Hello from Mom + Dad!
They’re here for a mini vacation and are spending 3 nights at our place. Matt and I finished up business at the bakery, including a duo of snacks:
Siggi’s + Cville Cluster (I might have added a corner of Blondie too!)
And a few hours later…an end piece of bread to tide me to dinner
While we worked, mom and dad were downtown listening to music in the heat. We met them at 7 and headed to Escafe for dinner
And drinks!
I was in a thirsty mood for water, so mom and I split a beer. Starr Hill Amber!
My snacks filled me up so I had a salad for dinner..
But it wasn’t any ole salad – I ordered a side of calamari to go on top! I love salads topped with fried food.
Half of them went on top and half went to share with the table
It’s just wrong to not have ice cream on a 100 degree day!! We stopped into Splendora’s for gelato. Matt and I shared the Lavender + Lemon and COCONUT! It was incredible!!!!!!!
We’re all gathered in the living room yapping away!
Night!
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Salad topped with calamari sounds like a great idea!
Crab rangoons should be next 
I’ve only had Calamari once but so good! Agreed – salads topped with crunchy things, fried or not, is good
Nice to have your family visiting! Is this their first time at the Bakery?
Love the Siggi’s photo! Thanks to Mom + Pop Younger for dinner!
That salad looks delicious! Have fun with your family!
the ice cream looks pretty fantastic! love reading your blog
Salads topped with fried foods are my favorite!! Especially calamari. Yummo!
Awww, Hi Mom & Dad! Enjoy their visit! …Supper looks great! Beer has been hitting the spot for me lately, NEVER thought I would say that!!!!
That gelato sounds so fabulous! What a unique flavor!
You are amazing at how much you blog and document! I love reading and have learned many things from you, but do you feel like it gets to be too hard to keep up with at times?
On occasion, but it’s worth it!
Hi Kath: Totally off topic for this post but I wanted to make sure you and Matt knew about a show on BBC America. It’s called, “James May Drinks.” The show is about James (from Top Gear) as he travels around England drinking beer. My husband was telling me about it and I thought of you two. Cheers!
Oh that sounds really cool – I didn’t know about it!
James May also had two previous shows documenting his “education” about wines – he traveled throughout France in the first one, and California in the second. They were both hilarious *and* educational! (sidenote: how do I get a job like that? Paid to travel around Sonoma and Napa, tasting wonderful wines and touring fantastic vineyards – sign me up!!) BBC America rules as far as I’m concerned.
I was just saying how yummy calamari is in yesterday’s post:) Looks good!
Calamari is a favorite of mine!! Looks like a great evening
that fried calamari looks good! usually it’s pale and barely crispy. that’s fried food worth eating!
Mmmm gelato.
I love gelato.. but what an interesting flavor! Looks like you had a good day!
I used to loooove calamari in my pre-veg days! Oh gosh, now I have a craving
That’s brilliant! Fried calamari atop salad… I never would have thought about that! That sounds so good. I love squid (boiled) with EVOO, vinegar, fresh parsley, salt + pepper. That I have had on a salad, it’s delish. Try it sometime!
I’ll have to remember your trick of creating your own salad at a restaurant in future! And what gloriously crispy squid. I’ve had very sad, soggy ones lately
Yay! Time with family is the best summer activity, in my opinion. That, and eating ice cream.
I want that “food person” shirt! Where, oh where, is that from?!
I got it for free at a blog conference by the Cookingchannel.com
My hubby would have gone nuts over that salad with the calamari. I however am a sucker for gelato and that sounds perfect for this wicked hot day
Have fun with the fam!
Mmmm lavender gelato sounds amazing!!
it’s been a while since i’ve had siggi’s – i almost forgot about them!
I love splendora’s! Salted Caramel is my favorite flavor
Gotta agree with you about the deliciousness of fried food on a salad- especially calamari or shrimp! YUM!
Fried calamari topped salad- sounds yum!
that is the most delicious looking fried calamari i’ve ever seen!!!
The gelato AND the calamari look great. I havent had calamari in about 10 years. The memories of it, with TONS of spicy cocktail sauce, are good
Have fun with the ‘rents this weekend!
Have a great time with your parents!
Hmm Calamari hold a special place in my heart…so does gelato
lavender and lemon!? love that combo! I make popsicles with lemon and lavender then add dark cherry 
Aw yay! That makes me so happy
I love that first picture of all of you guys.
Cville Cluster made up a part of my breakfast this morning! SO delicious
I LOVE siggi’s! Definitely my favorite yogurt. Sounds like a great evening and great food. Have fun with your parents this weekend!
Fried food on top of a salad: what a perfectly *balanced* combo. Seriously, though, fried chicken salad *was* my go-to restaurant food back in junior high and high school, so I hear ya.
I love how you ordered the fried calamari to top your salad. What a fun idea.
And YES to the gelato! I can’t imagine enduring such a hot day without something like icecream or frozen yogurt or gelato to cool down with at the end.
I’m not a big calamari fan, but that gelato sure looks good. Have fun with your parents!
Oh ice cream. I agree 100% with your comment
I have been making a lot of my own frozen treats in my Cuisinart ice cream maker! It’s so refreshing on these hot days!
I LOVE calamari! It’s great in salads.
And that gelato looks amazing
oh YUMM> Ice cream all the way, baby, in this heat!!
There’s a place here in Seattle that has a salad with the calamari on it…whew is it good. Wishing we had hot enough days to need refreshed with gelato.
Have a fun weekend with the parents! Lavender gelato oh myyyy, I’ve never come across that flavor but I would definitely give it a try.
YOU like fried food on a salad?!?! Awesome! Don’t we all? It may sound silly, but it is so refreshing to hear you say that!!!
Lavender gelato…mmm. That sounds interesting! I bet it was delicious. It’s sweltering hot over here in St.Louis. I checked the weather forecast at 10 am and it said it was already 91 degrees outside but felt like 101. Jeesh!
I have been drinking so much water lately too! I actually drank a gallon of water yesterday!
I totally heart you for loving fried foods on top of salads. I LOVE them too but I always feel a little guilty about it. GREAT to see a healthy living blogger such as yourself loving it too!