tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20760036970896817482024-03-19T00:03:41.869-04:00athlEATlaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-61552482850808986242010-09-09T23:22:00.000-04:002010-09-09T23:22:49.229-04:00Hello<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well hello there. For some reason, I have not been able to publish a post in over 2 months? Wow. So there would be alot to cover if I tried to do a recap. So I will just highlight my memories of summer 2010 through pictures and a few words.</span><br />
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</div>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-12312693329888394322010-06-30T13:09:00.000-04:002010-06-30T13:09:58.828-04:00Blue Hill Tavern: Baltimore, MD<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I guess I have been on a little (unplanned) hiatus from the blog. Summer hit and busy times ensued. I will probably pop in sporadically for the rest of the summer when I feel the urge, just like this dinner at <a href="http://www.bluehilltavern.com/">Blue Hill Tavern</a> a few weeks back.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been hearing great things about Blue Hill for awhile now, so when <a href="http://mtphonehome.blogspot.com/">Mara</a> wanted to take me out for a birthday dinner, I thought this would be a perfect place. We both love food, so it is always fun to go out to eat together. Sitting down and reviewing the menu, I had high hopes that Blue Hill Tavern could be a new favorite.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since so many of the menu options looked delicious, we decided to split a whole bunch of things, so we could maximize the amount we each got to taste.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This dish sold us on the Feta Butter, but it was more butter than feta. In fact, neither of us tasted much feta. The olive tapenade was almost too salty to eat. Disappointing.</span><br />
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</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fried Guacamole? We <i>had </i>to try this. I envisioned freshly made tortilla chips, each individually topped with a fried dollop of homemade guacamole. Not so much. The blue corn chips were bland and the large mound of fried guacamole did not taste homemade. Salsa fresca also brought nothing to the table. This was not worth the $9.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a great ingredient combination for a salad! While the calamari was tender, unfortunately, the remaining parts of the salad were drowned in dressing. Our mistake for not asking this to come on the side, but the chili-lime vinaigrette tasted and looked more like a chili plum sauce.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A beautiful presentation, but it couldn't make up for the lack of flavor. We both agreed we have never had seared tuna that flavorless and there wasn't nearly enough sauce on the plate. The polenta cake was good, but the broccoli rabe was overcooked. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The mac & cheese was everything is should have been, but not the best I've ever had. The pasta was cooked well and the sauce was creamy and cheesy. No complaints here. We only wish that we had ordered two of these and called it a night.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was extremely disappointing that the food didn't live up to our expectations. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perhaps we just ordered the wrong things? An off night?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It was beautifully decorated and the upstairs deck had a relaxed </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">atmosphere. Our server was attentive and friendly, but all of our appetizers and the salad came out at once. It would have been nice to have things spaced out more evenly. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Would I go back to Blue Hill? Maybe. But it would only be for the sangria and mac & cheese.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-35741298553832526902010-05-23T20:26:00.001-04:002010-05-23T20:29:50.102-04:00The Tasting Room - Frederick, MD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past Saturday, I met my friend Jen in Frederick for lunch and shopping. Downtown Frederick is such a cute area with a bunch of unique shops. I hadn't been shopping in awhile, so it was fun to explore and pick up some new things. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We decided to try out <a href="http://www.tastetr.com/">The Tasting Room</a> for lunch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0zLhiDWxwQcOBX5xMrtBIX-_YfGCaBNWOjbG4k8mc0IMhib8g4UZMSR41uHpfBoE0cX4pUAywasUWcBQdij68MqymYZ84UXF7eAOEuRxj86Xte9vNOD1PAg7TcIP6g5s1YyDiF88lkhA/s1600/photo+(10).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0zLhiDWxwQcOBX5xMrtBIX-_YfGCaBNWOjbG4k8mc0IMhib8g4UZMSR41uHpfBoE0cX4pUAywasUWcBQdij68MqymYZ84UXF7eAOEuRxj86Xte9vNOD1PAg7TcIP6g5s1YyDiF88lkhA/s320/photo+(10).jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started with a glass of Pinot Grigio that was refreshing and light.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHke6BubuUsjoJF3c1RexI1ku8nCZOSxOXJiZ-IDLV6QuhSnuJqVF3TtfIQZBfzajrJwxwYlwzbG7i8zmE3kHRRlxTaxSYoWvMUFVx344Ye4ck1N01qeR1BrLdkU1OuPJiK6VB0t_qqiQ/s1600/photo+(11).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHke6BubuUsjoJF3c1RexI1ku8nCZOSxOXJiZ-IDLV6QuhSnuJqVF3TtfIQZBfzajrJwxwYlwzbG7i8zmE3kHRRlxTaxSYoWvMUFVx344Ye4ck1N01qeR1BrLdkU1OuPJiK6VB0t_qqiQ/s320/photo+(11).jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They brought warm, crusty bread with butter. I think the TR stencil on the butter was made from paprika. Nice touch. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eHRlek6lXZyJMWuKGjLSVgiSlFr_-_cJmCq2mfqAq-KDUPUPxoNFJt3-ar7fwlPB5mOvvut2Q0bzSj-O-LjfEpUuvtrzdLLk5gxD6xktNTIV7FJxnEqGLowcyb3Tc1AL4lpXVhnxUu1s/s1600/photo+(9).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eHRlek6lXZyJMWuKGjLSVgiSlFr_-_cJmCq2mfqAq-KDUPUPxoNFJt3-ar7fwlPB5mOvvut2Q0bzSj-O-LjfEpUuvtrzdLLk5gxD6xktNTIV7FJxnEqGLowcyb3Tc1AL4lpXVhnxUu1s/s320/photo+(9).jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We ordered a starter of grilled calamari with a spicy garlic/tomato sauce served over a piece of crusty bread. This was absolutely delicious. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpPFNHAjjMTcikbV2pqmwjnd6SmMMKTVj2ewQfw5-ZKDFMg0eZCJ-AXYOnvT8f3was6bGH3g9gOL8M7a2BHJnQ_tPJYf9WzVBEyVDsB2SNpQyxpc5iJlP-00QNB3f1ginkuN1x3ICoP18/s1600/photo+(8).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpPFNHAjjMTcikbV2pqmwjnd6SmMMKTVj2ewQfw5-ZKDFMg0eZCJ-AXYOnvT8f3was6bGH3g9gOL8M7a2BHJnQ_tPJYf9WzVBEyVDsB2SNpQyxpc5iJlP-00QNB3f1ginkuN1x3ICoP18/s320/photo+(8).jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ordered the salmon, which came with a rice cake, wilted spinach & a sweet chili sauce.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsv6NrIp2OrSE34TVCIs4sl4Yrj4HxotcdT8_-gZ205vpzrHPwiX4fD-DllIxXx8gzKpEs1FqgZjg4vUC2EybQkWHacC7_pL5vPvi8MRRLNolnck6Lv2JDUNIkWqW0dt42SG9I62RBojj/s1600/photo+(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsv6NrIp2OrSE34TVCIs4sl4Yrj4HxotcdT8_-gZ205vpzrHPwiX4fD-DllIxXx8gzKpEs1FqgZjg4vUC2EybQkWHacC7_pL5vPvi8MRRLNolnck6Lv2JDUNIkWqW0dt42SG9I62RBojj/s320/photo+(7).jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jen ordered the swordfish, which came with shrimp, crab, potatoes, & mushrooms in a cajun cream sauce. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both dishes were beautifully to look at and even better to eat. I savored every single bite of my fancy lunch. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/206/1457468/restaurant/Maryland/The-Tasting-Room-Frederick"><img alt="The Tasting Room on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1457468/biglink.gif" style="border: none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></span></div>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-29626644314956038172010-05-10T22:03:00.000-04:002010-05-10T22:03:10.828-04:00Black Ankle Vineyard - Mother's Day<div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mother's Day started out with a great brunch at <a href="http://www.yellowdogtavern.biz/">Yellow Dog Tavern</a> with my family, where I forgot to take any pictures. ugh!</span></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It continued later as a smaller group of our brunch crew headed out to <a href="http://www.blackankle.com/">Black Ankle Vineyards</a> in Mt. Airy, MD. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjy0OQcLs1U9GM67ePE-_eFLbWXeNO7PLS-Lq1Wyp1PgVHt6soyxUigBJGjFp-Qht3S7ARWxBtmG7WK9jWxUp6V8EnuJzW3etN1cu_VEmFYdZIK7cbU0oa8XNSH2ucfWiF7-7Qnv8Is-Y2/s1600/P5090397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjy0OQcLs1U9GM67ePE-_eFLbWXeNO7PLS-Lq1Wyp1PgVHt6soyxUigBJGjFp-Qht3S7ARWxBtmG7WK9jWxUp6V8EnuJzW3etN1cu_VEmFYdZIK7cbU0oa8XNSH2ucfWiF7-7Qnv8Is-Y2/s320/P5090397.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mN9BPmAu-iDpQQ9RpgeJA8yDKUV1PyL_f9y9c3q-d7EEWr1OrHglUM8AIYZ3ZG3w8rddshk2doFLP9S5fgyWwDzybTmL-Wmk1ZQT3Lk72tFqQxX9FVuRCYuGvGW-k5lzLpoC-gmOXXFv/s1600/P5090395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mN9BPmAu-iDpQQ9RpgeJA8yDKUV1PyL_f9y9c3q-d7EEWr1OrHglUM8AIYZ3ZG3w8rddshk2doFLP9S5fgyWwDzybTmL-Wmk1ZQT3Lk72tFqQxX9FVuRCYuGvGW-k5lzLpoC-gmOXXFv/s320/P5090395.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div><div align="center" class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tasting building is designed to be extremely eco-friendly. The walls are insulated with straw and check out the live roof - love that! (check out their <a href="http://www.blackankle.com/">website</a> for more info and photos of the entire building process)</span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ruL0imHZ1cvlHVsbyGAKrezpxid4rUt5_5YUKHuFpfc_jlOkmYH9GiIdLYcIHP4RKTLz3zbb3MHiLxFD83f4Bt-YUWR3HhkXpeqH6dF0v-99O2LPyLTCsHmHOqzQ1ik2Iqt9drseD_Rz/s1600/P5090396.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ruL0imHZ1cvlHVsbyGAKrezpxid4rUt5_5YUKHuFpfc_jlOkmYH9GiIdLYcIHP4RKTLz3zbb3MHiLxFD83f4Bt-YUWR3HhkXpeqH6dF0v-99O2LPyLTCsHmHOqzQ1ik2Iqt9drseD_Rz/s320/P5090396.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; 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Please?</span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKh1zZU04YvQyZkgzdm34xnqE1d4vPYj1SNqU45OZ5LHyCPnP77tiIUfU9rTWfnAii34x64xKmmi9jSKtgMWPaL6LfDoGlYb59jRo-nLj-T_SKPrAaBI-PIVPNAIqCH_1fcvx1Ch55Jotz/s1600/P5090415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKh1zZU04YvQyZkgzdm34xnqE1d4vPYj1SNqU45OZ5LHyCPnP77tiIUfU9rTWfnAii34x64xKmmi9jSKtgMWPaL6LfDoGlYb59jRo-nLj-T_SKPrAaBI-PIVPNAIqCH_1fcvx1Ch55Jotz/s320/P5090415.JPG" tt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a great way to spend celebrating mother's day! (or any day for that matter)</span></div>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-11321412921661329802010-05-10T12:01:00.001-04:002010-05-10T12:02:44.497-04:00An Active April<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I seriously can not believe it is May. The last couple of weeks have been both busy and fun. Where has the time gone?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I spent a relaxing weekend at the beach with my friends from college.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had our second food tasting for our wedding last night with </span><a href="http://www.canapescatering.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canapés Catering</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. We had been asked to choose the food we wanted to taste prior to arriving. This was very difficult for us only because there were SO many incredible options. Case and Point - the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hors d'oeuvres list was 19 pages long<b> </b>and that font size was small!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><div class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span style="color: windowtext;">Seared Sea Scallops with Fresh Bacon and Beurre Blanc<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i> - </i></span></span><span style="color: windowtext;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Pan-seared jumbo sea scallops drizzles with beurre blanc and topped with crumbled crisp bacon.</i></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCsCrmlMo3XubnaRNMTODiwfzpkOjRbhuS0Xt-FXQYWuGZ3yvQcwB1HfuSKto939GoDb3NeYeFEg2pgU3TUkNVSyVo5V2XZCveEtCg7JmHghiXTKjkUmgaHSj1jriFdzzvXUx9_XMlwv2/s1600/P4280361.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCsCrmlMo3XubnaRNMTODiwfzpkOjRbhuS0Xt-FXQYWuGZ3yvQcwB1HfuSKto939GoDb3NeYeFEg2pgU3TUkNVSyVo5V2XZCveEtCg7JmHghiXTKjkUmgaHSj1jriFdzzvXUx9_XMlwv2/s320/P4280361.JPG" /></a></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b></b></span></div><b><div class="MsoBodyText" style="display: inline !important;"><b><span style="color: windowtext;">Maryland Crab Cake Canapés on Sweet Corn Muffins with Cajun Rémoulade </span></b><span style="color: windowtext;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i>- Rich Old Bay seasoned lump crab cakes served resting in a miniature sweet cornbread muffin with a leaf of mesclun and a zippy Cajun rémoulade sauce.</i></span></span></div></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rosemary and Garlic Roasted New Potatoes <i>- </i></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>Miniature red potatoes quickly seared in olive oil, fresh rosemary and a hint of garlic, finished in the oven with sweet butter, kosher salt and cracked pepper.</i></span><br />
