Birthday lunch

Birthday lunch for Mom's
75th - Wowee!

Strawberry Chicken Salad:
(spinach, shredded rotisserie chicken,
strawberries, crumbled blue cheese and
candied pecans)

Chilled cucumber soup
recipe here.

Chocolate Lava cakes w/
vanilla ice cream & fresh raspberries

mmmmm!

wine glass from Napa - thanks again Kim,
love them!

What birthday is complete without
some bubbles - ?
Very tasty Prosecco.

Happy Birthday Mom!
Love you!

a few more birthday pics

Chloe being silly and Logan trying
the cucumber soup - his face says
it all... no he did not eat anymore.

21 years ago...

was our wedding day...

Today we will celebrate with a
bit of bubbly....

delicious coconut cream cake from
Arcadia Farms....

beautiful roses from D...

a toast...

herb goat cheese on crostini
with roasted peppers and
spicy sprouts - yum!

Happy Anniversary
my love!
xoxoxo

Sunday dinner

Sunday dinner with Mom & Mike

On the menu:
Honey Mustard Grilled Salmon
Orzo with herbs
Steamed sugar snap peas
and
Garlic tomatoes
~
(sorry no pictures - we were too hungry..)

dessert:
Raspberry cheesecake
in a jar

Honey Mustard Grilled Salmon
1 T. unsalted butter
1 T. brown sugar
2 T. dijon mustard
1 T. honey
1 T. soy sauce

Melt butter and mix together with the
rest of the ingredients.
Brush salmon with some olive oil, and
sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Brush honey mustard mixture on
the salmon while grilling.

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Can I just say it one more time...

HOT!

It has been nothing but hot here in AZ.,

average temp. 112-114 - hello!?

I have not felt like doing anything.

nothing, notta, zippo.

This heat is very de-motivating.

Even the pool is hot....yuck!

I have not even finished posting my

pics of our awesome Napa trip.

ooohhh to be there now...

This is the only thing I can think of

to beat the heat today....

cold margarita's

sooo refreshing...!

~

Dinner tonight:

Fish tacos with

cilantro lime coleslaw