#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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Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade

June 26, 2008 · Narrative

fresh-lemonade-small.jpgNothing says summer more than a glass of fresh squeezed lemonade. Well, maybe Jersey tomatoes. Oh and blueberries. But you get my drift. As much as I love fresh squeezed lemonade, I have managed to go nearly 38 years without ever having made it myself at home. I kind of stuck with Country Time Lemonade. I know, it seems silly that I haven’t made it. To tell you the truth, it’s always been because of the whole simple syrup step. Just some dumb mind block.  Even though it only takes a few extra minutes, it always seemed easier to just mix powder and water together and call it a day. Silliness.  Laziness.

Until recently…

I’ve been promising Nicholas, my fellow little lemonade lover, that we would make lemonade at home this summer. And then when I spied a recipe for lemonade that omitted the whole simple syrup step altogether, I was even more eager to follow through on my promise. Last night was the night. Armed with 10 organic lemons from Whole Foods, we made half a batch of lemonade. Tomorrow’s mission is to find a pitcher large enough to accommodate a full recipe, but halving worked just fine in the meantime.

It does take a few minutes to squeeze the juice out of ten lemons, but I promise the effort is worth it. When drinking lemonade, I tend to find that it’s either too tart or too sweet, but I’ve got to say, this one was perfect. It was tart, but not so tart that I found myself reaching to add more sugar. In just a few hours, the entire pitcher we made was gone, devoured by adults and kids alike with refills all around.

So go on and taste a bit ‘o summer. You’ll be glad you did.

Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade
Recipe courtesy of Cooking Light, July 2003

3 cups fresh lemon juice (about 20 lemons)
2-1/4 cups sugar
12 cups chilled water

Combine juice and sugar in a one-gallon container; stir until sugar dissolves. Stir in water. Serve over ice.

Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 cup)

Nutritional Information
CALORIES 120(0.0% from fat); FAT 0.0g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g); IRON 0.1mg; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 7mg; CARBOHYDRATE 32.1g; SODIUM 6mg; PROTEIN 0.2g; FIBER 0.2g

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  1. The Sister In-Law says

    June 27, 2008 at 6:17 am

    I remember my grandmother making lemonade when we were kids and she never used syrup… good old sugar. Ah those were the days :)

    Reply
  2. The Neighbor Husband says

    June 27, 2008 at 9:05 am

    Very relaxing picture. The sun makes it.

    Reply
  3. The Neighor (wife) says

    June 27, 2008 at 10:08 am

    This was so good. I tend to say away from Lemonade because it’s always too tart for me. I’m a sweet tea/ice tea person. But, I LOVED LOVED LOVED this Lemonade. I could have had the whole pitcher. I’m even going to make this at home.

    Yes, I’m going to sqeeze the lemons.

    Reply
  4. Rachel says

    June 28, 2008 at 9:42 pm

    They do this same thing around here at Fairs, except they do it in individual sizes. They squeeze half a lemon, add a teaspoon of sugar, fill cup with water, stick another cup on top (like you were shaking a mixed drink) shake vigorously and voila one cup of absolutely the best lemonade you’ll ever have!!

    Reply
  5. Cate says

    June 28, 2008 at 10:34 pm

    Rachel, you’re right, they definitely do, but I never knew the ratio for an individual glass. Will try yours tomorrow. :)

    Reply
  6. Angel says

    July 19, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    Just got this recipe from a Lemon Shake-up vendor at the fair.

    Add to 16 oz of water and ice:
    1/2 a lemon, squeezed and cut up
    1/4 cup sugar

    shake shake shake …viola! One delicious and refreshing lemon shake up! Ahhhhhhhhh!

    Reply

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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. 😋
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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
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