Hooray for Friday! Some family highlights this past week include my son getting dropped at Boy Scout camp in Brant Lake, NY (the Adirondacks) last Sunday. He’s been there all week and we go pick him up EARLY tomorrow morning. After being together so much from the pandemic and summer, we have really been missing him! My daughter got CIT of the week last Friday at camp. She also got her AP World History score this week and she got a 3! This is huge considering she’s one of only a handful of kids in her class who earned a passing score. This was a busy week and today I’m sharing ten from this week:
1. National Ice Cream Day – National ice cream day was this past Sunday. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to visit the new to us rolled ice cream shop that I had wanted to go to. Instead, I enjoyed a Haagen-dazs matcha green tea cone at home. One food that we always have at home is ice cream!
2. Reading – I finished The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert. It’s a contemporary romance with a supernatural aspect. At first I didn’t think I’d enjoy it, but I ended up liking it.
3. Cooking– This week we made broccoli rabe and provolone grinders, adapting the recipe slightly.
I served them with a watermelon arugula salad which made for a delicious meal!
We also had Portobello mushroom burgers. I had to make these this week since my son doesn’t eat mushrooms!
4. Watching – This past week we watched Minari. This movie was nominated for several Academy Awards. I really enjoyed it! I also watched the entire season of My Unorthodox Life on Netflix. I find the Orthodox Jewish community fascinating and Julia Haart’s story is pretty incredible.
5. Dining Lab – Tuesday night my husband and I had a date night at The Dining Lab at Monroe College. It is a restaurant run by the culinary students at the school. It was a unique dining experience and the food was delicious! A blog post will be coming soon!
6. Exercise – this week I finally joined our local Planet Fitness after a several year gym hiatus! I went for the first time yesterday….baby steps! I also played Just Dance on my son’s XBox and got a really good cardio workout in!
7. Eating – I finally tried The Halal Guys at the White Plains Galleria. I had falafel over rice and it was good. But I think my favorite falafel is from The Falafel Place.
8. Drinking – My husband loves craft beer and is always looking for new beers to try. He really enjoyed this UFO Georgia Peach, which smelled like peaches but tasted very wheaty!
9. LEGO Flowers – My daughter’s boyfriend bought a LEGO flower kit. The two of them made the flowers and they split them so they each have a bunch. I thought this was such a clever idea – flowers that will never die!
10. Mall Jogger Mile Run – Last Saturday, PB Pizza and Beer held a Mall Jogger Mile Run race at the Jefferson Valley Mall. My husband and daughter decided to participate, while I watched (because I don’t run for fun!). They got free pizza and my husband got a free Mall Jogger lager, which they were promoting. It was a fun way to start our weekend!
ICYMI this week on the blog:
Tuesday I posted about the Museum at Bethel Woods.
Sharing with Friday Favorites! Have a great weekend!
Lego flowers?! How fun is that?? All of the food you shared on this post is making me so hungry lol…it all looks so good! Happy Weekend!
Yes, I thought it was very cool! Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great weekend!
Looks like you ate real well this week! Those Lego flowers are so cute and what a fun idea.
One thing we love to do is eat! Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great weekend!
Thanks for linking the watermelon feta salad recipe! We just returned from Disney and had it a couple of times – so good! Now I can make it at home.
It’s a great summer dish! Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great weekend!
All of that food looks delish! The broccoli and provolone I def need to try and recreate here, what a perfect summer meal! =)
Thank you! I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for stopping by!