Deconstructed French toast again – an egg over easy on the side plus apple whole wheat toast with smashed banana, sunbutter, coconut and sprinkles. FYI, 1/3 tsp sprinkles = 1 gram of sugar. Way, way less than other toppings, like pumpkin butter or jam. They’re just for fun this time of year!
Maze and I played for a while, and napped, and drank milk.
And after his lunch, we headed over to Trader Joe’s for some grocery shopping, followed by a visit to Whole Foods where we met Hillary!
Salad bar madness
I had a mix of veggies, salmon niçoise, and lots of tofu. Man I love tofu!
Plus this guy, which was not fizzy at all and I was able to return him for a much better bottle. The customer service guy was very nice and said there’s a consistency problem with the company, but it was probably still in the spectrum of “good.”
Maze slept, then played
When we got home we went for a walk around town and to the bank. He napped, I chatted with my mom.
Then Matt came home!
Thankyouverymuchhhhh!
After his afternoon snack, I let the boys play and went to make bourbon balls { <– recipe!} with this guy:
Loveeee Maker’s!!
Everyone in our family loves bourbon, so it reminds me of my childhood. I remember my mom used to make bourbon balls for our big Christmas party every year and I would eat them thinking they were regular cookies (I guess my mom wasn’t watching!?) and thought they were SO gross!! But deep down I was forming a life-long love of bourbon. We drank a bourbon from 1918 at my grandfather’s funeral and had a Manhattan toast at my cousin’s wedding.
We have two parties to attend in the next few days, so we’ll be toting these along to share.
I had a ball as an afternoon snack
After Maze woke up from his nap and I fed him once more, we headed out on a triple date. We had some holiday shopping to do at Beer Run and decided just to have dinner there while we were out.
Tastes of the good stuff: a local wheat beer by Devil’s Backbone and Matt had the Dogfish Barleywine
I ordered the roasted veggie salad for dinner, and Matt had the Evergreen. We shared the Fish n Chips on top of each -
Fish on salad assembled:
Back home, watching ELF and snuggled up!
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First time seeing those darling hands hold the pages of a book.
You and Hillary look like sisters!
Hooray for bourbon and happy family memories!
I noticed and loved that too! It just gets more and more fun. And when they start turning the pages……ahhh, I melt.
Kids are the best. Yours is a sweetie. Keep up the great work!
Whole Foods had excellent customer service. In one or two occasions I’ve bought body products that left my skin irritated, and as long as I had my receipt, they took them back, no questions asked. Very cool.
Can you believe that I’ve never had a bourbon ball! Not even quite sure I’ve even had the opportunity to try one! ….Guess I’m missing out!!!
Whenever I serve them at a party, I always find a few left on plates. Must not be to everyone’s tastes, but give them a try sometime. This is pretty close to the recipe that I use except that mine calls for 1/4 cup of corn syrup.
http://southernfood.about.com/od/bourbonballs/r/bl81212f.htm
I second your Mom’s opinion! Also love seeing Maze (almost) jumping on the bed! And you’ve given me a great idea for eating out when a salad just isn’t enough, thanks
Happy Sunday.
I love Whole Foods salad bar! The bourbon balls sound good and I have to admit I’ve never had one.
I’ve had issues with that type of kombucha being flat too but I never thought to return or exchange it for some reason.
That pic of Mazen standing while your hubby is holding him is SO cute!
One of our favs.
And we love, love Elf. Sam has watched it four times already (he’s three next month) He loves whe the racoon jumps on buddy.
Can we have the recipe? Those look amazing!
Just added it!! Sorry I forgot the link
Maze’s outfits are so cute! You look amazing by the way! I can’t believe you just had a baby
I’ve never had a bourbon ball either! Can you post the recipe? I’d love to try them.
Just added it up!
I like your “Votes For Women” mug…is there a story behind it or anything?
