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I have been discussing it almost daily. We are heading out to pick huckleberries just as we did when I was a kiddo. Sharing this adventure again with my family and the addition of my husband & own children is a mini-dream come true. I have such found memories of the annual labor day camping trip with my family and the mere thought of tasting huckleberries makes me a bit giddy.

This does however mean that my commitment to blog daily for 100 days will be a bit compromised. I know you are very concerned about it.

Fear not! I have a plan. Since I am a teensy bit obsessed with meal planning, I thought you might like to see what the camping meal plan looks like. Now, despite my love of keeping all things food organized and on track, I also consider myself to be quite flexible. In other words, my plans are typically interrupted with some other crazy strategy or solution. So, when I return we will see what we actually ended up eating!

Without further ado, here is the plan:

Breakfasts

Almond Pancakes
Ideally with freshly picked Huckleberries
Breakfast Sausage
Cuban Coffee with Whole Milk

Lunches

Sonoma Chicken Salad
My Dad’s Smoked Salmon with Cream Cheese
Rolls & Crackers
with Swiss Cheese, Brie Cheese & Dijon Aioli
Fresh from the garden: Zucchini, Cucumbers, Tomatoes & Plums

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Dinner #1

Fajitas
with Zucchini, Onions, Bell Peppers
Chips with Salsa & Guacamole

Dinner #2

Sausages
with Grilled Peppers, Zucchinis, & Tomatoes
and Dijon Aioli

Dessert

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Homemade Marshmallows
Crackers & Chocolate Bars

And here are a few photos of us making the marshmallows:

Enjoy the few days that I will be up in the mountains. And say a prayer that we get more huckleberries than we know what do with. Technically, this is impossible nor has it ever been obtained.

Regardless, I look forward to typing again with purple stained fingers!

Berry sweet dreams,

Lilly

We are heading out to go camping tomorrow. This meant the day was spent planning, packing and other endless distractions most typically created by my sweet children. The morning began with my Mom’s tasty granola, coffee and milk.

Somewhere in there I felt hyped up by the long to-do list and decided to forget about it all for a bit and go for that jog I keep attempting daily.

When I got home, my tummy was growling and Xerxes had finished cooking the chicken for the lunches we were taking the next two days on our camping trip.

I chopped it all up and then Juliette helped me whip up the dressing and pulled the grapes off of the stems, so I was able to cut them into quarters. I also chopped zucchini and cucumbers to add. We tossed in chopped almonds and called it a salad.

It was pretty darn good. Xerxes, Juliette, my Mom and I nearly ate half of it. Fortunately, it is not the only dish on the lunch menu for the camping trip.

Within a couple of hours, my Mom and I were packing the kiddos in the car to go to the grocery store for the remaining camping foods.

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In the meantime, we were giving Saturday night’s dough a second chance to prove itself and let it raise for almost 2 days on the counter. It seemed to have more life than I anticipated. So, in the end the mozzarella cheese and homemade tomato sauce had enough dough for six pizzas. A bit excessive for the four adults and one toddler they were meant to serve.

After letting the dough sit, I prepared the remaining camping food, including Homemade Marshmallows! I can tell my Mom wanted to protest the marshmallow project, but I convinced her that after making four batches in one week, Xerxes and I could make them in our sleep. That was clearly an over-statement on my part as it took quite a bit longer than expected. Regardless those Marshmallows look damn good.

My brother arrives at midnight to join us for camping/huckleberry picking fun. So, I will be staying up a bit longer, but I hope you my friend have sweet and *marshmallow fluff* dreams!

Lilly

Last night, my Mom gave Juliette a ‘milk cow’ similar to the one I had as a child. Juliette was thrilled with her new gift and willingly went to bed dreaming of ways to use it, I am sure. The next morning, Mimi and her sat down for homemade granola with the cow ready to go.

After our morning run, Xerxes requested French Toast and I was happy to oblige. My Mom’s Honey Whole Wheat is soft & dense and makes for an incredibly hearty French toast. This particular batch when sliced looks a bit like this, too:

Angel French Toast

As the day progressed we were busying ourselves preparing for our camping trip and shredding branches in the back yard. Lunch quickly became leftover Moussaka, pasta salad and Cucumber Dill Feta Salad.