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<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Vijb8TKNPyNcyhdzEnCvQ8D-GxGrehXTCLLyivrRImOwO0PcfIS0RO-arRZpGvEP_JLvTzmbe5MtWHLRRq_LG1f5oM2Iu1BVR7Dj9cwVW8EcplbgTmvgsWYqxZ5WrkCW_Ou2veZHNDq7/s1600/baltimore+magazine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Vijb8TKNPyNcyhdzEnCvQ8D-GxGrehXTCLLyivrRImOwO0PcfIS0RO-arRZpGvEP_JLvTzmbe5MtWHLRRq_LG1f5oM2Iu1BVR7Dj9cwVW8EcplbgTmvgsWYqxZ5WrkCW_Ou2veZHNDq7/s320/baltimore+magazine.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been busy fielding calls from reporters. ;) My mom and I are in the May 2010 issue of the <a href="http://www.baltimoremag.com/">Baltimore Magazine</a>!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ingredient list is short: <b><i>frozen bananas and frozen strawberries</i></b>. Both were fresh before I sliced and froze overnight. Mixed together in the Food Processor for a few minutes. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The warm weather has me on a fruit kick lately, so the other day I made <a href="http://athleat.blogspot.com/2009/08/quick-easy-fruit-salsa.html">fruit salsa.</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its been awhile and I have so much food to share that a pictorial summary is probably the best route for me to take. Lets start back on Easter...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAf_XnHwzOmWFo8GhSbicB_aBf2d0Ftoa91YxaZHpmbJbVpPUzAzWEORIA4C8_dYdN0H38wHMg6nI2f41EMjJ3Moe1UJTngkNJ_des1EWj5-5Q2rtuIbGPC3fR_p-YXJ3jHXPqOUJlpHvu/s1600/P4040190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAf_XnHwzOmWFo8GhSbicB_aBf2d0Ftoa91YxaZHpmbJbVpPUzAzWEORIA4C8_dYdN0H38wHMg6nI2f41EMjJ3Moe1UJTngkNJ_des1EWj5-5Q2rtuIbGPC3fR_p-YXJ3jHXPqOUJlpHvu/s320/P4040190.JPG" /></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Asparagus wrapped in prosciutto, sprinkled with parmesan and wrapped in Phyllo. Tastespotting.com provided me this recipe and they turned out well. I ate that picture multiplied by 5.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlO7N4dVdvuDf-Zfm0FaOmCL3yBALz24gi21lCRdtiVbnmtrf3czH6XD4Fq46AaGxPTywb4f8fofDnBK-9uJtA8l4Cwp2Gy_pwcQltoSO58WRHjPCIwaesnVgOiekYkX17ZbzQBZaDLvp/s1600/P4040170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlO7N4dVdvuDf-Zfm0FaOmCL3yBALz24gi21lCRdtiVbnmtrf3czH6XD4Fq46AaGxPTywb4f8fofDnBK-9uJtA8l4Cwp2Gy_pwcQltoSO58WRHjPCIwaesnVgOiekYkX17ZbzQBZaDLvp/s320/P4040170.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Pioneer Woman's <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/03/my_most_favorite_salad_ever_ever_ever_ever/">favorite salad ever</a>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gGu1Euoes1HWPui6EK6QlMTLYt02n9h3DzkSG9k1-wQ2i9FfkJnqmywGhl5iHkb8nlzgfCFGQs1ZvWKYoK5g-Bul5XU1I4rSsWdRrZe2-Nz-uq411Rftu1QHVi5z-Uf-2AaKni1U7iXv/s1600/P4040173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gGu1Euoes1HWPui6EK6QlMTLYt02n9h3DzkSG9k1-wQ2i9FfkJnqmywGhl5iHkb8nlzgfCFGQs1ZvWKYoK5g-Bul5XU1I4rSsWdRrZe2-Nz-uq411Rftu1QHVi5z-Uf-2AaKni1U7iXv/s320/P4040173.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zucchini, Ham, Gruyere Quiche.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfXSm4fNywWSxLHztcnawC9g8HlyetkGYC0vt9lVM6Y7zCgTP6Npeu9Nq7fXHKHvOUdm6FxC5AFYNnp8QYtF5yBHFkCULjwABxi7asgz6GiywrDtI67JH_AY6dlusXTGz2BfL8fscD04O/s1600/P4040196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfXSm4fNywWSxLHztcnawC9g8HlyetkGYC0vt9lVM6Y7zCgTP6Npeu9Nq7fXHKHvOUdm6FxC5AFYNnp8QYtF5yBHFkCULjwABxi7asgz6GiywrDtI67JH_AY6dlusXTGz2BfL8fscD04O/s320/P4040196.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My plate of blue cheese potatoes, quiche, green beans, salad, & salmon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgig1FEE1ZfPCuh_pPMT_Mlv6qykeb4QKKpf6c3q_2h8glehyqIcdaQNpqvBlE-Nm_zWiAoSpMg2WD7ighsFiSjnA4ZIbO1oRvbq8gaNFmlW6cEujWFpvpqeaxLutrToxzHOF1ko2_3IBjW/s1600/P4040182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgig1FEE1ZfPCuh_pPMT_Mlv6qykeb4QKKpf6c3q_2h8glehyqIcdaQNpqvBlE-Nm_zWiAoSpMg2WD7ighsFiSjnA4ZIbO1oRvbq8gaNFmlW6cEujWFpvpqeaxLutrToxzHOF1ko2_3IBjW/s320/P4040182.JPG" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Isnt this a great picture of my niece and nephow on Easter? Didnt realize until later that I caught Max in the mid pee. oopsie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwULixFUj7IWAyh4pXC4hhglSvhOLuOo_OeboXiGOemXete3DSkz-J-ZzNggbNOkIkOLucXEfLIeYU0hJY25vBunsu-TYUCngNshxtgfsP5DDrxCCbqKhIg1PiRJHVOja7bUlKggAItYJm/s1600/P4040184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwULixFUj7IWAyh4pXC4hhglSvhOLuOo_OeboXiGOemXete3DSkz-J-ZzNggbNOkIkOLucXEfLIeYU0hJY25vBunsu-TYUCngNshxtgfsP5DDrxCCbqKhIg1PiRJHVOja7bUlKggAItYJm/s320/P4040184.JPG" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was a spectator during the easter egg hunt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCWGPKNtTnoccPFFDZNiPh88DykaIRr5QZ-x2vBXqiVrO0wRcCfgR1uAw2B5AxaGO2wIZ3Q8Rhz7jr3JTLZJyNq-fECnhecZKUKbhTkywwVvTsyA9Vu3DamERVbMj0WBf-DkxYONOCOFT/s1600/P4040200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCWGPKNtTnoccPFFDZNiPh88DykaIRr5QZ-x2vBXqiVrO0wRcCfgR1uAw2B5AxaGO2wIZ3Q8Rhz7jr3JTLZJyNq-fECnhecZKUKbhTkywwVvTsyA9Vu3DamERVbMj0WBf-DkxYONOCOFT/s320/P4040200.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saved a little room to try this beautiful dessert made by my Uncle Gene.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moving on from Easter to one of our standard weeknight dinners. <b><i>Grilled Fish Tacos on corn tortillas.</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjQPw6ihTDOOD-0mN_kCJmUZEepd4ArXdJX5BJ6fmxtaI_Eqg8v4S1aw0WDwa9Wkgjg5fQQMZoVhCKvfvq7vsk4ssxb25EsuBfspAWCABPfxL_IliMjDpnZtMCcCSeazn0kwtX2ACKuT5/s1600/P4130231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjQPw6ihTDOOD-0mN_kCJmUZEepd4ArXdJX5BJ6fmxtaI_Eqg8v4S1aw0WDwa9Wkgjg5fQQMZoVhCKvfvq7vsk4ssxb25EsuBfspAWCABPfxL_IliMjDpnZtMCcCSeazn0kwtX2ACKuT5/s320/P4130231.JPG" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The orange sauce on the bottom was a first. We sauteed onions and peppers and then threw them in the VItamix. Best warm onion/pepper soup/smoothie I've ever had!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We recently traveled to Cincinatti, OH to visit some of Kevin's family and enjoyed a bunch of great eats.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been finding time to workout when I am not eating all of this food. More on that later. I have a 100k bike ride in less than 3 weeks and I am almost done P90!</span></div>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-42126262943494908522010-04-05T11:45:00.001-04:002010-04-05T11:47:26.502-04:00First Tasting for the Wedding<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, about a month ago, Kevin and I picked the venue for our wedding. It was between a rustic, waterfront inn OR a stone, country inn. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88vXeo2Y0ZWVj7pe9cPeFy9XJBb5X5c7CjYffAijLExTPr8pmzE0nIaHVx_ff6UqgRD1s1TX-f7kAo_daqMXbRr20cmHAQ9UUM7Ai-xP5vk0wA6SIcc6a14cSGRFmb6kHiHgG55MXX0pE/s1600/md19-17a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88vXeo2Y0ZWVj7pe9cPeFy9XJBb5X5c7CjYffAijLExTPr8pmzE0nIaHVx_ff6UqgRD1s1TX-f7kAo_daqMXbRr20cmHAQ9UUM7Ai-xP5vk0wA6SIcc6a14cSGRFmb6kHiHgG55MXX0pE/s320/md19-17a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love stone.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZcdEBfSd5iYAfAoRiKdsIOFg0rnSswJLQPGWYJamtz8kN1nQtUg5sixyhGE-JLLI20-cR62tT5ye69DMlaBXb09a95DBUWyUCdUMNDJKrSsJuc3v2EF_xgnUavB7em1DjSo-0qlTfGQj/s1600/M-B_Manor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZcdEBfSd5iYAfAoRiKdsIOFg0rnSswJLQPGWYJamtz8kN1nQtUg5sixyhGE-JLLI20-cR62tT5ye69DMlaBXb09a95DBUWyUCdUMNDJKrSsJuc3v2EF_xgnUavB7em1DjSo-0qlTfGQj/s320/M-B_Manor.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love water too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJWohDysSo_6y39guesR5H6dKb2_teFRKbzjd5KOoLyZJvLTquGYsavcvH0WF-8i9BGrGLyro80tCwrWg193DUYbirLtZxgRgK9Q7n3mwaXfP4Hn2w5lH-coqqsRQ6SS6jN-jkDougwhX/s1600/M-Za_Bridge.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJWohDysSo_6y39guesR5H6dKb2_teFRKbzjd5KOoLyZJvLTquGYsavcvH0WF-8i9BGrGLyro80tCwrWg193DUYbirLtZxgRgK9Q7n3mwaXfP4Hn2w5lH-coqqsRQ6SS6jN-jkDougwhX/s320/M-Za_Bridge.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did I mention that Oscar can be a part of the wedding here?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDffVaSacz1y6DnIEoCWKKEgagT9xypnlwrfSlmHeRNL_M9qRcr0GTitN6oLjd6LdK_X_TuJmIvZF-3h1-Q2rtq4gS2lXQPpZlYoIp25jJk3dtqVqO3ts0-VU8Ey0CCw6UnQQr11RAOVs/s1600/M-U_Terrace.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDffVaSacz1y6DnIEoCWKKEgagT9xypnlwrfSlmHeRNL_M9qRcr0GTitN6oLjd6LdK_X_TuJmIvZF-3h1-Q2rtq4gS2lXQPpZlYoIp25jJk3dtqVqO3ts0-VU8Ey0CCw6UnQQr11RAOVs/s320/M-U_Terrace.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1867813201">photo </a></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.stonemanorcountryclub.com/">sources</a></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went with the <a href="http://www.stonemanorcountryclub.com/">Stone Manor Inn</a> and cant wait until next June 2011!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time to test out some caterers. The best part, right? A few weeks ago, I won tickets to a Bridal Show from the Baltimore magazine via twitter. I ended up meeting Paul, the chef/owner of <a href="http://www.dionysuskitchen.com/">Dionysus Kitchen</a>, and was impressed. I loved his passion and approach to food. I contacted him online when I got home and was talking with him on the phone the next day. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We decided to set up a tasting and were invited to the his family's home for a 5-course meal. The goal of this tasting was <i>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">not to sell you on a particular menu, but to illustrate our ethic of cooking from scratch using as many locally sourced ingredients as possible.<i>" </i></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><br />
</span></i></span></span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;"><i></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">We were eating with two other couples and had a great time talking with everyone. We had numerous things in common and realized how small the world really is.</span></i></span></span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will attempt to describe each course with as much detail as we were given, but I would never be able to do it justice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs50FlE79ki21egZsrO97I2mRxBLkZ3_JDO1xPCHAKezB17Br2TN8wA1t2YWqdhQRQfHllUWMHrHzCKS6mCieuZS4Mlqn48dH0x2LW6Fut0tZrAGprmpBUNfwmG8d2zeRg7IrEA7mEBWOs/s1600/P3290163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs50FlE79ki21egZsrO97I2mRxBLkZ3_JDO1xPCHAKezB17Br2TN8wA1t2YWqdhQRQfHllUWMHrHzCKS6mCieuZS4Mlqn48dH0x2LW6Fut0tZrAGprmpBUNfwmG8d2zeRg7IrEA7mEBWOs/s320/P3290163.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First course: roasted beets, blue cheese, walnuts, vanilla vinaigrette, fresh chives.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFpxW2qSbi5lsKz-8QJYeVCCQt3Wh1SGolTkQ6wtZR01tSOVpmoWHV8RIh9ff9ofDCdSS8LjlBKoTiVLMpFaJJ7B6XeabAFFzxt2jsbd2qezHuhC0Ba49MReaiA3c3l4DU1sF_SApzMHQ/s1600/P3290164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFpxW2qSbi5lsKz-8QJYeVCCQt3Wh1SGolTkQ6wtZR01tSOVpmoWHV8RIh9ff9ofDCdSS8LjlBKoTiVLMpFaJJ7B6XeabAFFzxt2jsbd2qezHuhC0Ba49MReaiA3c3l4DU1sF_SApzMHQ/s320/P3290164.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Second course: trumpet shaped pasta (forget the name!), fresh chickpeas, asparagus, parsley, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">parmigiano-reggiano</span>, truffle oil.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_N0SvH-BVDUWFEBcPW9qlmcuOu9d8uangB6Do5SXzTOwh9x3WWcHisCiTbzCT-TVF1piC8vVws3H3Y37d9-J71oyZkX5Fd7y73EOcurzVh2-bch9fyzcHQ2ONbYL38EJCR6OPZc9Pykx/s1600/P3290166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_N0SvH-BVDUWFEBcPW9qlmcuOu9d8uangB6Do5SXzTOwh9x3WWcHisCiTbzCT-TVF1piC8vVws3H3Y37d9-J71oyZkX5Fd7y73EOcurzVh2-bch9fyzcHQ2ONbYL38EJCR6OPZc9Pykx/s320/P3290166.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Third course: tilapia croquette, fresh tarragon, savory strawberry sauce, spinach puree.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9P5iTrYwroDiBZw59VwlZvkCs0_vb5eCzY6S09xAa9pMpM3XPyJJ_9_lkwCBw-V7wQbR27JfnNFNuQKqEJU2QN9H5npGgxtO0gzQn__OeD6VrfMKF8J_drVgNujnsiWIbg_smyOp5aq4/s1600/P3290167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9P5iTrYwroDiBZw59VwlZvkCs0_vb5eCzY6S09xAa9pMpM3XPyJJ_9_lkwCBw-V7wQbR27JfnNFNuQKqEJU2QN9H5npGgxtO0gzQn__OeD6VrfMKF8J_drVgNujnsiWIbg_smyOp5aq4/s320/P3290167.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fourth course: Pear soaked in wine(?), three types of cheese.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMw8h3U2nydZsvGnoZSEVcy5rgCPdNB_vDfsm5je_2sXYSvLNUPZXHGrURKD4Fqy8hcVq_xC7YHUhSCE7F1KZw-cOuA0P8p7NG-UOUjAihCy0rXLTbSvoUUGG4fePqkEvONl7kSPIzABl/s1600/P3290169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMw8h3U2nydZsvGnoZSEVcy5rgCPdNB_vDfsm5je_2sXYSvLNUPZXHGrURKD4Fqy8hcVq_xC7YHUhSCE7F1KZw-cOuA0P8p7NG-UOUjAihCy0rXLTbSvoUUGG4fePqkEvONl7kSPIzABl/s320/P3290169.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fifth course: Banana Bread Pudding.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I enjoyed every bite. A few highlights:</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried <i>fresh </i>chickpeas for the first time. Never knew they were green!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wine served with each course, one being a homemade red wine.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paul keeps a bag full of all kinds of cheeses in his freezer for making pizzas over the fire. <i>(I want to move in!)</i></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I pet a chicken in the coup behind their house. </span></li>
</ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The menu flexibility appeals to us in a big way because we could incorporate our favorites! Also, knowing all the effort this caterer puts into reducing waste and using local & organic ingredients is a big positive.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking forward to the next tasting and getting all of these big decisions out of the way!</span></div>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-1979217894126770552010-04-02T10:05:00.000-04:002010-04-02T10:05:13.003-04:00Birthday Weekend<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past weekend we celebrated Kevin's birthday by heading out to the mountains. We couldn't have felt farther away from the city, but in actuality, we were only an hour and a half away. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZT4QvzHk_VT4C9ksv3DUR6b9uFdW6Fvrr7IcjkFbtJFTrqwbgsts12D0VujrmBgDtj2idbHq4CXb_F6NZtlufx0BxaSkUlgJADoZHd30qymptQhyXIzVKzz_d0nFs5JSEEr_jjcFX6ah/s1600/P3270125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZT4QvzHk_VT4C9ksv3DUR6b9uFdW6Fvrr7IcjkFbtJFTrqwbgsts12D0VujrmBgDtj2idbHq4CXb_F6NZtlufx0BxaSkUlgJADoZHd30qymptQhyXIzVKzz_d0nFs5JSEEr_jjcFX6ah/s320/P3270125.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We chose <a href="http://www.thecascadeinn.com/">The Cascade Inn Historic Bed & Breakfast</a> because it was near multiple parks and they allow dogs! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeJOAzfCDbii1BZ0Fgc17qwF9K0FUmaaXullk6FMwCBUcKVgmq7oIctWj0JClX291HjLVcF4O4-u5e2ZCq2YieFxihlm-8QvW3z4nczH801m8FXg75T6TzprydLUuBHWIoITZIvFPb35E/s1600/P3270130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeJOAzfCDbii1BZ0Fgc17qwF9K0FUmaaXullk6FMwCBUcKVgmq7oIctWj0JClX291HjLVcF4O4-u5e2ZCq2YieFxihlm-8QvW3z4nczH801m8FXg75T6TzprydLUuBHWIoITZIvFPb35E/s320/P3270130.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, even Oscar got to getaway to the mountains for the weekend. Our first floor room was comfortable & beautiful. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmhQYaiYHaclGJmJz42_IVjwZt5prla269FKPEOTwdhe8k2O_M5nW_3JYMqwYSBvQwl9IPbMeNf65kMAse7npZ6Wb6Wte9Baq1YbjdQqqp2VUDYBlrLnBKlpPeLCGS4In81ILcerrbDWi/s1600/P3260044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmhQYaiYHaclGJmJz42_IVjwZt5prla269FKPEOTwdhe8k2O_M5nW_3JYMqwYSBvQwl9IPbMeNf65kMAse7npZ6Wb6Wte9Baq1YbjdQqqp2VUDYBlrLnBKlpPeLCGS4In81ILcerrbDWi/s320/P3260044.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were lucky enough to have the entire B&B to ourselves for the weekend.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkxIJU2gyyv74h9UCmJyGV_7fU4V4b9Lkuyi0gGBhn9p1XrbKe9aCd-mEK2izeQRH3NAIUOAKu3DWwKUSQwZ1IZE9anmT267ngSswLd3oQZh0B_Md1PJVF4sIahbNsuk5IoDLC_7xkNQy/s1600/P3270056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkxIJU2gyyv74h9UCmJyGV_7fU4V4b9Lkuyi0gGBhn9p1XrbKe9aCd-mEK2izeQRH3NAIUOAKu3DWwKUSQwZ1IZE9anmT267ngSswLd3oQZh0B_Md1PJVF4sIahbNsuk5IoDLC_7xkNQy/s320/P3270056.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Breakfast Saturday morning was delicious. <i>Ham/Green Onion/Monterey Jack quiche, Lemon poppy muffins, fresh fruit, coffee & OJ. </i>This hearty breakfast fueled us until late in the afternoon.