I Love My Aerogarden

While I do have good intentions on planting a vegetable and herb garden in our yard, the Aerogarden will have to do until landscaping moves up on the priority list of the never ending remodel.

I love my Aerogarden because it is easy to use, no mess or dirt, economical and fun. If I sound like an advertisement for the company it's only because Aerogarden was a client of the last company I worked for and although I did benefit from a free Aerogarden, I have no stake in the company and I truly like this product.

Here is my herb garden about a week after I planted it on March 3:
And here it is just a couple weeks later today:

Happy St. Patty's Day

Bye Bye Bottle and Pacifier (maybe)

Since Samantha turned 1, we have only been giving her one bottle of milk before bed and during the day she drinks milk out of a sippy cup. Now that she is nearing 16 months old, I think it is time to break the bottle habit.

Tonight I gave her a sippy cup of milk instead of the bottle before bed and she could care less. I think the bottle was more of my habit than hers. I was worried that she wouldn't get enough milk each day if I didn't end the night with that 8 oz bottle. Looks like I was wrong.

The next hurdle is the pacifier. She only takes one when she goes to sleep and occasionally in the car and that is mostly because I can't stand to drive when she is screaming so I usually am scrambling to find a pacifier in my purse and I throw it back to her.

Each day Samantha surprises me with all sorts of new words and this past week she began to call the pacifier "Mimi". I think we may have a problem taking this one away.......

I tried tonight to put her to bed without it but the cries for "Mimi" were too much. I think trying to take away both the bottle and the pacifier in one day may be a little agressive.

I am going to give "Mimi" a few more days, or weeks.....who knows?! If she only needs it to sleep and "Mimi" remains in her crib - I guess I don't see the harm. I suppose she will give up "Mimi" when she is ready to and I assume that will be before college.

When Samantha Pouts

She makes this cute face.

The Waterfront, Brophys and Ice Cream

Lemon's for lunch?!

Cheers!

"Why don't you give me ice cream cones everyday?"

"Let me try yours Mom"

Someone needs a bath!

Striped Bass with Lemon-Caper Salt

From Cooking Light Magazine

Serves 6

1 large lemon
1/4 cup capers, rinsed and drained
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
6 (6-ounce) striped bass or other lean white fish fillets
Lemon wedges (optional)
Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 300°.
2. Carefully remove rind from lemon using a vegetable peeler; reserve lemon for another use. Coarsely chop rind. Place rind and capers on a baking sheet; bake at 300° for 15 minutes. Let caper mixture stand 10 minutes; finely chop. Stir in salt and pepper.
3. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Serve with caper mixture. Garnish with lemon wedges and parsley, if desired

I served it over whole-wheat cous cous with a green salad

Curly Haired Girls

Samantha and Isabella show of their pretty curls