About midday we packed up to go wine tasting. We started our mission at one of our favorites, Kiona Winery. It is run by grandparents of a darling gal who my sister and I danced with. When we arrived our server was actually the mom of another family who not only danced, but who went to our church and school growing up. It was fun to see her again and of course to sample the lovely wines she poured in the gorgeous tasting room.

Kiona Winery Tasting Room

Next, we headed to my favorite Winery of all time: Fideltas. The family also attended our church (noticing a trend? Catholics apparently love wine) and the eldest daughter was one of my favorite first ballet students. Apparently, she has not only graduated from college (wow, feeling old!) but she is in the PeaceCorp (wowsa, feeling impressed!)

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Picnic at Fidelitas

But, despite the connections we actually adore this winery because it is just ridiculously good. Every time I sip Fidelitas I feel this is how wine should taste. Simple, rich. Perfect, lovely. And I am actually not alone in my admiration. Charlie Hoppes was named Winemaker of the Year by Seattle Magazine.

We also met up with my ballet director Debra Rogo, her husband Joel and their daughter who is about to enter graduate school. They were holding a meeting to plan a fabulous fundraiser next year and I look forward to hearing how the plans will transpire. Debra also became a big hit with Juliette when she let her play a cupcake game on her Ipad.

Debra showing Juilette how to play the cupcake game.

After our tasting, we headed outside to dine on a picnic of my Dad’s smoked salmon, cheese, crackers, and a bit more. It was a gorgeous view and just a tiny bit too hot, but we loved it.

The afternoon fun ended with a quick trip to Costco to stock up on a few items for the camping trip. We also grabbed a chicken that everyone munched on with veggies and dip for a easy, not too filling dinner since our picnic was late in the afternoon.

May your dreams be as perfect as the sips of wine I tried earlier today,

Lilly

Rolling out of bed this morning I declared we should go running. Until last year, I basically refused to run. I was the kid who attempted to get out of it in P.E. every class. Yup- I was that girl. I would hardly say I was without physical activity since I danced at least 30 hours a week growing up, but sports and sweating without music, groove and steps just seemed useless and silly. And then if you add a flying object to the mix… I was screwed. My eye hand coordination is meant for knives and fire, not balls and random rules. I realize sports are a part of the American lifestyle, but in my perfect world we would all be dancing, creating, building and performing.

Fortunately, as a grown-up I finally get to decide what I want to do and I married a guy who loves art and individual sports as much as I do. I ski. He snowboards. We hike, backpack, rock climb (not much anymore) and basically do whatever individual outdoor sports we have time for.

Last summer, I chatted with a distant relative about Lilly’s Table and in exchange he told me about how he works on Couch to 5K. In the past, anytime I ran I would screw up my knees and be hobbling for a week after. It really made running seem dumb. And painful. But, I did a bit of research on proper running. It is just toes down! Which is exactly how you run in ballet and suddenly it all made sense.

Not long after my conversation, Xerxes and I each grabbed the C2-5K app and hit the trail near our home in Tucson. I was rocking out and ready to sign up for a 5K.

Then I got pregnant.

It was awesome for me and my family! But, not so good for the runner in me. Morning sickness was the beginning of the end.

Now, 10-weeks postpartum, nearly a year from that first run, getting my running shoes on just seemed irresistible. With Xerxes not hurrying to work, there seemed time, finally. I showed him all of the homes of friends and acquaintances who grew up around me and in general we had a lovely time together.

When we got home, my Mom told me a childhood friend was stopping by with just two of her kiddos. She is having her fifth babe September 1st and her other two were at the school we grew up attending together.

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I also sliced up some of the cucumbers that have been driving her crazy and tossed them with a homemade dijon dressing, feta and dill. It was a nice pairing for our Greek dinner. Of course, bread and herb butter made another appearance, too.

For dessert, Xerxes and I had small dishes of the Tillamook Cookie Dough Ice Cream and not long after went to bed.

Sweet dreams, sleepy heads!

Lilly

Coming to your hometown for just a few days typically means there is not nearly enough time to see everyone. And when you bring home one of the most recently born children, there is increased responsibility to see everyone. So, my Mom set up a “viewing”. Although, several of us thought that sounded a bit too much like a funeral and we attempted to change it to a “showing”. I am not sure we were successful with the re-name, but the party certainly was. Basically, she said stop by anytime after 1pm and that is what folks did.

