Truth be told, these are my favorite types of meal Truth be told, these are my favorite types of meals… platters where you can just pick at them while sipping wine and catching up with a friend. Chances are, if you come over for a meal, you’re getting an assortment of things to nosh on, maybe a mix of homemade appetizers… but just an array of deliciousness you can snack on whilst enjoying the evening. 

I’ve been wanting to make a lox platter for awhile now, so here we are. I sprinkled some Everything But the Bagel seasoning onto smoked lox and then added sliced cucumbers and radishes to the platter along with sliced bialys and crackers. Dipping items are a must so I included hummus and tzatziki. A fun platter just to nibble from, but a bialys sandwich with everything stuffed in it was pretty perfect too. Hope that gave you a little bit of inspo for something you can easily whip up too!
I had planned another type of post tonight, but in I had planned another type of post tonight, but in light of today’s news, it just doesn’t feel right. Some days it can be hard to find the sunshine, especially a day like today. I can’t make sense as to why things like today continue to happen while people spend copious amounts of energy worrying about banning books and drag shows. Make it make sense. Just make it fucking make sense. It doesn’t. You can’t. Until it does, use your voice. Show up to meetings. Sign the petitions. Text ACT to 644-33 to get involved (I did). Be so loud that you can’t be ignored, until things change. Thirteen school shootings this year. When is enough, enough?
Weekend photos in review, old school edition. Cont Weekend photos in review, old school edition.
Context: 1) Lola has zero chill in the car, 2) fulfilling request for Chicken Parm Penne with Vodka Sauce, 3) Sunday vibes 4) my favorite porchetta sandwich 5) from @butlerandtheboard 6) affirmations, 7) the sun was out today
Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what phase you’re in. ✨ Got this one back in September and it’s one of my favorites. I sometimes forget it’s there until I get a random flash of it.
Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to ca Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to call Clifford an asshat, because he basically was. But there’s a new asshat in town… 🙄 Clifford is now a freaking rockstar. His tumor and age have slowed him down a LOT and he virtually never misbehaves, and we are seriously so proud of him. Lola, on the other hand, is still full blown PUPPY. Tonight I’m assembling a gate to replace the wooden one she ate through. 😂 Berners love wood and she is OBSESSED with being in the kitchen. So one new metal gate coming right up as soon as I can figure out how to put it together.
Last week when I met the owners of the new French Last week when I met the owners of the new French bakery in town, I told them how happy I was that they were opening … because now I had an endless source for gifts for my mom’s future birthdays and Christmases. She was born in Paris and we’ve grown up with a healthy appreciation for French things … starting with their pastries and baguettes, but so much more. My daughter took her first trip to Paris last year and thoroughly enjoyed the croissants there and she deemed the ones at @chocolatinenj just as perfect. No surprise there since the owner is a French pastry chef! If you’re local and haven’t been, do make a point to stop in and visit. They’re open Wednesday through Sunday and have a wide selection of sweet and savory items and a few French retail selections as well. We’ve tried the macarons, the Croque Monsieur, the croissants, the tomato tarts, the baguette … basically we’re working our way through their display case in due time. Don’t miss this one - enjoy!
People complain about how much time is spent on ph People complain about how much time is spent on phones sometimes, but if it wasn’t for phones. I wouldn’t have these awesome little snippets of them growing up. I only wish I had more. Appreciate and document the little mundane things, for they are the very fabric of your life.
happy Spring, friends! Y’all know how long I’v happy Spring, friends! Y’all know how long I’ve been waiting for the seasons to change and I’m so excited that Mother Nature was on board today! ☀️ There is nothing like the energy from the sun and it makes me happy. Hope you got some today!
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Eat. Live. Be. for a Better 2011: I Loathe Change

May 23, 2011 · Eat. Live. Be.

How’s that for a positive title, eh?  Anyone who knows me will tell you that it’s true. I *hate* change. Abhor it.  With a passion.  It took me f-o-r-e-v-e-r to make the change from cassingles to CDs.  From VHS tapes to DVDs.  From my favorite cell phone to my can’t-live-without-it BlackBerry.  To move.  To cut my hair.  To cut in bangs.  You name the change, and I have likely fought it, kicking and screaming all the way.  It’s just part of my DNA.  I make no apologies for it, it’s how I’m wired. That being said, I am the first to admit that once I have made the change, I am undoubtedly happier for it.  I also hating reading manuals too, and usually just learn intuitively, but that’s another post entirely.

