Hello Friday! I am ready for the long weekend! I only have Monday off but my kids have all of next week off. The weekend is filled with taking them to their various activities, but I’m hoping to fit in some fun. Here are five from this past week.
1.Date Night – Saturday night my husband and I went out for dinner at Little Sorrento in Cortlandt Manor. I think everyone else wanted Italian too because we had to wait about 30 minutes for a table. This Calamari Balsamico appetizer was so good!
2. Eating – I picked up a falafel mix from Trader Joe’s this week and used it to make a copycat version of Chopt’s Kebab Cobb salad. Missing from the picture are the crushed pita chips. There aren’t any Chopt restaurants close by so I don’t get to eat it very often. This is my go to salad there, so I’m glad to have been able to make a close recreation. Plus, when trying looking to try to recreate the salad, I couldn’t find it on the menu, so I’m not sure they even make it any more!
Valentine’s Day my husband broiled lobster tails and we served them with jumbo shrimp (cocktail), mashed potatoes, roasted asparagus and Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuits. I can’t remember the last time we ate at a Red Lobster, but we thought the biscuits would make a tasty addition to our menu.
3. Reading – This week I finished reading The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros. I thought it started slowly but I ended up really enjoying this historical fiction/romance.
4. Cooking – This week’s menu included the above mentioned lobster tails and shrimp, Pearl Couscous Skillet with Tomatoes, Chickpeas and Feta, Crunchy Roll Bowls, One Pot Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta with Whipped Ricotta and homemade pizza.
5.Watching – I finished watching season 3 of Emily in Paris. I’ve also bee watching The Bachelor and my husband and I have one more episode of Fleishman Is in Trouble.
6. Looking forward to: Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s book Daisy Jones and the Six will want to watch the show coming to Amazon Prime on March 3. While I didn’t love the book, I am curious enough to check out the show.
7. Meme:
This is so relatable!
ICYMI this week on the blog:
Monday I wrote about Hersheypark’s Best Price of the Year ticket deal.
Sharing with Friday Favorites! Have a great weekend!
That lobster/shrimp dinner looks fabulous! I didn’t love Daisy Jones either but I’ll definitely check out the show.
I’m not even a mom and that last meme is me! I don’t like putting things *on* on the stairs anymore (Pudge and her three paws don’t need any tripping hazards!), so I put them on the table next to the stairs, and that is just where they now live. I really need to trip over something to remember to take it upstairs, apparently, haha. Your Valentine’s dinner looks incredible! I definitely assumed it was from a restaurant, not that you guys had made it!