Of course, we had to have snacks because we love food so much. While someone prepared a quick breakfast before we headed to mass, I prepared the Raspberry Butter and Herb Butter. Two classic Allison family party foods. Actually, the Raspberry Butter is usually Strawberry Butter, but since we had Raspberry Jam from the bushes in the backyard that seemed more appropriate.

The butters are very similar a 1/2 cup butter and 8 ounces cream cheese are blended together. For the sweet variation, about a 1/2 cup jam is blended in. For this batch we strained the seeds out of Raspberry Jam, but other variations are delightful too. For example, we had Apricot Butter at our wedding that was paired with Roast Beef, horseradish, and more to stuff into sandwiches.

For the Herb Butter, after the butter and cream cheese come together a clove of garlic with a generous handful of fresh basil leaves are whipped into a puree. It is addictive. Want the exact recipe? Head over to Lilly’s Table for the Winter Green’s Butter and use basil instead of arugula.

I also made a simple veggie dip, which I just now realized is not actually on Lilly’s Table… yet! Clearly it will need to go up there soon. It is simply: Greek yogurt, a lemon (zest & juice), a generous amount of chopped fresh herbs and grated parmesan cheese. This has been a hit at multiple parties, so I will work on the exact measurements and photograph it for LT soon.

Xerxes sliced up tons of cucumbers & zucchini from my parent’s garden for crudites as well as some carrots from the store. We put out a bowl of amazing, candy like cherry tomatoes, too. The fruit platter was gorgeous including strawberries, figs, grapes, pineapple and blueberries. There was also a medley of cheese to slice and crackers to pair them with. Friends generously brought items to add to the casual feast.

The day was festive, delicious and bright. Juliette was thrilled that two little girls arrived for her to play with and it certainly made the day lovely for us too to have her entertained, when our job was to meet, greet and catch up with so many folks.

The first part of the day included family friends, mostly from the church I grew up in. Juliette and the first little girl spent their time diving into the dress up clothes, which included dance costumes from my sisters and I. It was quite nostalgic to see her dressed in the lime green and pink tutu butterfly outfit from one of my first recitals. The guests reminisced about how my childhood was full of similar piles of dress up clothes in the basement.

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It was wonderful to see everyone and Zed was in full force, either peacefully sleeping and contentedly being transferred from person to person or peeking his eyes out to look around and show off his big beautiful smile. Everyone generously showered him and Juliette with gifts as well.

The evening included a few more friends who trickled by and then we settled in for a dinner of leftover pasta salad and my Dad’s smoked salmon that we forgot to bring out during party time and more herb butter, because it just made sense with the meal.

I can’t believe I forgot to take a few photos of the gorgeous fruit platter and the other dishes during the day, but in the evening I couldn’t resist quickly capturing the table set in such a pretty manner despite that the meal was a casually tossed together mish-mash of leftovers.

It made me realize, as much as I obsess over the food, a beautiful dinner is not just about what you consume but how and with whom you enjoy it. And the evening was quite delightful, I must say!

May your night be just as precious & sweet,

Lilly

My Mom and family certainly taught me a lot about cooking. Less about technique and more about the philosophy of eating whole foods straight from the earth. We grew up with my Mom grinding red winter wheat for bread and my parents grew as much as possible in their garden. It was never a preachy lesson. We certainly could eat whatever we truly wanted, but our home was stocked with goodness and this is what I do for my own family without really over-analyzing it on a day to day basis.

When we woke up this morning, Mimi asked Juliette what she would like to have for breakfast. Juliette insisted that we did not bring anything from home and therefore, she stated frantically “there is nothing for us to have!”

We explained Mimi had her Honey Whole Wheat and we could make Eggs in a Hole— one of Juliette’s favorite! Mimi looked at me a bit wide-eyed and said I do not know how to make it. I said I would walk her through it, but Juliette insisted she would show her how. In the end, I made breakfast, Mimi made coffee and Juliette chatted both of us up.

We brought breakfast out on to the back picnic table and had a lovely morning together. Until… a bee stung my Mom and then stuck it’s stinger into Juliette. 🙁

They both screamed in shock and pain. Soon we were racing around trying to make baking soda pastes and pulling the stinger out of Juliette’s toe. My Mom’s leg swelled with the venom (or something) too. They were both pretty miserable and with Xerxes still feeling run down we decided the rest of the morning would be spent watching Finding Nemo. It seemed to do the trick, although, my Mom’s leg is still a bit swollen and hurting.

