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You are here: Home / Lifestyle / I Love My Job

September 28, 2010

I Love My Job

Going to work was FUN today!!

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Making videos is actually one of the most stressful things I do because they aren’t able to be edited if you only get one take (such as in a cooked recipe or if you hate wasting ingredients as much as I do!) And they require thinking ahead and make-up and showering and ingredients and the right lighting and bright ideas.

BUT when you get to drink Bourbon at 4PM on a Tuesday afternoon for "work," what’s not to love 🙂

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These were videos for Good Bite and I think they turned out pretty good. At least the foods did!

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Even the cameraman enjoyed himself. Drinking the props.

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Lesson learned: Do the food video before the cocktail video! We both got a little tipsy trying out the recipe!

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Video #2

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Dinner tonight was planned to be easy knowing we’d be busy video cooking. (Have you noticed I have already gotten off track of my meal plan? It always happens.)

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Simple Maple-Bacon-Date collards with Maple Baked Beans from a can!

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They were awesome and blindly you could have convinced me they simmered in some lady’s crockpot at a church supper all afternoon. I used to hate baked beans at church suppers, but now I lurve them!! The Whole Foods brand has simple ingredients and tasted great. Couldn’t have been easier.

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Mmmmm, greens.

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Every good meal has a side of bread.

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Bread makes the world go ’round.

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I wanted a refill on bourbon, but I turned to seltzer with basil instead. Perfect mocktail!

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On an Open Sky call now, then evening time! We have something exciting happening on our living room floor right now 🙂 You’ll see in the AM!

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  1. Natalia - a side of simple says

    September 28, 2010 at 6:45 pm

    Cocktail O’Clock at 4 sounds good to me =) Have a great night!

    Reply
  2. Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says

    September 28, 2010 at 6:45 pm

    Maple bacon date collards? Now those are some greens I can get behind!

    Reply
  3. Jaclyn says

    September 28, 2010 at 6:46 pm

    Mmm interesting dinner.. i love greens and beans too though and throw dates and maple in there and sounds like a winning notion (i’d leave out the bacon for vegetarian sake, maybe faux bacon would taste okay??)

    i wanna watch this video now!

    Reply
  4. Brittany (A Healthy Slice of Life) says

    September 28, 2010 at 6:46 pm

    those collards sound amazing!! Yummy!

    What recipe was the bourbon for? I’d like to know because it sounds like it might be perfect for College Football Saturdays 🙂

    Reply
    • Kath says

      September 28, 2010 at 6:58 pm

      I can’t tell you yet!

      Reply
  5. Stacey says

    September 28, 2010 at 6:49 pm

    Nothing is more fun than being able to have a drink in the afternoon 🙂 [And the ‘it’s-my-job’ aspect makes it even more fun, I bet! Mmmmm greens 😀 I had a big ol’ pile like that for breakfast this morning! Along with eggs, it was deeeelicious. Glad you had fun today 🙂

    Reply
  6. Simply Life says

    September 28, 2010 at 6:50 pm

    I’ve never thought about adding basil to a drink – great idea!

    Reply
  7. Amanda (The Nutritionist Reviews) says

    September 28, 2010 at 6:52 pm

    Those collards sound so good! Can’t wait to see the videos!

    Reply
  8. Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine says

    September 28, 2010 at 6:52 pm

    Ohh great idea to add basil to the seltzer!! Such a perfect savory drink. Have a great night!

    Reply
  9. Bee Goes Bananas says

    September 28, 2010 at 6:53 pm

    Mmm sometimes good baked beans from a can just does the trick.

    That slice of bread looks delicious! It’s so thick and “real” looking, not the processed bread pre-cut in a bag that lasts three weeks before it starts to mould.

    Reply
  10. Estela @ Weekly Bite says

    September 28, 2010 at 6:53 pm

    What a fun video idea!! Dinner looks delish as always 🙂

    Reply
  11. Chelsea at Striking Balance says

    September 28, 2010 at 6:54 pm

    I love that you got tipsy while filming! So funny 🙂

    I love how creative you are with your dinners, making even something as simple as greens look like a gourmet dish! 🙂

    Reply
  12. yummiee cupcake says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    hope your boss is not reading your blog, ha!

    looks like its a great day out there for you. its pretty yucky here in nyc.

