This is what my weekend would look like!
Race recap coming soon!
At the Old Ball Game July 5, 2012
Happy July 5th! Doesn’t sound that exciting…does it???
Did you have to head back to work today or are you off through the weekend? (If this is the case, please don’t answer because I will be super jealous!) It was tough to wake up this morning, but knowing that I only had one day to make it to the weekend, got me through it.
We had a nice 4th of July holiday! It started with a hilly 10k, followed by a nap, with a festive sweet sandwiched in between, and then ended with a ball game. How very American!
Even though the thermometer read 100 degrees, we braved the heat and headed down to Comiskey US Cellular Field for a night time White Sox game followed by fireworks.
The good news was that we had club level seats, so there was access to air conditioning as needed.
As the sun went down, the temperature dropped all the way down to 90 degrees.
The game was tied up through the 9th inning until the White Sox scored in extra innings in the bottom of the 10th.
The packed stadium went nuts and the entire crowd was on their feet!!!
It was a late night, but an exciting finish to a long game. And the fireworks made a wonderful and patriotic finale!
After the show, we all piled back down the ramps to exit the stadium. As we were walking out, there was a 360 degree view of fireworks from all the cities and counties around Chicago. It was incredible to see, and people were lining the ramps to watch the impressive shows. We made our way back to the parking lot and 30 minutes later, finally made it to the highway. Shorty after 11pm, we crashed into bed. There were still a few fireworks crashing outside our window, and I was jealous of everyone who got to stay up a little bit and sleep in a little later this morning.
How was your 4th of July? Did you stay up late to watch the fireworks?
A Busy Monday Morning April 18, 2011
I can’t believe that yesterday we were outside at the White Sox game and this morning I woke up to this…YUCK!
I thought it was supposed to be spring time! I was up early this morning and headed straight into the kitchen. I enjoyed a bowl of overnight oats (made with chopped apple) and an Awake Tea.
I quickly got started on my Passover ‘baking’. Last year was the first year that I attempted to make some Kosher for Passover goodies that didn’t come out of a box. It was a challenge baking without flour, yeast, etc, but I found some new recipes to add to my book. This year, I searched for even more recipes. Since I was in charge of dessert for tonight’s seder at my parents, I had a lot of kitchen time ahead of me. I started the simplest recipe, a Date and Almond Truffle that I found in Cooking Light.
I bought dates and blanched slivered almonds from the bulk bins at Whole Foods. I put all the ingredients in my 7 cup food processor and pulsed for about 30 seconds.
I scrapped the sides and pulsed for another minute before everything started to mix well and form a thicker mixture.
I formed the dough into balls and rolled them into the coconut. I decided to try toast my coconut, but left it in for too long. The color was a little darker, but it still tasted good. As someone who doesn’t love coconut, I was surprised at how good it tasted…it reminded me of Samoa girl scout cookies. Yum! These are so good that I will definitely make them again! And I won’t be waiting until next Passover.
I finished my first of many desserts and I am off to the gym. With two weeks before my cruise, I have a session scheduled with my trainer (she’ll be happy that I have some homemade treats to share). Then it is back to the kitchen for some Fudge Cake and Macaroon Fruit Compote.
Stay tuned for more Passover recipes to come…
