Wisconsin

It's official.....we are moving back to Wisconsin!

We are excited to be coming back to family and MU basketball as depicted in the following photo!  Thanks for welcoming us back in style!    

Date Night

DRS took me out for dinner and a movie this weekend.  What a great date night!  We went to Six Plates in Durham.  It is a small plate wine bar.  Their menu changes weekly along with their featured wines.  They have the best sliders!  Then we went downtown to the Carolina Theater.  It is a restored theater where they host both live performances and a small number of movies.  We saw Moonrise Kingdom, a hilarious film directed by Wes Anderson.  I would definitely recommend it!

I think it was the perfect date!

  

Things I love about North Carolina

Poole's Diner

"Life is short, eat dessert first" - John Poole

John Poole opened Poole's Pie Shop in 1945.  The pie shop flourished but soon the patrons were wanting more.  So in the early 1950's the pie shop transformed into Poole's Luncheonette. This was thought to be the first hot spot in the city.  Most recently Poole's has returned to its diner roots under the ownership of chef Ashley Christensen.  The restaurant now serves fresh, locally grown food in a retro, old school diner atmosphere.

We visited Poole's Diner last weekend with my cousin and her husband.  What a delicious meal!  If you ever make it to this restaurant and they have the mac and cheese on the menu, you MUST order it!  It is unbelievable!

Chalkboard Menu, changes daily

Watermelon, Avocado, Goat Cheese and Bail Salad 

Macaroni au Gratin

Independence Day

Happy 4th of July!  DRS and I had a relaxing day at home with Magnolia.  What did you do this 4th of July holiday?  


My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy! - Thomas Jefferson

Sleeping Puppy

Magnolia definitely plays hard and sleeps harder!  I wanted to share some pictures I snapped of her sleeping.  She is so cute!

 

Tour de Fat

Tour de Fat came to Durham this weekend.  Tour de Fat is a festival put on by the New Belgium Brewery that raises money for local non for profits.  It also raises awareness for biking.  One of the main events is when they give away a free bicycle to someone who will trade in their car for a whole year.  They have beer, food, activities and entertainment.  It was a hot day but was a lot of fun!

Magnolia

I want to introduce the newest addition to our family, Magnolia!  She is a 10 week old Shih Tzu puppy who we brought home this past weekend.  She loves her new home and new family!  She is laid back, sweet and well behaved.  She loves to get her belly rubbed, run and play catch.  Her are a few pictures from our first few days at home with her.

                             

                               
                                     

Salad Week, Day 4

Day 4 was another salad from Sara Foster.

Arugula, Pear and Prosciutto Salad

I use a bed of arugula and spinach then top with a few slices of prosciutto, Bosc pear and romano cheese.  The dressing is equal parts lemon juice and olive oil.  Finish with some fresh ground pepper.

This salad is VERY easy and very satisfying.  I love the sweetness of the pears with the saltiness of the prosciutto and cheese.

Let me know if you decided to try any of the salads I made this week.  And if you did, what you thought of them.

What will I make for dinner this week?

Salad Week, Day 3

Day 3 was very easy and very yummy!  We decided to have a greek salad with pita bread and hummus.  Tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, basil, feta cheese and greek olives with a dressing of olive oil, red wine vinegar and lime juice.  It is that easy!

Sorry for the poor picture....this salad doesn't photograph well.

Salad Week, Day 2

Here is day 2 of salad week.  We had a yummy salad that was introduced to us by my cousin Katie.  She and her husband made this salad for us the weekend before our wedding.  It has since become one of our favorite meals!  Thanks Katie!  Marinated steak atop a bed of spinach with cherry tomatoes, candied walnuts and blue cheese.  Grilled crusty bread on the side completes this meal for me!

The original recipe is by the Pioneer Women.  You can find it here.