Goodbye 2009!
We said goodbye to 2009 with lobster! It's been a wonderful tradition at my parent's house for almost 10 years.
Last night we had 25lbs between 7 adults. I'd say that's pretty good, right?
My brother Ryan showed Coop a few of the lobsters.
He was a bit fascinated by them.
my lil trip to portland:
I just got back from Oregon. I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE it up there. I'm get nostalgic for Oregon as I went to college there waaaay back when.
I met up with a dear friend in Portland before my visit to Eugene and we had a lil food & shopping adventure!
We went to Pine State Biscuits! I've been wanting to go FOREVER.
i’m sleepy
cuzzzzzz we had a bizzy weekend!
Friday I went to Ikea and treated myself to a yogurt with kiwis & strawberries at Harmony in San Carlos
oh vegas!
This past weekend we went to Las Vegas for a wedding. It was our first time away from Cooper AND our first time to Las Vegas. (thank you mom!)
Such a wonderful trip. Still tired as a result!
People watching was FANTASTIC and the food we ate was killer. Because Casey and I love eating our way through a city, I made sure book some reservations the second our flights were booked.
Here are some of the places we ate:
*Nobhill (took pictures, but the lack of flash made everything so blah! I am NOT going to be that person who is firing a flash in a dark restaurant all night long. It's like being on your cellphone...but worse!)
*Bouchon (Thomas Keller held the key to our hangover cure at Brunch on Sunday)
which included.....
dear future child,
This is your mom speaking. You are due to arrive in give-or-take 3 weeks!!! Yikes. I am equally prepared and not prepared for your arrival.
This past weekend I ate almost a whole loaf of challah bread. I am TOTALLY convinced you loved EVERY second of it. Didn't you? I know I did. How could you not? I felt guilty for 2.5 seconds and then realized that I have a bun (that's you!) in the oven. A bun who will smile at me one day and be a carb addict just like his momma. So I guess it was worth the sacrifice. You will probably be the child who has eaten half the loaf of french bread before the clerk passes the barcode through the scanner.... Just don't be that kid who eats all of the bread I was going to serve company! That kid makes mommies unhappy.
Besides the challah fiasco...you also went out to dinner with your grandparents, your dad, and your cousins Elaine & Bruce.
This is what you ate:
prettie/vegan weekend!
I spent this past weekend with my prettie/vegan best friend, Erin. Every year we try to see each other at *least* twice. She came down to visit this past weekend and we had loads of fun trying some vegan treats in the Bay Area! Of course we're both really into food- so we did some damage at a few places.....
I started off by making Penne with Pesto, Asparagus & Roasted Pine-nuts (all vegan) for dinner on Thursday:
this weekend’s eats
JUICE! I bought a juicer a few weeks ago- remember? I've juiced every day since! Honestly! I love it. There's actually been several days where I've juiced in the morning & in the evening. It's the perfect toy for me to play with in the kitchen, as I am the type of person who likes to experiment! (sometimes a little too much)
On Saturday morning I made a tangerine, beet, celery, ginger & carrot juice. Tasty! Refreshing!
SOYRIZO! I love soyrizo. I'm pretty sure you will too. It has wonderful flavors and it's especially good when you burn it in a skillet. (at least I think so)
