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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Aug 8, 2007 at 9:21pm

After Saturday’s Date Day and Monday’s Date Night, we’ve had a couple of days of very simple, low-key eating (and tough, tough walks and bike rides in this heat, makes me feel like I’ve hit a brick wall, ugh). Moderation, you know, ha – woo hoo! Mostly salads, although tonight I made a simple, garlicky,…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Aug 6, 2007 at 9:09pm

Date Night! At night, this time, a rather last minute affair, and quite nice at that. We went for al fresco casual, in Dinkytown, at Kafe 421, so I kept the bling-age to a minimum, just this funky ring I got for a song a couple of weeks ago (sorry, Maven, I can’t do the…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Aug 5, 2007 at 9:48pm

Oh, a fabulously restorative dose of Cooper Cuteness this weekend, Mr. Busy himself, in a constant state of motion-giggle-chat. John, Nathan, my dad, and I settled into my sister Stacey’s (check out her new website!) lovely home this evening for an early Summer Sunday Dinner. Stace and I put the low-maintenance menu together via email…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Aug 4, 2007 at 3:54pm

Date Night – I mean Day! Due to my stepdaughter feeling under the weather, John and I ended up with some unexpected free time today, so we quickly reconfigured our plans and headed straight for La La Lucia’s for a decadently late and romantic brunch, sipping mimosas while watching the rain fall outside. Sigh. When…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Aug 3, 2007 at 5:39pm

Here are the veggies and herbs (from my LaFinca veggie share) that I have to play with this weekend: carrotsfennelgreen beanscornkaletomatoescucumberzucchinisummer squashonionsbasildill The carrots and fennel are terrific additions to a packet of Potatoes on the Grill. Summer squash would be nice too. In addition, I love steamed carrots with a little butter and lots…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Aug 2, 2007 at 7:53pm

Baseball Moms and their boys were here last Sunday (sheesh, it’s already Thursday, I’m behind!) for a sunny, splashy day of play and snacks and chat. So FUN! We had my favorite type of food day – potluck, baby, with yummy dips and spreads (Sonja’s Gorgeous Cheeseball!) and chips and bars and pie. And hot…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jul 29, 2007 at 10:14am

Two down, one to go! Woo hooooo, we are party central again this weekend! Friday night we were invited to dinner by a family at Nathan’s new school. So fun – cool people, lovely home, great kids, and delicious wine and food. Salmon, fresh herbs and vegetables, a drizzle of lemon juice and olive oil,…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jul 25, 2007 at 1:25pm

There is nothing moderate about this heat, yowza! Hellish (96 degrees), humid (dewpoint in the 70s, that’s tropical, my friends, yuck), scorching (nary a cloud to cast even a bit of shade), and stifling (just a whisper of muggy breeze would be better than nothing). Basically it’s dripping, nasty, ugly HOT. A salad day, or…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jul 23, 2007 at 5:49pm

Date night, woo hoo! For me, date night’s appeal is threefold. Time with my Johnny, of course. A chance to sample the tops in Minneapolis restaurant offerings. Aaaaaand a reason to spiff up a bit, straighten the ol’ hair (or not), put on lots of mascara, don the bling, dig a little further in my…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jul 22, 2007 at 9:11am

I achieved a mini-escape yesterday with a hike through lovely Elm Creek Park Reserve, one of the many nature-in-the-city havens known ’round these parts as the Three Rivers Park District (formerly Hennepin Parks). We Minnesotans are blessed indeed with an incredible system of well-maintained parks, picnic grounds, beaches, hiking trails, and bike paths, many of…

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