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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Menu Plan, Week of October 20th

October 19, 2008 · Narrative

salty-bones.jpgA thoroughly fun family weekend, it included a Harvest Festival, a dinner party, pumpkin picking, pumpkin carving, a game of flag football, six new recipes and more.  Absolutely gorgeous weather that, although a tad chilly when the wind picked up, begged for you to be outside.  That said, I’m exhausted – much be too much fresh air – and caught myself falling asleep while lying down with the kids tonight, so a quick menu plan and I’m out.

Monday: $7 Dinner Challenge.  If you missed this, you can find the rules here, and the first challenge here.  Sarah and I are challenging everyone to roll out $7 dinners.  In light of the current economy, it’s not such a terrible thing, and we like a good challenge.  What am I making tomorrow?  I have no idea (although I have dessert figured out),  but we hope you’ll join in our new weekly fun.

Tuesday:  Fish.  It feels like forever since we’ve had fish, and I’ve got a hankering for it. I’m going to go with Pan-Seared Tilapia with Almond Browned Butter, a recipe from the 4/04 issue of Better Homes & Gardens. Baking with Nick: Maple-Walnut Spice Cookies from Cooking Light magazine.

Wednesday: Open/leftovers.  Making Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole from the 5/07 issue of Cooking Light magazine to conquer my what-am-I-going-to-eat-for-breakfast problems.

Thursday: Baked Fried Chicken, a new recipe from Penzey’s One magazine and a side of roasted broccoli and cauliflower that the boys won’t eat.  Baking with Nick: Salty Bones, a fun Halloween recipe from Family Fun magazine.

Friday:  Movie night!  High School Musical 3 hits the movie theaters, so we’re taking the kids out for a movie night.  HSM 1 and 2 were on television and didn’t appear on the big screen, so it will be a fun night out, and something to get us through the week.  Assuming, of course, that spending an evening in the movie theater with a bunch of hyped-up teeny boppers is a good thing.   Baking with Nick: Rachael Ray’s Penny’s PB&J Cookies.

Saturday: Spicy Spanish Sausages from Everyday Food, with South-of-the-Border Chorizon Burger Wraps from the 6/07 issue of Woman’s Day magazine.

That’s it for me this week… would love to hear what you’ve got cooking.

Hungry for more menu plans?
Check out Organizing Junkie for more than you can shake a stick at.

Photo from Family Fun.

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  1. Kris says

    October 20, 2008 at 8:23 am

    Sounds like you have a great weekend!

    Can’t wait to hear about Thursday’s dinner – I love fried chicken!

    My 8 year old is hitting the movies Friday night too with her friend for HSM3. Her school rented out one of the AMC theaters – it’s so nice to have everything prebought – admission tickets and snack tickets (which they will have a separate line for) – woohoo!

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  2. Patsy says

    October 20, 2008 at 8:29 am

    That tilapia sounds wonderful! Can’t wait to see how it turns out for you.

    I love that you are baking with Nicholas throughout the week. I was playing around with some cookie ideas last week and my 2 guys jumped in and helped, which was a lot of fun!

    Patsys last blog post..Cinnamon-Apple Cake

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  3. The Neighbor (Wife) says

    October 20, 2008 at 11:18 am

    I guess you and I are the “we’re” in taking the kids to the movies. Are the husband’s going?

    Reply
  4. Maris says

    October 20, 2008 at 1:02 pm

    Very excited to try my own $7 dinner challenge tonight…I have an idea all ready to go! :)

    Mariss last blog post..Let’s Go…Orange!

    Reply
  5. Cate says

    October 23, 2008 at 11:08 pm

    Kris – that’s definitely the easiest way to go to the movies. ;)

    Patsy – it was soooo good. Nicholas definitely loves to help in the kitchen. In fact, tonight he settled for washing out all of Madeline’s bottles. I’ll take it! I’ve found that the more he helps in making a recipe with me, the more inclined he would be to eat it. Every little bit helps.

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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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