Lunch was simply quesadillas with big dollops of sour cream, more Black Bean & Corn Salad and a homemade salsa my Mom made before we arrived.

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We started chopping zucchinis, cucumbers, tomatoes and fresh herbs. I whipped up lemon zest, juice, a mustard aioli, and extra virgin olive oil. That was dumped on penne and tossed with chunks of swiss cheese and kalamatas. My Mom also made her famous Green Beans Almandine to go along with it. For dessert, some of us had Neapolitan and others had Tillamook Cookie Dough Ice Cream.

Zed showing off his winning smile!

Overall, it was a lovely evening spent with friends and a preview of the fun to be had at tomorrow’s event where we will get to show Zed off to even more friends.

Good night buddies, may your dreams be delicious!

Lilly

My Mom and I went to bed quite late, too excited to go to sleep. I had this sudo-wish I would be able to sleep in a bit, but woke up and couldn’t go back to sleep because in reality I really wanted to spend time with my two nieces since they would be leaving at noon to go home.

We were up for a couple hours before my Mom woke up, which meant we all indulged on her Homemade Honey Whole Wheat with Raspberry Jam from the backyard bushes. And Juliette had some of her Granola as well. Loveliness.

We were just starting to debate who should make the coffee when my Mom emerged and we realized we ate all of the bread that was intended for the French Toast. Opps! I jumped up and declared I would whip up Crepes. I made them with my Mom’s freshly ground whole wheat, too.

We flew last night with about four Palisade peaches that were banged up almost into jam by the time we arrived last night. I chopped them last night and gave them a drizzle of honey in hopes that their natural tendency to brown would be less. They certainly didn’t need the extra sweetness as they are so peach-packed with flavor and natural sugar.

They were the perfect pairing for crepes and I am so happy we were able to share them with our family and give everyone a little taste of what Colorado has to offer this time of year. There were also blueberries that Juliette couldn’t stop eating in handfuls out of the bowl. And of course, the traditional lemon, butter, powdered sugar and even maple syrup were there too.

My nieces had intended to give Juliette her first introduction to Neapolitan ice cream since she is such a fan of Strawberry. Since we fly in so late, the ice cream was skipped last night and we decided that even though it was 11:30am we should still have the treat before they left. With ice cream cones still in our hands we raced around packing the cars and squeezing in to take the girls to the airport.

We got back later than anticipated and ended up finally lunching by 3pm. We made Ham & Cheese Sandwiches packed with cucumbers and tomatoes and the salads from last night were alongside. We also decided during lunch to go to Carmine’s Restaurant for dinner as tonight was spaghetti night.

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We arrived just a few minutes late for our 6:45 reservations and settled into the chewy bread, iceberg lettuce salads and the guys had some La Rossa beer. Juliette, exhausted by travel and the late night/early morning with cousins, fell asleep during the 5 minute car ride. Normally, it doesn’t take much to wake her, especially for a spaghetti dinner, but she stayed sprawled out on Xerxes lap almost snoring. We made several failed attempts to rouse her, but she did finally open her eyes to the smell of the gigantic pasta bowl being placed on our table. She was awake long enough to devour a meatball, sausage, spaghetti and any olive she could grab out of the salad. Afterwards, she started to fade back into slumber.Carmine’s is a darling restaurant serving family style meals Thursday through Sunday with a different daily menu each night. Every Friday is spaghetti night, Saturday is rigatoni and Sunday is lasagna. If we were staying longer I swear we would probably go back to try a different night as it is right up my Italian food obsessed husband and daughter’s alley. Every meal comes with warm bread and endless salads.

While the meals all sound great, the best part of Carmine’s are the sausages! And the meatballs, too, but the sausages are soft, homemade with a touch of spice. In the end it was a ton of food, but I found myself a bit sad in the final bites of sausage, knowing it would be awhile before we met again.

We paired the entire meal with a local merlot from Gordan Brothers, which was delightful. The wine in this region is just by far my favorite. I am slightly biased having been raised here, but there is a richness to the wine that I have yet to enjoy elsewhere.