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjII3T7Wjkfeqrbe4pKd_Wnp5xyTTm6NJpRcgswH-1nq5BaEsW1zLqxvfSxLK2RuC-BJQ5NEcHUZdskzZ74pP9YG9ORcPUfkgi7_d8PZXj1-kV37gVlvezQMXQwhY8T8S4hCWHSKVVsNFHt/s1600/P3270060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjII3T7Wjkfeqrbe4pKd_Wnp5xyTTm6NJpRcgswH-1nq5BaEsW1zLqxvfSxLK2RuC-BJQ5NEcHUZdskzZ74pP9YG9ORcPUfkgi7_d8PZXj1-kV37gVlvezQMXQwhY8T8S4hCWHSKVVsNFHt/s320/P3270060.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After breakfast, we had plans to go mountain biking in Gambrill State Park, but unfortunately, it was <i>much </i>colder than we expected. Instead, we started the morning with a hike on the Appalachian Trail with Oscar. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKlRNuqoNAHJoWC5zg4G72Qq0MHvwQKbUzkrC4dlSC261zthVKaUw6z2jSMg2n-qKvgqsywt4iKIkx0VUWlL8tWHj-85Q6d8bcG8CEiabcI8YTxL3cKQ8d4hK6Lqqgc3xjGBQHOt2yLdw/s1600/P3270067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKlRNuqoNAHJoWC5zg4G72Qq0MHvwQKbUzkrC4dlSC261zthVKaUw6z2jSMg2n-qKvgqsywt4iKIkx0VUWlL8tWHj-85Q6d8bcG8CEiabcI8YTxL3cKQ8d4hK6Lqqgc3xjGBQHOt2yLdw/s320/P3270067.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a bright morning and we decided to head towards Georgia in hopes that it would get warmer as we walked. ;)</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbHNvhSLTGEUilWgcBtj-7FOa63QsFw9q-drHunnSA6eileMECClMrT6a_HMQbqj_v-lBE7noFzCTniG9kUMvxdtytNXh_Amg27tFJK1yoKodyjzBCIUJpU1BNqPCVQ0-nC4ezs3LjyAy/s1600/P3270084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbHNvhSLTGEUilWgcBtj-7FOa63QsFw9q-drHunnSA6eileMECClMrT6a_HMQbqj_v-lBE7noFzCTniG9kUMvxdtytNXh_Amg27tFJK1yoKodyjzBCIUJpU1BNqPCVQ0-nC4ezs3LjyAy/s320/P3270084.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After Oscar was tired out, we dropped him off at the house and headed over to Cunningham Falls State Park. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwVLT9CnR4IzYaAyoqJMTtST4wBuCuzMDe0eBSkCafgd5nmV6mu0Kr3dE_lwNnz0RiYpzg6bju8-HuHMGL52J_J_UUJjykx_Wim78KebepEC1iWjh5hblPYUudDZjOE7efMPzRg6jdVa-/s1600/series.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwVLT9CnR4IzYaAyoqJMTtST4wBuCuzMDe0eBSkCafgd5nmV6mu0Kr3dE_lwNnz0RiYpzg6bju8-HuHMGL52J_J_UUJjykx_Wim78KebepEC1iWjh5hblPYUudDZjOE7efMPzRg6jdVa-/s320/series.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made one failed attempt to make it up the same route, before finding an easier way up. After more exploring/hiking, we headed back to the inn for some relaxation before dinner.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LVmDTrROmnhDtjHt6ja-8RYyYzrRJVNbtQETWOecKg9sjJrdM9cnS3Wimbe-HLxa34VkX9WoFqWZXYD_6lR1bTAPf5511I7jmXhnhBwEbglPqoJiS5VJ2JmZkzCMvzI0X9xmVxqst6Xi/s1600/P3270135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LVmDTrROmnhDtjHt6ja-8RYyYzrRJVNbtQETWOecKg9sjJrdM9cnS3Wimbe-HLxa34VkX9WoFqWZXYD_6lR1bTAPf5511I7jmXhnhBwEbglPqoJiS5VJ2JmZkzCMvzI0X9xmVxqst6Xi/s320/P3270135.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.carriagehouseinn.info/">Carriage House Inn</a> is on our list of possible caterers, so it was a perfect opportunity to give them a try before our official tasting.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAnAnKEADnEiUyWWWlN7nnSeCH5blNudSNwWuBLBDzJHnQNDOH6UoZR1Xz3tlWvxXdGpirUTUpMOPeQhbjrFBfTUccbKfopDB15sU01EP0azR0_ZXiKq-Qq65SJVDF3XP3eSrAL1TAzL5/s1600/P3270146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAnAnKEADnEiUyWWWlN7nnSeCH5blNudSNwWuBLBDzJHnQNDOH6UoZR1Xz3tlWvxXdGpirUTUpMOPeQhbjrFBfTUccbKfopDB15sU01EP0azR0_ZXiKq-Qq65SJVDF3XP3eSrAL1TAzL5/s320/P3270146.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Cream of Crab Soup</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsprVUN7k8OzZCJacpWBR7au93I5Y4BpX9LyjHmRhA2iXIHDqWtO__UJKFIxCupjJsgODT6eYzs9XO3n07sTjjHp8bDzhXr9CmjpeKJgYoFMqhSfSL2-tgvF6F85QZOSizCvfvNMZKiW1/s1600/P3270148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsprVUN7k8OzZCJacpWBR7au93I5Y4BpX9LyjHmRhA2iXIHDqWtO__UJKFIxCupjJsgODT6eYzs9XO3n07sTjjHp8bDzhXr9CmjpeKJgYoFMqhSfSL2-tgvF6F85QZOSizCvfvNMZKiW1/s320/P3270148.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Garden Salad w/ a homemade Tomato Vinaigrette</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWA0XpE-_PV0UHJD0p6RhaU1XMSf5w2x7OVHmz0tZm0ih7tZ_yu257mUIVqsGdhLY3ijPqeD4Kn5Wp1HKtWUDPQN0NcnGykO-iBbVqy87QBs6MAxw3M148M6y_a-57YAGtZtfpM58Fk9Wz/s1600/P3270149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWA0XpE-_PV0UHJD0p6RhaU1XMSf5w2x7OVHmz0tZm0ih7tZ_yu257mUIVqsGdhLY3ijPqeD4Kn5Wp1HKtWUDPQN0NcnGykO-iBbVqy87QBs6MAxw3M148M6y_a-57YAGtZtfpM58Fk9Wz/s320/P3270149.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Warm, Crusty Bread</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bSJ8SlPniB8taqC9P03jJ_WeSCqi5JrIhmUDtHnDkst90p0-fi7cIQmHn4SevwrwTrYHQaQN1CJEEGZqZmcU7FKEr_LOUuu_5KG2JWeRhc2dymUrZa0wvGHd41yTxXNPnBDIhGvxiOv7/s1600/P3270150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bSJ8SlPniB8taqC9P03jJ_WeSCqi5JrIhmUDtHnDkst90p0-fi7cIQmHn4SevwrwTrYHQaQN1CJEEGZqZmcU7FKEr_LOUuu_5KG2JWeRhc2dymUrZa0wvGHd41yTxXNPnBDIhGvxiOv7/s320/P3270150.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Scallops in a citrus tomato sauce w/ garlic mashed potatoes and julienned vegetables.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our food was good, but in all honesty, nothing knocked our socks off. And I kind of want my socks knocked off for the food at our wedding. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a quick drive back into Baltimore where we completed our P90x week with some KenpoX. Definitely needed to work off the bacon & belgian waffle!</span>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-43404673472212514222010-03-22T12:16:00.000-04:002010-03-22T12:16:51.606-04:00Spring Day at the Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past weekend, we headed down to the beach for a weekend away. Dont get me wrong, I love the city, but there is something incredibly relaxing about being near water. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got down around 9pm Friday night and met my parents at <a href="http://www.bjsonthewater.com/">BJs on the Water</a> to listen to a local band, Mood Swingers w/ Lauren Glick, and have a couple drinks. Lauren Glick had an incredible voice.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday morning, we woke up and got ready for a run. Kevin and I ran an out and back <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">for a total of a </span><i>5.4 miles</i></b>. My legs were tired from the <b><i>legs & back P90x workout Friday</i></b>, so that was plenty for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We hit the grocery store and then put together a hearty breakfast.</span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Breakfast tacos! <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Corn tortillas, eggs, sautéed peppers, onions & spinach, cheddar cheese & hot sauce. Turkey bacon</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> on the side.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">After the first nap of the day, we ventured out for some shopping and eventually stopped for a late lunch.</span></b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uukx5D92eRCXX8kNR35lXd4UyYLjCjLcEJeEWw5AUZz26TL20pnb6fBFQN4q6_5FFKZmIKPy-InFWnTHfSR4DCwQ33WsYZWeWhTa0QC-cfeLzHifhy9pgKnD2UOzsEzUv71Sn-a_usjY/s1600-h/P3200012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uukx5D92eRCXX8kNR35lXd4UyYLjCjLcEJeEWw5AUZz26TL20pnb6fBFQN4q6_5FFKZmIKPy-InFWnTHfSR4DCwQ33WsYZWeWhTa0QC-cfeLzHifhy9pgKnD2UOzsEzUv71Sn-a_usjY/s320/P3200012.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">We sat outside on the picnic tables and soaked up the sun. It felt great. Kevin and I started with an order of </span><i>Conch Fritters</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></b></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2UPHeIj9Bilr5lioWEBaNVJVdT5K0UJDvfa_ncMz3Q3n2l95HPG0X7T50geC5DNvN_pcdxyYZba2azl0VSFNoEALbr642uwwYJgTojSAV81l-lntshzbPj5eMfexXo3vM5m65ctA7UDg/s1600-h/P3200014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2UPHeIj9Bilr5lioWEBaNVJVdT5K0UJDvfa_ncMz3Q3n2l95HPG0X7T50geC5DNvN_pcdxyYZba2azl0VSFNoEALbr642uwwYJgTojSAV81l-lntshzbPj5eMfexXo3vM5m65ctA7UDg/s320/P3200014.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I ordered the </span><i>blackened tuna wrap</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> and really enjoyed it. A soft, fresh tortilla wrap was filled with blackened tuna, cool veggies, and a spicy blue cheese sauce on the side. </span></b></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOXvUr1jZLpku4pGXzD2Zj-UhkmzdCoSAGZrHL3I1Iuh54UZ88WjsWsD0HKle7FBJ7otm6t7CJM-KGyDCddlNKBU_36zoWjxwtt0z0PGMn7e4UVtS4P9o8Sp3WEONXjwB2L16tCTbIOnD/s1600-h/P3200022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOXvUr1jZLpku4pGXzD2Zj-UhkmzdCoSAGZrHL3I1Iuh54UZ88WjsWsD0HKle7FBJ7otm6t7CJM-KGyDCddlNKBU_36zoWjxwtt0z0PGMn7e4UVtS4P9o8Sp3WEONXjwB2L16tCTbIOnD/s320/P3200022.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">We headed back to the bayside to watch the sunset. </span></b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19eeIfCi4xSnFej1ZJIWOHRgW2tdYh7alaR4JliTJig9RXKnFmjwp4cBcpp3aKWcSZX9_0lCCjhyphenhypheneu_0bOvxqH0UXKIztgPMRWdoOovl2yXnZ8637_VeksU_w0r6dhGoC2uc6xfQJn_es/s1600-h/P3200032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19eeIfCi4xSnFej1ZJIWOHRgW2tdYh7alaR4JliTJig9RXKnFmjwp4cBcpp3aKWcSZX9_0lCCjhyphenhypheneu_0bOvxqH0UXKIztgPMRWdoOovl2yXnZ8637_VeksU_w0r6dhGoC2uc6xfQJn_es/s320/P3200032.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Great day.</span>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-9239178467015064282010-03-15T21:36:00.000-04:002010-03-15T21:36:03.159-04:00Volt Restaurant in Frederick, MD<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past Saturday, I had lunch at <a href="http://www.voltrestaurant.com/">Volt</a> in Frederick, MD. Wait a second, I needed about a hundred exclamation points after that sentence!!!!!!!! I ate at VOLT!!!!! Bryan Voltaggio from Top Chef is the chef/owner there! I was SO excited. Ok, there, I got it all out.</span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiqycqzKHdojL87p91KQGdqt9DHTB-W_RW_WM11MMRwU38QwDmVSwj0qafwyvXueqFBLE9wai_yhBh2Hj4zgV_xFrzFFGKpbB1yMC9DYG7RC7hS-xR5FMdWR0xOe9YYPZlIMYEknCL526/s1600-h/P3130005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiqycqzKHdojL87p91KQGdqt9DHTB-W_RW_WM11MMRwU38QwDmVSwj0qafwyvXueqFBLE9wai_yhBh2Hj4zgV_xFrzFFGKpbB1yMC9DYG7RC7hS-xR5FMdWR0xOe9YYPZlIMYEknCL526/s320/P3130005.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had been studying the lunch menu for days before our arrival and knew exactly what I was getting. Of course, we arrived and it was all different. But, this was actually a very good thing for us. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYC8QlrRAhZlK613G90YjQs_FCKqoAWhaWJTn4dDgcRIc3r9c1gotl04a52Bi_AyBPP2zBS1tTP1cB9tQc5-10BGg4YI9kp0ngcsrStUoXbD_KHLOXcFYpKz8gmZccWRf6-R8jTk6sMYnx/s1600-h/P3130004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYC8QlrRAhZlK613G90YjQs_FCKqoAWhaWJTn4dDgcRIc3r9c1gotl04a52Bi_AyBPP2zBS1tTP1cB9tQc5-10BGg4YI9kp0ngcsrStUoXbD_KHLOXcFYpKz8gmZccWRf6-R8jTk6sMYnx/s320/P3130004.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was a five course tasting menu on the left side of the menu and on the right side was the restaurant week menu. Wait - its restaurant week in Frederick? 3 courses for $20.10 and add $15 for a 3 course wine pairing? I couldn't believe our luck. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_ZFq9IUxLA7C5IsVC7VApGbih0RS-qy7EdvNqj1m85noXafu_2QxbKUL0OetXI6zR6EXuj23l3c2x5CKgo3qReMiD1lIyvStvR-jF-4e_GoI7vsB_U2xLVxcgz74myIXHBYxxVG7gwvY/s1600-h/P3130006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_ZFq9IUxLA7C5IsVC7VApGbih0RS-qy7EdvNqj1m85noXafu_2QxbKUL0OetXI6zR6EXuj23l3c2x5CKgo3qReMiD1lIyvStvR-jF-4e_GoI7vsB_U2xLVxcgz74myIXHBYxxVG7gwvY/s320/P3130006.JPG" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>House-made bread sticks</i></b> were immediately brought to our table. I tried one and they were crisp and salty. Reminded me of a pretzel. They also served <b><i>warm rolls and butter</i></b>, but my camera decided to die at this point. Good thing I brought two cameras. I wasn't going to miss documenting this dining experience for anything.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtM-YU7fyx4yb4nC1-D5D8gq4y-fnwCjAaRFtBrDc_THAG0UVnxIILbI_1uWi33r7mc7QVRQ90D2ghnnDuiGPtp99jSC71pc_5wZKHpS-2mWigHe_55-IrCFzMxUu4MF_P5Dczzi1rNI4/s1600-h/volt+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtM-YU7fyx4yb4nC1-D5D8gq4y-fnwCjAaRFtBrDc_THAG0UVnxIILbI_1uWi33r7mc7QVRQ90D2ghnnDuiGPtp99jSC71pc_5wZKHpS-2mWigHe_55-IrCFzMxUu4MF_P5Dczzi1rNI4/s320/volt+001.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shortly after we ordered, the first wine pairing arrived. The type you received was dependent on the course you had ordered, so we were each having different things. I was impressed with the server's knowledge of each of the wines and the generous pour.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5cfyVJ2QbEsEJcihqBBfguV-Cfwizfss7hJkrvYbXet4qc9o__LrHeNp7zCoz8vexxCQL8vTsJRdRK9WXWwlsymntjCprZmG8CW6MH64nyDrzZ4fE__3gx1Nc3qLzDacD1P9KahVxQoR/s1600-h/volt+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5cfyVJ2QbEsEJcihqBBfguV-Cfwizfss7hJkrvYbXet4qc9o__LrHeNp7zCoz8vexxCQL8vTsJRdRK9WXWwlsymntjCprZmG8CW6MH64nyDrzZ4fE__3gx1Nc3qLzDacD1P9KahVxQoR/s320/volt+003.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first wine course was <b><i>Graham Beck Brut Rose 2007</i></b>. From South Africa, it is <i>"m</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><i>ade with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes, this blend offers big bubbles, strawberry/cranberry flavors with a bit a of crisp apple zing on the back." </i>I enjoyed the light, sweetness of the wine. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(</span><a href="http://chicagoist.com/2009/10/21/wine_wednesday_graham_beck_brut_ros.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdw4igG2HCVl-3rOek6EveTCIJHlKfi9ymIgz2pQOUCsSy1xJcDLj-ImyJ1irg1kFKxROEKQy6tSPs-zRkR5r8W3Aey_kqdPcoS8tR-lXjUWLJTKA1vZVgldPlL81EWqB2MmEdh60hRk3g/s1600-h/volt+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdw4igG2HCVl-3rOek6EveTCIJHlKfi9ymIgz2pQOUCsSy1xJcDLj-ImyJ1irg1kFKxROEKQy6tSPs-zRkR5r8W3Aey_kqdPcoS8tR-lXjUWLJTKA1vZVgldPlL81EWqB2MmEdh60hRk3g/s320/volt+008.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first course was the<b> tuscarora farm organic beets cherry glen farm goat cheese, upland cress</b>. The most interesting thing about this dish was the beet meringue. The goat cheese was softer than I had ever had, but I thought all the flavors worked well and this meal was off to a great start.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrXx6ZR5k6ftQu1UEXipAAI8Ij8pNbuzTakkKx5VwYG_MqRXW5mW3BpfEoDocGzN-fp6CNe_V1yf_BvgRbCxzbesEwspoHXAwN_C7ew-RFL83oO7KNJymye-ZPJJky70_oW3KPeTA8UK8/s1600-h/volt+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrXx6ZR5k6ftQu1UEXipAAI8Ij8pNbuzTakkKx5VwYG_MqRXW5mW3BpfEoDocGzN-fp6CNe_V1yf_BvgRbCxzbesEwspoHXAwN_C7ew-RFL83oO7KNJymye-ZPJJky70_oW3KPeTA8UK8/s320/volt+006.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom chose the <b>potato-leek chowder w/ applewood smoked bacon, sea scallop, leek transparency </b>and I was jealous as soon as I saw the perfectly seared scallop and the way the soup was poured into the bowl.