• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
Search
  • About
    • Contact
    • Press
  • Recipes
    • All Recipes
    • Oatmeal Recipes
    • Smoothie Recipes
    • Salad Recipes
    • 100 Oatmeal Recipes + Whipped Banana Oatmeal
    • The Best Overnight Oats Recipes
    • Smoothie In A Bowl
  • Nutrition
    • Top 10 Nutrition Posts
    • Healthy Mindset
    • Real Food
    • Weight Change
    • Becoming A Registered Dietitian
  • Home
    • Free Workshop
    • Digital Clutter Course
    • Shop Our Home
    • How To Declutter Your Kitchen Cabinets
    • Kitchen Organization Accessories
    • 5 Tips for Keeping a Clean House with Kids
  • Beauty
    • My Beauty Routine
    • My Top 10 Favorite Beautycounter Products
    • Products For Brighter Skin
    • How to Apply Skincare in the Right Order
    • Anti-Aging Line Review
    • Safer Sunscreen
  • Kids
    • Mazen’s Birth Story
    • Birch’s Birth Story
    • Baby Food Favorites
    • My Kids’ Favorite Toys
  • Life
    • Fitness
    • Wedding
    • Charlottesville
    • Travel
    • Shop
  • Freebies

Kath Eats logo

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
Search
  • About
    • Contact
    • Press
  • Recipes
    • All Recipes
    • Oatmeal Recipes
    • Smoothie Recipes
    • Salad Recipes
    • 100 Oatmeal Recipes + Whipped Banana Oatmeal
    • The Best Overnight Oats Recipes
    • Smoothie In A Bowl
  • Nutrition
    • Top 10 Nutrition Posts
    • Healthy Mindset
    • Real Food
    • Weight Change
    • Becoming A Registered Dietitian
  • Home
    • Free Workshop
    • Digital Clutter Course
    • Shop Our Home
    • How To Declutter Your Kitchen Cabinets
    • Kitchen Organization Accessories
    • 5 Tips for Keeping a Clean House with Kids
  • Beauty
    • My Beauty Routine
    • My Top 10 Favorite Beautycounter Products
    • Products For Brighter Skin
    • How to Apply Skincare in the Right Order
    • Anti-Aging Line Review
    • Safer Sunscreen
  • Kids
    • Mazen’s Birth Story
    • Birch’s Birth Story
    • Baby Food Favorites
    • My Kids’ Favorite Toys
  • Life
    • Fitness
    • Wedding
    • Charlottesville
    • Travel
    • Shop
  • Freebies
You are here: Home / Lifestyle / Electric!

September 26, 2010

Electric!

Holy transformer, the sky was raining raindrops and blue sparks! Two giant explosions took away our power for a few minutes. It was scary. I hope things are OK now. We have rain, but no wind or lightening, so I’m not sure why the sparks or why the rest of Cville seems to have intermittent power!?

IMG_4917 (640x427) (2)

Totally unrelated, our kitchen light seems to be out. And it’s not the bulb or the circuit breaker. We should have an electrician coming this week, but in the meantime….

IMG_4915 (640x427) (2)

We have a floor lamp! I actually LOVE the ambiance! The kitchen is so cozy 🙂 [And what’s funny is that we worked in the kitchen in the dark for two nights before we thought to bring in a lamp. DOH!]

IMG_4914 (640x427) (2)

Tonight’s dinner came out of plastic. We weren’t really hungry and had a date to attend, so we just threw together some leftovers.

IMG_4916 (640x427) (2)

IMG_4922 (640x427) (2)

Tuesday’s Enchilada Black Beans

Wednesday’s Grits

Thursday’s Soup

Tofu from who know’s when…

It was pretty good, but it needed salt, which I was too lazy to get up and retrieve!

IMG_4923 (640x427)

On the side: half a pear and a fig!

IMG_4925 (640x427)

IMG_4920 (640x427) (2)

Blog reader Stormy introduced us to Stephanie and Evan because he felt we have a lot in common. WE DO!! We now have another awesome set of friends who share so many of the same likes that we do.

Evan is a homebrewer, and they invited us over for a post-baby-bedtime nightcap.

IMG_4944-(640x427)

We tried a handful of his beers, including the above AMAZING Basil IPA – one of the top 5 beers I’ve ever had (!) and a Smoked Porter that was so very unique along with a few other delicious varieties.

IMG_4948-(640x427)

Small sips, small sips!

IMG_4954-(640x427)

We just got home after 3 hours of talking and I’m ready to hit the hay!

