Foodbuzz 24×24: Play now, eat later – Pumpkin Lentil Curry

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At 7:05am yesterday morning, I got out my beloved Crock-Pot. I had not used it in our new house so I was excited to see it working on my new counters. Crock-Pots are so great because they allow you to have a hot dinner waiting for you to eat while you are off playing! They also have a magical way of creaming delicious ingredients together.

As part of the Foodbuzz’s September 24×24, my goal was to create a cheap,

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Roasted Vegetable Harvest Grains

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Just before having Allison and Heather over for dinner last night, Anna decided to empty the box of garbage bags. When I reached for the camera, she turned around and said “cheeeese” without even being prompted.

I was in the middle of making Roasted Vegetable Harvest grains to go with our salmon so I didn’t actually mind.

   

This dish was so easy and so colorful.

Roasted Vegetable Harvest Grains

Chop all of the veggies you have lying around.

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Dinner Party & National Geographic Slideshow

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This morning started like most mornings do, with an 8:30 spinning class I taught at Chagrin Valley Fitness. It was a great way to get energized for the day, especially after not teaching classes all of last week and the beginning of this week. I felt so much better afterwards.

Then I did a few things at my house before heading to the pool with Anna to meet up with my gf’s Erika and Jackie and her man, Burak. We

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Before the K+ L = Hogan Wedding

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As all weddings start, the girls spend the morning getting ready, while the guys play some type of game while sipping a beer!

We got hair done.

Did makeup.

And practiced smiling.

When the time came to get ready, they got to business.

Owen did his best man duties.

Kevin got focused.

And Brady did a standard keys, phone, wallet check.

Soon enough, they were back on the couch,

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K & L: Rehearsal Dinner

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I have laundry up to my eyeballs, my house is not at all unpacked from our final move into our new house last weekend, I started a new cooking job today, Brady is out of town all week and I miss vacation.

Shall we relive the rehearsal evening, instead of me going to bed or getting something done?

  I think so.

The date: Friday, August 12, 2011

The place: St. Joseph, Michigan

The occasion of the evening: Rehearsal and Rehearsal

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Beach Party at Silver Beach

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Friday, August 12, 2011

  

  

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