Fun times at the bakery today
Lots to do! Including a break for a power walk with a new friend!
Followed by a snack of vanilla soy milk with the crumbles of the Cville Cluster bag
Matt and I charged through our list today and worked right through closing. I realized today that my Great Harvest email address had been frozen since JULY 16!!!!!!!!!! SO many missed emails – the horror. I spent the late afternoon responding and apologizing for the delay.
When I came out of the office, this was waiting for me:
Ladies [and gents], the best pumpkin beer ever. Matt snuck it in this afternoon when he ran an errand! Why do I suspect that he really goes out for a beer when he runs errands!? Just kidding – I told him to! He needed a break.
We shared this monster while he was on a call this evening and I twiddled my thumbs
When he hung up, he declared that he was not doing a single dish tonight and we were going out. I tried to protest and mumbled something about budgets and my LOOT app, but he won. We went out.
Our third restaurant (because the first two we tried were closed) was Fry’s Spring Pizza! Love this place.
And love their hummus plate!!
We shared this to start
And then shared a Hot Pepperoni Pizza for dinner
I had two ooey gooey scrumdiddleyumptious slices.
And now the evening is calming down. Matt’s reading in bed and I’m off to join him.
It’s COLD out there folks. Chilly!
Allie@LiveLaughEat says
Hahaha “mumbled something about budgets and my LOOT app…”
That hummus plate is chock full of goodies! Stay warm, tonight.
Cait @ Beyond Bananas says
That dinner is so much more appealing then mine was! I’ve never had pumpkin beer. I think that needs to change.
Natalie @ Nitty Grits says
Pumpkin Ale!? Fall is officially here!
Katie @ Real Food Katie's Way says
Holy swear words batman that hummus plate looks DEVINE!!! Oh my gosh!!!!
As for a chill in the air, I WISH. It’s 100 degrees here with the humidity. Later this week we should be seeing some cool fall weather though…Fingers crossed!
Lindsay @ Lindsay's List says
Pumpkin Ale and a chill in the air! I can’t WAIT for Fall!!
katie @KatieDid says
Fall is SO here yayyy! It’s so chilly here tonight too, and we’re settling in with an apple cider candle and a warm meal 🙂
Emily @ the doodlebug says
That pizza looks amazing! Also, I’m probably WAY too excited that pumpkin beers are out! I LOOOVE fall!
Brandee says
This makes me miss home…dogfish head punkin ale is so good! I’m so excited for Fall to be here too!
Meredith says
That hummus plate looks to-die-for!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
Who is the pumpkin ale by? I am SO ready for cooler weather! I’m actually in Denver for work right now and it’s still toasty here. *sigh*
Elizabeth says
What is wrong with my computer? I hit the home button and it goes to the 28th post?!?!?!? It’s OK, twitter has me covered! I just had to google the post title! I love that hummus plate! Looks delish!!!
KathEats says
Did you fix it? That’s weird. I hope it wasn’t someting on KERF
Kate (What Kate is Cooking) says
I am dying to find that pumpkin ale! I don’t even like beer but it’s my goal to try any one with a pumpkin on it 🙂
wymberley says
It was 108 today…before the heat index. Fail. I WANT PUMPKIN BEER!
kristen, sweetly says
pumpkin beer is my favorite beer in the whole world. i tried it for the first time a few years ago on our labor day camping trip. it is so choice.
go take care of the hubby. nothing better than vegging out to round out a crazy monday. 🙂
Laura (On the Threshold of Greatness) says
That pumpkin beer IS good! I had my first glass last night at the Capital Ale House in Fredericksburg. <3 I'm soooo excited about fall and all the pumpkiny goodness that comes with it!
Baking N Books says
What does Pumpkin Beer taste like?
Are you reading anything new now for your book club? What does Matt read?
Sweet and Savvy says
That appetizer looks Amazing! Have a great night!:)
Chloe (In Fine Feather) says
Hummus is so GOOD – I’m totally addicted. I’d love to eat there. Hope you figure out the email situation, it’s annoying when small things like that happen.
Ash @ Good Taste Healthy Me says
My favorite pumpkin beer WAS Shipyard, but it just tastes different this year. So I’m on the prowl for a new favorite!
Christine (The Raw Project) says
Yikes on your email, sorry about that! The hummus plate looks wonderful!
Shaya (Eye Girl Eats) says
Yum! I think I might make myself pizza tonight now too… yours looks so good!
