two sundays ago, cheeks and i got to join eggplant to go at a sunday supper club at pallet23. that night, chef jose salazar was at the helm, and it was bittersweet to hear that that was his last sunday supper. it’s not over for chef yet; i read some great news about him that i will share at the end of this post. first off, pallet23 is a “private, flexible event space” in an area of northside that seemed to be in the revitalization stage. newly-opened barrio tequileria is catty-corner across the street (see photos from local “eye on the city”, 5chw4r7z - i just love all the dia de los muertos art!), and there were different phases of construction in the surrounding buildings. the space is a converted warehouse that has an open layout: there is a garage-door entrance at the back for wheeling in large equipment, and a kitchen space on the opposite end that allows for cooking demos.  the sunday supper club is limited to a small group, and that night, we were among 18 guests - it must be a challenge preparing food for a number that seems small when you don’t have a commercial kitchen to utilize. the menu was: cured hamachi (edamame, soy braised daikon, orange/ginger emulsion) roasted cauliflower (bell peppers, pickled onions, parsley, capers, spring garlic skordalia) potato gnocchi (english peas, parmesan cream, frico) wild alaskan halibut (quinoa, asparagus, hazelnuts, coffee gastrique) beef shortrib pot au’ feau (mirepoix, bone marrow) whipped brie (brioche, grapes, basil) milk mousse (aerated chocolate, pineapple, rum caramel) much like our dinner at orchids, we couldn’t pick a favorite dish. i really enjoyed how each dish was plated - it was very much designed, with every texture, shape and color considered. works of art. so, the great news, is that chef jose salazar will be opening his own restaurant in the OTR-area (14th and republic) in mid-august, and will be called, salazar. we’re so very excited for him, and wish him all the best! read more about this news from polly campbell’s article here. you can also find updates on this, plus plenty more food-related news, from eggplant to go. and, don’t forget that the sunday supper club at pallet 23 is not over! per their website, this event happens twice a month. i look forward to hearing more about the chefs they have lined up. check their facebook page for more up to date events here.
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two sundays ago, cheeks and i got to join eggplant to go at a sunday supper club at pallet23. that night, chef jose salazar was at the helm, and it was bittersweet to hear that that was his last sunday supper. it’s not over for chef yet; i read some great news about him that i will share at the end of this post. first off, pallet23 is a “private, flexible event space” in an area of northside that seemed to be in the revitalization stage. newly-opened barrio tequileria is catty-corner across the street (see photos from local “eye on the city”, 5chw4r7z - i just love all the dia de los muertos art!), and there were different phases of construction in the surrounding buildings. the space is a converted warehouse that has an open layout: there is a garage-door entrance at the back for wheeling in large equipment, and a kitchen space on the opposite end that allows for cooking demos.  the sunday supper club is limited to a small group, and that night, we were among 18 guests - it must be a challenge preparing food for a number that seems small when you don’t have a commercial kitchen to utilize. the menu was: cured hamachi (edamame, soy braised daikon, orange/ginger emulsion) roasted cauliflower (bell peppers, pickled onions, parsley, capers, spring garlic skordalia) potato gnocchi (english peas, parmesan cream, frico) wild alaskan halibut (quinoa, asparagus, hazelnuts, coffee gastrique) beef shortrib pot au’ feau (mirepoix, bone marrow) whipped brie (brioche, grapes, basil) milk mousse (aerated chocolate, pineapple, rum caramel) much like our dinner at orchids, we couldn’t pick a favorite dish. i really enjoyed how each dish was plated - it was very much designed, with every texture, shape and color considered. works of art. so, the great news, is that chef jose salazar will be opening his own restaurant in the OTR-area (14th and republic) in mid-august, and will be called, salazar. we’re so very excited for him, and wish him all the best! read more about this news from polly campbell’s article here. you can also find updates on this, plus plenty more food-related news, from eggplant to go. and, don’t forget that the sunday supper club at pallet 23 is not over! per their website, this event happens twice a month. i look forward to hearing more about the chefs they have lined up. check their facebook page for more up to date events here.
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two sundays ago, cheeks and i got to join eggplant to go at a sunday supper club at pallet23. that night, chef jose salazar was at the helm, and it was bittersweet to hear that that was his last sunday supper. it’s not over for chef yet; i read some great news about him that i will share at the end of this post. first off, pallet23 is a “private, flexible event space” in an area of northside that seemed to be in the revitalization stage. newly-opened barrio tequileria is catty-corner across the street (see photos from local “eye on the city”, 5chw4r7z - i just love all the dia de los muertos art!), and there were different phases of construction in the surrounding buildings. the space is a converted warehouse that has an open layout: there is a garage-door entrance at the back for wheeling in large equipment, and a kitchen space on the opposite end that allows for cooking demos.  the sunday supper club is limited to a small group, and that night, we were among 18 guests - it must be a challenge preparing food for a number that seems small when you don’t have a commercial kitchen to utilize. the menu was: cured hamachi (edamame, soy braised daikon, orange/ginger emulsion) roasted cauliflower (bell peppers, pickled onions, parsley, capers, spring garlic skordalia) potato gnocchi (english peas, parmesan cream, frico) wild alaskan halibut (quinoa, asparagus, hazelnuts, coffee gastrique) beef shortrib pot au’ feau (mirepoix, bone marrow) whipped brie (brioche, grapes, basil) milk mousse (aerated chocolate, pineapple, rum caramel) much like our dinner at orchids, we couldn’t pick a favorite dish. i really enjoyed how each dish was plated - it was very much designed, with every texture, shape and color considered. works of art. so, the great news, is that chef jose salazar will be opening his own restaurant in the OTR-area (14th and republic) in mid-august, and will be called, salazar. we’re so very excited for him, and wish him all the best! read more about this news from polly campbell’s article here. you can also find updates on this, plus plenty more food-related news, from eggplant to go. and, don’t forget that the sunday supper club at pallet 23 is not over! per their website, this event happens twice a month. i look forward to hearing more about the chefs they have lined up. check their facebook page for more up to date events here.
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two sundays ago, cheeks and i got to join eggplant to go at a sunday supper club at pallet23. that night, chef jose salazar was at the helm, and it was bittersweet to hear that that was his last sunday supper. it’s not over for chef yet; i read some great news about him that i will share at the end of this post. first off, pallet23 is a “private, flexible event space” in an area of northside that seemed to be in the revitalization stage. newly-opened barrio tequileria is catty-corner across the street (see photos from local “eye on the city”, 5chw4r7z - i just love all the dia de los muertos art!), and there were different phases of construction in the surrounding buildings. the space is a converted warehouse that has an open layout: there is a garage-door entrance at the back for wheeling in large equipment, and a kitchen space on the opposite end that allows for cooking demos.  the sunday supper club is limited to a small group, and that night, we were among 18 guests - it must be a challenge preparing food for a number that seems small when you don’t have a commercial kitchen to utilize. the menu was: cured hamachi (edamame, soy braised daikon, orange/ginger emulsion) roasted cauliflower (bell peppers, pickled onions, parsley, capers, spring garlic skordalia) potato gnocchi (english peas, parmesan cream, frico) wild alaskan halibut (quinoa, asparagus, hazelnuts, coffee gastrique) beef shortrib pot au’ feau (mirepoix, bone marrow) whipped brie (brioche, grapes, basil) milk mousse (aerated chocolate, pineapple, rum caramel) much like our dinner at orchids, we couldn’t pick a favorite dish. i really enjoyed how each dish was plated - it was very much designed, with every texture, shape and color considered. works of art. so, the great news, is that chef jose salazar will be opening his own restaurant in the OTR-area (14th and republic) in mid-august, and will be called, salazar. we’re so very excited for him, and wish him all the best! read more about this news from polly campbell’s article here. you can also find updates on this, plus plenty more food-related news, from eggplant to go. and, don’t forget that the sunday supper club at pallet 23 is not over! per their website, this event happens twice a month. i look forward to hearing more about the chefs they have lined up. check their facebook page for more up to date events here.
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two sundays ago, cheeks and i got to join eggplant to go at a sunday supper club at pallet23. that night, chef jose salazar was at the helm, and it was bittersweet to hear that that was his last sunday supper. it’s not over for chef yet; i read some great news about him that i will share at the end of this post. first off, pallet23 is a “private, flexible event space” in an area of northside that seemed to be in the revitalization stage. newly-opened barrio tequileria is catty-corner across the street (see photos from local “eye on the city”, 5chw4r7z - i just love all the dia de los muertos art!), and there were different phases of construction in the surrounding buildings. the space is a converted warehouse that has an open layout: there is a garage-door entrance at the back for wheeling in large equipment, and a kitchen space on the opposite end that allows for cooking demos.  the sunday supper club is limited to a small group, and that night, we were among 18 guests - it must be a challenge preparing food for a number that seems small when you don’t have a commercial kitchen to utilize. the menu was: cured hamachi (edamame, soy braised daikon, orange/ginger emulsion) roasted cauliflower (bell peppers, pickled onions, parsley, capers, spring garlic skordalia) potato gnocchi (english peas, parmesan cream, frico) wild alaskan halibut (quinoa, asparagus, hazelnuts, coffee gastrique) beef shortrib pot au’ feau (mirepoix, bone marrow) whipped brie (brioche, grapes, basil) milk mousse (aerated chocolate, pineapple, rum caramel) much like our dinner at orchids, we couldn’t pick a favorite dish. i really enjoyed how each dish was plated - it was very much designed, with every texture, shape and color considered. works of art. so, the great news, is that chef jose salazar will be opening his own restaurant in the OTR-area (14th and republic) in mid-august, and will be called, salazar. we’re so very excited for him, and wish him all the best! read more about this news from polly campbell’s article here. you can also find updates on this, plus plenty more food-related news, from eggplant to go. and, don’t forget that the sunday supper club at pallet 23 is not over! per their website, this event happens twice a month. i look forward to hearing more about the chefs they have lined up. check their facebook page for more up to date events here.
