Roundups
Labor day is around the corner and in case you haven’t already planned your menu, here are a few grilling recipes I’ve been drooling over. I’m spending the holiday with one last hoorah at the beach for a wedding so I won’t be grilling, but I’m definitely not ready to pack up the grill just yet.
Did you know Labor Day is really to celebrate the economic and social contributions of workers? So if you work (and everyone does in some way) this holiday is for you!
Fun Labor Day Grill Recipes
Teriyaki Shrimp Burgers with Grilled Pineapple Salsa
Grilled Corn Pizza with Zucchini Pizza Crust
Grilled Okra
Grilled Romaine
Grilled Peach Salad
And in case you’re looking for a little leisure reading…
Instagram & the Thinspiration Ban
10 Fruit & Veggie Packed Breakfasts {you can make ahead of time}
What Science Really Says About Exercise & Sleep
10 Non-Sandwich Lunch Ideas
Can Having a Baby Give You OCD?
Do Apps Make Kids Smarter?
What are you up to this Labor Day? What’s your favorite thing to grill?!
Holidays, Other
The husband’s first father’s Day was packed full if the best things in life: family & food.
We started the day with a neighborhood walk with Mimi {my mom} who was visiting for the weekend while the dads slept in a bit.
Then we showered daddy in homemade father’s day gifts:
Matching daddy-baby tie shirts!
After my parents left {enter giant pouty faces here} the husband and I took our little man to the park to check out the baby swings. Success! He loved the swing! But parenting 101 fail: we didn’t bring a hat or sunglasses or sunscreen, so our adventure didn’t last long.
After our park trip we moved on the next adventure of the day: letting the non-cool husband cook dinner. The inlaws brought the makings for a Greek salad. We kept things separate to accommodate various food preferences {read: me being picky. I hate almost everything about Greek cuisine}.
The husband contributed his piece de resistance: grilled kabobs. He marinated some chicken and veggies in Italian dressing, paprika, pepper, and Old Bay. {Everything gets Old Bay when he cooks.}
Along with the chicken we had red onions, green peppers, mushrooms, potatoes, and tomatoes. {Again separate so we could all be choosy. The perfect meal for a picky audience.}
Then came my contribution: dessert. 🙂
I made Phoebe’s grandma’s secret cookie recipe {a la Nestle Tollhouse}, with only 2 changes: 75% cacao dark chocolate and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
I’ve made these hundreds of times but instead of coming out like nice chewy cookie bars per usual, they came out soft & cake like instead.
Food science experts! What happened?! Did I cream the butter & sugar too long? Did I beat the eggs too much? Bake it funny? I’m used to strange results when I make a thousand substitutions, but not when I stick to the recipe.
Anyway, the cookies were still delicious. Dark chocolate is the way to go.
We finished up our celebrations with a sleeping baby {momentarily} and split one of the most satisfying beers to ever cross my lips: Epic Brewing Copper Cone Pale Ale from Salt Lake City. Although the bottle coat more than the wine I drink so we probably won’t be indulging in it again anytime soon. {Note: I drink really cheap wine so this isn’t as extravagant as it sounds.}
All in all, I’d say it was a pretty good first father’s day!
