Yesterday’s Body Pump was hard, so today we celebrated activity with a walk downtown. To the market!
There were lots of spring things to see – greens, herbs, flowers, chicks!
We sipped on some minty green tea for a refreshment
Stopped into Feast for a few more things [also sampled my way around the store – they always have the BEST samples!]
And then headed back home, walking about 4 miles total.
We spotted this little fella on our way! He’s friends with the Easter Bunny and was scouting out his route for tomorrow.
We couldn’t decide of our oyster festival, which runs from 1PM to 7PM should be lunch or dinner. Matt was getting hungry and it’s a 40 minute drive, so we decided to make salads for lunch and then have an early dinner at the festival – with a beer for a snack!
Mixed greens from the market, dressed in olive oil, honey and salt. Plus carrot, pepper, bread cubes, cranberries and I PROMISE this is the last time you’ll see this week-old bean dip!
Covered in some smoked paprika
Anddddddddd we’re off!
Spring walks are the best. 🙂 Have fun at the festival!
Today is too nice of a day to NOT be outside. I wish our farmers markets were open. I am counting down the days till visiting the Madison square farmers market!
Hey Kath!
Love your blog! I don’t know if you’ve already done this or not, but I’d love to see a post (or series of posts maybe) on your grocery shopping habits and budgets. I am in the midst of working this out in my household and would love advice in terms of: how often you go, where you go, how much you spend. Judging by how much fresh, organic food you guys eat, it looks like it would get expensive!!
-S
Ditto.
You must live in some nice walk-able areas. Hmm, need to find that 😉
Hey Sophie,
I’d love to write this series, but I really don’t have it all under control myself! Matt and I just had a conversation today about how we’re spending too much on groceries and we dont’ know why. But it’s definitely on my radar…Kath
I love seeing all of the green in your pictures — it is gloomy here 🙁
that mouse is so cute! i’m surprised it didn’t scurry away.
it was a mouse, right?!?
That rat is crayzay! I think I would have freaked out, but then again it looks kind of cute in a way!
Is that a rat or a mouse? It’s gorgeous! It can’t be wild though..that colour aren’t wild :s
I used to have two pet rats – they’re such sweet pets 🙂
Have a good oyster festival!
What a fun Saturday!
i am so jealous of your weather- it wont stop raining here in upstate NY! and i love how you put honey on your salads, i really should try that next time 🙂 have a beautiful weekend!
Have fun at the festival 🙂
Don’t you love it when the weather turns around in time for the farmer’s market? Love it! I can’t wait to return home to California*, where I can enjoy the amazing weather and farmer’s markets in my area. Love markets! PS. I love your sunglasses. 🙂 *I’m in Boston for college right now, and I’m pretty sure most of the markets won’t open until May.
I love it when stores have awesome samples! Sometimes I can get an entire meal from all the samples 🙂
Sounds like such a perfect way to spend your Saturday! Those flowers are so pretty!
That salad looks amazing… I have no idea how you got it to stay tilted like that without tipping haha. 😉
Your salads always “wow” me. I can never get mine to look to pretty!
I love fun days like that! I cannot wait until our town has festivals.
Your salad looking filling.
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Looks like a great way to spend a saturday!
Enjoy! 🙂
Oyster Festival…FUN!!
The little mouse…I can’t believe you got close enough to it and it wasnt scare off! That’s a brave little mouse!
Enjoy your day, Kath 🙂
Such a perfect day for a walk to the farmer’s market! I’m so glad spring seems to finally be here. 😀
colors, colors everywhere. I love it.
Gah, an oyster festival?! I’m totally jealous! Have SO much fun!! So glad you’re enjoying your weekend, seems like it’s beautiful weather up and down the East coast! (At least it is here in Charlotte 🙂 )
Pretty salad! I’d love to live in walking distance of fresh markets. 🙂
Have a lovely afternoon at the festival- you two deserve it:)
I am always fascinated by your salads 🙂
Have a great time at the festival!
What a wonderful start to the weekend!
That’s a huge rat!! I’ve never seen one that big just out in town. He looks scared, though poor thing.
I’m not going to lie, rodents totally give me the heeby-geebies (that’s a word, right?).
Since I was called out on twitter for not reading, I’m here to say “Hi” 😉
Haha – HI!!!!! Thank for stopping in!!
That little Rat/mouse is someones lost pet.. That is a domestic marked variety.. You might want to check the lost and found in your paper..
Just echoing CB–that’s very definitely a domestic rat (the wild ones look…basically like what you’d expect a sewer rat to look like), and it looks scared because it’s out and lost. I get that not everyone is a rodent person, but that photo makes me really sad. I hope someone else passing by who was more familiar with rodents stopped and helped it.
Great pictures as usual. Looks like a good day so far! Have a good weekend!
Enjoy the festival, I hope you guys have something awesome for dinner!!!
That salad looks beyond delicious!
Is that a rat or a mouse?
Just curious – Do you whisk your honey and olive oil together before dressing a salad – or just drizzle both on there?
Nope – just drizzle them on separately!
OMG, that rat is HUGE. Ew. EW
I am the saaaame way with leftovers! I eat them until the last possible day before spoilage! I just hate to waste food! The oyster festival sounds so fun….I love oysters!
PS: That rat is disgusting!!! I can’t believe it was out during the day!
I wish our Saturday was just as beautiful…it is rainy, gloomy, and cold-but HAPPY to be with family!!!! 🙂
Today’s salad looks yummy.
Have fun at the festival!
Have an awesome time at the Festival!!
Have fun at the festival!
I adore oysters! Can’t wait to see more about it!
Hae fun at the festival!
That rat definitely looks like a domesticated rat, the coloration and the fact that it hung around long enough for a picture. It must either be a lost pet or someone released it. It wont survive outside. Poor thing.
Mmmm….LOVE stores with good samples!
Oh nooooooo so sad if that was a pet mouse/rat who escaped!!!!! I had no idea!
You are so pretty Kath! 😀
Aw thanks 🙂
I love your sunglasses!
Have a great time at the festival.
Free samples are the best!
Your photographs are stunning, Kath! I’ve been reading your blog for about two years now, and honestly…it just gets better and better 🙂 I’m sure you probably don’t measure, but how much olive oil would you approximate that you use for a salad like the one shown above? I’m always experimenting with ratios of EVOO/honey/etc. And I’m curious what amount you go with!
Thanks and keep up the great posts,
Cathy B.
Thanks Cathy!
I use about 1/2 a tsp to a tsp of both – just drizzled on.
Do you and Matt ever fight??
No, not really. Disagree at times, but not fight like in the movies.
Love the pics of the market – so bright and colorful!