Nothing special – I bought it at one of the Newport mansions
Whole Foods AND Trader Joe’s in one day is pretty great, haha my two favorite grocery stores! And Bourbon balls sound delicious to me (and yes, I’m trying not to giggle saying that but it’s too hard).
TJ’s whole foods elf = happiness
I’m making bourbon balls today as well. But I want to make sugar cookies first. Might put it off til tomorrow so that I can get it all done tomorrow. Cookies, bourbon balls, rum cake, peanut butter kisses cookie.
I love to bake at the holidays!!
Ha- we watched ELF last night too!
I’ve been meaning to comment about reading to Mazen. I want to thank you for showing and featuring reading books on your day-to-day thoughts. I know your mother is a childrens’ book author and you come from a well-read home, but not everyone realizes the importance of reading to babies. Whether a child has been read to during his/her first 5 years is THE BIGGEST INDICATOR of kindergarten readiness, across the board, regardless of nationality or first language. Even if a child attends preschool for one year, he/she is still cognitively disadvantaged if he has not been read to (and second most important….talked TO/WITH, not talked AT, if that makes sense) during his first five years. And, the first year is the most important. That is when cognitive brain development is growing or stagnating. Just by reading to Mazen, you are setting him up for success, teaching him to appreciate reading, and creating lasting memories. Kudos to you and thank you for showing it to others.
: )
Fun comment! I saw it with my own kids, but it’s been cool to see again with Maze, how well babies respond at an early age to books.
Watching Elf is a perfect way to end the day!
So you do know Kevin is from Kentucky and we are only like the biggest Bourbon lovers EVER too, right?
(I mean, our wifi name is even “bourbon lovers”). My grandma always had bourbon balls at Christmas – I’ve never made them, though! Maybe I should whip up a batch today!
I bought that polar bear outfit Maze has on for Linden – so cute!
Apparently the Kentucky originals are not made with Nila wafers…but I’m not sure what they ARE made with? Graham crackers? Maybe Kevin knows? Come over and I’ll feed you one!
I grew up withmy mom making Rum Balls…same idea minus the nuts, add the rum and then we rolled them in dutch chocolate sprinkles. She only made them at Christmas time…love the memories. Yummy!
Sorry to ask. What dows FYI mean?
for your information : )
I mean does (not dows).
elf is great!! Those balls look good too
That’s good to know about the consistency problem with that brand of Kombucha. As it happens, I have a bottle of the same brand sitting right next to me at this very moment, but it’s the citrus flavor. Maze just keeps getting cuter
I love the movie, Elf! It’s my favorite Christmas movie
I wonder what:s going on with GT’s! I had two bottles in my fridge this week, tried the new cherry chia, which was fine, and one gingerade. i had the ginger one yesterday and noticed it seemed much less fizzy than normal as well. I usually get the multi-green though, so I had chalked it up to that.
Oh wow I want a bourbon ball for breakfast
They look so good! I love a good nobake dessert that you can get your sugar and alcohol fix on, all in one…perfect! 
And that’s so random about the ‘booch being THAT inconsistent between bottles. I mean it is a handmade beverage so to speak, but that’s crazy there is that much variation between bottles.
Never heard of bourbon balls…or Kombucha.
Maze is getting so big. I love that you put sprinkles on your breakfast.
That flavor of Kombucha is great! I love the cranberry one though…especially around the holidays!!! It’s perfectly tart!
LOVE that expression on Maze’s face…i love how they have their own personailities at such a young age!
I’ve never made bourbon balls…but now I want to.
We had a similar situation where my mom didn’t know that my sister and I were drinking the (alcoholic) milk punch on Christmas morning as children. Ha…whoops!
Whole Foods’ salad bar is heaven!
That fish looks so tasty. Thanks for the bourbon balls recipe…I have been looking for a good one.
Hey, it’s time to take the newborn insert out of the chicco carseat! This one is good up to 11 pounds. I took mine out recently, and baby is much more comfy!
We did when he crested 11 pounds – that’s just the head support (which I read can stay in indefinitely).
