a bowl with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Transfer to a sheet pan in 1 layer and roast in the oven for 20 minutes, until lightly browned and tender. Toss the carrots with minced dill or parsley, season to taste and serve.

Yield: 6 servings

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Comments

  1. the chocolate lady says

    May 31, 2006 at 5:35 am

    Congratulations and many happy returns of the day! I believe some of the best and most memorable meals are assembled from leftovers.

    Great work as always–many hugs.

    Reply
  2. Ed Tep says

    May 31, 2006 at 6:35 am

    Cate – Happy, happy anniversary to you and your husband!

    Reply
  3. Pavani says

    May 31, 2006 at 12:49 pm

    Belated Many Many Happy Returns of the day.

    Reply
  4. Catesa says

    May 31, 2006 at 2:55 pm

    Happy anniversary to you both! wish you many many more happy tasty years :D

    Reply
  5. Gabriella True says

    May 31, 2006 at 9:51 pm

    HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!

    Thanks!

    oh funny story. Today my dad and I were chatting and he was telling me about a list of important foods. He almost never checks my blog but he had and seen my smoothie but did not really read the text that went along with it. So I said that you had a list of top 20 ARF foods and she has a thing that we all post an arf food we at that week. Every tuesday. he thought it was so funny but great.

    Reply
  6. Cate says

    June 2, 2006 at 2:05 am

    The Chocolate Lady – thank you! Unfortunately, leftovers are not a particular favorite of The Husbands’. ;)

    Thanks, Ed, Pavani and Catesa!

    Gabriella – Sounds like your Dad is right on track. :) Every once in awhile they surprise you, don’t they?

    Reply
  7. juliebean says

    June 2, 2006 at 10:43 pm

    Happy Belated Anniversary, Cate (and to your husband, as well)…

    Oh, and I’m intrigued by the ARF roundup…what a good idea!!!

    Reply

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The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter nee The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter need a little bit of color, so here you go. 😍 Love this chest of drawers. Discovered it buried in a local shop and bought it specifically for the green color (one of my favorites). Vintage Coke crate was a $10 score from a garage sale place on Facebook some ten years ago. And the assorted markers in Roy G Biv order (natch) that aren’t used anymore because my kids have sadly left that phase. 🙃
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One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛

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The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter nee The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter need a little bit of color, so here you go. 😍 Love this chest of drawers. Discovered it buried in a local shop and bought it specifically for the green color (one of my favorites). Vintage Coke crate was a $10 score from a garage sale place on Facebook some ten years ago. And the assorted markers in Roy G Biv order (natch) that aren’t used anymore because my kids have sadly left that phase. 🙃
Weekend Photos in Review, old school still photo s Weekend Photos in Review, old school still photo style, hope you had a good one! ✨
A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if I wanted her to bring me back anything. Would you believe me if I told you I asked for salt? I love picking up different varieties, whether we’re traveling or I’m just visiting a new shop. Maddie grabbed me a super cute one from her trip to Paris last year, and the Magic Unicorn Salt I get locally is another favorite. What’s yours?
One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
✌🏻 ✌🏻
When you really really really want to be best frie When you really really really want to be best friends. 💛
When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨

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