Xerxes and I have an obsession with Tiramisu. My sister made our wedding cake Tiramisu style as we are both in love with it. We have gone to the most disappointing Italian restaurants and Xerxes will order the Tiramisu regardless. Tonight, there was no Tiramisu on the menu, but thank goodness because we tried the Amaretto Bread Pudding instead and it was just lovely. It is one of those dishes I know I will dream of recreating the next time we have a loaf of dried out French bread.We headed back for a nice evening chit-chatting with my parents, looking for new t-shirts on Threadless for Xerxes (and maybe me!?) and to watch an episode of the Big Bang Theory.

Good night and lovely dreams my friends!

Lilly

Ugh. They are all sick. Xerxes has a slight sore throat. Juliette has the cough. Zedekiah has the runny nose. Combined they seem to make one sick person. Boarding a plane where everyone goes to share germs seems just wrong, but none of them are SO insanely sick that they can’t function.

As a new Mama with Juliette I remember going to a Mom’s group with the pertinent question of “how sick does your child have to be before you keep them from the public?” When I arrived I noticed several children with various interesting symptoms from runny noses to dramatic looking rashes. I kept that question to myself. Clearly it was being answered in some universal way. Since that moment, I have tried to neither judge others for their sick kiddos or myself for my own.

In an effort to get all the packing and preparations done we ate a quick egg & toast breakfast. And I grabbed a coffee while running errands such as getting dog food, gas, etc. We drove by a Farmers Market and just had to stop. I’m glad we did because they had amazing samples of melons from Rocky Ford, interesting European pastries and they were selling my favorite vinegar: Pastamore. We bought a tomato and cauliflower for Lulu. The garden was full of tomatoes until last night’s feast. Lulu is excited to dine on the next ripe batch while we are away.

Driving back from errands we decided to stop by US Thai for our favorite soups. I figured Xerxes would appreciate some broth for his throat. After dining on soup we realized we were all still hungry so I whipped up these peach quesadillas too. Clearly the peach obsession continues.For dinner on the plane, we brought yogurt for each of us and sandwiches. Xerxes and I each had a Noosa, his honey and mine their new Passionfruit. Juliette choose a Brown Cow greek honey flavored one. We didn’t realize yogurt fell into the ‘liquid’ category for airport security. They informed me that it would be fine if the yogurt was for the infant, which I appreciated except that Zed at merely 2 months old is not exactly ready for yogurt. When they inquired to Xerxes who they belonged to, he quite honestly described the flavors we each gleefully selected. The security attendant kept making eyes at him in an attempt to jedi-mind trick him into stating it was ‘just for the infant’. I pushed my way into the conversation and announced that all three yogurts were for the 3-year old. Figuring if I said they were for Zed, Xerxes might give us away. Oh the trials & tribulations of getting through airport security!

We finally managed to arrive after a long dash through the airport. As we settled in to wait to board, the windows begin to shake from thunder. Juliette was so over-the-top thrilled to see her cousins and Mimi that she was our little Tigger. She apparently was so charming that three different men on our flight offered her candy or sugar of some sort. Is this really a thing? Maybe they just wanted to see how high she could bounce?
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Since it was dinner time as we waited, we dove into one of the two sandwiches. I had bought two small loaves of French bread and some olive tapenade. The Homemade Ricotta was spread on with tons of basil and tomato slices. Heavenly.

An hour later, they announced the airport had reopened and we could begin boarding. As soon as we got in the very short line for our small flight, Juliette started the pee-pee dance. So I waited a touch nervously with Zed as Xerxes ran her to the nearest bathroom. We were second from the end of the line to get on.

Taking off in a thunderstorm, even one in a distance, is not my favorite thing. Being on a plane with the three most beloved people to you in the world makes the experience more intense, especially in my hormonally driven, post-partum state. Juliette and Xerxes were taking it all in relative stride, while Zed was sleeping and I was just… praying. By the time we were above the clouds, I turned to Xerxes and declared I needed a glass of wine to calm my nerves. A half hour or so later, the wine did the trick and we pulled out the second sandwich and yogurt. Juliette was content watching Ratatouille the whole time and periodically would turn it off “for a quick nap”. Zed slept just like an angel the whole time. Other than turbulence the flight was very good.

