So while the birthday weekend didn’t start perfectly, it certainly ended well!
After our poolside adventures yesterday we spent the evening grilling outside, sipping cool drinks, watching the Olympics, and blowing out candles of course!
Dinner included rubbed and grilled baby back ribs, corn on the cob, grilled asparagus, an arugula salad topped with honey goat cheese and tomatoes, washed down with refreshing drinks ranging from spiked lemonade to dark and stormy.
After dinner we spent the rest of the evening watching the Olympics from the comfort of the sofa and blowing out candles. Scott picked up cupcakes from Brown Betty Dessert Boutique in Philadelphia which were perfect for sharing between the five of us. Bo’s favorite was the chocolate while mine was the sweet potato!
In keeping with the cooking and dining theme, we enjoyed a group brunch on the back patio this morning before Bo and I had to head back to New York City via Amtrak. The weather was perfect and the eggs were some of the best I’ve ever had! If you’re looking for a scrambled egg recipe I highly recommend eggs, sautéed shallots and garlic, along with some shredded cheddar cheese.
Brunch on the back porch was made even more interesting by deer appearances throughout the morning. Bambi was far braver than her mom who quickly ran back in the woods as soon as she saw us.
Then, our evening was made complete by two episodes of The Newsroom, a family dinner guest appearance by Theodora, a birthday toast, and a delicious dinner of Chilean Sea Bass served over sautéed shitake mushrooms and Tofu Shirataki noodles.
I really am not ready for this weekend to end but rumor has it tomorrow’s Monday and that means an early morning workout!
As soon as I saw that first picture, I thought…”are those Brown Betty cupcakes??” Hands down, my favorite in the city – so good!
Birthday cup cakes, what a great idea!