Friday Things
1. This little guy seems to grow by leaps and bounds every single day. He’s big on repeating right now, so we’ve taught him some animal sounds… he loves snake “tssssssss”, cow “mooooo” and monkey “hoo hoo hoo”. He gets ridiculously excited every time he makes the noises, it’s so adorable :)
2. I keep seeing horror stories on Facebook about people with kids dealing with daylight savings time. Knock on wood, we haven’t really had any issues here. Joseph has been going to bed a little bit later, maybe a half hour? BUT, he’s sleeping at least a full hour later in the morning… I’ll take it!
3. Are you yay or nay on rice cakes? I’ve always really liked them, and my grandma did too. I don’t even like the flavored varieties – just the plain rice cakes! Sometimes I’ll spread peanut butter or Sunbutter on them, delish! I handed one to Joseph the other day for a snack and he nibbled away like a champ.
My mom accused me of feeding him tasteless cardboard ;-) She is firmly in the NAY camp!
4. I had my first recipe video made this past week! I kicked it off with my mom’s legendary Italian salad dressing:
5. It wouldn’t be fall without a new Ina Garten cookbook, right?! Pre-order, done!
6. Another week, another great article about the Pittsburgh food scene, this time in the NY Times >> Pittsburgh’s Youth-Driven Food Boom.
7. Have you seen the video about Smiley, the blink therapy dog? Absolutely melts my heart.
8. Did you fill out a March Madness bracket? We do a league with my husband’s friend’s family (just for fun), and I’m hoping to do better than I did last year… I finished in last place. Womp womp :(
9. Did you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day yesterday? Tell me what you ate!
10. TGIF! I hope you have a sunny weekend!
Little Joseph you are an angel on earth and may the ONE that sent you here, Bless you every time you take a breath…
I went to the video – the advert preceding it was 3mins 47seconds!!
100% to the rice cakes!! They’re a staple in our pantry, but I’ve been eating them a TON during my pregnancy, especially at night when I’m craving something sweet… Lately, I’ve been loading them up with orange marmalade! PB&J is another fav. Loveeeeee them! Also, we are totally on the same wavelengths this week– I’m putting my homemade Italian dressing into a video next weekend! Between that and the mint chocolate chip pie and the baby boys named Joseph… It’s kinda weird! Haha.
Joseph is so adorable! He’s really changing on an almost weekly basis!
The video for the dressing was good – loved the little soundtrack with it. Will check out more on the food scene in Pittsburgh…my dad spent some time in Pittssburg when he was a teen but we haven’t been back in years – need to revisit:)
Michelle, I loved your video! So cool!
Needless to say, loved Joseph and the other boys, too!
I tried the Irish Soda bread on Thursday. So good and easy! A bit crumbly but definitely going to be a St. Pattys day tradition for us. Thx for sharing it!
I love rice cakes and peanut butter! Smiley is one of my favorites, what a sweet, special dog. Joseph is adorable, it does look like he grows bigger every week!
I think rice cakes are horrible, the taste like cardboard. Maybe peanut butter helps or cream cheese ?
I am sooo excited for the Ina book! My favorite part of Barefoot Contessa is when she feeds Jeffrey whatever she’s made. :) He’s always so happy.
Also a big fan of rice cakes. Can’t eat them without thinking of this bit though! :D
https://youtu.be/0iAuw5dxQFg?t=3s
I’m with you on the rice cakes – PLAIN! I love them, my kids loved them and even my dog loved them! LOL Peanut butter is a definite!
Have a great weekend – as usual, love the pictures of your precious boy! And of the fur boy, too!
We eat rice cakes too..I like them with tuna and hot sauce….I already pre-ordered Ina Gartens book too…this is one book I think I want to cook through!
Joseph is so cute. Not a baby anymore. It seems like he is changing weekly.
What an adorable picture of Joseph….but when isn’t he adorable!!
Some of the rice cakes are ok (like the caramel) but seldom buy them. I made your no bake mint chocolate chip pie…mmmmm!
Big hit!
I’m with your mom – rice cakes are a tasteless waste of carbs. You can never go wrong with KU in the NCAA. Even the POTUS picked them. Rock Chalk!
Congrats on your first recipe video, Michelle! Thanks for everything, especially the video about Smiliey…Wow, cried the whole clip. Amazing and adorable!!! xo
Joseph & the pups . . . buds for life! Congratulations on your first video! After watching it, my first thought was “I wonder if she does take out?” That salad and dressing looked so good. Rice cakes are ok. I can take them or leave them so rarely purchase them. About the only thing I really like on them a tuna melt. That video of Smiley brought tears. Dogs adapt SO well to a disability. I’ll take a blind, eyeless Golden any day! My Golden girl has a deformed paw. She was born without bones in her two outer toes and her “middle” toe is kind of long so it curves a little. But that doesn’t stop her from digging, fetching, running, etc. I wouldn’t trade her for anything.
Love rice cakes especially the caramel flavored ones! I think its a great snack for kids too!! Made your Shamrock Shake Cupcakes ….. Total hit at work I put a surprise of lucky charms in the middle! Everyone thought it was a super cute idea, I got it from Betty Crocker :)
Joseph is adorable — he seems to be fascinated by is cute toes :-) And I have to admit — I’m one of those persons who can’t stand rice cakes. I think they taste like styrofoam — not that I’ve ever tasted it but that’s what it reminds me of. I was on Weight Watchers a long, long time ago and that was one of their recommended snacks. YUCK! Just give me an apple or pear slice and a delicious piece of cheese or you can stick in their some prosciutto and cantaloupe. That is a snack!! But to each his own — I”m sure there are some things I enjoy other people would not even taste. Have a great weekend.
My husband puts Swiss cheese on plain rice cakes and melts the cheese in the microwave. He loves them and I hate the way they smell and taste!
Love all of your pictures of Joseph, but I give him a lot of credit for chowing down on those rice cakes, because I’m in the same camp as your Mom, Michelle, and think that the darned things taste like cardboard :) :)
I love rice cakes too :)
The video about the blind dog truly touches my heart, he is so special x