We had a great day at the bakery today – record breaking since opening week in June! I think the scuffin sale helped ; )
I spent the afternoon, fueled by that cookie, helping customers and totally cleaning out our behind-the-counter shelves. They are SO much more organized now! It was a total case of “these are somebody else’s problem” with things just stuffed in cracks and crumbs everywhere. Hope we can keep them looking nice!
As we wrapped up (me on my hands and knees, wiping out the last few crumbs), I asked Matt:
“Whaddya want for dinner. I’m going to the grocery store.”
“Vegetables and beer. Nothing more.”
Can do!
I went to Whole Foods and filled my cart with vegetables while Matt dug out a special beer from the basement
A German smoked beer that Seamane and Rob gave us!
It was like a campfire in a bottle! Very dark and beery, although I would have liked a bit more alcohol and/or sweetness. Still, delicious.
Dinner was a vegetable stir-fry pulled together with this Sesame Ginger marinade a blog reader brought me at the bakery!
We sautéed bok choy, pepper, shitake mushrooms, ginger and half a slab of tempeh in our wok and added the sauce for flavor.
Matt concentrated the sauce by boiling it after removing the veggies and poured that on top. Garnished with honey peanuts!
Delicious while eating, but too much aftertaste!
During dinner we watched the documentary Man On Wire about the guy who tightrope walked [illegally] between the World Trade Centers in 1974.
Phillip’s talent is truly incredible. No nets or harnesses or anything. But knowing the fate of the buildings, the film was so sad to watch. The way the group was describing their break in made me feel kind of uncomfortable. And I thought it was a bit disrespectful! But I guess we have to separate the two events and watch this one in its 1974 context.
Matt and I are both exhausted! Excited to be going to bed with 2 days of freedom ahead of us.
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Cheers! The boy is picking up a 4 pack of Duvel right now. <3 Beer
If you ever created a new blog you could call it “Veggies ‘n’ Beer.” Just thinking about tightroping is making my palms sweaty!!
Now I really want to see that movie!! Sounds so interesting!!
I just watched Man On Wire a couple weeks ago–it was incredible!! I was surprised at how suspenseful I found the film to be, even though I knew he would make it safely across. I still can’t believe those images of him dancing so insanely high!
I thought that movie was fantastic…that guy is a nut! And my husband quite often requests vegetables for dinner too!
that meal looks delicious! and that movie does seem like it would be interesting, yet a bit weird to watch…
Going to bed, knowing you have a relaxing few days ahead of you is always the best. Enjoy it!
We were out today and stores were buzzing! Labor Day is always a zoo retail-wise, so like I predicted, you guys are gonna have excellent holidays. Whenever people have off = expect business to boom.
That stir fry looks yummy! Love all the fresh veggies.
I strongly dislike a weird after taste it just ruins the meals!
i can’t even tell you how many “these are somebody else’s problem” drawers i have at my house! adding that to next weekend’s honey-do list!!
that movie is intriguing… might have to check that out on a lazy night this week
I would have been sweating bullets FOR that guy just watching that movie. WOW!!!
The Sesame Ginger marinade sounds fabulous..that’s totally my kinda marinade. Sesame, ginger, mmm, good stuff.
The vertical shot of your dinner is beautiful, 6622-2 I think you labeled it.
Have a great nite and congrats on the record breaking day!
Oooh I’ve been dying to see that documentary actually – good to know it was good (though I can totally understand the “hard to watch” part of it).
I love that Matt’s request was “vegetables and beer, nothing more” – haha. That’s incredible. Dinner looks like it was delicious (even despite the too much after taste!)
Congrats on the record breaking sales – that’s so exciting!!
Congratulations on the great bakery day rounded off with an Awesome meal!!
that sauce Sounds Sooo yummy!
I saw that doc too! It was really interesting! Hope you have a great weekend!