    Reply
  13. Joanne says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:11 pm

    It sure looks like you had a great time today. I can’t do hard liquor at all. My nose goes red – it’s a dead giveaway! 🙁
    And…100% agree: Bread DOES make the world go round.

    Reply
  14. stacey-healthylife says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:20 pm

    Where did you get that awesome camera stand gadget?

    Reply
    • Kath says

      September 28, 2010 at 7:24 pm

      It’s a Gorilla pod: http://joby.com/

      Reply
  15. Kristin says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:20 pm

    what are you watching on tv tonight? if anything

    Reply
    • Kath says

      September 28, 2010 at 7:25 pm

      Glee is being DVRed!!

      Reply
  16. Lauren says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:21 pm

    What kind of baked beans are they? I love TJ’s Baked Beans and think they taste totally homemade.

    Reply
    • Kath says

      September 28, 2010 at 7:25 pm

      Maple

      Reply
  17. Jil says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:27 pm

    Work = food + cocktails…. jealous! 🙂

    Reply
  18. Kristy @ KristyRuns says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:32 pm

    Oh, man. There’s something about that thick, doughy slice of bread with butter that looks soooo delicious! I love my carbs! 🙂

    Reply
  19. Kristin says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:35 pm

    Glee is AMAZING! BTW I have a huge crush on Brendan James.

    Reply
  20. holly @ couchpotatoathlete says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:36 pm

    I love baked beans — but I’ve never tried the WF brand. I’m sure its great though.

    And I’m saying this in a nice way but you LOOK totally tispy and buzzed in your photographs. What a riot!

    Reply
  21. Hannah says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:38 pm

    If only we could all be so lucky! Ah well, it’s nice to know some people do love their jobs this much!

    Reply
  22. Rebecca G. Perry-Piper says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    You are doing so many people a service by what you do. Visit chimommas when you want to view good clean silliness.

    Reply
  23. Kathy W. says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    re lr floor: Did you guys get a DOGGIE?? 🙂

    Reply
    • Kathy W. says

      September 28, 2010 at 8:28 pm

      …or (fun, but not a wriggly bundle of excitement) a new rug?

      Reply
      • Kath says

        September 29, 2010 at 9:01 am

        Good guess!

        Reply
  24. erica says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:43 pm

    cocktails at four. sounds heavenly. maybe i’ll do that tonight too…

    Reply
  25. Natalie says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:44 pm

    Mmmm, I love baked beans that have been cooking all day in the crock pot! They’re the best.

    Reply
  26. Chelsea @ Strawberry Sweat says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:51 pm

    Wow, I don’t even know if you can call food and cocktails work 🙂

    I’m excited to see what you’ve got planned for the AM!

    Reply
  27. Mary @ Bites and Bliss says

    September 28, 2010 at 7:52 pm

    Agreed- every meal’s better with bread! 🙂

    Reply
  28. Marisa @ Loser for Life says

    September 28, 2010 at 8:08 pm

    I could absolutely live on bread alone and be happy. Well, maybe I would need some bourbon to wash it down… 🙂

    Reply
  29. Jamie @ Food in Real Life says

    September 28, 2010 at 8:13 pm

    seltzer with basil, good idea!

    Reply
  30. chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says

    September 28, 2010 at 8:18 pm

    I love that picture of you in the kitchen making your food video – was that the tipsy picture? You’re too funny!

    Reply
  31. Michelle @ IronDivas says

    September 28, 2010 at 8:26 pm

    Cute pics… my work day looks nothing like that! 🙁 Can’t wait til the morning to see the surprise!

    Reply
  32. Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] says

    September 28, 2010 at 8:34 pm

    You look great in orange!

    Reply
    • Kath says

      September 29, 2010 at 9:01 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  33. Laura @ Backstage Pass to Health & Happiness says

    September 28, 2010 at 8:37 pm

    Looks like a fun day on the job! 🙂
    Bourbon and baked beans, what could be better?

    Reply
  34. lynn (The Actors Diet) says

    September 28, 2010 at 8:50 pm

    glad you like being in front of the camera so much! i do too, obviously 🙂

    Reply
  35. Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef says

    September 28, 2010 at 9:02 pm

    oh fuN!