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two sundays ago, cheeks and i got to join eggplant to go at a sunday supper club at pallet23. that night, chef jose salazar was at the helm, and it was bittersweet to hear that that was his last sunday supper. it’s not over for chef yet; i read some great news about him that i will share at the end of this post. first off, pallet23 is a “private, flexible event space” in an area of northside that seemed to be in the revitalization stage. newly-opened barrio tequileria is catty-corner across the street (see photos from local “eye on the city”, 5chw4r7z - i just love all the dia de los muertos art!), and there were different phases of construction in the surrounding buildings. the space is a converted warehouse that has an open layout: there is a garage-door entrance at the back for wheeling in large equipment, and a kitchen space on the opposite end that allows for cooking demos.  the sunday supper club is limited to a small group, and that night, we were among 18 guests - it must be a challenge preparing food for a number that seems small when you don’t have a commercial kitchen to utilize. the menu was: cured hamachi (edamame, soy braised daikon, orange/ginger emulsion) roasted cauliflower (bell peppers, pickled onions, parsley, capers, spring garlic skordalia) potato gnocchi (english peas, parmesan cream, frico) wild alaskan halibut (quinoa, asparagus, hazelnuts, coffee gastrique) beef shortrib pot au’ feau (mirepoix, bone marrow) whipped brie (brioche, grapes, basil) milk mousse (aerated chocolate, pineapple, rum caramel) much like our dinner at orchids, we couldn’t pick a favorite dish. i really enjoyed how each dish was plated - it was very much designed, with every texture, shape and color considered. works of art. so, the great news, is that chef jose salazar will be opening his own restaurant in the OTR-area (14th and republic) in mid-august, and will be called, salazar. we’re so very excited for him, and wish him all the best! read more about this news from polly campbell’s article here. you can also find updates on this, plus plenty more food-related news, from eggplant to go. and, don’t forget that the sunday supper club at pallet 23 is not over! per their website, this event happens twice a month. i look forward to hearing more about the chefs they have lined up. check their facebook page for more up to date events here.
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two sundays ago, cheeks and i got to join eggplant to go at a sunday supper club at pallet23. that night, chef jose salazar was at the helm, and it was bittersweet to hear that that was his last sunday supper. it’s not over for chef yet; i read some great news about him that i will share at the end of this post. first off, pallet23 is a “private, flexible event space” in an area of northside that seemed to be in the revitalization stage. newly-opened barrio tequileria is catty-corner across the street (see photos from local “eye on the city”, 5chw4r7z - i just love all the dia de los muertos art!), and there were different phases of construction in the surrounding buildings. the space is a converted warehouse that has an open layout: there is a garage-door entrance at the back for wheeling in large equipment, and a kitchen space on the opposite end that allows for cooking demos.  the sunday supper club is limited to a small group, and that night, we were among 18 guests - it must be a challenge preparing food for a number that seems small when you don’t have a commercial kitchen to utilize. the menu was: cured hamachi (edamame, soy braised daikon, orange/ginger emulsion) roasted cauliflower (bell peppers, pickled onions, parsley, capers, spring garlic skordalia) potato gnocchi (english peas, parmesan cream, frico) wild alaskan halibut (quinoa, asparagus, hazelnuts, coffee gastrique) beef shortrib pot au’ feau (mirepoix, bone marrow) whipped brie (brioche, grapes, basil) milk mousse (aerated chocolate, pineapple, rum caramel) much like our dinner at orchids, we couldn’t pick a favorite dish. i really enjoyed how each dish was plated - it was very much designed, with every texture, shape and color considered. works of art. so, the great news, is that chef jose salazar will be opening his own restaurant in the OTR-area (14th and republic) in mid-august, and will be called, salazar. we’re so very excited for him, and wish him all the best! read more about this news from polly campbell’s article here. you can also find updates on this, plus plenty more food-related news, from eggplant to go. and, don’t forget that the sunday supper club at pallet 23 is not over! per their website, this event happens twice a month. i look forward to hearing more about the chefs they have lined up. check their facebook page for more up to date events here.
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two sundays ago, cheeks and i got to join eggplant to go at a sunday supper club at pallet23. that night, chef jose salazar was at the helm, and it was bittersweet to hear that that was his last sunday supper. it’s not over for chef yet; i read some great news about him that i will share at the end of this post. first off, pallet23 is a “private, flexible event space” in an area of northside that seemed to be in the revitalization stage. newly-opened barrio tequileria is catty-corner across the street (see photos from local “eye on the city”, 5chw4r7z - i just love all the dia de los muertos art!), and there were different phases of construction in the surrounding buildings. the space is a converted warehouse that has an open layout: there is a garage-door entrance at the back for wheeling in large equipment, and a kitchen space on the opposite end that allows for cooking demos.  the sunday supper club is limited to a small group, and that night, we were among 18 guests - it must be a challenge preparing food for a number that seems small when you don’t have a commercial kitchen to utilize. the menu was: cured hamachi (edamame, soy braised daikon, orange/ginger emulsion) roasted cauliflower (bell peppers, pickled onions, parsley, capers, spring garlic skordalia) potato gnocchi (english peas, parmesan cream, frico) wild alaskan halibut (quinoa, asparagus, hazelnuts, coffee gastrique) beef shortrib pot au’ feau (mirepoix, bone marrow) whipped brie (brioche, grapes, basil) milk mousse (aerated chocolate, pineapple, rum caramel) much like our dinner at orchids, we couldn’t pick a favorite dish. i really enjoyed how each dish was plated - it was very much designed, with every texture, shape and color considered. works of art. so, the great news, is that chef jose salazar will be opening his own restaurant in the OTR-area (14th and republic) in mid-august, and will be called, salazar. we’re so very excited for him, and wish him all the best! read more about this news from polly campbell’s article here. you can also find updates on this, plus plenty more food-related news, from eggplant to go. and, don’t forget that the sunday supper club at pallet 23 is not over! per their website, this event happens twice a month. i look forward to hearing more about the chefs they have lined up. check their facebook page for more up to date events here.
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two sundays ago, cheeks and i got to join eggplant to go at a sunday supper club at pallet23. that night, chef jose salazar was at the helm, and it was bittersweet to hear that that was his last sunday supper. it’s not over for chef yet; i read some great news about him that i will share at the end of this post. first off, pallet23 is a “private, flexible event space” in an area of northside that seemed to be in the revitalization stage. newly-opened barrio tequileria is catty-corner across the street (see photos from local “eye on the city”, 5chw4r7z - i just love all the dia de los muertos art!), and there were different phases of construction in the surrounding buildings. the space is a converted warehouse that has an open layout: there is a garage-door entrance at the back for wheeling in large equipment, and a kitchen space on the opposite end that allows for cooking demos.  the sunday supper club is limited to a small group, and that night, we were among 18 guests - it must be a challenge preparing food for a number that seems small when you don’t have a commercial kitchen to utilize. the menu was: cured hamachi (edamame, soy braised daikon, orange/ginger emulsion) roasted cauliflower (bell peppers, pickled onions, parsley, capers, spring garlic skordalia) potato gnocchi (english peas, parmesan cream, frico) wild alaskan halibut (quinoa, asparagus, hazelnuts, coffee gastrique) beef shortrib pot au’ feau (mirepoix, bone marrow) whipped brie (brioche, grapes, basil) milk mousse (aerated chocolate, pineapple, rum caramel) much like our dinner at orchids, we couldn’t pick a favorite dish. i really enjoyed how each dish was plated - it was very much designed, with every texture, shape and color considered. works of art. so, the great news, is that chef jose salazar will be opening his own restaurant in the OTR-area (14th and republic) in mid-august, and will be called, salazar. we’re so very excited for him, and wish him all the best! read more about this news from polly campbell’s article here. you can also find updates on this, plus plenty more food-related news, from eggplant to go. and, don’t forget that the sunday supper club at pallet 23 is not over! per their website, this event happens twice a month. i look forward to hearing more about the chefs they have lined up. check their facebook page for more up to date events here.
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two sundays ago, cheeks and i got to join eggplant to go at a sunday supper club at pallet23. that night, chef jose salazar was at the helm, and it was bittersweet to hear that that was his last sunday supper. it’s not over for chef yet; i read some great news about him that i will share at the end of this post.