Good to know. I took out the whole thing, thinking it was all part of the insert. She seems to dig it with no head support right now, but I might give it a try.
We actually might take the head support out soon too – his head does seem to be growing (and he doesn’t really need the support)
Mazen totally does call to mind (a young handsome) Elvis in that pic with your husband. Love it!
Will you share your favorite bourbon drink recipe?
Definitely a Manhattan:
1-1/2 parts bourbon (Maker’s is my very fav)
1/2 part sweet vermouth
1 teaspoon maraschino cherry juice
1 maraschino cherry
Or the lazy girl’s Manhattan:
1 ounce of Maker’s, a lot of cherry juice, two cherries, all over ice.
I love to festive sprinkles on your toast – so fun! And i honestly love the story of the bourbon balls and bourbon in your family. Growing up my family always drank Glugg but by the time I was old enough to drink it, they weren’t making it. This year, I’ve been told a family member is bringing Glugg to our party and I’m so excited to try it for the first time! To me it reminds me of Christmas as a kid and I’ve never even had it.
“Everyone in our family loves bourbon, so it reminds me of my childhood.”
I know what you mean, but the idea of bourbon reminding you of childhood gave me a chuckle. LIke something Jack Donaghy would say on 30 Rock. Oh, Kath!
Haha. Love Jack Donaghy!
Looking back at your post about your grandpa’s funeral, you had a picture up of your grandparents holding you as a baby. Maze looks so much like you as a baby! Crazy!
Awww : ) I’m going to go look now too
oooo! i LOVE burbon balls!! they taste good rolled in cocoa powder
enjoy! 
and i LOVE elf!! deff a good christmas movie! good laughs
I love whole foods! I wish I could shop there everytime!
Maze is so adorable, it’s nice that they sleep a lot when they are little. It’s hard to eat out with my daughter(19 months) now that she wants to run around constantly!
Isn’t that egg over hard? I thought over easy still had runny yolk, but now I’m questioning it.
You’re correct… There was runny yolk underneath/inside.
Hi Kath! I LOVE kombucha too. I’m curious, as a food blogger, if you could be more specific about where it fell on your “good” spectrum. Would you buy it again? Details when you talk about your delicious food would be so helpful!!
I didn’t think it was very good – it was totally flat. But the customer service guy said it was probably not defective since they consider flat bottles to still be “good for sale.” Does that make sense?
I thought the customer service guy gave you a new bottle that wasn’t flat? How was that?
Oh I see. Generally I love the green flavor because it’s not sweet at all, but I was afraid of getting another flat one from the same batch so I got cranberry instead and loved that. Nice and tart!
I also love the Multi-green kombucha and noticed the flatness as well. Synergy now has two different lines of kombucha. The “over 21″ kombucha (as listed on the seal around the lid) comes in the same flavors but has the effervescence from the fermentation that used to be found in every bottle of Synergy kombucha. If you love the fizziness, definitely look for the “over 21″ bottles. Have yet to buy one without the fizz.
Ahhh I didn’t know they had two kinds. Thanks for the tip
The bourbon balls look yummy as does the roasted veggie salad. Sounds like a great day!
Sprinkles make everything better!
Oh my goodness! That photo of Maze on the bed is SO cute!! Awesome eats.
Maker’s is my husband’s favorite too! I will definitely have to try out the bourbon ball recipe as a holiday surprise!
Hi Kath – new reader, but just had a question (though you sort of address it). Why would you put sprinkles on your toast? I realize it has little sugar, I’m just curious. I’ve noticed that you do it often, not just when it is festive? I’m just curious.
Also, I love GT’s kombucha – theirs is the best!
I do it about 10 times a year for festivities. Fall sprinkles in fall, a few Christmas in December and birthday on birthdays. No biggie!
I find a lot of bloggers tend to make really random combos for breakfast (and sometimes other meals). Maybe I’m too simple, then, for liking basic toast with nut butter!