I’ll trade weather with you– it’s still 85 degrees outside here! I miss cool, fall weather… enjoy it and your pumpkin beer!!
Kristen says
You + Matt NEED to come to St. Louis and try Schlafly Pumpkin on draft… it is so amazing! Their Christmas Ale, Oatmeal Stout, + Coffee Stout are also AHmazing! But their pumpkin is hands down the best pumpkin beer around! Your making a very pregnant girl very jealous – and ready for October to get here NOW. ;o)
Emma says
It is delicious!! I live 2 miles from Bottleworks and finally had my first Schlafly’s pumpkin beer yesterday. Amazing!!
sarah says
hey Kristen and Emma, I live in St. Lou, too! We should have a Kath’s Fanclub beer tasting some time!
KathEats says
Oh man, I wish I could come too!
ashley says
I live in StL, also (also really close to bottleworks!). I regularly go there for friday night dinner and a fresh fresh beer – SO good!
Stacy @ Every Little Thing says
I’m also in STL and go to Bottleworks all the time! Their Pumpkin is def my favorite pumpkin. I’ve tried quite a few but Schlafly always wins!
Emma says
The food is so good! I love how they use so many local ingrediants!
Deva (Voracious Vorilee) says
It IS cold out there! I am all bundled up in my purple hoodie, but I am also coming down with a cold :-(.
Your dinner looks AMAZING 🙂
Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles says
That hummus plate is glorious looking!!!! I would love to share that it looks soooo good, so does your pizza! ….Wishing you a day full of sunshine and an empty e-mail inbox. 🙂 Okay, maybe not empty but an easier day with the inbox.
Emily @ Comfortable Home Life says
Are you fo’ serious with that hummus plate?? I am drooling over here! I just wrote down what it looks like is on there so I can re-create ASAP!!
Molly @ RDexposed says
I need more info on this pumpkin beer! Where is it brewed? How far must I travel to purchase?
KathEats says
St. Louis: http://www.schlafly.com/
Molly @ RDexposed says
This gives me hope since I’m in Illinois! Thanks!
CheezyK says
Oh my goodness, I cannot even begin to digest having to go through work e-mails from that far back! Glad you found out about it and were able to get things rolling again.
Looks to me like dinner was well worth going out for!
Katie @ Peace Love and Oats says
That pizza looks AMAAAAAZING!!! Clearly it’s been too long since I’ve gotten pizza… And what a good husband to bring you pumpkin beer! I need to find one of those! (both the beer and the man, haha).
Marian says
The hummus plate looks amazing!! And even better because someone else prepared it!
Abby @ Abz 'n' Oats says
That looks like an amazing hummus platter! 🙂 Glad you guys had a nice dinner out!
Kristin says
That hummus plate looks delish!
Eileen says
That hummus plate is absolutely gorgeous!
I’ve gotta find that pumpkin beer this year. I’ve never had that particular one, but I looooove the Southern Tier one!
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance says
Wow! That hummus plat looks delicious– I’m loving the black olive addition
Cait's Plate says
It was cold this morning while walking to work and it made me SO excited! I also can hardly believe that Fall is almost here.
I absolutely cannot wait for my Cville Cluster batch to get here. Every time I have granola that is not Cville Cluster it’s just not the same. Once you’ve had the best, it’s hard to ever go back 😉
That pizza. looks. amazing. And it looks like it was such a fun night – I like when Matt’s in charge! Haha
Angel7 says
I have not had a great pumpkin ale, and will have to remember the name of this one.
That pizza looks heavenly!!!
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Jil @ Big City, Lil' Kitchen says
Your meal looks amazing…that pizza..to die forrr
Dominique says
I find that Mondays are the hardest to find a restaurant to dine in because most are closed. And that’s usually when I get a craving for a specific restaurant that is specifically closed on Monday. I’ve never tried Schafly’s pumpkin beer and every time you feature it, I want it! I’m going to do a thorough search this fall.
kristacular says
omg that pumpkin beer looks delicious! I wonder if it’s over here on the west coast!
Stacy @ Every Little Thing says
Schlafly is not distrubuted out West, unfortunately. It’s in St. Louis!
kristacular says
hmm I”m coming to Boston/NYC next week. maybe I can get it over there? Thanks for the heads up 🙂
Ashley @ Coffee Cake and Cardio says
Y’all are just the cutest, seriously!!
KathEats says
🙂
Maria @ Maria Makes Muffins says
I am loving pumpkin, too. Kasha pumpkin bakes are prepped for breakfast and I can’t wait!!! Bring it on, fall.
Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries says
I was definitely going to comment when I saw the hummus plate, but then I saw the pepperoni pizza, and I HAD to say something about it too! They both look de-frickin-licious!!!
Emily says
Wow. Jealous. Beer, hummus plate, pizza, weather, ugh…jealous! It all looks/sounds amazing! 🙂
Lindsay says
Man that hummus plate looks so good! I have been staring at this lone can of chickpeas in my cabinet all week telling myself that I should make some hummus. Your pics are the kick in the butt I need. I bought some canned pumpkin this week. Maybe I can pretend its fall? Texas is a little behind. Still over 100 degrees…
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
The hummus and pizza look great and the soy milk over head shot is awesome.
And the emails that you didnt get for 6 weeks…eeeeeek! I bet that gave you a little panic attack. It would have given me one.
Question, I just posted about changing some things on my site (since you commented this morning, I changed it!) but I need social media icons and I dont know photoshop well enough to make my own. How/where did you get yours? The ones I see are all too big and clunky or bad colors!
KathEats says
If you google “social media buttons” there are thousands of kinds to download
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
yes the problem is I seem to have a knack for finding the ugly/super bright/super big ones or ones that I then need to customize more with Photoshop. Will keep searching 🙂
Taysa says
“Why do I suspect that he really goes out for a beer when he runs errands!?”
Yeah, this is pretty much true for my boyfriend…ah heck, me too.
🙂
Jackie Smith says
I’m sorry, you are wrong. It’s after 9PM and over 85 degrees. A chilly beer sounds great!
Hannah says
You should probably call your first son Schafly.
KathEats says
Ha!
Andrea says
Kath, I came across this random post and saw this comment and had to laugh. So, are you gonna name him Schafly? 😉
KathEats says
Hahahah. No, that’s not the name!
lynn @ the actor's diet says
i’ve never been a big pepperoni pizza person but that one’s making me drool!
Khushboo says
The thought of pork really doesn’t appeal to me but for some reason, I LOVE pepperoni pizza! Yummy dinz!
Aine @ Something to Chew Over says
Yum, that hummus plate looks fantastic!
I love the description of your protest 🙂
Sara @ Real Fun Food says
This seems like a random question, but do you have a favorite brand of pita bread? I love it when I go out and it’s freshly made, but every time I buy it it’s so gross! (I could probably figure out how to make it, but don’t always have time!)
KathEats says
Hmmm I don’t. I haven’t bought pita bread in so long I don’t even know what’s on the market
Lauren @ What Lauren Likes says
Fantastic looking dinner! I honestly have never heard of pumpkin beer before, cool 🙂
Barbara says
YUMMY. Your dinner looked amazing!
Chilly? Where? It’s 106 today and yesterday my car read 115. I am so ready for “winter”.
:/
Cathy says
Same here in Houston. Wish we had fall and pumpkin beer. 🙁
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
That sounds like such a long and busy day. You guys deserved a meal out! 🙂
Hillary says
I could probably demolish that entire hummus plate on my own. Seriously.
Margo @ Peanut Butter Trees says
Ooo I want to try that pumpkin beer! Pumpkin beers are my favorite, maybe because fall is my favorite season! Hope it was awesome. 🙂
molly says
Hey Kath!
Do you have other favorite apps? I have heard you talk about Loot and now I love it. Any other must-have apps?
Looks like you had a great relaxing night – well deserved!
KathEats says
*Looking at my phone*
Loot, Twitter, Retro Camera, Google Reader, Mint.com, WordPress, Katheats (!!), Simple Calendar, Business Calender Free
molly says
sweet! Thanks!
Laura @ CookKnitRun says
I can’t wait for Fall. It’s still in the 90’s here. 🙁 The hummus plate looks really tasty and fresh – I love all the toppings they put along side.
Alaina says
That hummus plate looks amazing! I think I could have that for a meal. But if pizza’s involved, than the decision is easy. 😉
Katie @ Plates and Paste says
Loot? Is that a type of budget app? Please enlighten me!
Christine says
ohh…..hummus plate looks fantastic! haha – I give into my fiance at times about just picking up something for dinner. ugh!
faith says
Wanna go for a power walk with an old-err well established-friend tomorrow?
KathEats says
Sure!! How’s after dinner tonight?
Alison @ Hospitality Haven says
Wow, that hummus plate looks INCREDIBLE! I could definitely go for that right about now…