first off, pallet23 is a “private, flexible event space” in an area of northside that seemed to be in the revitalization stage. newly-opened barrio tequileria is catty-corner across the street (see photos from local “eye on the city”, 5chw4r7z - i just love all the dia de los muertos art!), and there were different phases of construction in the surrounding buildings. the space is a converted warehouse that has an open layout: there is a garage-door entrance at the back for wheeling in large equipment, and a kitchen space on the opposite end that allows for cooking demos. 

the sunday supper club is limited to a small group, and that night, we were among 18 guests - it must be a challenge preparing food for a number that seems small when you don’t have a commercial kitchen to utilize.

the menu was:

  • cured hamachi (edamame, soy braised daikon, orange/ginger emulsion)
  • roasted cauliflower (bell peppers, pickled onions, parsley, capers, spring garlic skordalia)
  • potato gnocchi (english peas, parmesan cream, frico)
  • wild alaskan halibut (quinoa, asparagus, hazelnuts, coffee gastrique)
  • beef shortrib pot au’ feau (mirepoix, bone marrow)
  • whipped brie (brioche, grapes, basil)
  • milk mousse (aerated chocolate, pineapple, rum caramel)

much like our dinner at orchids, we couldn’t pick a favorite dish. i really enjoyed how each dish was plated - it was very much designed, with every texture, shape and color considered. works of art.

so, the great news, is that chef jose salazar will be opening his own restaurant in the OTR-area (14th and republic) in mid-august, and will be called, salazar. we’re so very excited for him, and wish him all the best!

read more about this news from polly campbell’s article here. you can also find updates on this, plus plenty more food-related news, from eggplant to go. and, don’t forget that the sunday supper club at pallet 23 is not over! per their website, this event happens twice a month. i look forward to hearing more about the chefs they have lined up. check their facebook page for more up to date events here.