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn93QMDIOdr_K3SbLDiCjoQT6HWne0XwU6hhEqv1jPln7i3dS8BzP1-Mfyne0zS9OlOXASqOGUtKF6FRfnPrYsl7SD5fCUuiwxjakIcJi-436XARn8wBkFNH9q31r1jUtLt6cnOAJzkYb6/s1600-h/volt+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn93QMDIOdr_K3SbLDiCjoQT6HWne0XwU6hhEqv1jPln7i3dS8BzP1-Mfyne0zS9OlOXASqOGUtKF6FRfnPrYsl7SD5fCUuiwxjakIcJi-436XARn8wBkFNH9q31r1jUtLt6cnOAJzkYb6/s320/volt+009.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sister had the <b>cherry glen farm goat cheese ravioli celeriac, sage brown butter, hedgehog mushrooms</b>. She got the fancy foam stuff on her dish! ;) The bite I had of her ravioli was delicious.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LfbG-Gn_8-0ERnu5-HpIgTiyiW4bRYCpdIyqq-XchriDMlZn4CgeXgaTV79GDnYR6zyosD7Ybi0Sbetw4qqr26CzywDhZLAUjKPQRZBl4QD4FlEuGM867AIPVmzgOaEAr8jMoqxeBDKl/s1600-h/volt+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LfbG-Gn_8-0ERnu5-HpIgTiyiW4bRYCpdIyqq-XchriDMlZn4CgeXgaTV79GDnYR6zyosD7Ybi0Sbetw4qqr26CzywDhZLAUjKPQRZBl4QD4FlEuGM867AIPVmzgOaEAr8jMoqxeBDKl/s320/volt+010.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My next wine course was <b>Damilano Nebbiolo d'Alba 2007</b>. "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><i>This red wine </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">a big, bold wine packed with ripe fruit, sweet spices, licorice and leather."</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: 18px;"><i> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(</span><a href="http://marketviewliquor.com/index-id-100743-a-1.01.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">source</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span></i></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWbv7W4l06koYYRpw9AhbiDtiXJnwIo3b75gkYTR-cSUmDcdyWKStZK-Cda6RfmY0jvFFUPH6mJMM7TfSTOkEopwMPJwa_UTU2MgTypqJxiq2kTDrbaZNgWGOEJy5_Bvti_rJcyhaWZxG/s1600-h/volt+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWbv7W4l06koYYRpw9AhbiDtiXJnwIo3b75gkYTR-cSUmDcdyWKStZK-Cda6RfmY0jvFFUPH6mJMM7TfSTOkEopwMPJwa_UTU2MgTypqJxiq2kTDrbaZNgWGOEJy5_Bvti_rJcyhaWZxG/s320/volt+013.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom ordered the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>wellington farms chicken, forest mushroom risotto, arugula, chioggia beets</b> as her second course. We like to share bites, so everyone can try everything. The chicken was moist and the risotto flavorful. I feel like I am running out of nice things to say, but the food was really this good. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghG25Kox7GHyMwDI-YT-oEOXaCcPYte8-nI4_quilgnCzHxeXkTcIbGTLZTppUA6isNo59m0GJW-57-M9EhDt5yNlH_BBqSCkihspn3MBOaIyGtKrx_6la6gCqQSQJkYzAOXtAVZ76qEU/s1600-h/volt+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghG25Kox7GHyMwDI-YT-oEOXaCcPYte8-nI4_quilgnCzHxeXkTcIbGTLZTppUA6isNo59m0GJW-57-M9EhDt5yNlH_BBqSCkihspn3MBOaIyGtKrx_6la6gCqQSQJkYzAOXtAVZ76qEU/s320/volt+014.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sister went with the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>sturgeon, beluga lentils, cauliflower variations, verjus. </b>The fish was flaky and I thought the entire plate was a unique, colorful display. Three colors of cauliflower - white, purple and green! I had to use wikipedia to figure out just what <strong><em>verjus</em></strong> was: <i>G</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><i>rape seeds preserved in salts were also called verjus during the Middle Ages. </i>So cool!</span></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqbjjjZ8S2SxRNPswJkRxebV1UFYgBzitPoo07-fHZiofVA7YTA6YfBzLuT_uEZNEi2Pa5c7Cq8FuvVrc7H1dPFeh5PqIAfgwrRJt7Bx8KioabvTEcvE5ZV9-5gfP94eKYRwUEtfFAaLw/s1600-h/volt+016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqbjjjZ8S2SxRNPswJkRxebV1UFYgBzitPoo07-fHZiofVA7YTA6YfBzLuT_uEZNEi2Pa5c7Cq8FuvVrc7H1dPFeh5PqIAfgwrRJt7Bx8KioabvTEcvE5ZV9-5gfP94eKYRwUEtfFAaLw/s320/volt+016.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My final wine pairing was this "sticky chardonnary", <b>The Stump Jump</b>. Love the name. "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The nose is packed with rich flavors of marmalade, cumquat, ripe peach and orange butter. The cumquat character follows through on the palate with layers of yellow peach, butterscotch and a hint of green apple. " <span class="Apple-style-span">(</span><a href="http://www.oldbridgecellars.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=46&idproduct=588"><span class="Apple-style-span">source</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span">)</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCl-REl_F31vgEXy8zo8N2mILNJPrDUMjKFYtW-PEntt0NhmRheeR5EnBO_fS55EH2qsKv7tWJupnXa_eGyLcdJPmjF0dZvtUhtLv-nms-MDPWkX_x99IH1ibAfxbgZNaDoo94OOJrXz3/s1600-h/volt+017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCl-REl_F31vgEXy8zo8N2mILNJPrDUMjKFYtW-PEntt0NhmRheeR5EnBO_fS55EH2qsKv7tWJupnXa_eGyLcdJPmjF0dZvtUhtLv-nms-MDPWkX_x99IH1ibAfxbgZNaDoo94OOJrXz3/s320/volt+017.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The color was so bright and it was extremely sweet. Not really my thing, but I enjoyed getting to try this wine.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dtn08eg8tX95N6Kaf3e0u8Nv4uZgiK-IvLA22SYuLHwc4a-H_AyjD0wnKlfOadygq_v2gDM4ChwVMD85E8z6wJaNigdMA9V8QxldQdyzbbZZMz0zR5UChq-ZwEIrqtIaTAGW5cZ3vn4V/s1600-h/volt+019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dtn08eg8tX95N6Kaf3e0u8Nv4uZgiK-IvLA22SYuLHwc4a-H_AyjD0wnKlfOadygq_v2gDM4ChwVMD85E8z6wJaNigdMA9V8QxldQdyzbbZZMz0zR5UChq-ZwEIrqtIaTAGW5cZ3vn4V/s320/volt+019.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">My dessert was <b>coconut passion fruit, pineapple, coconut ice cream, caramel crumble, homemade marshmellow. </b>The waiter informed me that the pineapple had been <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Sous-vide. This dish reminded me of a de-constructed pie. I had to hold myself back from licking the plate. Great way to end my meal.</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uzDutxK5-nkaz8q_GrqSpsCFXk5iQ0j12n4grmVrAZGOldk4Mwhi0J_bMAs44Kri6fQ4N9u4aj8h5TwKeWAOLbKyGENp42p4Tw1ecmhte3O-ddvIiQhp7CFWEoj-dU6wlY055Uu1U7T_/s1600-h/volt+020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uzDutxK5-nkaz8q_GrqSpsCFXk5iQ0j12n4grmVrAZGOldk4Mwhi0J_bMAs44Kri6fQ4N9u4aj8h5TwKeWAOLbKyGENp42p4Tw1ecmhte3O-ddvIiQhp7CFWEoj-dU6wlY055Uu1U7T_/s320/volt+020.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Another artistic dessert was my sister's <b>textures of chocolate: white chocolate ganache, chocolate caramel, raw organic cocoa. </b>I enjoyed my bite, but it was very rich. Would be perfect for a chocolate lover.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a great lunch! Definitely something I will not forget. It will be hard to top this place in my book. The service, food and atmosphere was top notch. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks SO much to Marcia for getting us a reservation during restaurant week! </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6HU_FgFzCY7U6G5hirLsdIJjVoSgVl3h3Oa-Ki6lUWRDd99Y2JIFyMUoTQCK7iFgdqGsf1nXGYp8eFEPIrhclsRGYLJKwRtQxxer39P4SOz0F9pmnY7D4-eTk50mvbX0zFlgwPMUZnwG/s1600-h/volt+026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6HU_FgFzCY7U6G5hirLsdIJjVoSgVl3h3Oa-Ki6lUWRDd99Y2JIFyMUoTQCK7iFgdqGsf1nXGYp8eFEPIrhclsRGYLJKwRtQxxer39P4SOz0F9pmnY7D4-eTk50mvbX0zFlgwPMUZnwG/s320/volt+026.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ladies room was directly across from the kitchen and after a closer look - Bryan was back there!</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/206/1425482/restaurant/Maryland/Volt-Frederick"><img alt="Volt on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1425482/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div></span>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-72731909780047287732010-03-09T10:08:00.000-05:002010-03-09T10:08:39.964-05:00In Need of Cardio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After two indulgent dinners <a href="http://athleat.blogspot.com/2010/03/kemble-park-tavern-washington-dc.html">Friday</a> and <a href="http://athleat.blogspot.com/2010/03/engagement-dinner-salt-tavern-baltimore.html">Saturday</a> night, I was in desperate need of some cardio. Saturday, Kevin and I completed <b>Core Synergistics</b>, which is a great workout, but I really just needed a longer run. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday morning was a great weather day for running. Completed a <b><i>10k (6.2 miles) loop in Patapsco State Park. </i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> I don't enjoy wearing a watch because I become obsessed with it, so it was about an hour of running. T</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">here is a great paved path right along the river in the Orange Grove area and you even get to cross two swinging bridges.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0KgRHF8ZWb7-JsO7gm5v46jxZAYf4SyzNiTnq3jcZ04JNsAc84b7jT1fPOjOHPpzEyRPwHari1OgbF5NiQ0JUl_13d7eHc5dI7CT2_yc6uiMPCL7IOx8MSAWTyq91v9Z8AZMRRLSCcCH/s1600-h/patapsco+6+mile+run.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0KgRHF8ZWb7-JsO7gm5v46jxZAYf4SyzNiTnq3jcZ04JNsAc84b7jT1fPOjOHPpzEyRPwHari1OgbF5NiQ0JUl_13d7eHc5dI7CT2_yc6uiMPCL7IOx8MSAWTyq91v9Z8AZMRRLSCcCH/s320/patapsco+6+mile+run.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other day, I updated my <a href="http://athleat.blogspot.com/2009/02/race-schedule.html">Race Schedule</a> page with the list of 2010 races I plan to run/bike. I don't have many running races planned this spring, and it feels pretty relaxing to not <i>have </i>to run a certain amount each week. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to see this <b>P90x program</b> all the way through since last night we took our "day 30" pictures and I actually noticed some differences between them and the pictures from 30 days ago. If I get really ripped, maybe I will even get the courage to post them here.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On May 8th, I am planning to bike the <b>100k (62 mile) course of the <a href="http://tour.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/TDC101028030?pg=entry&fr_id=6853">Tour de Cure bike ride</a></b>. I need to dust off my road bike and start training for that. Spin class is there, I just need to attend more regularly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUeuKhrIs525la3WnHR9mKPJbimZ0Z6Bz6kUzIWb-QHdjHFeqWbpr0HJGH0xeQMYHlcOZC5SAY2mrcJKuNn_yXSaovhAjgRWjH6cL2d6jOapu1hS-n9UGPaeRAtAzvbLO0yDfsBik3JiA/s1600-h/Feb2010+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUeuKhrIs525la3WnHR9mKPJbimZ0Z6Bz6kUzIWb-QHdjHFeqWbpr0HJGH0xeQMYHlcOZC5SAY2mrcJKuNn_yXSaovhAjgRWjH6cL2d6jOapu1hS-n9UGPaeRAtAzvbLO0yDfsBik3JiA/s320/Feb2010+001.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last night, I finally experimented with the <b><i>Quinoa</i></b> that I bought a few weeks ago. I threw together some random items and ended up with a pretty tasty <b>vegetarian feast</b>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymt5bnrOzZ-yaarIoDTkqLhVY0oKZvp3aimnTqft4PZJZg5TI3TiGhUaNn-IInD-79IQWykg1eD6Auy0HGjZA0D-i1xiGQTpqFajCBIy7v1deqow-xJlL2lxu_coyuLWaPOohASTPTUaK/s1600-h/Feb2010+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymt5bnrOzZ-yaarIoDTkqLhVY0oKZvp3aimnTqft4PZJZg5TI3TiGhUaNn-IInD-79IQWykg1eD6Auy0HGjZA0D-i1xiGQTpqFajCBIy7v1deqow-xJlL2lxu_coyuLWaPOohASTPTUaK/s320/Feb2010+004.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was my first time tasting <b><i>Trader Joe's Sweet Potato Bisque</i></b> and I loved the sweetness of this soup.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJN2mjwlmdKojdkGn3jqWL_y4rbyNDjIicHZlwncRXHrON_onZWCM-gJIOjk7ITLjGWtkTcflIwE-kareCLgriammlEXcgabPj4X6Wd-le8RXY9qSed3EpfhJtDgl4wqssxPGRojuugMbw/s1600-h/Feb2010+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJN2mjwlmdKojdkGn3jqWL_y4rbyNDjIicHZlwncRXHrON_onZWCM-gJIOjk7ITLjGWtkTcflIwE-kareCLgriammlEXcgabPj4X6Wd-le8RXY9qSed3EpfhJtDgl4wqssxPGRojuugMbw/s320/Feb2010+006.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It went nicely with the spicy <b><i>Veggie Masala Burger</i></b>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0bSVNAaoQ6KExiInKQ00yY4Vll-lygXU1Qg7XGFwbl0S3hSLGmJCDfmW4oxhBDYnykvQEmS2pnOs3RfCHeoTsjfa7XTWDYm0zUy7RTt9whtlGVZiGitZtzNWlKbSMARHGyWEVISwA46m/s1600-h/Feb2010+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0bSVNAaoQ6KExiInKQ00yY4Vll-lygXU1Qg7XGFwbl0S3hSLGmJCDfmW4oxhBDYnykvQEmS2pnOs3RfCHeoTsjfa7XTWDYm0zUy7RTt9whtlGVZiGitZtzNWlKbSMARHGyWEVISwA46m/s320/Feb2010+007.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the quinoa was done, I seasoned it with <b><i>Coriander, Turmeric, Cumin, and Red Pepper</i></b>. Basically my own version of curry powder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidLctbrkuxPIj_JkX6rz1RRq1dbxQkAUU2TPtGvzNRf6q58IuZfjn8U_CMnKgLykHAnGC4huPomj8Xpbam-J2ir7ltWpCtPEvVXl0_shnEXfa182M-JsKdHWwyumz7c6wd5kI8ujZRLs6/s1600-h/Feb2010+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidLctbrkuxPIj_JkX6rz1RRq1dbxQkAUU2TPtGvzNRf6q58IuZfjn8U_CMnKgLykHAnGC4huPomj8Xpbam-J2ir7ltWpCtPEvVXl0_shnEXfa182M-JsKdHWwyumz7c6wd5kI8ujZRLs6/s320/Feb2010+013.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All together and topped with a spoonful of 0% Plain Greek Yogurt. I treated the soup like a sauce and mixed everything together before eating. I was surprised how the quinoa soaked up all of the soup. I was also surprised how much Kevin and I enjoyed this meal. I will definitely be making this again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDSiO7pUYTp7c4uvDbScO-nE9TYalX8jc8oE1Gub7Az-XN6IbznGHkRAWRFJAhv4wxGgdVEobf2k2oGbpQTi3zkGBGuMfuTQ2I-ar-lJqDRESEqfGfYcAyNLLYR4Nm_r5QIgzv-eZe5JO/s1600-h/Feb2010+018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDSiO7pUYTp7c4uvDbScO-nE9TYalX8jc8oE1Gub7Az-XN6IbznGHkRAWRFJAhv4wxGgdVEobf2k2oGbpQTi3zkGBGuMfuTQ2I-ar-lJqDRESEqfGfYcAyNLLYR4Nm_r5QIgzv-eZe5JO/s320/Feb2010+018.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also munched on <b><i>edamame </i></b>for the "green factor". Although I never can get it to taste like it does at a restaurant. Anyone know how they do that?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy the rest of your Tuesday. </span></div>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-77799526626291132112010-03-08T15:56:00.000-05:002010-03-08T15:56:22.770-05:00Engagement Dinner - Salt Tavern, Baltimore, MD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday night, we had dinner at <a href="http://www.salttavern.com/">Salt Tavern</a> in the Butcher's Hill neighborhood of Baltimore. Salt is a special place for Kevin and I because almost 3 years ago, it is where we had <b>our first date</b>. There are so many memories from that night:</span><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">having a "calm my nerves" drink before he came to pick me up.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">him ordering the whole fish for his entree...by mistake. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my first taste of port.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">really, <i>really</i> easy conversation</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">learning about our shared love for all things food and athletic</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">duck fat fries as an appetizer and a trio of ice cream cones for dessert. </span></li>
</ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It still makes me smile and my stomach get that excited feeling just thinking about it. We hadn't been back since that first date, so it seemed like the perfect place to <b><i>celebrate our engagement<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> with my family</span></span></i></b>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QhuPq-oCqYg2tmbm9B_JVStk6pvHM2TCiAtR8n9Eh7xKPMYI8G4mcsGUPrwzsJTN7j6KfzXT244Fsy7ijPoNUheUEnUad-ZBpB5RPkUaGIyELFv_iA95fOoxHL-gUaM75fTpO0YNigei/s1600-h/P3061311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QhuPq-oCqYg2tmbm9B_JVStk6pvHM2TCiAtR8n9Eh7xKPMYI8G4mcsGUPrwzsJTN7j6KfzXT244Fsy7ijPoNUheUEnUad-ZBpB5RPkUaGIyELFv_iA95fOoxHL-gUaM75fTpO0YNigei/s320/P3061311.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to have a pre-dinner drink at the house for old times sake. <b><i>Cranberry vodka, mango nectar, sparking water, fresh blueberries (that sunk to the bottom), and a lime.</i></b> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BIR5eI3qEpyQ0Rl7NsGwY4XgnNAuLvcoC_oN8N2ypT84zIxGrW_lZm15ikHBEPaoInPowiCCjUWWuH8UWkHDuEbiC4HHt1L9dIl01dMNM33BOdj7M19kJKnxvotREUWN1QtBlKFeo_GF/s1600-h/P3061300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BIR5eI3qEpyQ0Rl7NsGwY4XgnNAuLvcoC_oN8N2ypT84zIxGrW_lZm15ikHBEPaoInPowiCCjUWWuH8UWkHDuEbiC4HHt1L9dIl01dMNM33BOdj7M19kJKnxvotREUWN1QtBlKFeo_GF/s320/P3061300.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This drink was sweet and tasted like there was no alcohol at all. Dangerous. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1BfZz6cGsPqt-YSIsyubNcD22qNW-kMiJcoXm-JZrHVM12WGrsYoS54_oaBwMASKp95_N_vyzXjLtcWq_x9sZx7ug19ViCt1X9fFz4OYZuc4zYxSr3EibrM5cFAKCq6i9EH3dVF_szd-/s1600-h/P3061307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1BfZz6cGsPqt-YSIsyubNcD22qNW-kMiJcoXm-JZrHVM12WGrsYoS54_oaBwMASKp95_N_vyzXjLtcWq_x9sZx7ug19ViCt1X9fFz4OYZuc4zYxSr3EibrM5cFAKCq6i9EH3dVF_szd-/s320/P3061307.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We <i>had </i>to start with the <b>Duck Fat Fries</b> and they were just as I remember. Although, I think I ate 10 times more than I did on our first date.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwfr7wSLFaPMKPz7QVYhs_HmAC7fxJNjv1iNnB_97OqvXlRcz5bfbtnI_8_WNkmiAuZ8OE_qdaZ6AwLtYClSppdsLJIIfv-X0jO3NYkD3m4uwMC1_swNkMcZaLQLDVgYBQ1OVDHTnxNem/s1600-h/P3061305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwfr7wSLFaPMKPz7QVYhs_HmAC7fxJNjv1iNnB_97OqvXlRcz5bfbtnI_8_WNkmiAuZ8OE_qdaZ6AwLtYClSppdsLJIIfv-X0jO3NYkD3m4uwMC1_swNkMcZaLQLDVgYBQ1OVDHTnxNem/s320/P3061305.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fries were served with a <b>trio of aioli</b>: <b><i>black truffle, chipotle, and malt vinegar</i></b>. I kept going back to the Black Truffle one, but they were all great.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKMNs5CL0bHtP2nS6mv3ZyHsiCOfBb9ZKsS05pijzAmG-HYXZ2h0Vhgu5Nal7E_Mnjl3fU5xHgp7gC_clmmKVa-Dy3EEvAFDR7UIE1BZFNcxUAo_BgO935zaqW2ncLYXMvOdrXYiPpvTx/s1600-h/P3061308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKMNs5CL0bHtP2nS6mv3ZyHsiCOfBb9ZKsS05pijzAmG-HYXZ2h0Vhgu5Nal7E_Mnjl3fU5xHgp7gC_clmmKVa-Dy3EEvAFDR7UIE1BZFNcxUAo_BgO935zaqW2ncLYXMvOdrXYiPpvTx/s320/P3061308.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I helped polish off a <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">bottle of </span></span>Panther Creek Pinot Grigio</i></b>. This wine was smooth and light, so I am hoping to find it in a store nearby.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7uWl5eFXh-AiDlAORUTHF3qNZ0wKxezmeNa-FDClf6nb9fEk8VjbxQLFsdg4K0-dufsvKgwuUHlT7Ka9bqSyShIZ6f6fR6bwqIvw65kTEXI_CF91u2qXobDEsHRWAq-xel7RzjhkZxgc/s1600-h/P3061312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7uWl5eFXh-AiDlAORUTHF3qNZ0wKxezmeNa-FDClf6nb9fEk8VjbxQLFsdg4K0-dufsvKgwuUHlT7Ka9bqSyShIZ6f6fR6bwqIvw65kTEXI_CF91u2qXobDEsHRWAq-xel7RzjhkZxgc/s320/P3061312.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #332e2f; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Kevin ordered the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Roasted Beet Salad</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> to start and I had a few bites. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><i>Baby spinach, goat cheese, kumquats, lemon vinaigrette. </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I don't think I had ever tried a kumquat, but I enjoyed it. The tartness went nicely with the creamy goat cheese. </span></span></strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkcjRbjZh9iGNqeG1kvc1W5o5M0jCbtPjzpwOI9zHT6yANR-gH0bra7x2_I7jT3T3y91bOUifDtMcL7KSm6hgWuBdqVJ0mnAfY_HvuceZr5f5fD7j0Upz5Rt-cDbtp3jSYn47C_lwOZRs/s1600-h/P3061314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkcjRbjZh9iGNqeG1kvc1W5o5M0jCbtPjzpwOI9zHT6yANR-gH0bra7x2_I7jT3T3y91bOUifDtMcL7KSm6hgWuBdqVJ0mnAfY_HvuceZr5f5fD7j0Upz5Rt-cDbtp3jSYn47C_lwOZRs/s320/P3061314.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #332e2f; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I went with the </span>Porchini Dusted Day Boat Sea Scallops<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> as my main meal. Served over a </span><i>baby vegetable ratatouille and lobster butter</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">. Oh. my. goodness. This was the best I have ever had. I loved absolutely everything about this dish. Just seeing this picture again is making my mouth water. It was seared scallop, ratatouille perfection. </span></span></strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglX2yKcZWlN0pR6WvlC4KDBiSgaOzDifSPWNsCmt8C9qGpdzjgvG5OYMh99f3Y6aDmS7Sc0mGywP1TmYQns9AU29ainbxoyF5DhSxTS4TNvSzsY0mrKoa1JtnFv_a0R-oxl8fOeitfg0mp/s1600-h/P3061313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglX2yKcZWlN0pR6WvlC4KDBiSgaOzDifSPWNsCmt8C9qGpdzjgvG5OYMh99f3Y6aDmS7Sc0mGywP1TmYQns9AU29ainbxoyF5DhSxTS4TNvSzsY0mrKoa1JtnFv_a0R-oxl8fOeitfg0mp/s320/P3061313.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #332e2f; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Kevin ordered the </span><i>Coriander and Pepper Crusted Tuna served over seaweed salad with spicy tuna pot stickers and ginger soy glaze. </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The tuna steak was humongous and had delicious flavor, but was slightly undercooked for his taste. He changed his order to medium-rare at the last minute, but should have stuck with medium. </span></span></strong></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #332e2f; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></strong></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #332e2f; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I am disappointed that I didn't snag a photo of my sister's dish because as much as I loved my dish, hers was just as good. </span><i> Hoisin Glazed Roasted Alaskan Black Cod served in a spicy miso broth with steamed wontons, and sriracha stir fried vegetables. </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I tried a bite and the fish literally melted in my mouth. I will definitely order that next time we go.</span></span></strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8rcw9IV57kALDhYqehHftKjd6x_5ZYEbZ2d7EpXHIGk1qFQ-vlFdJNnRL4etPKex2F2l6slEwkikzm3uOPFyWhKsdT748Z7NdHpfc10Tl3s55GXBJw7oRBBJQfzYiKWYs5YHvDyTE-Jv/s1600-h/P3061324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8rcw9IV57kALDhYqehHftKjd6x_5ZYEbZ2d7EpXHIGk1qFQ-vlFdJNnRL4etPKex2F2l6slEwkikzm3uOPFyWhKsdT748Z7NdHpfc10Tl3s55GXBJw7oRBBJQfzYiKWYs5YHvDyTE-Jv/s320/P3061324.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #332e2f; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">You know we had to order the trio of ice cream in chocolate lined waffle cones. The nightly </span><i>homemade ice cream flavors were butter pecan, chocolate cherry, and one other that I cant remember!</i></span></strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpQ1FIPv8pdBsztX7E3gzeC4s8VkbLAAUzy1x8KsvAtIzIiBnjAo84Pg5TwGkRCBimPGkcuJ7Gq_d8Aj0wbeOJVQWi8EaFe_GElJNVOdsSZUCaDUX2kqcthpuWD7IzOF6FSWAkAoRIb4v/s1600-h/P3061325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpQ1FIPv8pdBsztX7E3gzeC4s8VkbLAAUzy1x8KsvAtIzIiBnjAo84Pg5TwGkRCBimPGkcuJ7Gq_d8Aj0wbeOJVQWi8EaFe_GElJNVOdsSZUCaDUX2kqcthpuWD7IzOF6FSWAkAoRIb4v/s320/P3061325.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also had to try the <b><i>bread pudding which was made with brioche, chocolate, a hint of orange served with orange marmalade and vanilla ice cream</i></b>. This was very dense with a rich flavor. Kevin declared that it was the best he's ever had.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVx-LfGqFlwLcKBvWyzd0S_3oiNQblknDimzw6xMnpalk551fNKM7eE_iFzmzAkUjGnCubZzZH1hydaMIaN5ti8rcAZQP-_Htk6kr7X_bal5yYsdL3L1hpGqohyVm3lhKriua-onPbMVG/s1600-h/P3061326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVx-LfGqFlwLcKBvWyzd0S_3oiNQblknDimzw6xMnpalk551fNKM7eE_iFzmzAkUjGnCubZzZH1hydaMIaN5ti8rcAZQP-_Htk6kr7X_bal5yYsdL3L1hpGqohyVm3lhKriua-onPbMVG/s320/P3061326.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last, but certainly not least, were the <b><i>Goat Cheese Donuts topped with a lavender honey, sea salt and served with a side of coffee ice cream. </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I loved these, although, I was secretly hoping there would be a pocket of melted goat cheese in the middle.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4RoQed9ZRVGgBYk8pos3mqnRKcomNIWoBm6e5DjVR201bk2ozRBc1FEd42OJEKRB2ISBXNTY7F1ACdXFDLkoC-IawD_yFi9wYygdzqPwDnpo4AI1Bdphdjgdsjobrhg-H90AkJZN8UFt/s1600-h/P3061327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4RoQed9ZRVGgBYk8pos3mqnRKcomNIWoBm6e5DjVR201bk2ozRBc1FEd42OJEKRB2ISBXNTY7F1ACdXFDLkoC-IawD_yFi9wYygdzqPwDnpo4AI1Bdphdjgdsjobrhg-H90AkJZN8UFt/s320/P3061327.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(From Left to Right: Brother-in-law, sister, mom, Kevin, Me & Dad) </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every single one of us enjoyed this experience and I have nothing but high praise for Salt Tavern. We had impeccable service and I would highly recommend asking for <b><i>Terese </i></b>as your waitress if you decide to dine here. She knows exactly how to describe all of the food to make it sound like it is going to be the best thing you ever ate. And you what? It was. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday night, Kevin and I headed down to Washington DC for my good friend's birthday dinner. I was asking the traffic gods to be nice to us and luckily we flew down there with no major problems. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozsLFL-AkQ5pI_zdvSJnJ9SWPo6WQw8ZE-bmCIxHxdZ3Zzm0tia1lq1ywgzeqbu6OZLncw_pEuEgwKOr2nRtDDDSjQvLkEHZuubeqxo0UEHqBplgzN9IfL6vhE_cwZTHNlegheRpxaVyQ/s1600-h/P3051282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozsLFL-AkQ5pI_zdvSJnJ9SWPo6WQw8ZE-bmCIxHxdZ3Zzm0tia1lq1ywgzeqbu6OZLncw_pEuEgwKOr2nRtDDDSjQvLkEHZuubeqxo0UEHqBplgzN9IfL6vhE_cwZTHNlegheRpxaVyQ/s320/P3051282.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kembleparktaverndc.com/">Kemble Park Tavern</a> is located in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Palisades,_Washington,_D.C.">The Palisades</a> neighborhood of DC and even though it was dark when we arrived, the charm of this area shined through. I had two unpictured glasses of pinot grigio and a few bites of others appetizer salads. I most enjoyed the bites of Kevin's <b><i>Roasted Beet Salad</i></b> that came served with <b><i>Orange Segments / Fennel / Goat Cheese</i></b>. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH87bhL4JsDdeAW-D6lzhJ5D60UaFvNLbSOortIKcKA8u3nulShmRObLcdnsRpxei3_XFmRpXxeJ7ChLOe-FE4eCV0wyFYE0iiJetxjvN68ThW6Jx_WCcYJ8EMLsxZvvJ6vz9RU_CwOXEM/s1600-h/P3051286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH87bhL4JsDdeAW-D6lzhJ5D60UaFvNLbSOortIKcKA8u3nulShmRObLcdnsRpxei3_XFmRpXxeJ7ChLOe-FE4eCV0wyFYE0iiJetxjvN68ThW6Jx_WCcYJ8EMLsxZvvJ6vz9RU_CwOXEM/s320/P3051286.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ordered <b>Shrimp & Grits</b> that the menu described as <i><b>Cheese Grits / Andouille Sausage / Seafood Broth.</b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">This was good, but not great. I did not enjoy having the remove the heads off the shrimp and I have had better cheesy grits. I was having food envy of the other entrees ordered. Kevin ordered the <b><i>crab cakes</i></b> and I was very impressed with the large amount of lump crab and little amount of filler.</span></i></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizv9ncdz_IuEJGUDFOy0pifKKGHOVfvsLvYdTOxfC3LFa6-tSEGlbq4QMS59Nsi6nOEOj6WBD8OstMeirjvqWqN_0gsVlfBVK5YJAHeGCnn3UbVOhTPlJOZkr3KaYQ5iSS0fBSWg_ZQsD/s1600-h/P3051284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizv9ncdz_IuEJGUDFOy0pifKKGHOVfvsLvYdTOxfC3LFa6-tSEGlbq4QMS59Nsi6nOEOj6WBD8OstMeirjvqWqN_0gsVlfBVK5YJAHeGCnn3UbVOhTPlJOZkr3KaYQ5iSS0fBSWg_ZQsD/s320/P3051284.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The best entree was definitely the <i><b>Atlantic Salmon</b></i>. <i>Grilled, Broiled or Blackened / Today's Sauce & Side. </i>The salmon pictured above was <b><i>Blackened</i></b><i> </i>with a <b><i>Tomato Buerre Blanc </i></b>and came with a <b><i>mixture of squash</i></b> on top. Next time I would definitely order this. It was cooked perfectly.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since this was a birthday celebration, we all made sure to save room for dessert.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAd_KK9OjvUZHSTRQqYlb6x_AWeYcWaSm_7zqUujmp_YLhY-jZLGQqHQGPWadmctEDfXx8OiEEH3wvHoXar1jY4ZjNG-CSu88M_IbkPnzLzUoYgd_MAIoqLdrXM-OgKXrvpZAs4I6Gsl7/s1600-h/P3051291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAd_KK9OjvUZHSTRQqYlb6x_AWeYcWaSm_7zqUujmp_YLhY-jZLGQqHQGPWadmctEDfXx8OiEEH3wvHoXar1jY4ZjNG-CSu88M_IbkPnzLzUoYgd_MAIoqLdrXM-OgKXrvpZAs4I6Gsl7/s320/P3051291.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>Vanilla Ice Cream with a Hot Fudge Sauce. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I loved that the ice cream was served in a chilled marble bowl with the hot fudge sauce on the side. Impressive presentation. </span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has been awhile since I posted about my latest <a href="http://www.traderjoes.com/">Trader Joe's</a> purchases. I still love that place and they don't pay me to say that. Actually, the people at Trader Joes don't even know I exist. Except that I am the annoying IP address that keeps requesting they open a Trader Joe's in Canton.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3RGd1oPf262-1u6dqwXCNpLXDY9OfuycIYWF5R1WtqT7Ym4RQc6MigfDhyaPwgUAyjZ62Wdzepwpp4oZwDvtk_6dutb-M1gpNkbWWGmBKhm0pjNUhpDn4syj0VzyeWKnhG75NPh7rzyM/s1600-h/feb10+229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3RGd1oPf262-1u6dqwXCNpLXDY9OfuycIYWF5R1WtqT7Ym4RQc6MigfDhyaPwgUAyjZ62Wdzepwpp4oZwDvtk_6dutb-M1gpNkbWWGmBKhm0pjNUhpDn4syj0VzyeWKnhG75NPh7rzyM/s320/feb10+229.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyways, the <b><i>Cilantro and Jalapeno Hummus</i></b> is my latest obsession. Kevin and I went through one of these things in 2 days. He takes big scoops.