Not a vegetarian!

I don't know how Susie does it. Meat grosses her out.
That is not the case for me or Jai or Julia. We love meat!
Recently Jai cooked this beef roast in the most incredible way.
It was rich, flavorful, so delicious. He said he used black cherry juice to create a glaze.
OMG! So yummy!

Yesterday we cooked some beef bacon we got from Porter Road Butcher which is located on Gallatin Road (long story). I ate like 5 pieces! This is why I shouldn't eat bacon, regardless of it being beef, not pork. Pork is a meat I do not eat, sadly Jai laments constantly.
Luckily there still is some left as well as another 1/2 pound of the beef bacon we didn't cook yet. Tomorrow! : )

Most, if not all, of our meat is locally sourced either from our Avalon Acres Farm CSA or one of the farms at the Farmers' Market or PRB. Helps me eat meat with less guilt! : )

Nashville Snow Fun - Jan 2011

First Ice Cream

vegan chocolate ice cream at Pied Piper Creamery - yummy!

Aunt Niki scoops this great cold stuff at PPC on the weekends.
She convinced Mommy to let me try it even though I'm not supposed to have chocolate for awhile. At least it was vegan so Mommy was OK with me having a taste.

I really liked it and hope I get to try it again soon.
Mommy and Daddy talk about getting an ice cream attachment for the Kitchenaid mixer.
That would be AWESOME - ice cream all the time!

Our Wedding Anniversary

We had a wonderful time at dinner at a local Asian restaurant in our neighborhood, Watanabe in Riverside Village. It was great to be alone, first meal without Julia. We actually talked about a few topics other than Julia! : )

We got to eat at a leisurely pace (anything is slower than the "shovel it in fast" method!) from appetizers, soup & salad, rolls and dessert. We got the combo tempura, miso soup and seaweed salad, and unique & attractive Firefly & Spider sushi rolls. Dessert was a beautiful fried ice cream concoction that we got to go because we knew our time was limited (that was something to eat there).

It was all yummy!

Thanks, Rose Mary, for watching Julia for us. We know it was a mutually beneficial arrangement, but it is greatly appreciated!

It was nice to celebrate 4 years of marriage and 6 months of parenthood - lots of happiness!