last weekend, we ate and ate and ate, in honor of our very good friend, F, and her upcoming wedding to R. our itinerary included: food tour of findlay market for lunch (no photos from here because both my hands were full - crepe from taste of belgium in one, limeade from pho lang thang in the other). we finished up at dojo gelato for dessert. dinner at zab thai, and to try out their macarons (which were named best macarons in cincinnati magazine’s, where to eat now issue) movie (bridesmaids!) and munchies back at our house brunch the following morning at troy’s cafe forget bar-hopping and drinking, THIS is why the bond of our friendship is strong - it is glued together by the yummy goodness of food! the weekend was beautiful here in cincinnati, and i wanted to stay out longer, so i picked up cheeks, and we got some mini blizzards from dairy queen (finally, new sizes are becoming smaller than super!), stopped by montgomery cyclery (you all know i don’t know how to ride, so this stop is for cheeks - although i would like one of those brightly-colored bicycles, please!) and a pre-dinner snack - vada pav from curries (fyi: they will be serving street food snacks outside their restaurants on sundays, and plan to expand their offerings when the summer rolls along). the sticking memory for me this past weekend happened at findlay market. one of our friends lost her bag of goodies - it got left at one of the outdoor seating when we moved seats, and was gone by the time we ran back to get it. one of the items she bought was spelt bread from blue oven bakery, and when we got to the counter to replace the loaf, claude offered it … at no charge. it’s a simple gesture, i know, but goodness speaks a thousand words. and i share this in light of the bombings at the boston marathon yesterday because i want to be reminded of the goodness in people. i read about the people who, instead of running away from the incident, went towards it to help those who were hurt - “the helpers”: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world.” - Fred Rogers our hearts go out to the people of boston.
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last weekend, we ate and ate and ate, in honor of our very good friend, F, and her upcoming wedding to R. our itinerary included: food tour of findlay market for lunch (no photos from here because both my hands were full - crepe from taste of belgium in one, limeade from pho lang thang in the other). we finished up at dojo gelato for dessert. dinner at zab thai, and to try out their macarons (which were named best macarons in cincinnati magazine’s, where to eat now issue) movie (bridesmaids!) and munchies back at our house brunch the following morning at troy’s cafe forget bar-hopping and drinking, THIS is why the bond of our friendship is strong - it is glued together by the yummy goodness of food! the weekend was beautiful here in cincinnati, and i wanted to stay out longer, so i picked up cheeks, and we got some mini blizzards from dairy queen (finally, new sizes are becoming smaller than super!), stopped by montgomery cyclery (you all know i don’t know how to ride, so this stop is for cheeks - although i would like one of those brightly-colored bicycles, please!) and a pre-dinner snack - vada pav from curries (fyi: they will be serving street food snacks outside their restaurants on sundays, and plan to expand their offerings when the summer rolls along). the sticking memory for me this past weekend happened at findlay market. one of our friends lost her bag of goodies - it got left at one of the outdoor seating when we moved seats, and was gone by the time we ran back to get it. one of the items she bought was spelt bread from blue oven bakery, and when we got to the counter to replace the loaf, claude offered it … at no charge. it’s a simple gesture, i know, but goodness speaks a thousand words. and i share this in light of the bombings at the boston marathon yesterday because i want to be reminded of the goodness in people. i read about the people who, instead of running away from the incident, went towards it to help those who were hurt - “the helpers”: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world.” - Fred Rogers our hearts go out to the people of boston.
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last weekend, we ate and ate and ate, in honor of our very good friend, F, and her upcoming wedding to R. our itinerary included: food tour of findlay market for lunch (no photos from here because both my hands were full - crepe from taste of belgium in one, limeade from pho lang thang in the other). we finished up at dojo gelato for dessert. dinner at zab thai, and to try out their macarons (which were named best macarons in cincinnati magazine’s, where to eat now issue) movie (bridesmaids!) and munchies back at our house brunch the following morning at troy’s cafe forget bar-hopping and drinking, THIS is why the bond of our friendship is strong - it is glued together by the yummy goodness of food! the weekend was beautiful here in cincinnati, and i wanted to stay out longer, so i picked up cheeks, and we got some mini blizzards from dairy queen (finally, new sizes are becoming smaller than super!), stopped by montgomery cyclery (you all know i don’t know how to ride, so this stop is for cheeks - although i would like one of those brightly-colored bicycles, please!) and a pre-dinner snack - vada pav from curries (fyi: they will be serving street food snacks outside their restaurants on sundays, and plan to expand their offerings when the summer rolls along). the sticking memory for me this past weekend happened at findlay market. one of our friends lost her bag of goodies - it got left at one of the outdoor seating when we moved seats, and was gone by the time we ran back to get it. one of the items she bought was spelt bread from blue oven bakery, and when we got to the counter to replace the loaf, claude offered it … at no charge. it’s a simple gesture, i know, but goodness speaks a thousand words. and i share this in light of the bombings at the boston marathon yesterday because i want to be reminded of the goodness in people. i read about the people who, instead of running away from the incident, went towards it to help those who were hurt - “the helpers”: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world.” - Fred Rogers our hearts go out to the people of boston.
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last weekend, we ate and ate and ate, in honor of our very good friend, F, and her upcoming wedding to R. our itinerary included: food tour of findlay market for lunch (no photos from here because both my hands were full - crepe from taste of belgium in one, limeade from pho lang thang in the other). we finished up at dojo gelato for dessert. dinner at zab thai, and to try out their macarons (which were named best macarons in cincinnati magazine’s, where to eat now issue) movie (bridesmaids!) and munchies back at our house brunch the following morning at troy’s cafe forget bar-hopping and drinking, THIS is why the bond of our friendship is strong - it is glued together by the yummy goodness of food! the weekend was beautiful here in cincinnati, and i wanted to stay out longer, so i picked up cheeks, and we got some mini blizzards from dairy queen (finally, new sizes are becoming smaller than super!), stopped by montgomery cyclery (you all know i don’t know how to ride, so this stop is for cheeks - although i would like one of those brightly-colored bicycles, please!) and a pre-dinner snack - vada pav from curries (fyi: they will be serving street food snacks outside their restaurants on sundays, and plan to expand their offerings when the summer rolls along). the sticking memory for me this past weekend happened at findlay market. one of our friends lost her bag of goodies - it got left at one of the outdoor seating when we moved seats, and was gone by the time we ran back to get it. one of the items she bought was spelt bread from blue oven bakery, and when we got to the counter to replace the loaf, claude offered it … at no charge. it’s a simple gesture, i know, but goodness speaks a thousand words. and i share this in light of the bombings at the boston marathon yesterday because i want to be reminded of the goodness in people. i read about the people who, instead of running away from the incident, went towards it to help those who were hurt - “the helpers”: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world.” - Fred Rogers our hearts go out to the people of boston.
