{"id":2543,"date":"2016-04-29T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T07:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betondinner.com\/?p=2543"},"modified":"2018-03-09T02:21:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T02:21:50","slug":"food-thought-7-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/food-thought-7-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Food for Thought #7: April."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Just a little dance show at our favorite park!<\/em><\/p>\n

1.\/\/ I’m a few days early on my FFT post, mostly because I’m trying to perfect a Mother’s Day recipe for you. The most recent butterscotch scone attempt looked like this:<\/p>\n

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So, yeah, I’m still working on ’em. ;o)<\/p>\n

2.\/\/ The girls helped my mom plant a little garden last week! They were so into it. We’re attempting watermelon, green beans, squash, and pumpkins<\/strong>. Somehow Jay and I both have black thumbs, even though all 4 of our parents have green ones. I’m hoping it skips a generation (and also staying far away from our little seedlings so they don’t feel threatened).<\/p>\n

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Why can’t my hair look that cute in a bun?<\/em><\/p>\n

3.\/\/ Our church has been doing a once a month cooking class and it’s\u00a0SO much fun. This month, the theme was Spanish tapas and I’ve craved bacon-wrapped dates<\/strong> every single day since then. (Wrap each pitted date in half a strip of bacon, skewer them with a toothpick, and place them on a foil-lined baking sheet with sides. Bake at 350 for 25-30ish minutes until they’re crisp, chewy, decadent, sweet, salty, divinely delicious little mouthfuls.)<\/p>\n

4.\/\/ I’m sure I’m killing you harping on this citrus kale salad<\/a>, but my affection hasn’t waned. We ordered this super handy little juicer<\/strong> that fits right on the glass Pyrex measuring cup you already have, and it has changed my lemon-juicing life!<\/p>\n

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Click on the picture to see it on Amazon!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

5.\/\/ My mom passed this book on to me – The Last Chinese Chef<\/em><\/strong> – and I totally enjoyed both the story and the peek at true Chinese cuisine. I recommend it!<\/p>\n

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Click the picture to see it on Amazon!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

6.\/\/ It’s almost May, and I have about 6 weeks left<\/strong> before we meet this baby girl! I’m working on a few posts to have waiting in the wings when she arrives, but at some point I’m going to have to switch focus to, you know,\u00a0any other preparatory things,\u00a0<\/em>since so far I’ve done no things<\/i>. Plus, my prioritizing tends to lean in the “try to make a\u00a0mobile like this<\/a>” direction, instead of anything practical. Wish me luck!! ;o)<\/p>\n

**Please note that this post contains affiliate links, which means that Amazon will give me a small commission if you buy through my links (at no cost to you). It helps to offset the cost of\u00a0running the blog, so I appreciate it!**<\/em><\/p>\n

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