My day ended with this:
So how it started is no longer important!
I was a grouch. I was really tired. I don’t know what was up! Perhaps the fact that I didn’t get too much activity today.
Instead of yoga, I made labels! [Labelmaker on sale for $14.99 at Staples!]
And ate Baked Oatmeal Snack Bars. I’m just not in love with these bars. Sorry Kath!
I am in love with our army of local honey bears! They are now friends with Beaker, Bocker + Churton. That is…until they are adopted by the locals.
We have sandwich menus and newsletters!
And we have WILD ANIMALS barging into the house!!!
Sniff sniff
The Tiger LOVED my grandmother’s oriental rug! He must have smelled Smotey and Murph and all the kitties of ages past.
This evening I perked up with some IPA
And some veggies
We had a last-minute impromptu joint dinner. I love joint dinners! Combining ingredients and labor makes everything easier and fun!
I was the grillmaster – zucchini, salt, pepper, olive oil and smoked paprika
Matt was the beer master. Duh.
Faith worked on the beans – a can of refried pintos from Whole Foods mixed with homemade black beans and some herbs, cayenne, cumin and salt
We piled the beans, veggies, and Faith’s HOMEMADE CHEESE (she made it this afternoon with grass-fed milk and a special technique that I know nothing about but admire her so for!)
Toppings included greek yogurt and Cholula. We served them on crispy corn tortillas – also from Whole Foods – that I keep in my freezer for last-minute dinners. I grilled them and they got crispy so we were able to break off pieces and eat the tostadas like nachos! Loved this dinner!
Faith + Tate jumped up enthusiastically and without hesitation after dinner at the suggestion of “Let’s go for a walk!!” The evening had turned from stormy to beautiful! We hiked around the neighborhood for a good 40 minutes until settling into Francesca’s final slice of Tiramisu and a few cookies I had frozen from Cville Market’s bulk bins.
Faith and I had a mini Gossip Girl love fest oogling over our favorite episodes, characters and songs. The finale episode was wonderful – best of this season!!
I’m off to read my book – Matt’s got the alarm set early because he is BAKING tomorrow!!
klm says
tigggggggggggggggger! and I want that tiramisu!!
lynn @ the actor's diet says
i love label makers! i want one now.
Sam says
What happens to the ‘test’ breads that you guys make before opening up? I will gladly take some bread off your hands. 🙂
KathEats says
THey are donated – stop by next week and we’ll give you any we have left!
Krissy - Shiawase Life says
i cant wait for GH!!!! SOOOON! <3
Alexa @ SimpleEats says
This pile of veggies topped with cheese looks amazing! Homemade cheese?! I want to know how that works!
faith says
I loved that dinner too. Thanks again!
staceyhealthylife says
Getting in a lot of activity and moving around really does affect someone’s mood. I think we just get used to keeping active and when we aren’t it’s mentally and physically difficult on us.
Miranda @ Working Mom Works Out says
Aww, I’m glad your day ended well. Chin up!
Meg says
I sniff someone else writing this post?!….Matt maaaybe?!
🙂
KathEats says
Nope, it was me!
Ash says
lol yeah, that’s what i thought too..i was confused when the text said “sorry, kath”
Jenny @ Fitness Health and Food says
Yes, the tiramisu still lives! 🙂
I love the fliers for the bakery, the pic is so cute 🙂 Best wishes, everything is going to turn out so amazingly! 🙂
Valerie @ City|Life|Eats says
Great looking dinner!
Kate (What Kate is Cooking) says
I love label makers! I have no need for one, but that’s so cheap I kind of want it on principle alone!
The Healthy Hipster says
I also have a label maker addiction. I use it to label all my pantry jars. Except mine is very old timey and I have to use all the power my hand musclez to punch in each letter. O-A-T-S. B-U-C-K-W-H-E-A-T. I could go on… 😉
Averie (LoveVeggiesandYoga) says
faith’s homemade cheese? Ok i am going to go stalk her blog for a recipe maybe! sounds delish! whether it’s real cheese or nut-based cheeze, I am off to find out…
Joint + impromptu dinners? Yes, awesome! No one has kids, enjoy it while you can 🙂
The veggies, the desserts, the time with friends, looks great!
Animals walking in? Yes, I left my front door open here in Aruba and an iguana tried to walk in. yikes! 🙂
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
That dinner looks incredible… and yay for the kitty finally coming in the house!
Liz @ Tip Top Shape says
Oh my word, that dinner looks amazing!!! I actually skipped to the end of the post just to see what it was! lol
Gina @Runningtothekitchen says
homemade cheese? wow, that’s impressive!
Angela (Oh She Glows) says
I cant believe I still have not seen this week’s Gossip Girl! Maybe I’ll watch it now…
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife says
your dinner looks fab!! I did not know you could freeze tortillas….I guess that makes sense. HA 🙂
Ashley (Feeding Ashley) says
Those vegetables look so good. I’m glad your day perked up!
rachel says
I made the oatmeal bars today and I think they were too salty for me! Need to add some chocolate or jam, but then I guess they become more desserty and less breakfasty…
Alaina says
What a wonderful end to the day! Does the owner of El Tigre know how popular he is now that he’s on your blog? 😉
KathEats says
Not yet…I do want to go introduce myself to “Tigers Mother”
Tori (Fresh Fruition) says
Home made cheese, oh my! That entire meal looks absolutely DELICIOUS! Yum!