Sounds like my kind of dinner! I’m all about vegetables and beer or wine and carbs
LOVE Man on Wire!! I saw it at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens when it came out. I totally know what you mean…it’s hard to separate 9/11 from ANYTHING, especially with the 10-year anniversary coming up, but it’s important to try. Can you believe it’s almost been a decade?! For a year in college, I lived 2 blocks from Ground Zero…makes me wish I could move back to that ‘hood for the occasion.
enjoy your two days off! You guys deserve it, big time!
Ironic – Travis and I watched Man on Wire for the first time this week on Netflix. Such a great documentary!! Something I could NEVER imagine doing, but am so intrigued by! Heights scare me.
You should read the book “Let the Great World Spin” by Colum McCan. The central theme of the book is the tightrope walking that Man on Wire is about, so all the intertwined stories are taking place on that day. It’s so good!!
Yes!
That book is awesome and I definitely recommend it
I was reading through comments to make sure someone suggested “Let the Great World Spin”. McCann won Book of the Year in his home country of Ireland for it. It’s a great read.
Gah! I need to give that book another try. I started reading it over a year ago and could not get into it. Did you find it has a slow start? I think I only got 70 or so pages in.
Today is my birthday and we’re watching our favorite football team and all I can think about is going to bed. Is that bad?!
Have a wonderful two days off!!
Happy Birthday!
Thanks!! I just saw this
I agree with Camara!!! If you haven’t already you should definitely read Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann. Its about the guy that walked on the tightrope between the towers in 1974…kind of. It’s about a mix of people and what they were doing on that day and how their lives intersect. Won the National Book Award and I highly recommend it (I’m sorta a book snob, so you can trust that recommendation
well congrats on the record breaking sales today, that’s exciting!
I almost watched that documentary on instant que netflix but I chose one on north korea instead, which was really really interesting if your ever looking for another one to watch.
Stir fry is a great impromptu dinner! I need to use bok choy more…I love it when I have it so I shouldn’t be scared to use it at home. Why are we often so closed off to “unique fruits and veggies”? Maybe it’s just me, but it’s just so easy to stick to the usual fruits and veggies instead of branching out.
Using shitake mushrooms always makes a stir fry sing! Looks rich and delicious
I don’t like it when food has a funky aftertaste that lingers – it makes it so hard to truly enjoy all the components of the meal
. BUT, that stir-fry looks amazing – so colorful and fresh!
You can have the beer if I can have the veggies! YUM! Enjoy the days off I know you two deserve it!
I don’t eat *anything* that leaves an aftertaste! (that I can’t easily get rid of with a quick brushing, like coffee
Not being able to eat garlic or onions makes it much easier by default, but whenever it does happen, it always seems weird to me and funny that most people are probably used to that. On a sillier note, it also drives me crazy when I kiss a guy and can taste what he ate last- ACK!
mmmm a belly full of veggies feels so amazing!
I LOVED Man On Wire. The main subject’s passion for life was really intriguing to me. The world needs more people like him.
I loved this movie. It was amazing. WHat they did was unthinkable and awesome.
Holy cow!!! … Just thinking about someone walking across a wire that high off the ground scares me to even think about it!!!
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I feel like I have a house of disorganization lately want to come clean our my shelves?… too many renos that still aren’t finished and haven’t been for a LONG time! I guess we are lucky we are still married.
I am nervous even looking at the poster for the movie! I do not like heights!
Enjoy your two days off…
Veggies and beer sounds like the most perfect dinner ever!
I’ve been wanting to see that movie! The last time I went to watch it a few months ago I remember being too tired to keep up with subtitles (I know, really lame). But, regarding your dinner. .. what do you mean when you say Matt concentrated the flavor of the sauce by boiling it? I do a lot of stir frys and am always disappointed when a lot of liquid gathers at the bottom after I add a sauce and the veggies begin to cook and let out water and liquid. How do you avoid this?
Thanks!
We do this a lot with sauces. Remove all the veggies and main parts and just leave the sauce. Crank the heat up to medium high and let it bubble away until it’s a thick syrup. Then pour on the veggies you have resting in the bowls.