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGk70k0BXh6Qa408ZNNgAAUWzeK5Z-CtYWBJcccdNCO-6EsnntX1M6_ArQD9FWMTpqRhcgx_yehQD6JzzJ3ipdGu8bGNnggiWX5X8n0APHnIH2xKpuqUzeqCd-x7jINeEbezhc-7Zy03F/s1600-h/feb10+230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGk70k0BXh6Qa408ZNNgAAUWzeK5Z-CtYWBJcccdNCO-6EsnntX1M6_ArQD9FWMTpqRhcgx_yehQD6JzzJ3ipdGu8bGNnggiWX5X8n0APHnIH2xKpuqUzeqCd-x7jINeEbezhc-7Zy03F/s320/feb10+230.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The<b><i> Multigrain Pita Chips with Sesame Seeds</i></b> are the perfect scooper and something I pick-up everytime I am in the store.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_l8EMrxjydrGR2z_X3bZY-3A4TeNj0zAjZnmBbAU608Drm-qEq_BfjI6q9rq4Y74s2WvtycWwVlXbrbn9CjGkT_WiEvh-fr-5lwf80hFZHpRG7uQlzdXP64KfLg31x09cncltmoVPg45/s1600-h/feb10+242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_l8EMrxjydrGR2z_X3bZY-3A4TeNj0zAjZnmBbAU608Drm-qEq_BfjI6q9rq4Y74s2WvtycWwVlXbrbn9CjGkT_WiEvh-fr-5lwf80hFZHpRG7uQlzdXP64KfLg31x09cncltmoVPg45/s320/feb10+242.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I noticed this <b><i>Gyoza Dipping Sauce</i></b> and grabbed it immediately. I am always failing to create the perfect combination of soy sauce, rice vinegar & sesame oil for gyoza dipping.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklv62v-wASwt3ATl2f_n1KvHhNKA23aE2VUX6Sy83U-IWCDU9oZhsaLdUR_wpHmcmtK9-4f9tktd2j74UF9mJCL72HLXIjDySHU6XePVmOx-t3FVSFvSxmiwOGlwekPsqjGdaPwDu6xsJ/s1600-h/feb10+245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklv62v-wASwt3ATl2f_n1KvHhNKA23aE2VUX6Sy83U-IWCDU9oZhsaLdUR_wpHmcmtK9-4f9tktd2j74UF9mJCL72HLXIjDySHU6XePVmOx-t3FVSFvSxmiwOGlwekPsqjGdaPwDu6xsJ/s320/feb10+245.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No picture of the package, but the </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thai Shrimp Gyoza</span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> w/ the dipping sauce was a very tasty combo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other day I made this breakfast wrap.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZN5-1SuPannnBR2M4WHDBp1tvv99Sv2tZR7sluT6N9R_rroBmCV0j7Am2qX3O78_yWJ-Z8E0QjwsgADOXHTduxcizkFG42G5N0-5wKUeBT-68X0EDJIfuNiHOGC5kOEkgTQPNzi34-6Ua/s1600-h/feb10+232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZN5-1SuPannnBR2M4WHDBp1tvv99Sv2tZR7sluT6N9R_rroBmCV0j7Am2qX3O78_yWJ-Z8E0QjwsgADOXHTduxcizkFG42G5N0-5wKUeBT-68X0EDJIfuNiHOGC5kOEkgTQPNzi34-6Ua/s320/feb10+232.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Handmade Whole Wheat Tortilla (TJs brand, of course)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Edamame Hummus (TJs)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lite Mexican Cheese Blend (TJs)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spinach</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scrambled Egg Whites + 1 regular egg</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chalula hot sauce</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only thing to make it even better would be some chopped tomatoes, but we were all out.</span></li>
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</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am proud to say that Kevin and I are days away from <b><i>completing Week 4 of P90x</i></b>. Our only slacking includes missing 1 session of Ab RipperX and cutting yoga 30 mins short. Not too shabby. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>P90x Superlatives (so far)</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Favorite -</b> <b>Core Synergistics</b>. The time seems to fly by and I feel like I am getting a great overall work out. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Hardest - YogaX. </b>My wrists (and entire body) hurts like hell during the first 40 mins of a million downward dogs and Chaturangas. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Most Surprising </b>- The first time I did <b>KenpoX</b>, I felt silly and couldn't keep up. When I finally started focusing, it is now one of the workouts I actually look forward too.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Least Favorite</b> - <b>Ab RipperX</b> is only 15 mins, but I hate abs. Always have, so I struggle through this workout and the minutes seem to last an eternity.</span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With all this P90x going on, the frequency of my running has been suffering. I am getting smaller runs in once or twice a week, with a longer run on the weekend. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oscar wanted to say hi. He tried on the heart bandana Lucy got on her trip to the vet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZPt66HZr0XW2CdcqNncTfdrV5NdBX6W2lPL2ar4SjxdBcLOGK5oZGUcP2LdPpO8KCBWRTqardJsX0omO14Y3u59wc_cVU6vi8dg9FoDJ6yBOMKleAM1-K09FXJgseFE8EG3oRX_2iP4L/s1600-h/feb10+212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZPt66HZr0XW2CdcqNncTfdrV5NdBX6W2lPL2ar4SjxdBcLOGK5oZGUcP2LdPpO8KCBWRTqardJsX0omO14Y3u59wc_cVU6vi8dg9FoDJ6yBOMKleAM1-K09FXJgseFE8EG3oRX_2iP4L/s320/feb10+212.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMbo_XzwuxJkKPybzuHj-LYFe_zQcXsDYgP9qgXitxoG6l4RKi0bMGkoPQ2gFCcT6brYoDi4uSS8tMeA07BdWDsxicwnkFaWOq2NkBVuE2gbYDMLbPnm7RhdjYrk6W8r3GKZ7z8ifXKEy/s1600-h/feb10+210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMbo_XzwuxJkKPybzuHj-LYFe_zQcXsDYgP9qgXitxoG6l4RKi0bMGkoPQ2gFCcT6brYoDi4uSS8tMeA07BdWDsxicwnkFaWOq2NkBVuE2gbYDMLbPnm7RhdjYrk6W8r3GKZ7z8ifXKEy/s320/feb10+210.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The serious look. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speaking of Lucy, you wouldn't know it from the picture below, but she did everything in her power NOT to get into this carrier when it was time to go to the vet last week. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJ-nl1fTRjussRapPTrwxF-7AGuGNH2_lDMF2BbKNtQ6imHQGwTShZCCRLcLGMkSS0zdpENd17RCRZWnhb4hLjpx5cXRbWm-odW-__E7kEG7Cr7-MjQSI57tdn5jSa3-zwJ2_o9tIsFcL/s1600-h/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJ-nl1fTRjussRapPTrwxF-7AGuGNH2_lDMF2BbKNtQ6imHQGwTShZCCRLcLGMkSS0zdpENd17RCRZWnhb4hLjpx5cXRbWm-odW-__E7kEG7Cr7-MjQSI57tdn5jSa3-zwJ2_o9tIsFcL/s320/photo.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I came home to find her hanging out in there as if it is her favorite place in the world. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I catch her drinking out of Oscar's water bowl. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxdnjk6-GQS2frSWXtcBt1JlKskiSYBMr8axEKMusRD3u8kgzH9R31-yRt1mSQXD_Infl6IWd2NP1xfyzPhbeTnOqdxb9hjQKH9Foqho3jfh69NEwE8Nm4rB0jEiOWDtp0lvtgOtKltim/s1600-h/photo+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxdnjk6-GQS2frSWXtcBt1JlKskiSYBMr8axEKMusRD3u8kgzH9R31-yRt1mSQXD_Infl6IWd2NP1xfyzPhbeTnOqdxb9hjQKH9Foqho3jfh69NEwE8Nm4rB0jEiOWDtp0lvtgOtKltim/s320/photo+(1).jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I have probably reached the pet picture limit, I will end this random post here and say that I hope everyone has fun plans for the weekend. I am in store for a weekend of fun celebrations that includes 1 new restaurant and 1 restaurant that has a special place in my heart. Cant wait.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good night!</span></div>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-91915776110342243112010-02-26T14:15:00.001-05:002010-02-26T14:16:49.724-05:00Stuffed Peppers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other night after work, my sister snuck me in this place:</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gdNeE337f5q8VJUxiabHLRdOWR5kiW-Qb_ek_7B4Z31K9JlpEcBtcU2lHXzh9w4YlEdWqPJvOuLe8PGUhtlNL72Whz0tnPOGt9ZJnLOE0txU5DzFbQaTQKyEJhnZZC5E5SFa9PdF9MaM/s1600-h/P2241259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gdNeE337f5q8VJUxiabHLRdOWR5kiW-Qb_ek_7B4Z31K9JlpEcBtcU2lHXzh9w4YlEdWqPJvOuLe8PGUhtlNL72Whz0tnPOGt9ZJnLOE0txU5DzFbQaTQKyEJhnZZC5E5SFa9PdF9MaM/s320/P2241259.JPG" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b><i>Dry Roasted Edamame</i></b> was my <i>"I hope we like these b/c we have a 10 year supply" </i>purchase. I figured they would be a great snack for work. Unfortunately, neither Kevin and I were a huge fan. I have a feeling these may end up in my work kitchen. Everything gets eaten up in there.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will get him next time. </span>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-53977162185172459612010-02-22T19:36:00.000-05:002010-02-22T19:36:09.652-05:00Seared Scallops w/ Spinach & Butternut Squash Puree<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sunday night, I attempted to make <strong><em>butternut squash SOUP </em></strong>that the Vitamix turned into more of a <em>PUREE</em>. I added a <strong><em>sprinkle of cinnamon and cayenne pepper</em></strong> that really "kicked it up a notch". </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tonight, I tried to get fancy with my puree.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDwswMn__7mD7sSBQSuWaV_qFW9GC4kK2rShLvDhuXoN7AXNeBtEvAAnRYiD1PCGOz2Rzi-ekxi3YPMinS-Z4-tUE8DjUCLSgKC9RfjsOj7zGmwWrlzz_ou-aai9Kx8XPLxacZh3WEXqj/s1600-h/feb10+194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDwswMn__7mD7sSBQSuWaV_qFW9GC4kK2rShLvDhuXoN7AXNeBtEvAAnRYiD1PCGOz2Rzi-ekxi3YPMinS-Z4-tUE8DjUCLSgKC9RfjsOj7zGmwWrlzz_ou-aai9Kx8XPLxacZh3WEXqj/s320/feb10+194.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Sauteed Spinach, Butternut Squash Puree, and Seared Sea Scallops.</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjHC4RIp6mP4jJy62imYYosOCiVCDJGQxKM4s5VX03wQUMxUXlqFht-al2gKx30F6CvfCy6rRudZux3V7O8jXXtZhaecgoh7DYEaxJmAzIgfqTZ5RwRCBxbSmHHcn9s1HjfE-ogDAfW4U/s1600-h/feb10+199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjHC4RIp6mP4jJy62imYYosOCiVCDJGQxKM4s5VX03wQUMxUXlqFht-al2gKx30F6CvfCy6rRudZux3V7O8jXXtZhaecgoh7DYEaxJmAzIgfqTZ5RwRCBxbSmHHcn9s1HjfE-ogDAfW4U/s320/feb10+199.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was an absolutely delicious dinner. </span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel like I finally perfected the "sear" on the scallops. The key for me was to pat the scallops very dry and once I added the seasoned scallops to the pan, I turned the heat up to medium-high and didnt touch them for a few minutes. Flip once and cook for another couple minutes at the medium-high heat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGmYU5p-0Rgw2v9qPC0XrBC64Wljshi2aZ02q7hr0fWDhk0FYR38603zh5eakeYBCqJ-ppa3YcKAUsqua8hgSF2MEF5KU8UCEDFd4OT9dEChQy5aHpigg9igiL0Oj-heH3-lxB2A4148h/s1600-h/feb10+198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGmYU5p-0Rgw2v9qPC0XrBC64Wljshi2aZ02q7hr0fWDhk0FYR38603zh5eakeYBCqJ-ppa3YcKAUsqua8hgSF2MEF5KU8UCEDFd4OT9dEChQy5aHpigg9igiL0Oj-heH3-lxB2A4148h/s320/feb10+198.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Voila.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Enjoy the rest of your night.</span>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-83550433141873977682010-02-21T21:16:00.000-05:002010-02-21T21:16:18.679-05:00Butter and Push-Up Grips<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday night, Kevin brought me two <i>just-because</i> gifts. The best kind.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were planning on a run Saturday morning, so we stayed in a made a nice dinner of<b><i> fish (tuna and salmon), asparagus, and risotto</i></b>. I made my first risotto and it was so easy!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was also straight out of a box! This Butternut Squash Risotto was flavorful and super simple to make. We ended up chopping some of the asparagus to mix into the risotto.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soooo, Kevin and I <b><i>started P90x over again</i></b>. We had gotten too far off track to keep moving forward and figured it would be best if we just start over. The past two weeks, we have been getting up at 5am and completing the workouts before work. It has been brutal since I am not a morning person. But, we have stayed consistent and the early wake-up call is getting easier. We are ready to kick off week 3 tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have not been running as frequently, but felt surprisingly OK during our <b><i>6 mile run</i></b> on Saturday morning. I do have to keep up with the running since the <b><i>Washington's Birthday Marathon Relay</i></b> had to be postponed to March 28th due to the snow. That reminds me that I need to post my 2010 Race Calendar. </span>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-34710405677122323802010-02-15T21:59:00.001-05:002010-02-15T22:04:32.603-05:00Valentine's Cooking Class<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For Valentines Day this year, Kevin made plans for us to go to a cooking class at one of our favorite restaurants in Baltimore: </span><a href="http://www.dogwoodbaltimore.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Dogwood</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. (See our other visits </span><a href="http://athleat.blogspot.com/2009/03/dogwood-baltimore-md-hampden.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://athleat.blogspot.com/2009/06/birthday-fun.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.)</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"...</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">cook with the seasons and feature the finest local and natural ingredients, sourcing from sustainable, artisanal, and organic producers whenever possible."</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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The theme of this month's cooking class was </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans</span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I actually took a trip to New Orleans in college for the Marketing club. I joined the club and became the "Secretary" so that I could go on this trip with my friends, who were President and Treasurer. There was a national conference being held, but we were more interested in checking out the local culture (Bourbon Street). ;)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kevin and I arrived early and were lucky enough to grab seats front and center. We started with a </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brandy Milk Punch</span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> that was strong! Not really my type of drink but I enjoyed tasting something different.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRtgeP-do-3PQERGF_bTvj9eVTJS2DI4M6Ogbk6r6cHEicDIyaW6-UnMz62DkrzWmHgZh4Xyf2b9-FcjKxXv53iMWtRvjswDHH7tA3DN3FcTCLetEht6uFV3cXkdVx0W2SS1kFUP2x9Ow/s1600-h/DSCN0811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRtgeP-do-3PQERGF_bTvj9eVTJS2DI4M6Ogbk6r6cHEicDIyaW6-UnMz62DkrzWmHgZh4Xyf2b9-FcjKxXv53iMWtRvjswDHH7tA3DN3FcTCLetEht6uFV3cXkdVx0W2SS1kFUP2x9Ow/s320/DSCN0811.JPG" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The featured wine was <b><i>Bonterra Rousanne</i></b> and I had never heard of this type of wine, but loved it. I also loved how they kept re-filling our glasses every 5 mins or so. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5QSQYLKKrFSwFII6bPtVdKKtCCg5LbQoL26C_b83h2yMfCO0OChu10WYRJd5Ecy1vqxV7ZE3D8BmfjrBe0ZbvemBUV-Ra6ur8V0Tyr9TPH8R3Vx_TZMy1bea7bUbqhqw2rguVknVzEcU/s1600-h/DSCN0810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5QSQYLKKrFSwFII6bPtVdKKtCCg5LbQoL26C_b83h2yMfCO0OChu10WYRJd5Ecy1vqxV7ZE3D8BmfjrBe0ZbvemBUV-Ra6ur8V0Tyr9TPH8R3Vx_TZMy1bea7bUbqhqw2rguVknVzEcU/s320/DSCN0810.JPG" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first course was a <b><i>Shrimp Remoulade</i></b>. We learned how to poach shrimp and make a spicy remoulade. Chef Galen was streaming the olive oil into the other ingredients just like on the food network!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFgx_hBoA8o05UD-l01Vquggva9IJgkNnGS7G66ct5-K1gPH8TKvE161teg5wZwLdlkDXOfDbWPaM-zJSc0hoIrzxVhWJilQ5_Uobavh-1_prLIahNMUBC_m0L7CxEnFN7ut35Ey8tzBH/s1600-h/DSCN0815.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFgx_hBoA8o05UD-l01Vquggva9IJgkNnGS7G66ct5-K1gPH8TKvE161teg5wZwLdlkDXOfDbWPaM-zJSc0hoIrzxVhWJilQ5_Uobavh-1_prLIahNMUBC_m0L7CxEnFN7ut35Ey8tzBH/s320/DSCN0815.JPG" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can you believe how much shrimp there was on each plate? Served over a bed of lettuce, this was a refreshing and flavorful dish. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibStnVFYcxgA0-iBv1nuthG38dlDrT6yOaZhJw1KAlIXjNKc0A_wk1HVp5bQ3OwJikJNvu4D6w3EsgBMUpVm7DVB3dopvePuYE9h1OmYPgNbtrHKNgRfPg7lc0hTsFcTlwDRpBpBUrC7sk/s1600-h/DSCN0818.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibStnVFYcxgA0-iBv1nuthG38dlDrT6yOaZhJw1KAlIXjNKc0A_wk1HVp5bQ3OwJikJNvu4D6w3EsgBMUpVm7DVB3dopvePuYE9h1OmYPgNbtrHKNgRfPg7lc0hTsFcTlwDRpBpBUrC7sk/s320/DSCN0818.JPG" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next course was a <b><i>Duck and Andouille Gumbo. </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">When we first arrived, Chef Galen discussed multiple roux techniques and started a roux that cooked for 30-40 mins with different volunteers stirring. While we were enjoying our shrimp, he walked around to let us check out the mahogany color that had developed. </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPt-Lu7Q-6kQhlIM_QWyuUO2yJOeIfMSm64A-g8b20yQ73UqwRDzOHu69mxWJYf9J90nRlIiZRNcfdVG4spCNW3suL7vqd53I96seNbQ4r5Rz4UkrL2JsTmVd9ZZnl7_bXcKc5u-W81JI/s1600-h/DSCN0822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPt-Lu7Q-6kQhlIM_QWyuUO2yJOeIfMSm64A-g8b20yQ73UqwRDzOHu69mxWJYf9J90nRlIiZRNcfdVG4spCNW3suL7vqd53I96seNbQ4r5Rz4UkrL2JsTmVd9ZZnl7_bXcKc5u-W81JI/s320/DSCN0822.JPG" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, we each received a huge portion of the gumbo served over rice. The flavor was rich and spicy. I would most certainly order this if it was on the menu.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFR2VLzeXzy3-6LMpvRTNJ_F_H9MiABtS0VRnVI0LBLeMB1mPl-qAaIHgPiw-On-gx3xdKZqOkpog_YuTp7a3yBcFVs9i8nAEFqNjG-2ntOEeXnOjvJHCX4UKYqwDm7M6k9BmNXmAAxk7/s1600-h/DSCN0830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFR2VLzeXzy3-6LMpvRTNJ_F_H9MiABtS0VRnVI0LBLeMB1mPl-qAaIHgPiw-On-gx3xdKZqOkpog_YuTp7a3yBcFVs9i8nAEFqNjG-2ntOEeXnOjvJHCX4UKYqwDm7M6k9BmNXmAAxk7/s320/DSCN0830.JPG" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saving the best for last is an understatement here. <b><i>Bananas Foster. </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Brown sugar, butter, rum, bananas, vanilla ice cream. </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNjQRXSLkon-8vdtoSOU8MwJ3b7WX_FEjR60mxDFmm8moZHndAQJcEfK3EJX2bjCH4OP4Nny7hbOLkyZAGA7ACh0MtMfzxdcZ_5ui-MwiNSC6ddkuSaW3WX5TVUPEOIgLa7HTV7mbgGJ9/s1600-h/DSCN0838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNjQRXSLkon-8vdtoSOU8MwJ3b7WX_FEjR60mxDFmm8moZHndAQJcEfK3EJX2bjCH4OP4Nny7hbOLkyZAGA7ACh0MtMfzxdcZ_5ui-MwiNSC6ddkuSaW3WX5TVUPEOIgLa7HTV7mbgGJ9/s320/DSCN0838.JPG" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">It really cant get much better than that.</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was Dogwood's second <a href="http://www.dogwoodbaltimore.com/calendar/cooking-classes/">Monthly Cooking Class</a> and they have plans to do one a month that features a different location where Chef Galen and his wife Bridget have traveled. There are some great menus planned and I felt that I learned so much hearing Chef Galen talk through each recipe and technique. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would highly recommend this for anyone who loves food. It was the best valentines ever. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In other news, Kevin and I visited another possible wedding venue and loved it. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgDVrJ1_lJpEgl9DC0fSGt9Ddu-Q6T1tyzP0e4N0eqN0hUfwM674-D7HRj8kmzditA8c2ihrlf8akGPV9-vWiQKRCDlIyp7FRnkCOTLU9dtoYkH63SOrzRfHgsQnscQnDJ_F7iFOZSXGr/s1600-h/smcc_pond.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgDVrJ1_lJpEgl9DC0fSGt9Ddu-Q6T1tyzP0e4N0eqN0hUfwM674-D7HRj8kmzditA8c2ihrlf8akGPV9-vWiQKRCDlIyp7FRnkCOTLU9dtoYkH63SOrzRfHgsQnscQnDJ_F7iFOZSXGr/s320/smcc_pond.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(</span><a href="http://www.stonemanorcountryclub.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">photo source</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope everyone had a great weekend!</span></div></div>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-19446689474132885352010-02-11T13:57:00.000-05:002010-02-11T13:57:08.107-05:00Bundled Up<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other day while stranded because of the 1st snow, Kevin and I decided to walk down to Safeway to get some essentials before the 2nd snow hit. We made sure to bundle up.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7JhEdXY6G2WAGoclLSAr5QCf52UQPcDrgqsZMn09V1rp6Nf_cL8rywyrfYjNQAUPMrliNGlgZENYt8y-PQyexjmLdHNkvGc00-eHDRpfqPiqPTdnPuZCpHwnns6aOH6HJ-dLg_QfroGl/s1600-h/Feb2010+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7JhEdXY6G2WAGoclLSAr5QCf52UQPcDrgqsZMn09V1rp6Nf_cL8rywyrfYjNQAUPMrliNGlgZENYt8y-PQyexjmLdHNkvGc00-eHDRpfqPiqPTdnPuZCpHwnns6aOH6HJ-dLg_QfroGl/s320/Feb2010+003.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipui3owytQCGgSIp2EHKtBKGSebgECQgsKaA8jG7QKj-utLZOv4Ii8YgmfdRKbMMgU56KRj0X6xaZQDM5BcXX7XKsQygm03_rXP6fuoajgaScSXXHpOQbBN0T5fF4ZaNvIREPRbUk-aLIG/s1600-h/Feb2010+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipui3owytQCGgSIp2EHKtBKGSebgECQgsKaA8jG7QKj-utLZOv4Ii8YgmfdRKbMMgU56KRj0X6xaZQDM5BcXX7XKsQygm03_rXP6fuoajgaScSXXHpOQbBN0T5fF4ZaNvIREPRbUk-aLIG/s320/Feb2010+005.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who knew a turtleneck sweater could double as a face mask?!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yQ4Kv382h7YXL6ch01tWxfoM6Ud5MhBYvDKDZgR1cs-U8ro0jZU3P6rop6jnmCtNTsN3nNM88q14PA2KMtV1gPhJnaj6PchyphenhyphenhaFitGbO2q8f6mPRnw8VfHKnetoWNCUdi4NXCUnlrSxw/s1600-h/Feb2010+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yQ4Kv382h7YXL6ch01tWxfoM6Ud5MhBYvDKDZgR1cs-U8ro0jZU3P6rop6jnmCtNTsN3nNM88q14PA2KMtV1gPhJnaj6PchyphenhyphenhaFitGbO2q8f6mPRnw8VfHKnetoWNCUdi4NXCUnlrSxw/s320/Feb2010+013.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We picked up a whole chicken to roast because we had a ton of veggies that needed to be used up. In the veggie bed above: <b><i>carrots, parsnips, onion, celery, garlic, shallots, and a sweet potato. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">We added about 2 cups of chicken broth and a bunch of thyme and rosemary.</span></i></b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY9cYZL6BeINcZ2bm7Nf3hOtvIFr9d-Hz-mgZP-fvt1LFIuu84cYAY9sRckEzgy_gWjFCxZOj_DhyHTog_CvISsxYyM_yxvSFh_F9XwTBHQHfKI9e27WMDGlVEldNUWe_5ISrazoNMVUm/s1600-h/Feb2010+025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY9cYZL6BeINcZ2bm7Nf3hOtvIFr9d-Hz-mgZP-fvt1LFIuu84cYAY9sRckEzgy_gWjFCxZOj_DhyHTog_CvISsxYyM_yxvSFh_F9XwTBHQHfKI9e27WMDGlVEldNUWe_5ISrazoNMVUm/s320/Feb2010+025.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We stuffed the bird with <b><i>1/2 lemon, garlic cloves, and thyme</i></b>. On top, we seasoned the outside with <b><i>extra virgin olive oil, thyme, and J.O.s</i></b>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of the veggies, chicken broth and seasonings ended up making some of the <b><i>best vegetable soup/puree/gravy</i></b> I have every tasted. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-eeE07ygKihyphenhyphen2Qx0zpi2_vgTr_zFHxGBHoINtAVF4SNRQdLQ5dJ0HbXmyZnZi71ZBGYrqeps5RBsb33oz3wFY0CfWYZZIqBbEgwKNcn8Fjl8rrK5Xd0dHLC64HXDd5hyphenhyphenIQc_uAUlRzD3/s1600-h/Feb2010+077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-eeE07ygKihyphenhyphen2Qx0zpi2_vgTr_zFHxGBHoINtAVF4SNRQdLQ5dJ0HbXmyZnZi71ZBGYrqeps5RBsb33oz3wFY0CfWYZZIqBbEgwKNcn8Fjl8rrK5Xd0dHLC64HXDd5hyphenhyphenIQc_uAUlRzD3/s320/Feb2010+077.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This Saturday, Kevin and I have exciting Valentine's Day plans. We are taking a <b><i>cooking class at Dogwood Restaurant in Hampden</i></b>. I am so excited to take pictures of our experience and will be sure to share. I can NOT wait!</span>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-40816366324735299512010-02-06T20:36:00.000-05:002010-02-06T20:36:45.597-05:00Two Firsts<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">The snow inspired me to cook two new things today. <b><i>Chickpea Blondies and French Onion Soup</i></b>. Let's start with the <b><i>Chickpea Blondies</i></b>. The other day I saw <a href="http://carrotsncake.com/2010/02/pug-loaf.html">Tina @ Carrots N Cake</a> make these and was immediately puzzled. How could the same ingredient that makes hummus be used in a blondie? I had to try them for myself.</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIe7q-q7LsB8Lw-mXW1-MnT_e1wJcs3I6T_jl_42Z8GFqdr5V2dMwBNsRU9BbgEdK_NOci7s9oTVsqPBsj285uHkA0i7Z2RAsFhkBRsg-Fr2ayJ_6HPY0HhT8zDpvSl3o6BkFnJ0W_jYV/s1600-h/feb10+077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIe7q-q7LsB8Lw-mXW1-MnT_e1wJcs3I6T_jl_42Z8GFqdr5V2dMwBNsRU9BbgEdK_NOci7s9oTVsqPBsj285uHkA0i7Z2RAsFhkBRsg-Fr2ayJ_6HPY0HhT8zDpvSl3o6BkFnJ0W_jYV/s320/feb10+077.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">This recipe originally comes from the <a href="http://havecakewilltravel.com/2009/02/26/chickpea-blondies/">"Have Cake, Will Travel"</a> blog. I altered the ingredients slightly. Instead of Strawberry Preserves, I used my Grandmom's homemade Strawberry/Rhubarb Jam.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-z2jBc-SItHdX3EZQErQnw-LNc8oyjFQ_sxUwho4VMDZs8RhfGiG4miJcgZZbyGm9mV8K1c78WpS_ldR-ulEAQ0TAIKuG5D0pPN1fS1nWIykgAktGC4UWLyPbevcJc1gJS-owzxb9s3OR/s1600-h/feb10+072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-z2jBc-SItHdX3EZQErQnw-LNc8oyjFQ_sxUwho4VMDZs8RhfGiG4miJcgZZbyGm9mV8K1c78WpS_ldR-ulEAQ0TAIKuG5D0pPN1fS1nWIykgAktGC4UWLyPbevcJc1gJS-owzxb9s3OR/s320/feb10+072.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Instead of crunchy, natural peanut butter, I used Trader Joes Creamy Almond Butter w/ Sea Salt.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0ov7B1OK_M2wVaCPnp3RWSBTxMUplV-mJkK_ZSuzjUYbSs0qExfNZBCb8nyRmh6IJyWWsm7wxmv8XBO2lkm9n0ON2ojtiRnzEvVAZ0gkxVkBAZY1VUfvQ8Z1bcP71zbWHsUwITwd0Bml/s1600-h/feb10+076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0ov7B1OK_M2wVaCPnp3RWSBTxMUplV-mJkK_ZSuzjUYbSs0qExfNZBCb8nyRmh6IJyWWsm7wxmv8XBO2lkm9n0ON2ojtiRnzEvVAZ0gkxVkBAZY1VUfvQ8Z1bcP71zbWHsUwITwd0Bml/s320/feb10+076.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">I also used whole wheat pastry flour instead of flax or rice flour. Coming out of the oven, I was slightly worried.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DQ1uaPKcTLXfyEKcw5mvj1teehmnSxT-qiZlHRmLfEzIGYEV_Wzsx1hgll8pxWq7UfIsVfV4nez1NDMek2Zn_t0UYHjaafthoDamdL0v9KlAJfdIqu_XX2PjrmHS6M6trnNTo-jUuhZ1/s1600-h/feb10+081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DQ1uaPKcTLXfyEKcw5mvj1teehmnSxT-qiZlHRmLfEzIGYEV_Wzsx1hgll8pxWq7UfIsVfV4nez1NDMek2Zn_t0UYHjaafthoDamdL0v9KlAJfdIqu_XX2PjrmHS6M6trnNTo-jUuhZ1/s320/feb10+081.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Then, I took a bite.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYSBEM_BObNk4YJb0EY8k-I0O-ZnJl2vVLaUllC-4gHmVT9XGn_aWg4KeLRHqyGBdYS0z0r9IHwtdJbv_cMIQ0t83QSigbgd_2vZoikH6fCwGs6wrpnTSnzCQ4OBI-2MOPr1xmHcYNKgp/s1600-h/feb10+087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYSBEM_BObNk4YJb0EY8k-I0O-ZnJl2vVLaUllC-4gHmVT9XGn_aWg4KeLRHqyGBdYS0z0r9IHwtdJbv_cMIQ0t83QSigbgd_2vZoikH6fCwGs6wrpnTSnzCQ4OBI-2MOPr1xmHcYNKgp/s320/feb10+087.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Not a hint of hummus at all! ;) Next time I plan to add in some chocolate chips for an extra something-something. These were absolutely delicious and I cant seem to stop sneaking into the kitchen for small slivers that dont actually count.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Moving on to the <b>French Onion Soup</b>. Kevin's favorite soup in the world is French Onion. So, when I went looking for a recipe online, I had to choose "<a href="http://www.cookography.com/2008/the-best-french-onion-soup-ever">The Best French Onion Soup (ever!)</a>" from <a href="http://www.cookography.com/">Cookography</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFKvVjmvjKbz2j502tLdrlTXx8hpTPwcuEn9fRoqtJ3NlwMCJtrxFqhFddYYpRVZ3ys-Hhs06Ku5lO-Rks75UNO3rPlYZ7CJA2zAfzJkAls46jE75KtXgPStbMyCizTnFT4-FwMzfsdXl/s1600-h/feb10+083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFKvVjmvjKbz2j502tLdrlTXx8hpTPwcuEn9fRoqtJ3NlwMCJtrxFqhFddYYpRVZ3ys-Hhs06Ku5lO-Rks75UNO3rPlYZ7CJA2zAfzJkAls46jE75KtXgPStbMyCizTnFT4-FwMzfsdXl/s320/feb10+083.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">This recipe told me to use a dutch oven. I don't own a dutch oven. I want one very badly, but since they are a million dollars, lots of onions went into my largest, heaviest pot. It couldn't go into the oven, so I did this all on the stove-top and it worked just fine.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj502zl_jgMJIQC9v0k13Qg47iw69gqn2EAGU5DanetXPYqbx1n0cdS_UvgPLTXGg_xTYXf7ehdWKXkGaNKzLk221j1wgU9DxpQMSIC__cHeauOUaCgnjeDYXXEI4XPPvkQEtkgGxUoFg_5/s1600-h/feb10+107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj502zl_jgMJIQC9v0k13Qg47iw69gqn2EAGU5DanetXPYqbx1n0cdS_UvgPLTXGg_xTYXf7ehdWKXkGaNKzLk221j1wgU9DxpQMSIC__cHeauOUaCgnjeDYXXEI4XPPvkQEtkgGxUoFg_5/s320/feb10+107.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">After a few hours, the onions had cooked down and I began the deglazing process. Pouring the sherry into the caramelized onions was one of the best smells ever. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Well, that and the smell of freshly brewed Americana's from <a href="http://www.highgroundscoffee.com/">High Grounds</a> down the street. We had been craving coffee and kept calling down there to see if they were open. Kevin was lucky enough to catch the manager stopping in for a few minutes. Yesss.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdr-NfoiT1ToWQmgpPuH29cjiXU5r7OW8NlnkPWLdW71Nz7EW1FSUMoUsxjankLWIsRX-YW_Qc1yBda3fDYqmwCPYRb8yc7o529Hk7dX_-eQbskqV_b2jitA8RRQYzRjkQvyCRHH7R4Dq/s1600-h/feb10+102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdr-NfoiT1ToWQmgpPuH29cjiXU5r7OW8NlnkPWLdW71Nz7EW1FSUMoUsxjankLWIsRX-YW_Qc1yBda3fDYqmwCPYRb8yc7o529Hk7dX_-eQbskqV_b2jitA8RRQYzRjkQvyCRHH7R4Dq/s320/feb10+102.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">I will take this moment to sneak in another Oscar photo since he was such a good helper overseeing the shoveling today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHw-I1_1FZAEr2GWs7L9YqhsAe0Xlows0S6nUrrlJAGklfCdn0-oy0_BHyksa65BauPl-WwfZ1wdCDWtoE9IOhoAgFV5lsFRLK-AtLGxPv57nHxs07N2uTPKBTfQgDtmeN6AUIJn96X-9/s1600-h/feb10+133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHw-I1_1FZAEr2GWs7L9YqhsAe0Xlows0S6nUrrlJAGklfCdn0-oy0_BHyksa65BauPl-WwfZ1wdCDWtoE9IOhoAgFV5lsFRLK-AtLGxPv57nHxs07N2uTPKBTfQgDtmeN6AUIJn96X-9/s320/feb10+133.