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last weekend, we ate and ate and ate, in honor of our very good friend, F, and her upcoming wedding to R. our itinerary included: food tour of findlay market for lunch (no photos from here because both my hands were full - crepe from taste of belgium in one, limeade from pho lang thang in the other). we finished up at dojo gelato for dessert. dinner at zab thai, and to try out their macarons (which were named best macarons in cincinnati magazine’s, where to eat now issue) movie (bridesmaids!) and munchies back at our house brunch the following morning at troy’s cafe forget bar-hopping and drinking, THIS is why the bond of our friendship is strong - it is glued together by the yummy goodness of food! the weekend was beautiful here in cincinnati, and i wanted to stay out longer, so i picked up cheeks, and we got some mini blizzards from dairy queen (finally, new sizes are becoming smaller than super!), stopped by montgomery cyclery (you all know i don’t know how to ride, so this stop is for cheeks - although i would like one of those brightly-colored bicycles, please!) and a pre-dinner snack - vada pav from curries (fyi: they will be serving street food snacks outside their restaurants on sundays, and plan to expand their offerings when the summer rolls along). the sticking memory for me this past weekend happened at findlay market. one of our friends lost her bag of goodies - it got left at one of the outdoor seating when we moved seats, and was gone by the time we ran back to get it. one of the items she bought was spelt bread from blue oven bakery, and when we got to the counter to replace the loaf, claude offered it … at no charge. it’s a simple gesture, i know, but goodness speaks a thousand words. and i share this in light of the bombings at the boston marathon yesterday because i want to be reminded of the goodness in people. i read about the people who, instead of running away from the incident, went towards it to help those who were hurt - “the helpers”: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world.” - Fred Rogers our hearts go out to the people of boston.
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last weekend, we ate and ate and ate, in honor of our very good friend, F, and her upcoming wedding to R. our itinerary included: food tour of findlay market for lunch (no photos from here because both my hands were full - crepe from taste of belgium in one, limeade from pho lang thang in the other). we finished up at dojo gelato for dessert. dinner at zab thai, and to try out their macarons (which were named best macarons in cincinnati magazine’s, where to eat now issue) movie (bridesmaids!) and munchies back at our house brunch the following morning at troy’s cafe forget bar-hopping and drinking, THIS is why the bond of our friendship is strong - it is glued together by the yummy goodness of food! the weekend was beautiful here in cincinnati, and i wanted to stay out longer, so i picked up cheeks, and we got some mini blizzards from dairy queen (finally, new sizes are becoming smaller than super!), stopped by montgomery cyclery (you all know i don’t know how to ride, so this stop is for cheeks - although i would like one of those brightly-colored bicycles, please!) and a pre-dinner snack - vada pav from curries (fyi: they will be serving street food snacks outside their restaurants on sundays, and plan to expand their offerings when the summer rolls along). the sticking memory for me this past weekend happened at findlay market. one of our friends lost her bag of goodies - it got left at one of the outdoor seating when we moved seats, and was gone by the time we ran back to get it. one of the items she bought was spelt bread from blue oven bakery, and when we got to the counter to replace the loaf, claude offered it … at no charge. it’s a simple gesture, i know, but goodness speaks a thousand words. and i share this in light of the bombings at the boston marathon yesterday because i want to be reminded of the goodness in people. i read about the people who, instead of running away from the incident, went towards it to help those who were hurt - “the helpers”: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world.” - Fred Rogers our hearts go out to the people of boston.
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last weekend, we ate and ate and ate, in honor of our very good friend, F, and her upcoming wedding to R. our itinerary included: food tour of findlay market for lunch (no photos from here because both my hands were full - crepe from taste of belgium in one, limeade from pho lang thang in the other). we finished up at dojo gelato for dessert. dinner at zab thai, and to try out their macarons (which were named best macarons in cincinnati magazine’s, where to eat now issue) movie (bridesmaids!) and munchies back at our house brunch the following morning at troy’s cafe forget bar-hopping and drinking, THIS is why the bond of our friendship is strong - it is glued together by the yummy goodness of food! the weekend was beautiful here in cincinnati, and i wanted to stay out longer, so i picked up cheeks, and we got some mini blizzards from dairy queen (finally, new sizes are becoming smaller than super!), stopped by montgomery cyclery (you all know i don’t know how to ride, so this stop is for cheeks - although i would like one of those brightly-colored bicycles, please!) and a pre-dinner snack - vada pav from curries (fyi: they will be serving street food snacks outside their restaurants on sundays, and plan to expand their offerings when the summer rolls along). the sticking memory for me this past weekend happened at findlay market. one of our friends lost her bag of goodies - it got left at one of the outdoor seating when we moved seats, and was gone by the time we ran back to get it. one of the items she bought was spelt bread from blue oven bakery, and when we got to the counter to replace the loaf, claude offered it … at no charge. it’s a simple gesture, i know, but goodness speaks a thousand words. and i share this in light of the bombings at the boston marathon yesterday because i want to be reminded of the goodness in people. i read about the people who, instead of running away from the incident, went towards it to help those who were hurt - “the helpers”: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world.” - Fred Rogers our hearts go out to the people of boston.
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last weekend, we ate and ate and ate, in honor of our very good friend, F, and her upcoming wedding to R. our itinerary included: food tour of findlay market for lunch (no photos from here because both my hands were full - crepe from taste of belgium in one, limeade from pho lang thang in the other). we finished up at dojo gelato for dessert. dinner at zab thai, and to try out their macarons (which were named best macarons in cincinnati magazine’s, where to eat now issue) movie (bridesmaids!) and munchies back at our house brunch the following morning at troy’s cafe forget bar-hopping and drinking, THIS is why the bond of our friendship is strong - it is glued together by the yummy goodness of food! the weekend was beautiful here in cincinnati, and i wanted to stay out longer, so i picked up cheeks, and we got some mini blizzards from dairy queen (finally, new sizes are becoming smaller than super!), stopped by montgomery cyclery (you all know i don’t know how to ride, so this stop is for cheeks - although i would like one of those brightly-colored bicycles, please!) and a pre-dinner snack - vada pav from curries (fyi: they will be serving street food snacks outside their restaurants on sundays, and plan to expand their offerings when the summer rolls along). the sticking memory for me this past weekend happened at findlay market. one of our friends lost her bag of goodies - it got left at one of the outdoor seating when we moved seats, and was gone by the time we ran back to get it. one of the items she bought was spelt bread from blue oven bakery, and when we got to the counter to replace the loaf, claude offered it … at no charge. it’s a simple gesture, i know, but goodness speaks a thousand words. and i share this in light of the bombings at the boston marathon yesterday because i want to be reminded of the goodness in people. i read about the people who, instead of running away from the incident, went towards it to help those who were hurt - “the helpers”: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world.” - Fred Rogers our hearts go out to the people of boston.
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last weekend, we ate and ate and ate, in honor of our very good friend, F, and her upcoming wedding to R.