McKayla @ Green Groats says
What a great combined dinner effort! Looks delicious per usual!
Don’t you just love label makers?? I’ve been using them a lot lately at work…
Lea @ Healthy Coconut says
It’s how you end your day that matters…and you ended yours on a positive note. So the cute tiger is now allowed in the house? lol!
Justeen @ Blissful Baking says
MMm homemade cheese sounds amazing!!
Emma (Namaste Everyday) says
you are so lucky to have a good friend who lives so close – I mean to say a good friend who makes her own cheese! Is she going to blog about it because I want to learn!
Hannah says
Oooh, I watched half of the GG finale over breakfast… and I’ll have to wait until tomorrow for the rest as I’m at a gospel concert tonight!
Christine says
Dang it, I’m really wishing I was current on GG. I’m still on last season when Chuck lost and then regained his hotel! My priorities are out of whack 😉
Khushboo says
Faith + Tate seem like such a great couple- so similar to you and Matt! That dinner is the perfect example of synergy :)! The GH material looks great! Love how interactive you both already are with the community.
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
Dinner looks deeelish!
I’m surprised your bakery will be closed on Sundays! 😯 Lots of people swoon over fresh bakery bread on their only day off. I know I do! (7 days a week, actually!)
KathEats says
Almost all GH have at least 1 day off – some have 2. We have to have a rest day, and that’s the best day to do it
Jumanah @ Healthy Living in the Middle East says
Dinner looks delicious!
Jealous of your label maker. I’ve been wanting one for awhile now!
Cait @ Beyond Bananas says
The addition of the paprika to the zucchini makes it look so saucy! 😉
qq:) says
nice tiramisu
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
A long walk with a friend sounds like the perfect end to the day. Hope today is a great day for you:-)
[email protected] Flying ONION says
I love the look of your bakery!! So quaint but modern all at the same time. 😀
Do you guys plan on keeping Tigger? I think he likes it in your home. 😀
KathEats says
No, he has a home!
Christine @ Burning It Off says
Homemade cheese is amazing… a girl at my office makes it and sometimes brings in samples for everyone to try. She explained the process to me once but I can’t remember anything about it, except that it’s complicated lol.
Lauren says
I love the newsletters!!! They look fantastic Kath. So does dinner. 🙂
Vanessa says
Ahh!! Tiger!! I love your honey bears!! Good luck with the baking tomorrow!
Ann says
You don’t like the baked oatmeal bars??? Not worth making?
KathEats says
I don’t dislike them, but I don’t love them
Holly @ The Runny Egg says
Those tacos look delicious! I too love spur of the moment dinners with friends — everyone pitches in and makes a great meal!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
I got so excited for you guys when I read that Matt is baking! Good luck to him. I hope he has fun and that you get an incredible first batch out!
Kristen Waby says
I love seeing pics of your home. It’s so warm, inviting, simple and classic!
Mark says
That IPA looked pretty tastety. How about some beer recipies on here too!
Stephanie says
Would you post the menu and newsletter so we can see it up close? 😀
KathEats says
Just go on over to http://www.greatharvestcville.com and you can see it all there
Maggie @ Say Yes to Salad says
Joint dinners are the best!! It’s also way easier to cook for 4 than it is to cook for 2.
Stephanie @ StephSnacks says
I hate the feeling of being unsatisfied or antsy during my day, but it definitelynhappens from time to time. Your day definitely turned around though! Everything w the store is coming along great 🙂 oh, and the beer doesn’t look half bad either.
Hope says
The newsletters and menus look great!! Everything is coming along so nicely in your store! I really need to come visit once it opens! 🙂
I agree with you on the episode of Gossip Girl! It was definitely a good one! Oh and the ending! What a cliffhanger that was!!!! 🙂
Grace @ Healthy Dreaming says
Pictures look so beautiful! I love looking at your blog every day!
MonsteRawr says
Some days are just grouchy ones. It happens to us all, and the best we can do is hope to cross paths with someone that can make us smile. Looks like you were so lucky!
Chad @ thebreakupnote says
What’s important is that you owned the day and didn’t let the sun go down on the grouchy!
Jessa says
The newsletters looks fantastic and the pic of you and Matt is perfect. The more I keep reading your blog, and hearing about all this great bread from Great Harvest it makes me wish I were close to one so I could enjoy some of it. Especially, after seeing your Cinnamon Chip French Toast!
Man that look ssoooooooo good.
Melissa says
I finally watched the GG season finale last night and loved it, too!
The bakery looks amazing! It appears to be fully functional! 🙂
Lisa says
Interesting spices to add to the zucchini! When we grill zucchini, I put steak seasoning on it, olive oil. Grill and then add blue cheese or goat cheese to it. YUM.
Jil @ Big City, Lil Kitchen says
Aww – kitty! and dinner looks fantastic. I really need to get myself a label maker – trip to Staples tomorrow to scope out sales? Perhaps…perhaps.