When we finally arrived to my childhood home, we were welcomed with beautiful salads: Tomato & Cucumber and Black Bean & Corn and homemade Honey Whole Wheat Bread.

Today was entirely dedicated to packing. Well, mostly. I say this because trying to pack with two small ones’ agendas makes for a long day of organizing, doing laundry, making decisions, being interrupted by sadness, pressing toddler questions and more. It is all enough to make you want to lock yourself in the kitchen to cook. Or I’d be happy hanging with a kiddo, but thinking about the logistics of packing is not one of my favorite choirs. Although, we are very excited that packing means we are heading to my parent’s house in Washington state.

In the spirit of procrastination, I found myself considering the fact that we were leaving our now ready to harvest garden. Which meant I gathered up a few tomatoes and a generous handful of basil for breakfast. The result was a paper thin omelette stuffed with minced tomatoes, torn basil and a few small dollops of creme fraiche. We were all very happy with this start.

By lunchtime, I finally had Zed restful and sleepy enough to actually start packing, but then my belly was growling. Juliette and I split a Sunflower Butter & Peach Sandwich. We both inhaled our halves and agreed we needed a second. We also ate a few pinches of almost stale potato chip pieces.

About three hours later, I was mostly packed and ready to run out for a quick appointment. On my way, there I found myself at Whole Foods for a couple of lemons, French bread for tomorrow’s plane ride and a small, cheap Chicken Sonoma Salad Wrap. I make my own Chicken Sonoma Salad and am always happy to eat it this time of year when grapes are starting to become lovely. The wrap was fine although I found myself wanting just a couple cubes more chicken to even out the thick tortilla, but I am not sure it is even worth that complaint.

Next, was Juliette’s official first ballet class. After last week’s attempt we were all very excited the big day had finally arrived. But first, we made a quick stop at Sloan’s Brewery for some happy hour Grilled Artichokes (my recipe is here on Lilly’s Table).

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Coming home, dinner became a major group project. Pasta water started boiling. The milk started to simmer for Homemade Ricotta. We ran to garden and gathered the bulk of the meal, a couple zucchinis and all the tomatoes we could find. All chopped up with sherry, olive oil and three cloves garlic thinly sliced. We kept the veggies cool, folded into the dressing and then tossed in the hot pasta. The creamy ricotta with flecks of lemon peel was prepared to be dolloped on top. We kind of fought over the ricotta until it vanished. Overall, this meal was delightful but especially for this hot night.

May your night be cool and your dream’s dreamy!

Lilly

Nut & Fruit Kale Salad

Zed is a sniffle head and Juliette keeps coughing. This is disappointing, because we fly on Thursday and I’d rather fly with them healthier. We will do our best to help them fight this between now and then. Zed’s sniffles did manage to help in making me a bit grumpy this morning as we attempted to dash out the door for Xerxes’ dentist appointment. This time was for a cleaning and we want to keep bringing Juliette so that she can see how much fun it is to go. The entire staff is just darling to her, so fingers crossed her turn will be a good experience. Xerxes and I both had some negative childhood dentist situations so we want to get her started on a great foot.

We ended up heading out the door with bowls of yogurt, granola and those amazing peaches in our bowl. I swear I did not manage to get enough coffee into my system, but that probably had more to do with my grumpy mood.

Once the dentist was done, we were all just hungry enough to swing by Whole Foods on our way home. Random items ended up on each of our salad bar plates: chicken, shredded pork, one pork rib, and a medley of interesting salads. We were sure to get the little-one-with-a-cough a big cup of chicken noodle soup which she managed to nurse throughout the entire day until I finally tossed the final drops and slimy noodles away.

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I also tossed together a Nut & Fruit Kale Salad using up the various fruits on the counters that were calling for my attention. The dressing was simple, nearly a tablespoon of creme fraiche, dijon mustard and apple cider vinegar I whisked in a couple tablespoons of olive oil and a generous pinch of salt. The shredded kale was massaged in. The chopped peaches, plums, fresh figs, sliced avocado, salty pistachios and marcona almonds were gently folded in. The super sweet fruit, intense kale, creaminess from the dressing and avocado and the almost-too-much salt made for a perfectly balanced addictive salad. We finished it up and there will not be leftovers.

Sweet & nutty dreams to you!

Lilly

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