    Reply
  36. kaila says

    September 28, 2010 at 9:03 pm

    i really want to try a video tutorial they look like so much fun! but a lot of hard work too of course.

    Reply
  37. Nicole @ yuppie yogini says

    September 28, 2010 at 9:03 pm

    I used to wait tables and we’d have wine tastings on occasion, BEFORE the shift. I am a light weight to begin with so after tasting 6 wines or so, I would be 3 sheets to the wind. I probably messed up so many orders. 🙂

    Reply
  38. Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says

    September 28, 2010 at 9:05 pm

    Looks like a fun day at work!

    Reply
  39. Helen says

    September 28, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    I had greens and beans for lunch today! One of my favs. I stumbled upon your blog about a week ago and absolutely fell in love with it. I have been on my clean eating journey for about 2 months. I am looking forward to trying out some of your recipes!!

    Reply
  40. Alyson @ YNL Blog says

    September 28, 2010 at 9:35 pm

    “Simple Maple-Bacon-Date collards” … do tell? I’m till learning to get more creative with greens, how did you cook these? Thanks!

    Reply
  41. Janet Tan says

    September 28, 2010 at 9:45 pm

    Hey Kath,
    I am interested in your tripod… where did you get it from? What is the name of that spiral wired tripod? I have been looking for something like that for awhile…

    Thanks
    Janet

    Reply
    • Kath says

      September 29, 2010 at 9:00 am

      It’s a Gorilla Pod

      Reply
  42. Camille says

    September 28, 2010 at 9:56 pm

    Ooh! I can’t wait to see the video!

    Reply
  43. Josie @ Skinny Way Of Life says

    September 28, 2010 at 10:08 pm

    Ah, I miss the days of 4pm cocktail hour…then I had children, now it’s more like a 5th of Jack ; P just kidding…maybe…

    Anyway, the greens sound delicious! bacon and dates! Come On! amazing…

    Reply
  44. Lisa @ bakebikeblog says

    September 29, 2010 at 12:13 am

    What a fun (and tasty) evening!

    Reply
  45. Lauren at KeepItSweet says

    September 29, 2010 at 4:38 am

    i love baked beans – i tried my friends homemade for bacon baked beans the other day and they were amazing

    Reply
  46. Nicole, RD says

    September 29, 2010 at 6:58 am

    Cocktail hour = work? Sign me up!

    Reply
  47. Heather (Heather's Dish) says

    September 29, 2010 at 7:42 am

    i love your job too…i think i’d love it even more if it was mine too! 🙂

    Reply
  48. Michele says

    September 29, 2010 at 7:44 am

    Hey Kath,
    If you have a mac you can edit videos and piece them together in the program called ivideo. That way you can take out parts you don’t like or have multiple takes 🙂 All mac should come standard with this program.

    Reply
    • Kath says

      September 29, 2010 at 9:02 am

      I’m a Windows girl and have plenty of video editors! But when you’re actually cooking, you can’t re-shoot pouring bacon into a pot without starting over with more bacon.

      Reply
  49. faith @ gracefulfitness says

    September 29, 2010 at 8:11 am

    I just checked out your video’s, very cute!
    And I agree with the comment “you look great in orange”.

    Reply
  50. skinnyrunner says

    September 29, 2010 at 8:15 am

    bourbon infused videos? i think im liking where this is going!

    Reply
  51. melissa @ the delicate place says

    September 29, 2010 at 8:16 am

    are those collards? anything with bacon is infinitely better in my book! 🙂

    Reply
  52. Lynn @ SVE says

    September 29, 2010 at 8:23 am

    Bread does indeed make the world go round.

    Reply
  53. Lisa @ early morning run says

    September 29, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    your dinner looks great! I love baked beans and will have to try them from WF’s. I agree, bread does help complete the meal!

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

    September 29, 2010 at 6:08 pm

    Beans + bread = 2 of my favorite things AND they make a complete protein. Win, win!! 😀

    Reply
  55. Dana says

    September 29, 2010 at 6:46 pm

    cute post. I like the pic of you kind smiling/smirking in your orange shirt. Very Kath. Can’t wait to check out the videos.

    Reply

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