Related

Filed Under: Lifestyle

Reader Interactions

Previous Post
All The Pretty Horses
Next Post
Bread Pudding For A Rainy Day

Comments

  1. Runeatrepeat says

    September 26, 2010 at 10:38 pm

    I have been randomly craving a good pear. I hate that they’re not ripe when you get them from the store though…

    Reply
  2. lynn (The Actors Diet) says

    September 26, 2010 at 10:42 pm

    love that a reader set you up on a “blind date” with some new friends

    Reply
  3. Michelle @ IronDivas says

    September 26, 2010 at 10:48 pm

    It was raining in DC today too… Not fun at all! I wanted to train for my duathlon sooo bad, but oh well… you win some, you lose some : ) Have a great night!… I am now craving a pear, lol.

    Reply
  4. Hannah says

    September 26, 2010 at 11:08 pm

    A homebrewer? Surely Evan and Matt are going to be best Charlottesville friends forever then? 😀

    Reply
  5. Nicole - yuppie yogini says

    September 26, 2010 at 11:08 pm

    I would have worked in the dark too…sometimes those simple solutions just don’t seem obvious 😉

    Reply
  6. Nancy @ The Wife of a Dairyman says

    September 26, 2010 at 11:19 pm

    Your kitchen does look very cozy with the floor lamp:) Sounds like you had a perfect evening after your day!

    Reply
  7. Kristina @ spabettie says

    September 26, 2010 at 11:59 pm

    we recently had a Honey Basil beer… it was SO good.

    I like the “cozy” ambience of the lamp in the kitchen!! 😀

    Reply
  8. J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says

    September 27, 2010 at 12:38 am

    I love the cozy lighting that the lamp offers the kitchen!

    Reply
  9. Wendy Heath says

    September 27, 2010 at 3:14 am

    Spellcheck! *grammar Nazi at work* – I believe you meant light BULB, not blub… and uniqu must mean unique…

    😉 I also love the ambiance and would LOVE to try a basil IPA, that sounds amazing!! Very cool that you made some new friends.

    Feel free to delete the spelling Nazi part after you fix it…

    Reply
  10. notyet100 says

    September 27, 2010 at 3:36 am

    leftovers always tastes good,..

    Reply
  11. Anne says

    September 27, 2010 at 5:15 am

    You know, I’m always so impress by your ability to make something wonderful out of leftovers.

    Reply
  12. Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says

    September 27, 2010 at 5:29 am

    I am the queen of tupperware leftovers!

    Reply
    • RhodeyGirl says

      September 27, 2010 at 6:23 am

      If you are the queen then I am the princess!!! 🙂

      Reply
  13. Lauren at KeepItSweet says

    September 27, 2010 at 5:29 am

    nice way to end the weekend!

    Reply
  14. stacey-healthylife says

    September 27, 2010 at 6:09 am

    That dog is so cute. Hope your kitchen light gets worked out.

    Reply
  15. Simply Life says

    September 27, 2010 at 6:12 am

    I love the lighting lamps give!

    Reply
  16. chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says

    September 27, 2010 at 6:26 am

    That is hilarious that you didn’t think to bring a lamp in – however, I would be the same way!

    Reply
  17. Emily Eats and Exercises says

    September 27, 2010 at 6:28 am

    I’m so impressed by all the new friends you’ve made in such a short time! I guess the blog is really helpful in that way.

    Reply
  18. Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says

    September 27, 2010 at 6:55 am

    I love throwing random leftovers together into one meal, making it completely new. Usually—most of the time—it turns out rather delicious. 😀

    And I totally agree with the ambience of a floor lamp! It adds so much cozy appeal. 😀

    Reply
  19. holly @ couchpotatoathlete says

    September 27, 2010 at 6:56 am

    I love how the lamp looks in the kitchen — sometimes lamps just look better than overhead lights 🙂

    And I wouldn’t have thought to bring a lamp in, I would still be cooking in the dark!

    Reply
  20. Hands in Namaste says

    September 27, 2010 at 7:05 am

    Our kitchen light is out, too, and we just set up a nice lamp!

    You always make leftovers look delicious!

    Reply
  21. Jil says

    September 27, 2010 at 7:22 am

    A light is out in my bathroom…but that is because I’ve been too lazy to change the bulb. haha Lovin the leftover dinner! and that IPA sounds wonderful.

    Reply
  22. Lisa says

    September 27, 2010 at 7:23 am

    Even though those are all leftovers they still look delicious! =)

    Reply
  23. Stormy says

    September 27, 2010 at 7:26 am

    I thought you four might just hit things off! Glad everything worked out!

    Reply
  24. melissa @ the delicate place says

    September 27, 2010 at 8:10 am

    hey mood lighting is always better so long as you aren’t cooking at the time, i would probably lop off a finger eep!

    Reply
  25. Valerie @ City|Life|Eats says

    September 27, 2010 at 8:33 am

    We totally do dinners out of plastic too. I love leftovers!