our itinerary included:

forget bar-hopping and drinking, THIS is why the bond of our friendship is strong - it is glued together by the yummy goodness of food!

the weekend was beautiful here in cincinnati, and i wanted to stay out longer, so i picked up cheeks, and we got some mini blizzards from dairy queen (finally, new sizes are becoming smaller than super!), stopped by montgomery cyclery (you all know i don’t know how to ride, so this stop is for cheeks - although i would like one of those brightly-colored bicycles, please!) and a pre-dinner snack - vada pav from curries (fyi: they will be serving street food snacks outside their restaurants on sundays, and plan to expand their offerings when the summer rolls along).

the sticking memory for me this past weekend happened at findlay market. one of our friends lost her bag of goodies - it got left at one of the outdoor seating when we moved seats, and was gone by the time we ran back to get it. one of the items she bought was spelt bread from blue oven bakery, and when we got to the counter to replace the loaf, claude offered it … at no charge. it’s a simple gesture, i know, but goodness speaks a thousand words.

and i share this in light of the bombings at the boston marathon yesterday because i want to be reminded of the goodness in people. i read about the people who, instead of running away from the incident, went towards it to help those who were hurt - “the helpers”:

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world.” - Fred Rogers

our hearts go out to the people of boston.

what, it’s thursday already?? where did the week go? before the week ends, i want to share with you what i did last weekend, mostly because i was productive, and that always makes me feel good!  tucked these lovely-patterned japanese paper in these glass coasters. i had debated for a loong while what to put under there, and eventually decided on pattern vs image.  framed some loose prints and photos added the midas touch to photo frames that a friend will be using as table markers at their wedding at the end of the month made some decorations from paper scraps and string that i have left from previous projects … and broke my giant puncher * tears * (never attempt to punch card stock paper!). thankfully, michael’s saved the day with a 50% off coupon, and i was able to replace, and finish this project up. and the last photo was at a Sunday Supper Club dinner at pallet 23 - this one with Chef Jose Salazar. isn’t that a beautiful dish? will share more about this dinner soon. one of our home projects is to get our office space more of a workable space. currently, it’s just where we store paperwork, documents, craft supplies … but we don’t necessarily work IN the space. i go there to get what i need, and work in the living room on the coffee table. then i’d have to clear up every time we need the table for dinner (yes, we eat in front of the tv - it’s just so cozy!). i’d love to be able  to spread my supplies out, and just leave them there when i’m not finished, and just do more … doodling, paper crafting, felting, coloring even … soon. in the meantime i’ve been pinning all sorts of inspiration for our future workspace, and living spaces in general, here.
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what, it’s thursday already?? where did the week go? before the week ends, i want to share with you what i did last weekend, mostly because i was productive, and that always makes me feel good!  tucked these lovely-patterned japanese paper in these glass coasters. i had debated for a loong while what to put under there, and eventually decided on pattern vs image.  framed some loose prints and photos added the midas touch to photo frames that a friend will be using as table markers at their wedding at the end of the month made some decorations from paper scraps and string that i have left from previous projects … and broke my giant puncher * tears * (never attempt to punch card stock paper!). thankfully, michael’s saved the day with a 50% off coupon, and i was able to replace, and finish this project up. and the last photo was at a Sunday Supper Club dinner at pallet 23 - this one with Chef Jose Salazar. isn’t that a beautiful dish? will share more about this dinner soon. one of our home projects is to get our office space more of a workable space. currently, it’s just where we store paperwork, documents, craft supplies … but we don’t necessarily work IN the space. i go there to get what i need, and work in the living room on the coffee table. then i’d have to clear up every time we need the table for dinner (yes, we eat in front of the tv - it’s just so cozy!). i’d love to be able  to spread my supplies out, and just leave them there when i’m not finished, and just do more … doodling, paper crafting, felting, coloring even … soon. in the meantime i’ve been pinning all sorts of inspiration for our future workspace, and living spaces in general, here.
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what, it’s thursday already?? where did the week go? before the week ends, i want to share with you what i did last weekend, mostly because i was productive, and that always makes me feel good!  tucked these lovely-patterned japanese paper in these glass coasters. i had debated for a loong while what to put under there, and eventually decided on pattern vs image.  framed some loose prints and photos added the midas touch to photo frames that a friend will be using as table markers at their wedding at the end of the month made some decorations from paper scraps and string that i have left from previous projects … and broke my giant puncher * tears * (never attempt to punch card stock paper!). thankfully, michael’s saved the day with a 50% off coupon, and i was able to replace, and finish this project up. and the last photo was at a Sunday Supper Club dinner at pallet 23 - this one with Chef Jose Salazar. isn’t that a beautiful dish? will share more about this dinner soon. one of our home projects is to get our office space more of a workable space. currently, it’s just where we store paperwork, documents, craft supplies … but we don’t necessarily work IN the space. i go there to get what i need, and work in the living room on the coffee table. then i’d have to clear up every time we need the table for dinner (yes, we eat in front of the tv - it’s just so cozy!). i’d love to be able  to spread my supplies out, and just leave them there when i’m not finished, and just do more … doodling, paper crafting, felting, coloring even … soon. in the meantime i’ve been pinning all sorts of inspiration for our future workspace, and living spaces in general, here.
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what, it’s thursday already?? where did the week go? before the week ends, i want to share with you what i did last weekend, mostly because i was productive, and that always makes me feel good!  tucked these lovely-patterned japanese paper in these glass coasters. i had debated for a loong while what to put under there, and eventually decided on pattern vs image.  framed some loose prints and photos added the midas touch to photo frames that a friend will be using as table markers at their wedding at the end of the month made some decorations from paper scraps and string that i have left from previous projects … and broke my giant puncher * tears * (never attempt to punch card stock paper!). thankfully, michael’s saved the day with a 50% off coupon, and i was able to replace, and finish this project up. and the last photo was at a Sunday Supper Club dinner at pallet 23 - this one with Chef Jose Salazar. isn’t that a beautiful dish? will share more about this dinner soon. one of our home projects is to get our office space more of a workable space. currently, it’s just where we store paperwork, documents, craft supplies … but we don’t necessarily work IN the space. i go there to get what i need, and work in the living room on the coffee table. then i’d have to clear up every time we need the table for dinner (yes, we eat in front of the tv - it’s just so cozy!). i’d love to be able  to spread my supplies out, and just leave them there when i’m not finished, and just do more … doodling, paper crafting, felting, coloring even … soon. in the meantime i’ve been pinning all sorts of inspiration for our future workspace, and living spaces in general, here.
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what, it’s thursday already?? where did the week go? before the week ends, i want to share with you what i did last weekend, mostly because i was productive, and that always makes me feel good!  tucked these lovely-patterned japanese paper in these glass coasters. i had debated for a loong while what to put under there, and eventually decided on pattern vs image.  framed some loose prints and photos added the midas touch to photo frames that a friend will be using as table markers at their wedding at the end of the month made some decorations from paper scraps and string that i have left from previous projects … and broke my giant puncher * tears * (never attempt to punch card stock paper!). thankfully, michael’s saved the day with a 50% off coupon, and i was able to replace, and finish this project up. and the last photo was at a Sunday Supper Club dinner at pallet 23 - this one with Chef Jose Salazar. isn’t that a beautiful dish? will share more about this dinner soon. one of our home projects is to get our office space more of a workable space. currently, it’s just where we store paperwork, documents, craft supplies … but we don’t necessarily work IN the space. i go there to get what i need, and work in the living room on the coffee table. then i’d have to clear up every time we need the table for dinner (yes, we eat in front of the tv - it’s just so cozy!). i’d love to be able  to spread my supplies out, and just leave them there when i’m not finished, and just do more … doodling, paper crafting, felting, coloring even … soon. in the meantime i’ve been pinning all sorts of inspiration for our future workspace, and living spaces in general, here.
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what, it’s thursday already?? where did the week go?

before the week ends, i want to share with you what i did last weekend, mostly because i was productive, and that always makes me feel good! 

  1. tucked these lovely-patterned japanese paper in these glass coasters. i had debated for a loong while what to put under there, and eventually decided on pattern vs image. 
  2. framed some loose prints and photos
  3. added the midas touch to photo frames that a friend will be using as table markers at their wedding at the end of the month
  4. made some decorations from paper scraps and string that i have left from previous projects … and broke my giant puncher * tears * (never attempt to punch card stock paper!). thankfully, michael’s saved the day with a 50% off coupon, and i was able to replace, and finish this project up.

and the last photo was at a Sunday Supper Club dinner at pallet 23 - this one with Chef Jose Salazar. isn’t that a beautiful dish? will share more about this dinner soon.

one of our home projects is to get our office space more of a workable space. currently, it’s just where we store paperwork, documents, craft supplies … but we don’t necessarily work IN the space. i go there to get what i need, and work in the living room on the coffee table. then i’d have to clear up every time we need the table for dinner (yes, we eat in front of the tv - it’s just so cozy!). i’d love to be able  to spread my supplies out, and just leave them there when i’m not finished, and just do more … doodling, paper crafting, felting, coloring even …

soon.

in the meantime i’ve been pinning all sorts of inspiration for our future workspace, and living spaces in general, here.