So this week’s topic for our Eat. Live. Be. crew is change, and how important it is to meeting your goals.  Can you tell I am *so* not the person to answer this one for you?  But, I have certainly said it before, when it comes to fitness and health goals, change is absolutely, positively important.  A downright must. As much as I hate it, I love meeting my goals successfully more, so have incorporated change, albeit a bit slowly sometimes, throughout the course of Cate Version 2.0.  Your body gets in a rut.  It’s just life.  I was taking five Zumba classes a week, minimum, and I was doing it for so long that my body got used to it and no longer dropped weight because of it.  It had just become part of my “normal routine,” which was sucky on a multitude of levels.  So I dropped one or two of those classes and augmented the others with walking and kettlebell.  Once my ankle heals, jogging is being thrown into the mix.

The same goes for food.  A co-worker and I were talking about this last week, and how important change is to our diets as well.  We all tend to get in the same rut of rotating amongst a handful of “good” choices for snacks and meals, and while the food items are still solid, healthy choices, your body no longer continues to respond to it in the same way.  To combat being in a rut (and embracing change), I started by making a list of about 40 snacks and now make a bigger effort to rotate through them, so that each day, each week, my body is being fueled by something good, but something different.

I am not the poster child for change. FAR FROM IT.  But eventually, when I come around, I do realize it is good.  Most of the time.  And important.  For us to move forward.  Whether it’s in work, diet, fitness regimes or even relationships.  Change, although hard to swallow, can be its own just reward.  So says the person who is awaiting a new BlackBerry to, um, replace her current BlackBerry.  Never said I was an early adopter!

To see what the rest of the ELB crew thinks about change, and whether or not it’s important, go check ’em out:

  • Sarah from Sarah’s Cucina Bella
  • Joanne from Eats Well with Others
  • Chris Arpante – Melecotte
  • Patsy – Family, Friends and Food
  • Claire – Cooking is Medicine
  • Rivki Locker – Healthy Eating for Ordinary People
  • Sarah Rogers – Sarah’s Sweet Creations

Project 365
May 23, 2011

If it's Monday...
Remember the movie Groundhog Day? Hated it, but that seems to have become my life lately. Last Monday, I got a call from Nick’s school. He had a fever and sore throat. Picked him up and went straight to the doctor. Diagnosis: strep throat. Today, got a call from Nick’s school. Fever, sore throat. Back to doctor. Strep. Continued? Again? I don’t know, but different meds this time. I am only hoping that our Groundhog Day scenario doesn’t continue until tomorrow because Tuesday morning would be when I managed to miss three steps outside and sprain my left ankle. Lord help me.

Getting In on the Act
Of course not to be outdone by her brother, she made me take pictures of her at the doctor’s office too. Ya, I don’t know what happened to her face, but that’s the way she looked when she came back from her Dad’s house last night. Must have been a rough weekend, because she certainly looks a little worse for the wear. She asked me when the scratches were going to go away. Apparently she was worried about looking her best. Go figure. ‘Cause, you know, she has a boyfriend…

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  1. Casey says

    May 23, 2011 at 10:45 pm

    I think you’ve made incredible changes! Look at how you have thrived while losing weight and enduring lots of changes in life in general. Proud of you, Cate 2.0!

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  2. Joanne says

    May 24, 2011 at 5:53 am

    I am so averse to change as well! I’ve eaten the same breakfast almost every morning for four years. No lie. but working on letting go a little and letting change into my life is definitely something I’m trying! Love that you’re going to start jogging!

    Reply
  3. Sarah Caron says

    May 24, 2011 at 8:24 am

    For someone who hates change, you’ve made quite a few really awesome and positive changes over the past few years. And, as you said, you are better off and happier for it. You know, all that change has you looking incredible these days :)

    Reply
  4. Ramona says

    May 24, 2011 at 10:56 am

    I can relate to that being sick. Been fighting a chest cold for 3 weeks now.

    Reply

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Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what phase you’re in. ✨ Got this one back in September and it’s one of my favorites. I sometimes forget it’s there until I get a random flash of it.
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People complain about how much time is spent on ph People complain about how much time is spent on phones sometimes, but if it wasn’t for phones. I wouldn’t have these awesome little snippets of them growing up. I only wish I had more. Appreciate and document the little mundane things, for they are the very fabric of your life.
happy Spring, friends! Y’all know how long I’v happy Spring, friends! Y’all know how long I’ve been waiting for the seasons to change and I’m so excited that Mother Nature was on board today! ☀️ There is nothing like the energy from the sun and it makes me happy. Hope you got some today!

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