    Reply
  26. Logan says

    September 27, 2010 at 8:46 am

    I think a lamp in the kitchen is perfect! I’ve got one on my kitchen counter and many times I work by that light instead of the track lighting overhead (hate those things and wish we had never put them in). I love idea of the floor lamp!

    Reply
  27. Sophie says

    September 27, 2010 at 9:00 am

    I love having a lamp in my kitchen. We normally turn it on at night and it’s so much better than overhead light.

    I love that dog! It is gorgeous.

    Reply
  28. Natalia - a side of simple says

    September 27, 2010 at 9:00 am

    What a cozy kitchen. It looks like there should be a couch some place in there so you can curl up and eat some oats =)
    Sounds like you had a great evening. Yay for new friends!

    Reply
  29. Camille says

    September 27, 2010 at 9:11 am

    Yay for making new friends!
    And yep, your kitchen looks super cozy 🙂

    Reply
  30. Jennelle says

    September 27, 2010 at 9:32 am

    It’s “knows” not “know’s”.

    Reply
  31. Bonnie says

    September 27, 2010 at 9:37 am

    I have just started reading your blog
    I am trying to start eating healthier and hopefully will loose some weight
    One of my biggest problems is breakfast.
    Interest in all the different ways you prepare your oatmeal.
    Do you have a post which goes through the process of making them, other than the tribute to oatmeal? Other recipies? Not a fan of bannana.
    Thanks

    Reply
  32. Emily @ The Front Burner Blog says

    September 27, 2010 at 9:58 am

    THAT IS A HUEY DOG!!!! OMG!

    Reply
    • Kath says

      September 27, 2010 at 10:05 am

      I know!! I was so advanced to say “Oh, is this a Pointer?” Ha!

      Reply
  33. Beth @ swimbikerundc.blogspot.com says

    September 27, 2010 at 10:01 am

    Kath, your meals always look so delicious. I always admire, but last night I went ahead and made Matt’s golden beer bread with Magic Hat Seasonal Hex ale. AMAZING! Your husband is a baking genius! I can’t wait to try out more of your recipe ideas 🙂 Thank you!

    Reply
    • Kath says

      September 27, 2010 at 10:05 am

      Yay!

      Reply
  34. Joanne says

    September 27, 2010 at 10:39 am

    Speaking of tofu… if you can get it, you guys have to try Sunergia brand. I’ve only been able to get it through a food buying club but it is so good. They have several flavors such as Masala, Pesto, Spicy Thai…. it’s really good.
    I’m just hoping it freezes ok because I had to buy 2 cases. That’s alot of Tofu!

    Reply
  35. Joanne says

    September 27, 2010 at 10:40 am

    Whoops! forgot…such a cute dog. I’m having a giveaway and raffle if interested.
    It’s for doggie stuff and animal lovers. 🙂

    Reply
  36. Jenn says

    September 27, 2010 at 10:51 am

    Love the picture of the pointer!!! We have a GSP and its rare to see others with them. Sweet puppy!!!!! 🙂

    Reply
  37. Mary (What's Cookin' with Mary) says

    September 27, 2010 at 11:15 am

    I would love to have a fan in my kitchen!! I always get so hot while cooking… that would be a God send!

    Reply
  38. [email protected] says

    September 27, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    Even your mixture of leftovers looks delicious. Basil beer.. I’m intrigued. I love basil and IPA is my favorite kind of beer so I bet I’ll love the combination.

    Reply
  39. Gwen says

    September 27, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    I missed whose pooch is in this pic! She looks JUST like my parent’s German Shorthair Pointer named Trinka 🙂 PS Love the photo element experiments – looks like you’ve learned a ton!

    Reply
  40. Sara @ myfancytuna.blogspot.com says

    September 27, 2010 at 9:24 pm

    LOVE your kitchen – the color, the decor, the layout and that lamp adds the perfect homey touch 😀

    Reply
  41. Paige(Running Around Normal) says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:44 am

    the lamp really does look good.
    Glad you had a good time with good conversation:)

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Search

Topics to browse >>

Get my exclusive promos –>

    Footer

    hi! Im Kath.

    I'm a Registered Dietitian, healthy eater, and mom of two from Charlottesville, Virginia. Here you’ll find a healthy mix of real-life meals made from whole ingredients balanced with the pleasures of life, including buttercream frosting and good wine. Plus a sprinkle of nutrition, home life, beauty, parenting, and travel.
    about | privacy policy | contact

    Recipes

    • Oatmeal Recipes
    • Salad Recipes
    • Smoothie Recipes
    • All Recipes

    Nutrition

    • Healthy Mindset
    • Real Food
    • Weight

    Life

    • Exercise
    • Wedding
    • Charlottesville
    • Travel
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube

    Copyright © // 2023 Kath Eats Real Food
    Jump to top