Which had too much aftertaste: the beer or the sauce? Reason I ask: I could not stomach that beer. We opened one a few months ago — the hubby was so excited about it — and I could not do it. The smokey flavor really blew me away. Thought it would be good to boil a few brats in it though – but that’s kind of a waste of such a high quality beer…
The sauce!! I loved smoky things so I thought the beer was great
I hate meals which leave a lingering aftertaste! However I wouldn’t mind if that was the case with dessert
You just reminded me of the long weekend! For the too much aftertaste, why not pop a piece of something sweet in your mouth and surprise! Problem fixed! I hope you enjoy your two days off!
The problem with that is 10 minutes later the aftertaste is back – and I need more sweets!
My favorite remedy for that is peppermint extract- esp Herb Pharm’s. You have to like peppermint, though- it’s strong! A few drops might be enough, but I just take more as needed and it helps a lot with digestion, too
If only I could make my (future) husband to want to eat vegetables like this!
Oh and I noticed that in Europe, in general, everything is less alcoholic! It’s quite a shame lol
Hi! I’m so with you on intense aftertaste. A bit like a long rain, never stops.
That movie is incredible but it made me a little bit uneasy to watch. Some of the camera shots straight down made me slightly nauseous thinking about being up that high!
I thought the movie was hard to follow with flashbacks and hard to understand their accents. I thought it was interesting to learn about, but didn’t love the story telling.
We make veggie stir fry many nights in our house. Easily one of my favorite go to meals. Enjoy your two days off work… you deserve a break. And congrats on the bakery breaking sale records!
we’ve seen that movie…my husband is the king of finding obscure films on netflix! it was interesting, and totally freaks me out! your dinner looked great–i LOVE ginger!
It’s not that obscure. It won an Oscar a couple years ago.
I’ve seen that documentary! Its soo freaky!! Great looking stir-fry
You’re lucky you married a guy who loves his veggies so much! Most guys I know would have requested beer and something fried haha. Maybe I just need to wait a few years for their college aged taste buds to mature.
Walking between the WTC buildings on a tight rope is some feat for sure! I used to hate it when I had to walk on the balance beam on gymnastics.. I don’t know HOW a person could stomach that. Amazing
Congrats on a great bakery day! That’s awesome!
The photos of the twin towers were very poignant. When I watch movies made when the towers stood, and they have shots of them, casually in the background, it’s always kind of jolting. I didn’t find their attitude disrespectful. To me, it was more like they were talking about a long-gone old friend. Maybe if I watched it close to the anniversary, like you did, I’d feel differently, though.
I love man on wire!!! One time my xc team was running across a bridge in here in austin (texas) and we saw a guy tightrope walking, illegally but it was exciting!!!
Im so glad to hear the bakery is doing well!! Yall put in so much work-its well deserved. Dinner looks fantastic. I need to start making bok choy. Enjoy the time off
That pic of the video clip made my stomach have butterflies. Wow!!
And congrats on your biggest day and getting organized. High five!
I had that beer last week! We thought it was reminiscent of bacon (in a good way).
can’t believe i still haven’t seen “man on wire”! my husband is a documentary filmmaker (amongst other things) and so we watch basically every non-narrative movie for his work. he saw it (and loved it) but i forgot about it!
another recent doc i saw that i recommend – the PBS special version of michael pollan’s “botany of desire” which is on netflix demand now!
Nik Wallenda of the famous Wallenda tightroping family did a walk right outside my DH’s office window in Sarasota. He had lots of company in his office watching, but I stayed home. I’m scared to death of heights and couldn’t watch.
Those veggies look yummy and inspiring! Have a great 2 days off. You both deserve it!
There is also a children’s book, The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein. I am reading it to my students this week to discuss and bring awareness of 9/11 as my students were not alive at the time of the tragedy, can you believe it?!
Where did you get a hold of the documentary? I would like to watch it myself.