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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New (to Me) Blogger on the Block Thursday #30

July 7, 2006 · Narrative

Kitchen Heat in North Carolina is tonight’s nod for New (to Me) Blogger on the Block. Whether it’s her recent rules of brownie engagement, her delicious-looking berry turnovers or her Italian adventure, she’s definitely one to watch. Oooh, and make sure to check out her Strawberry-Jam Cakes! They look divine and are definitely going into my burgeoning “to-try” pile.

The Husband is working late again tonight, so Nicholas and I had the “what shall we do for dinner?” conversation. When I asked him what he wanted to do, he told me:

“Mushrooms.””But you don’t like mushrooms!”

“No, mama, not for me. Mushrooms for you!”

“Ohhhhh!”

“And lobster.”

“Lobster? For me?”

“Yes, lobster with sauce and mushrooms.” He’s so silly. I’m not sure where THAT came from – too much Food Network with me, I imagine!

So since we weren’t having lobster tonight, we decided on take-out. Shunning our usual dinner from “the chicken and rice man,” I convinced him that we could get something like it, with a twist. One of my former co-workers used to get takeout from a local Thai restaurant weekly, and I always joined him. Thai Friday. He hasn’t worked for us since April and I haven’t had Thai food since then. I figured if I got chicken and rice from them, Nicholas would be game. Or so I thought.

We stopped by the restaurant to pick up the food and as soon as we walked in, Nicholas looks up at me and asks, “Are kids allowed to eat in here too, or just grown-ups?” Pretty astute observation, considering we’ve never discussed kid-friendly restaurants versus not. Granted, they did have nice linen tablecloths, thick polished oak tables and soft music on in the background, but he certainly would have been welcome there. It’s always interesting to see the thought process of an almost-four-year-old at work. All the way home, the smell of garlic, ginger, peanuts and cilantro filled the car – mmm! Unfortunately, the entree I used to order at lunch time (Saute Garlic Chicken with Rice) isn’t available at dinnertime (go figure), but they whipped it up for me anyway. So, so delicious, a fragrant garlic sauce, fresh cilantro, chicken and sliced cucumber over rice. Anyone have a tried-and-true recipe for this? I’d love to be able to make it at home. Couldn’t convince Nicholas that it was the same as the Chinese fried chicken wings and rice he usually gets, but surprisingly enough, he plowed through the Thai Chef Salad, complete with bean cakes, sprouts and more veggie goodness.

Alright, a little catching up to do and then I’m done. You can check out my article about getting the best tables in trendy restaurants, what celebs like to eat in the way of ice cream and black beans as brain food. Lastly, the new issue of Very Good Things is up and you can read my contributions here: Official Drink of Summer 2006 and Go Outside!.

Until tomorrow… Nicholas and I whipped up a double batch of Paula Deen’s Banana Bread and the smell is calling us …

A year ago today … night off.

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  1. Jess says

    July 7, 2006 at 1:07 pm

    Cate,

    Hello! Thanks for featuring my site last night! How exciting – I just started blogging, so it’s fun to start “meeting” people through these exchanges.

    Cheers! Have a great weekend!

    Jess

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    July 7, 2006 at 7:39 pm

    I made Paula Deens Banana Bread yesterday morning, I ate the last piece this morning and have another loaf in the stove right now. It is really good!!!

    Reply
  3. Cate says

    July 8, 2006 at 12:47 am

    Jess – my pleasure. Welcome to the club. :)

    Anonymous – glad you like it as much as we do. Next time, try sprinkling a little brown sugar on the top before baking — our favorite part!

    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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