Happy Friday! Even though today is a vacation day from work, it’s been quite productive so far. Bo and I knocked out 12 miles this morning with some great company, I finally ran some much needed errands, and I enjoyed an hour of ART training with Katherine!

Bo is enjoying every moment during his time between jobs, my work life balance has been helped lately by Summer Fridays, and I’ve enjoyed some wonderful long runs over the past few weeks with great friends.

In addition,I’ve been spoiled lately by Bo’s dinners!

Wednesday night Bo and Meg, his younger sister, cooked dinner together since it was her last night visiting.

 

Every birthday, Bo receives a huge package from Allen Brothers, compliments of his grandmother. We are able to reap the benefits of this gift for months since we don’t cook meat at home very often. This week, we enjoyed the lamp chops along with homemade squash casserole, roasted baby potatoes, and mixed salad. Everything was delicious, especially the tiny pickled squash Meg and Bo added to the salad!

Last night, Bo offered to cook diner for Theodora and I since she was coming over to work on our HLS presentation we’re doing with Cynthia! Trust me, Theodora nor I ever refuse delicious food. We were in for a special treat last night though, as Bo made a delicious pasta dish with fresh cockles.

Get your head out of the gutter kids! Cockle is the common name for edible, saltwater clams. Not, something you’d find at an XXX store. The linguine and clams weren’t the only stars of the meal. Bo had a heavy hand with both the red pepper flakes and parsley but instead of ruining the meal it really took the flavor to the next level. If you’ve never enjoyed clams and linguine with fresh clams, I highly suggest it! Bo insists that they’re pretty easy to cook with and they are $8 a pound, in NEW YORK CITY!

It was a delightful little dinner, complete with Entwine chardonnay!

While my evening meals have been a change, my breakfast and lunches were my normal favorites.

Wednesday was a bit of déjà vu for me as I literally had the exact same lunch as Tuesday. When a co-worker offers to pick up lunch for you being quick on the description is always preferred. I know this salad by heart since I order it almost daily so within a minute I was able to write it down, along with my favorite Soy Crisps and new to me tea, Lipton Naturals Diet Green Tea.

Thursday’s lunch was my first Pax salad in ages. I prefer Toasties due to their fresh produce, wide array of toppings, and friendly demeanor but I didn’t have time for their 1pm crowd yesterday.

Around 4 I thought I’d try my hand at eating my weight in grapes. I had two bowls of grapes and by the end feared that I may become a grape, like that poor child on Willy Wonka. Or was she a blueberry?

Last but not least, the winner of the Go Sport ID giveaway is Samantha!  Congratulations!