It's Monday morning and I'm staring down 100s of files I get to review today (and for the rest of the week). I think this means a simple recipe and a short post is in order. Our mint crop is growing like crazy in our outside garden, so I harvested a few leaves to flavor a glass of Simply Lemonade. My Mom and I each had a glass of this refreshing drink at Le Pain Quotidien a few weeks ago, and I've been dreaming of making my own batch of mint lemonade ever since. I cheated by using a ready-made lemonade, but I'm sure it would be even more delish if you make the lemonade from scratch. This weekend was pretty low-key -- the weather was a bit grey and gloomy for much of it. On Friday evening D and I left Leroy at home went out for dinner at Marathon Grill where I had a great housemade curry-flavored veggie burger, D had a regular burger, and we both shared a bottle of the house red wine.
On Saturday we started off the day with a walk with Leroy over to the Fitler Square Farmers' Market and then on to the Good Karma Cafe for coffees and muffins. After dropping Leroy back off at home, we ran a few errands around town, including a much-needed trip to Target, where of course we spent more than we had intended. What is it about that store? Saturday evening we took Leroy out for a walk, and finally got around to seeing the 10p mini-Eiffel Tower light show at the Kimmel Center (well, through the window, anyway). Leroy didn't seem to be all that impressed.
Yesterday began with a bit of a lie-in (Leroy didn't demand to be let out of his crate until 8a, a miracle!). Theoretically I was going to run 10 miles as a last long run before next weekend's half-marathon, but the threat of rain (and thunderstorms) kept me from lacing up my running shoes. (Clearly I'm easily dissuaded!) While D took Leroy to the dog park, I headed to the grocery store to pick up a few items for the week. Back at home I baked up a couple loaves of banana chocolate chip bread. I spent the remainder of the afternoon reading Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals (which I need to gather my thoughts about for a post of its own). We ate roasted veggie sandwiches later in the evening after D arrived back from the office. I made a balsamic reduction sauce to dress the veggies -- which totally took the sammies to a whole new level.
Now it's Monday and back to the daily grind . . . and those files are calling my name.
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