i love succulents! for one, they are easy to take care of (not a lot of watering!), and there are so many interesting-looking kinds! we picked up these new babies last weekend, and planted them in these white planters from ikea.  adding indoor plants is another way for me to create an inspiring home - and a healthy home (some indoor plants are also air purifiers)! i am still very much intimidated with gardening, and i prefer to garden the easy way, much to some of our plants’ demise (under-watering or over-watering). i’m going to make sure these babies get a lot of nurturing - food and plenty of sun, and to remember not to water them too much. happy weekend everyone!
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i love succulents! for one, they are easy to take care of (not a lot of watering!), and there are so many interesting-looking kinds! we picked up these new babies last weekend, and planted them in these white planters from ikea.  adding indoor plants is another way for me to create an inspiring home - and a healthy home (some indoor plants are also air purifiers)! i am still very much intimidated with gardening, and i prefer to garden the easy way, much to some of our plants’ demise (under-watering or over-watering). i’m going to make sure these babies get a lot of nurturing - food and plenty of sun, and to remember not to water them too much. happy weekend everyone!
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i love succulents! for one, they are easy to take care of (not a lot of watering!), and there are so many interesting-looking kinds! we picked up these new babies last weekend, and planted them in these white planters from ikea.  adding indoor plants is another way for me to create an inspiring home - and a healthy home (some indoor plants are also air purifiers)! i am still very much intimidated with gardening, and i prefer to garden the easy way, much to some of our plants’ demise (under-watering or over-watering). i’m going to make sure these babies get a lot of nurturing - food and plenty of sun, and to remember not to water them too much. happy weekend everyone!
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i love succulents! for one, they are easy to take care of (not a lot of watering!), and there are so many interesting-looking kinds! we picked up these new babies last weekend, and planted them in these white planters from ikea.  adding indoor plants is another way for me to create an inspiring home - and a healthy home (some indoor plants are also air purifiers)! i am still very much intimidated with gardening, and i prefer to garden the easy way, much to some of our plants’ demise (under-watering or over-watering). i’m going to make sure these babies get a lot of nurturing - food and plenty of sun, and to remember not to water them too much. happy weekend everyone!
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i love succulents! for one, they are easy to take care of (not a lot of watering!), and there are so many interesting-looking kinds! we picked up these new babies last weekend, and planted them in these white planters from ikea.  adding indoor plants is another way for me to create an inspiring home - and a healthy home (some indoor plants are also air purifiers)! i am still very much intimidated with gardening, and i prefer to garden the easy way, much to some of our plants’ demise (under-watering or over-watering). i’m going to make sure these babies get a lot of nurturing - food and plenty of sun, and to remember not to water them too much. happy weekend everyone!
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i love succulents! for one, they are easy to take care of (not a lot of watering!), and there are so many interesting-looking kinds! we picked up these new babies last weekend, and planted them in these white planters from ikea. 

adding indoor plants is another way for me to create an inspiring home - and a healthy home (some indoor plants are also air purifiers)! i am still very much intimidated with gardening, and i prefer to garden the easy way, much to some of our plants’ demise (under-watering or over-watering).

i’m going to make sure these babies get a lot of nurturing - food and plenty of sun, and to remember not to water them too much.

happy weekend everyone!

