OH MY GOD!

I just was looking at my garden (I do that about 3 times a day) and to my amazement…….I found ONE little, red cherry tomato!

How psyched was I?  I spit on it, wiped it off and popped it in my mouth.  DOH!  All IN a matter of 2 seconds.  It was so SWEET & DELICIOUS!  I am so happy things are growing.  I still have the pest problem though.  Rabbits, chipmunks, birds, squirrels etc.  I received some great tips on how to duke it out with them.   I hope they work. 

What an exhausting week.  I actually fell asleep at 10:15 last night.  Can you believe that?  I don’t usually go to bed till ’bout 12 or 1am.  I feel well rested and ready for the weekend.  I finished up 4 ACEOS this week too.  For those of you that don’t know what they are…here is the definition.  I will either put them up on eBay or Etsy this weekend.  I hear Ben calling me from his crib so I’m off.  Have a great weekend!

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It’s easy, fattening and DELICIOUS!

Japanese Fried Spaghetti

1 lb. spaghetti (I like to mix regular and whole wheat)

1 lb. bacon diced and fried

Remove bacon from pan and leave 1/2 the oil.

Brown 2 cloves garlic

Add 2 Tbl. chives

Throw in One head of Cabbage (diced)

Stir Fry with garlic and chives until it is well coated and getting soft and brown.

Add in slightly undercooked spaghetti to pan (deep wok or something works best)

Let it get a little toasty and then add

4 Tbls. soy sauce (I use low sodium)

When everything looks good enough to eat, add bacon back in and a little fresh parsley.

Enjoy!

(Norine - let me know how it turns out)

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A few weeks ago, you might remember, we went to visit Julie and Samy.  I wrote about it in this post.  Samy made us a dinner that night that was soooooo fantastic.  I thought you might want to see some photos of what he created.  It’ was not only delicious but it was a work of art.  He carefully plans out these menus and cooks all day with the finest ingredients of the East end.  I forgot to write down what each dish was so Samy, please send me the descriptions when you can and I will add them.  Thanks again for a wonderful meal.

Cucumber topped with guacamole and seared scallop.

Butternut puree with Sea bass and cipollini onion.

I can’t even guess what this was…..I know mushrooms and some sort of roast. (Yikes! Help me out Samy)

Nectarines, grapefruit and cherry with some sort of creamy, fresh sauce.

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On a side note:

Girls, Have you gone for your mamogram this year?  I just went for the first time.  If you haven’t……Make your appointment TODAY!

Melissa and I were pregnant together and little C was born a week after Ben.  It was his birthday last week.  We are celebrating today.

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Ben and I got out early this morning to try and beat the heat.  Unfortunately it was like 90 by 10:00.  Anyways, we went to the market and while I was getting Ben out of the car, I felt a plop on my shoulder.  I’m thinking to myself, “Did someone just tap me?”, “Did a random raindrop just land on me?” or wait a minute….”Did a bird just poop on me?”.  I slowly put my hand back there and sure enough it was the latter.  I couldn’t believe it.  An irregular bird just crapped on me?  It was a freaking mess let me tell you.  I called to a lady getting in her car to help me.  She was kind enough to wipe everything off my shoulder/back/hair.  She even asked for baby wipes to make sure everything was clean.  How nice is that?  I told Ben I got pooped on and he laughed. 

I’ll run out later and buy a lottery ticket.

We spent the afternoon/evening out by Julie’s on Sunday.  It was a beautiful day and being at the beach was delightful.  The Monsta ran all around picking up rocks and putting sand on his head.  He would take Grandma’s hand and run down to the water totally squealing as a wave approached and then run back.  They did this about 1000 times.  He sat on the lifeguard chair and made a friend.  Then he climbed all the way up the hill back to the house by himself.  Samy was busy cooking and was all ready for us to sit down and indulge on one of his awesome dinners.  I will definitely have pictures to show you when I’m done editing them.  It was marvelous!  About 3 minutes after we got in the car to go home, cookie was fast asleep.  Another awesome day!

It is pretty rainy out today but that doesn’t get me down.  I love days like this.  The air is a bit cooler and things smell a bit fresher.  I just walked around the yard to check on all the growth.  I spied little cherry tomatoes already!  YAY.  They are very low to the ground still.  I hope that is ok.  I have them staked but they didn’t grow that tall yet.  I even think I saw the sugar snap peas breaking through.  I know there is weeding to do but I’m hesitant to pull anything because I’m just not sure they are weeds.  I planted so many seeds that I don’t wan’t to pull the wrong thing.  I’ll wait a bit longer. 

Ben really gets frustrated when he can’t figure out something.  He will try to do something and if it doesn’t happen on the first try, he freaks out.  He used to have so much patience, but now that he turned two, that went out the window.  That really goes for anything.  If he wants something, he wants it NOW.  He leaves no time to actually get it.  

This morning: 

Ben - Milk Mommy! 

Me - Ok, Ben, I need to get your cup and pour it. 

Ben - What!!!! MILK! MILK! (SPIT!) (MAD!) MILK! (cough) MILK! CRY!

He carries on like that until I give him the milk and then he says, “Daint doo” (thank you), turns and continues playing all happy.  Sometimes I even get an unsolicited kiss.

What’s up with that?