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Back to the French Onion Soup. The onions were a rich, golden color and it was time to pour in all the broth and seasoning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EDQ13_Ll0J8OrJedL4iTCFbCUu9ygEbk7k3jXSg1k3az1Jm2oEhWRE7KAwFhZbbD9NQUTkk0wKEgiOLOrkc_az56VSVuNnSH5I_hGu08UxMxGoPzsa3uHlUJ1V0eTGY4rMxMMk-i8lLr/s1600-h/feb10+112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EDQ13_Ll0J8OrJedL4iTCFbCUu9ygEbk7k3jXSg1k3az1Jm2oEhWRE7KAwFhZbbD9NQUTkk0wKEgiOLOrkc_az56VSVuNnSH5I_hGu08UxMxGoPzsa3uHlUJ1V0eTGY4rMxMMk-i8lLr/s320/feb10+112.jpg" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">At this point we had done enough shoveling for the day and I wanted a beer. <b><i>Flying Dog's In-Heat Wheat Hefeweizen</i></b> is my new favorite.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJQWguknABNLP9WfE7B-7MSTbC11LSbkKQvD9OL6EvGWCSRxmUFQXbYKs5HFDvMCripfXNlHIY5-eT08V33zEzL9t8tPifn5GIC_66Mj3NecLJVDhVx8_E54cs911FNO-Vklc0kRKl507/s1600-h/feb10+145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJQWguknABNLP9WfE7B-7MSTbC11LSbkKQvD9OL6EvGWCSRxmUFQXbYKs5HFDvMCripfXNlHIY5-eT08V33zEzL9t8tPifn5GIC_66Mj3NecLJVDhVx8_E54cs911FNO-Vklc0kRKl507/s320/feb10+145.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">The soup...all by its lonesome.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1twy4Mm7G95fds5202VYeK8E_uEtDy7dUOcGWSYFKibrhHYAr8NCJ9JG7uBWvilEmg2JvAKiwcJ7-C-Xcyr67mussNisQ3yJQw3K79GgFz-X8ehxCGlMlbNjOqOG_Vmz-ZTlZRiaSh_5_/s1600-h/feb10+134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1twy4Mm7G95fds5202VYeK8E_uEtDy7dUOcGWSYFKibrhHYAr8NCJ9JG7uBWvilEmg2JvAKiwcJ7-C-Xcyr67mussNisQ3yJQw3K79GgFz-X8ehxCGlMlbNjOqOG_Vmz-ZTlZRiaSh_5_/s320/feb10+134.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Toasted croutons thrown into the mix.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KkapFYQ4QHYQak8QssS7Qa_cDFKg7iAsUO7Kp-2oaRqsV-hMLmjziEMwL3VaCqTbqAxGjz6nVuEt_PiCzfemLsLY_6xgpuZEDtLlcV87W2KBIeVGDamys8XQJwKPgTiM1dVzI8UEOfoK/s1600-h/feb10+135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KkapFYQ4QHYQak8QssS7Qa_cDFKg7iAsUO7Kp-2oaRqsV-hMLmjziEMwL3VaCqTbqAxGjz6nVuEt_PiCzfemLsLY_6xgpuZEDtLlcV87W2KBIeVGDamys8XQJwKPgTiM1dVzI8UEOfoK/s320/feb10+135.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Topped with a slice of provolone and gruyere cheese. We both love cheese. Can you tell?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_arduuJxdDhbmh24MjlfXxAUV8LH17syyJqgEv7jp_8zgc2pqit4zQ-5V-bROI6RpvfXRsY-GVlwHG-vl5crUm1fcI6oHnTQ2wa9ecdvqxilxCGJ5Brp6g3C-E55p34Xr3X7SAScAHdm/s1600-h/feb10+139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_arduuJxdDhbmh24MjlfXxAUV8LH17syyJqgEv7jp_8zgc2pqit4zQ-5V-bROI6RpvfXRsY-GVlwHG-vl5crUm1fcI6oHnTQ2wa9ecdvqxilxCGJ5Brp6g3C-E55p34Xr3X7SAScAHdm/s320/feb10+139.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">The broiler got to work very quickly</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqMM1aW78SCIpV7XOtzMCr1EeRsrmNr-WyaZ384QxNreISOtU2aTuCVRyZcn0fjfYDYwj4UmrVfZieYbjtrxesw4DNUNTaWrQdVL7TkjseVwAA90L6vwSBEeJQDXgcrCTlFZ8fYwP6EYP/s1600-h/feb10+142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqMM1aW78SCIpV7XOtzMCr1EeRsrmNr-WyaZ384QxNreISOtU2aTuCVRyZcn0fjfYDYwj4UmrVfZieYbjtrxesw4DNUNTaWrQdVL7TkjseVwAA90L6vwSBEeJQDXgcrCTlFZ8fYwP6EYP/s320/feb10+142.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">And out came a beautiful sight. Brown, bubbly cheese.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNkBoY4scABa0omeifiHDVyRfBZATMabNSB0pbNrFhXLVEnj5FJoNeGKVau05jo3MEXOo3i0PNdWJx4M6dJ5vcU6vye_HLI9dRtJQs3qfIcOmT6xE2M67Y49qQAAUHd5h_nJDSsIWjCUp/s1600-h/feb10+152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNkBoY4scABa0omeifiHDVyRfBZATMabNSB0pbNrFhXLVEnj5FJoNeGKVau05jo3MEXOo3i0PNdWJx4M6dJ5vcU6vye_HLI9dRtJQs3qfIcOmT6xE2M67Y49qQAAUHd5h_nJDSsIWjCUp/s320/feb10+152.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Oh my goodness.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oRM_KSC1JBDx6cIX-bYMzpy_HSdxFL6kFHBRVhytkY9rDViIzjRjs9bmQLzmRgUEhLzD6pWEaGXsJK_QK5dWdwccqUwjKhtlg2PakmNZGaroAWBibXG1s_uhnvJuHsfKPW2O4xGuZ4_z/s1600-h/feb10+150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oRM_KSC1JBDx6cIX-bYMzpy_HSdxFL6kFHBRVhytkY9rDViIzjRjs9bmQLzmRgUEhLzD6pWEaGXsJK_QK5dWdwccqUwjKhtlg2PakmNZGaroAWBibXG1s_uhnvJuHsfKPW2O4xGuZ4_z/s320/feb10+150.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">I couldn't wait to dig in.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvRRzwb2qTT0MHM9eP79J7AV-D3L0YjoRFYWmtInYiGQoGhaEZVbnGepKuCWJpgcP__aihenrNcvJhjfst8p-nHoKN_t3itXwB9mPIG075EmPo_bYQXDZ-rbH0p_2DyLTqeqYxymasw7i/s1600-h/feb10+153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvRRzwb2qTT0MHM9eP79J7AV-D3L0YjoRFYWmtInYiGQoGhaEZVbnGepKuCWJpgcP__aihenrNcvJhjfst8p-nHoKN_t3itXwB9mPIG075EmPo_bYQXDZ-rbH0p_2DyLTqeqYxymasw7i/s320/feb10+153.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">If you know someone who likes French Onion Soup, make this for them and they will love you forever. I promise.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Have a great night!</span></span></div>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-461644099461363332010-02-06T06:46:00.000-05:002010-02-06T06:46:30.644-05:00Baltimore Blizzard<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They said we were going to get a blizzard... </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafUYXY1rUY0U82TSIMBxE_jNOoS4hQAkRHJlGhvpFyonZC1hx-uXciUKMajc2hJlHTiI2YHL3sNluvQdMNfKndAokYOBJVbAQOGdFuR9z_iG015z-seqogSFoVTvzk0QPShkQyxDTJdl0/s1600-h/feb10+058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafUYXY1rUY0U82TSIMBxE_jNOoS4hQAkRHJlGhvpFyonZC1hx-uXciUKMajc2hJlHTiI2YHL3sNluvQdMNfKndAokYOBJVbAQOGdFuR9z_iG015z-seqogSFoVTvzk0QPShkQyxDTJdl0/s320/feb10+058.jpg" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess you could say it is here. Kevin has begun digging out with our broken shovel.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0BwOcpWaO1vHXlHmOa9Rtd13iMu7hOAuu4PUks0pzwhxe38FCkoE2d2kK4aNKdlX1iLAnwgG45r_M7S9odsmAqGFBuFkS8UbRKZODbWdEetS7LYaFjNqIDkRASMDDdpiKv9hfgXxTuyA/s1600-h/feb10+056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0BwOcpWaO1vHXlHmOa9Rtd13iMu7hOAuu4PUks0pzwhxe38FCkoE2d2kK4aNKdlX1iLAnwgG45r_M7S9odsmAqGFBuFkS8UbRKZODbWdEetS7LYaFjNqIDkRASMDDdpiKv9hfgXxTuyA/s320/feb10+056.jpg" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oscar loves the snow.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5SO9Yk8MYXq2Ktohewf1lqQui-KbR8NuC-CEVA7e7R_5xdQ-PDZbkRZim0RNteNY59XWu75ZK_3kObPo2zvXmBqSHJd7uQ-n6p2_zfXRa5BxsCpgLWfqU0gR3XKwKMJ9Ni4hdmN-fBJV/s1600-h/feb10+061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5SO9Yk8MYXq2Ktohewf1lqQui-KbR8NuC-CEVA7e7R_5xdQ-PDZbkRZim0RNteNY59XWu75ZK_3kObPo2zvXmBqSHJd7uQ-n6p2_zfXRa5BxsCpgLWfqU0gR3XKwKMJ9Ni4hdmN-fBJV/s320/feb10+061.jpg" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can you find him in the picture above?</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO4DSdG7s8708SSkeuZh9ICNeJ-e0mRDsDTDmJw2Sj5IBwJ3nqpA8TqA0unhDuD42tF7RTbN8kYn8_08fMtmIqpUE3HOyR35Gh8IWbuqA0q0MDxp8phlAtD86gYsQ9QfqlBWfGMQY8wAz/s1600-h/feb10+067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO4DSdG7s8708SSkeuZh9ICNeJ-e0mRDsDTDmJw2Sj5IBwJ3nqpA8TqA0unhDuD42tF7RTbN8kYn8_08fMtmIqpUE3HOyR35Gh8IWbuqA0q0MDxp8phlAtD86gYsQ9QfqlBWfGMQY8wAz/s320/feb10+067.jpg" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope everyone stays warms!</span>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-58775341057353890632010-02-05T14:05:00.001-05:002010-02-05T14:07:12.337-05:00Spin, Snow, Soup and Sandwiches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tuesday night, I took an hour spin class at the gym. The entire class was full and as a late arriver, I got the older model "reject" bike in the back corner. Little did I know that I was also seated behind the class spirit queen. The instructor was great, she had the best music, my old bike worked fine, and it was an awesome workout. But, the girl in front of me felt the need to scream "Wahooooo" or "Yeaahhhh" each time a new song started. I mean...seriously? I just don't get it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a snowy night and neither Kevin or I felt like cooking. Soup and sandwiches to the rescue.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFi-F1Mm-9KTnVlEKdTUsYq9P2rHT-yzG-II7TPvUe0W306r-Z_YNJbQY98Ss83fnln2w4CIPoGNVhmzKakGS5xIAFw5pLJItrY_TgwgagaiqbjA6fdpEKmYAEVITDmIwOukO_fEfQkmw/s1600-h/DSCN0526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFi-F1Mm-9KTnVlEKdTUsYq9P2rHT-yzG-II7TPvUe0W306r-Z_YNJbQY98Ss83fnln2w4CIPoGNVhmzKakGS5xIAFw5pLJItrY_TgwgagaiqbjA6fdpEKmYAEVITDmIwOukO_fEfQkmw/s320/DSCN0526.JPG" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lately, I have been obsessed with V8 soups. So good.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3R-xJM_ToF4-R3D_zGsKJ_H3HGBBRIZBii3vbf8jxFLSQbKqECpOn99oJn0VppM4ohFb3WVZOGydyHFnP-Sl7CRJVS8S3Jtj6QJf3L3CuhPKJRIU91vU0LFsuNTXVPM3sAhnxVpRp5XEb/s1600-h/DSCN0530.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3R-xJM_ToF4-R3D_zGsKJ_H3HGBBRIZBii3vbf8jxFLSQbKqECpOn99oJn0VppM4ohFb3WVZOGydyHFnP-Sl7CRJVS8S3Jtj6QJf3L3CuhPKJRIU91vU0LFsuNTXVPM3sAhnxVpRp5XEb/s320/DSCN0530.JPG" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the texture of this soup. Much heartier than other tomato soups I have tried.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fellow East Coasters: Stay warm during the "big snow" that is coming. I plan to make french onion soup, drink my new favorite beer (Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat), shower my dog and cat with attention, watch too much TV, and hopefully do some sledding in the park. :)</span>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076003697089681748.post-76071096397678589482010-02-01T22:02:00.000-05:002010-02-01T22:02:20.842-05:00Turkey Meatballs over Baked Polenta<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last night I made Giada's Marinara Sauce and tonight my goal was to make her Turkey Meatballs.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTq3eMQxnB7G8742potx6rajxuCr74RWkYCOfMz5dj07pDCWxBMmMltaF3W4sL3owHAfL1fmhBLt7Qsv5C6iL1xy7HmTsBV8ec2a1L9CPs0nUDInK1grl9RgctAj_w3ZvCTkUZxy8qQFl/s1600-h/feb10+011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTq3eMQxnB7G8742potx6rajxuCr74RWkYCOfMz5dj07pDCWxBMmMltaF3W4sL3owHAfL1fmhBLt7Qsv5C6iL1xy7HmTsBV8ec2a1L9CPs0nUDInK1grl9RgctAj_w3ZvCTkUZxy8qQFl/s320/feb10+011.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I picked up the biggest bag of parsley yesterday.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8iEvFOTKETIZFwOGKId6p_Sg1mh0NPC5MUOeDkvC-95wQ8XlsAZL-AGphp2qo_1P5pVHFJhsYRe3cMd2kKSK9y20OzLLHucmhOtTMTxrDNGAK2h6bNRTKD7Aw5lg_xG6-ILFoVCzXX59/s1600-h/feb10+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8iEvFOTKETIZFwOGKId6p_Sg1mh0NPC5MUOeDkvC-95wQ8XlsAZL-AGphp2qo_1P5pVHFJhsYRe3cMd2kKSK9y20OzLLHucmhOtTMTxrDNGAK2h6bNRTKD7Aw5lg_xG6-ILFoVCzXX59/s320/feb10+010.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started out placing everything in the mixing bowl in hopes I could achieve one of those cool cookbook pictures where all the ingredients are separated. Then I added the egg. Oops.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LFKT35p50SNsHB7gme2p4XF62fPTyIauBpBG8pHggo9w-WCdu73ygAAlyK3rKAWkABBpx9WSJlZAs0ZdM9KTrB2S9ks5kKu6u3RHsHnbZGsXQreys-G9oIwYh_E3C0H9jYhS7UIDmdEV/s1600-h/feb10+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LFKT35p50SNsHB7gme2p4XF62fPTyIauBpBG8pHggo9w-WCdu73ygAAlyK3rKAWkABBpx9WSJlZAs0ZdM9KTrB2S9ks5kKu6u3RHsHnbZGsXQreys-G9oIwYh_E3C0H9jYhS7UIDmdEV/s320/feb10+013.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I added the ground turkey and mixed for a short time before forming <i>(what felt like a million)</i> mini meatballs and placing on parchment paper.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu11UPgKzQS8AlgF_3JBXQBOm66XkiBiqx5XN3txeN50XsGsBMUlHeSrYJjSxXu6CnM8iWGejOiIzNTBlED1ZN4_Rficq6BixVf2cdAd9icT57ROlI6No2fIEH7MkAGJHlqgO7xU1HMguX/s1600-h/feb10+037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu11UPgKzQS8AlgF_3JBXQBOm66XkiBiqx5XN3txeN50XsGsBMUlHeSrYJjSxXu6CnM8iWGejOiIzNTBlED1ZN4_Rficq6BixVf2cdAd9icT57ROlI6No2fIEH7MkAGJHlqgO7xU1HMguX/s320/feb10+037.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After cooking the meatballs, it was time to re-heat the marinara. Giada's marinara is so thick and hearty - I love it.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVu9NwIn9kwzGa7zBgA8YtPkTgqrLzZh_evsgg_pHg9vXm5s9RgSEdeay2zAXefqSGiMPsWqwNzRkjK2l_wh62aIvgYTXvTGMubFI_gWjdct0E_KjUqA6Yuk_OKNvesuPYTYDLitrH_Aw/s1600-h/feb10+032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVu9NwIn9kwzGa7zBgA8YtPkTgqrLzZh_evsgg_pHg9vXm5s9RgSEdeay2zAXefqSGiMPsWqwNzRkjK2l_wh62aIvgYTXvTGMubFI_gWjdct0E_KjUqA6Yuk_OKNvesuPYTYDLitrH_Aw/s320/feb10+032.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a very good helper in the kitchen each night that I cook.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-UB0-v-hD6eEZSpyj1e6TmohZkAVC4F1QBOL1EqDGXnNS7kmdxflgDqdUixzEC0ZuBnMJggSI821EXGxuvAweBi8CFFEsJZ3qcQV8aiEICuSzQJwhHdDgP5XRlvs1acEUcx5TA-OWgxl/s1600-h/feb10+019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-UB0-v-hD6eEZSpyj1e6TmohZkAVC4F1QBOL1EqDGXnNS7kmdxflgDqdUixzEC0ZuBnMJggSI821EXGxuvAweBi8CFFEsJZ3qcQV8aiEICuSzQJwhHdDgP5XRlvs1acEUcx5TA-OWgxl/s320/feb10+019.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not sure if anyone else has one of those annoying spaces between the oven and the counter top, but I swear it sucks things down there.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwg6dIoQr2xsda9r0r-0OWQZBx4q3S6XmuJr7aS0u6LvAmew2-2g5qshoxbbatD2NjGXVhihFHeLgRiZO7TNyiJCoLmI_DthBOJ_ytKa2fFUse7TwkH6bhfiu_TQJhx_0EkF1jw0RTe6u/s1600-h/feb10+024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwg6dIoQr2xsda9r0r-0OWQZBx4q3S6XmuJr7aS0u6LvAmew2-2g5qshoxbbatD2NjGXVhihFHeLgRiZO7TNyiJCoLmI_DthBOJ_ytKa2fFUse7TwkH6bhfiu_TQJhx_0EkF1jw0RTe6u/s320/feb10+024.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily, my helper likes to keep things clean. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSSkHma6lYksxJ93OUVtZh3NJLazXa4dqV63HjwbjMvaRw9jsLew_T0C9ZzaZF6NgZX_0g01QcwbREiBIgTrYCUzEV_9Nr2tI296IlRw0S3u5J_4an5o4zuTI8QSUntc4nGpNdNsUNF02/s1600-h/feb10+022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSSkHma6lYksxJ93OUVtZh3NJLazXa4dqV63HjwbjMvaRw9jsLew_T0C9ZzaZF6NgZX_0g01QcwbREiBIgTrYCUzEV_9Nr2tI296IlRw0S3u5J_4an5o4zuTI8QSUntc4nGpNdNsUNF02/s320/feb10+022.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really don't understand how he squeezes his body in this space.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOVWIvk9hTMYoMMwhK2jlP0YaWHCerfGSXq0IChUrdjq1g6SysUNB3ZZGAjSfdVLFLL5ltGPuH1cPumG89M-4dBzuo_UWWjMYMZzAyvs2pSEX_zYtGVdmnD2E5DYMHqKgu8SYT1gJheHA/s1600-h/feb10+027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOVWIvk9hTMYoMMwhK2jlP0YaWHCerfGSXq0IChUrdjq1g6SysUNB3ZZGAjSfdVLFLL5ltGPuH1cPumG89M-4dBzuo_UWWjMYMZzAyvs2pSEX_zYtGVdmnD2E5DYMHqKgu8SYT1gJheHA/s320/feb10+027.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I appreciate his help. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy the rest of your night!</span>laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670877393909343945noreply@blogger.com12