last week at work, we had a silent auction for Make a Wish Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House, and i had the highest bid for this “breakfast basket.” i bid on it specifically for the ebelskiver pan, which i had learned about while researching, and eventually making, takoyaki at home (tako night!). so last sunday, we decided to give this a go as part of our sunday brunch at home. the basket also included a can of ebelskiver mix, and wooden turners, so we were all set - just needed to add eggs and milk!  we followed this video from “the danish chef” that showed how to turn the ebelskivers so that they finish almost perfectly round (otherwise they end up more like puffy disks). we used jelly as the filling, but it ended up just mixing in with the batter, so we couldn’t really taste them. we still need to do some further testing, but in the meantime the jelly can be served on the side. the non-stick pan made turning each ebelskiver so much easier (versus the cast iron takoyaki pan), and we didn’t need to use too much butter. we drizzled maple syrup on top, and served it with fried potatoes and poached eggs. yum! *ebelskivers (or aebleskiver) are danish pancakes shaped in a sphere. they taste just like american pancakes, but definitely more fun to make! the best thing about “winning” this basket is that that money goes towards two organizations that help children: Make a Wish Foundation will help our wish child see his dreams of going to Disney World fulfilled. the goal was to raise $10,000 and the company met that goal!  Ronald McDonald House will be in memory of Leslie, the daughter of an employee who was tragically killed in an automobile accident. proceeds will go towards the purchase of ipads for their in-house classroom, and for a plaque in memory of leslie 
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last week at work, we had a silent auction for Make a Wish Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House, and i had the highest bid for this “breakfast basket.” i bid on it specifically for the ebelskiver pan, which i had learned about while researching, and eventually making, takoyaki at home (tako night!). so last sunday, we decided to give this a go as part of our sunday brunch at home. the basket also included a can of ebelskiver mix, and wooden turners, so we were all set - just needed to add eggs and milk!  we followed this video from “the danish chef” that showed how to turn the ebelskivers so that they finish almost perfectly round (otherwise they end up more like puffy disks). we used jelly as the filling, but it ended up just mixing in with the batter, so we couldn’t really taste them. we still need to do some further testing, but in the meantime the jelly can be served on the side. the non-stick pan made turning each ebelskiver so much easier (versus the cast iron takoyaki pan), and we didn’t need to use too much butter. we drizzled maple syrup on top, and served it with fried potatoes and poached eggs. yum! *ebelskivers (or aebleskiver) are danish pancakes shaped in a sphere. they taste just like american pancakes, but definitely more fun to make! the best thing about “winning” this basket is that that money goes towards two organizations that help children: Make a Wish Foundation will help our wish child see his dreams of going to Disney World fulfilled. the goal was to raise $10,000 and the company met that goal!  Ronald McDonald House will be in memory of Leslie, the daughter of an employee who was tragically killed in an automobile accident. proceeds will go towards the purchase of ipads for their in-house classroom, and for a plaque in memory of leslie 
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last week at work, we had a silent auction for Make a Wish Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House, and i had the highest bid for this “breakfast basket.” i bid on it specifically for the ebelskiver pan, which i had learned about while researching, and eventually making, takoyaki at home (tako night!). so last sunday, we decided to give this a go as part of our sunday brunch at home. the basket also included a can of ebelskiver mix, and wooden turners, so we were all set - just needed to add eggs and milk!  we followed this video from “the danish chef” that showed how to turn the ebelskivers so that they finish almost perfectly round (otherwise they end up more like puffy disks). we used jelly as the filling, but it ended up just mixing in with the batter, so we couldn’t really taste them. we still need to do some further testing, but in the meantime the jelly can be served on the side. the non-stick pan made turning each ebelskiver so much easier (versus the cast iron takoyaki pan), and we didn’t need to use too much butter. we drizzled maple syrup on top, and served it with fried potatoes and poached eggs. yum! *ebelskivers (or aebleskiver) are danish pancakes shaped in a sphere. they taste just like american pancakes, but definitely more fun to make! the best thing about “winning” this basket is that that money goes towards two organizations that help children: Make a Wish Foundation will help our wish child see his dreams of going to Disney World fulfilled. the goal was to raise $10,000 and the company met that goal!  Ronald McDonald House will be in memory of Leslie, the daughter of an employee who was tragically killed in an automobile accident. proceeds will go towards the purchase of ipads for their in-house classroom, and for a plaque in memory of leslie 
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last week at work, we had a silent auction for Make a Wish Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House, and i had the highest bid for this “breakfast basket.” i bid on it specifically for the ebelskiver pan, which i had learned about while researching, and eventually making, takoyaki at home (tako night!). so last sunday, we decided to give this a go as part of our sunday brunch at home. the basket also included a can of ebelskiver mix, and wooden turners, so we were all set - just needed to add eggs and milk!  we followed this video from “the danish chef” that showed how to turn the ebelskivers so that they finish almost perfectly round (otherwise they end up more like puffy disks). we used jelly as the filling, but it ended up just mixing in with the batter, so we couldn’t really taste them. we still need to do some further testing, but in the meantime the jelly can be served on the side. the non-stick pan made turning each ebelskiver so much easier (versus the cast iron takoyaki pan), and we didn’t need to use too much butter. we drizzled maple syrup on top, and served it with fried potatoes and poached eggs. yum! *ebelskivers (or aebleskiver) are danish pancakes shaped in a sphere. they taste just like american pancakes, but definitely more fun to make! the best thing about “winning” this basket is that that money goes towards two organizations that help children: Make a Wish Foundation will help our wish child see his dreams of going to Disney World fulfilled. the goal was to raise $10,000 and the company met that goal!  Ronald McDonald House will be in memory of Leslie, the daughter of an employee who was tragically killed in an automobile accident. proceeds will go towards the purchase of ipads for their in-house classroom, and for a plaque in memory of leslie 
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last week at work, we had a silent auction for Make a Wish Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House, and i had the highest bid for this “breakfast basket.” i bid on it specifically for the ebelskiver pan, which i had learned about while researching, and eventually making, takoyaki at home (tako night!). so last sunday, we decided to give this a go as part of our sunday brunch at home. the basket also included a can of ebelskiver mix, and wooden turners, so we were all set - just needed to add eggs and milk!  we followed this video from “the danish chef” that showed how to turn the ebelskivers so that they finish almost perfectly round (otherwise they end up more like puffy disks). we used jelly as the filling, but it ended up just mixing in with the batter, so we couldn’t really taste them. we still need to do some further testing, but in the meantime the jelly can be served on the side. the non-stick pan made turning each ebelskiver so much easier (versus the cast iron takoyaki pan), and we didn’t need to use too much butter. we drizzled maple syrup on top, and served it with fried potatoes and poached eggs. yum! *ebelskivers (or aebleskiver) are danish pancakes shaped in a sphere. they taste just like american pancakes, but definitely more fun to make! the best thing about “winning” this basket is that that money goes towards two organizations that help children: Make a Wish Foundation will help our wish child see his dreams of going to Disney World fulfilled. the goal was to raise $10,000 and the company met that goal!  Ronald McDonald House will be in memory of Leslie, the daughter of an employee who was tragically killed in an automobile accident. proceeds will go towards the purchase of ipads for their in-house classroom, and for a plaque in memory of leslie 
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last week at work, we had a silent auction for Make a Wish Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House, and i had the highest bid for this “breakfast basket.” i bid on it specifically for the ebelskiver pan, which i had learned about while researching, and eventually making, takoyaki at home (tako night!). so last sunday, we decided to give this a go as part of our sunday brunch at home. the basket also included a can of ebelskiver mix, and wooden turners, so we were all set - just needed to add eggs and milk!  we followed this video from “the danish chef” that showed how to turn the ebelskivers so that they finish almost perfectly round (otherwise they end up more like puffy disks). we used jelly as the filling, but it ended up just mixing in with the batter, so we couldn’t really taste them. we still need to do some further testing, but in the meantime the jelly can be served on the side. the non-stick pan made turning each ebelskiver so much easier (versus the cast iron takoyaki pan), and we didn’t need to use too much butter. we drizzled maple syrup on top, and served it with fried potatoes and poached eggs. yum! *ebelskivers (or aebleskiver) are danish pancakes shaped in a sphere. they taste just like american pancakes, but definitely more fun to make! the best thing about “winning” this basket is that that money goes towards two organizations that help children: Make a Wish Foundation will help our wish child see his dreams of going to Disney World fulfilled. the goal was to raise $10,000 and the company met that goal!  Ronald McDonald House will be in memory of Leslie, the daughter of an employee who was tragically killed in an automobile accident. proceeds will go towards the purchase of ipads for their in-house classroom, and for a plaque in memory of leslie 
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last week at work, we had a silent auction for Make a Wish Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House, and i had the highest bid for this “breakfast basket.” i bid on it specifically for the ebelskiver pan, which i had learned about while researching, and eventually making, takoyaki at home (tako night!). so last sunday, we decided to give this a go as part of our sunday brunch at home. the basket also included a can of ebelskiver mix, and wooden turners, so we were all set - just needed to add eggs and milk!  we followed this video from “the danish chef” that showed how to turn the ebelskivers so that they finish almost perfectly round (otherwise they end up more like puffy disks). we used jelly as the filling, but it ended up just mixing in with the batter, so we couldn’t really taste them. we still need to do some further testing, but in the meantime the jelly can be served on the side. the non-stick pan made turning each ebelskiver so much easier (versus the cast iron takoyaki pan), and we didn’t need to use too much butter. we drizzled maple syrup on top, and served it with fried potatoes and poached eggs. yum! *ebelskivers (or aebleskiver) are danish pancakes shaped in a sphere. they taste just like american pancakes, but definitely more fun to make! the best thing about “winning” this basket is that that money goes towards two organizations that help children: Make a Wish Foundation will help our wish child see his dreams of going to Disney World fulfilled. the goal was to raise $10,000 and the company met that goal!  Ronald McDonald House will be in memory of Leslie, the daughter of an employee who was tragically killed in an automobile accident. proceeds will go towards the purchase of ipads for their in-house classroom, and for a plaque in memory of leslie 
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last week at work, we had a silent auction for Make a Wish Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House, and i had the highest bid for this “breakfast basket.” i bid on it specifically for the ebelskiver pan, which i had learned about while researching, and eventually making, takoyaki at home (tako night!). so last sunday, we decided to give this a go as part of our sunday brunch at home. the basket also included a can of ebelskiver mix, and wooden turners, so we were all set - just needed to add eggs and milk! 

we followed this video from “the danish chef” that showed how to turn the ebelskivers so that they finish almost perfectly round (otherwise they end up more like puffy disks). we used jelly as the filling, but it ended up just mixing in with the batter, so we couldn’t really taste them. we still need to do some further testing, but in the meantime the jelly can be served on the side.

the non-stick pan made turning each ebelskiver so much easier (versus the cast iron takoyaki pan), and we didn’t need to use too much butter. we drizzled maple syrup on top, and served it with fried potatoes and poached eggs. yum!

*ebelskivers (or aebleskiver) are danish pancakes shaped in a sphere. they taste just like american pancakes, but definitely more fun to make!

the best thing about “winning” this basket is that that money goes towards two organizations that help children:

  • Make a Wish Foundation will help our wish child see his dreams of going to Disney World fulfilled. the goal was to raise $10,000 and the company met that goal! 
  • Ronald McDonald House will be in memory of Leslie, the daughter of an employee who was tragically killed in an automobile accident. proceeds will go towards the purchase of ipads for their in-house classroom, and for a plaque in memory of leslie