#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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Tired of Ham Yet?

April 13, 2007 · Narrative

I’m not. That’s one of the drawbacks to not hosting a holiday … no fun leftovers! If you’re like me and looking to have some ham in your life, the grocery stores are running great sales to get rid of the extras they had in inventory for the holiday. I picked up a huge ham for five bucks yesterday.

Usually when I make a ham, I don’t really follow a recipe. I just mix a few sticky and sweet things to make a glaze, spread it over the ham and bake it for a few hours. It’s pretty hard to mess up.

But this time, I decided to live on the edge and follow a recipe. I used one that was in the April issue of Better Homes and Gardens, a stout glaze. Like any glaze, it was super simple to follow and done in just a few minutes. Using ingredients I already had on hand, including leftover stout from St. Patrick’s Day, it was perfect.

The Husband said he could smell it before he even got into the house, and as he was slicing it, it was so tender, it was literally just falling apart. It was so good, Nicholas even got brave and had some in a sandwich (a good eater, he tends to be a little picky about meat).

For a side dish, I went with Broth-Simmered Rice again, but changed it up a bit. This time, I sauteed a bunch of mushrooms in a little bit of butter until they were soft and dark brown, and instead of chicken broth for the rice, I used beef broth to further bring out the woodsiness of the mushrooms. Once the rice was done, I added in the sauteed mushrooms – loved it, and it’s a perfect addition to this weekend’s Herb Blogging Roundup, which is being hosted by Cook (Almost) Anything.

P.S. One week, we’ll be having African dinner with wild animals, and I can hardly wait!

A year ago today… hamburgers and the birth of a new business.
Two years ago today… mmm, very delicious and easy pasta.

Glazed Easter Ham
Recipe courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens
Prep: 15 minutes
Roast: 2-1/4 hours

1 8- to 10-lb. fully-cooked boneless ham
1 recipe glaze

Place ham on rack in roasting pan. Insert an oven-going meat thermometer into center. Bake in 325 degrees F oven 2-1/4 to 2-3/4 hours or until thermometer registers 140 degrees F. Brush ham with desired glaze during last 20 to 30 minutes. Makes 10 to 12 (3-ounce servings) plus leftovers.

Stout Glaze: In a saucepan combine 1/2 cup Irish stout or apple cider and 1/4 cup each honey and butter. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Makes 3/4 cup glaze.

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  1. Claire says

    April 13, 2007 at 2:22 am

    My grandmother used to make a dish called dirty rice. It has rice, onions, and mushrooms with beef consume and baked for I think an hour. It’s a dump and bake dish. Sounds a lot like your rice dish that you put together tonight! I finished my Easter leftovers Tuesday…of course I didn’t have that many and my parents took home most of the ham.

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  2. Anonymous says

    April 13, 2007 at 2:39 am

    The Husband speaks the ham was awesome.Also the rice was very good too.You are getting there with your rice

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  3. Kristen says

    April 13, 2007 at 2:41 am

    I think I am inspired… we didn’t have ham this Easter and I think the weekend is calling for it!

    Reply
  4. Cate says

    April 13, 2007 at 3:18 am

    Claire – I debated about sauteeing some onions along with the mushrooms, but got lazy. ;)

    The Husband – whoa! A comment? Somebody check quick – is there a full moon tonight. Just kidding!

    Kristen – alright! The Deen Bros. have an interesting ham glaze in their new cookbook – mustard, white wine and a few other things. When I saw it tonight, I debated about picking up another ham over the weekend, but that might be overkill. I’ll live vicariously through you instead. ;)

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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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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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