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Randy had off on Monday so we decided to be productuve and drive to Larriland Farms.  Adam had a great time, he was obsessed with holding and biting into apples and was utterly in love with the llamas and goats.  It is so amazing to be doing these activities with Adam now that he isContinue reading “Apples”

It means being able to say dada and mama. It means being able to pull myself up onto the couch. It means I love all animals and want to stop to watch them all, but especially dogs. It means being able to eat all sorts of things, even wontons and chicken soup.It means sleeping through theContinue reading “What ten months means to me, an essay by Adam Malek Ali”

Randy and I headed to New Orleans this past weekend.  Let’s just get the bad out of the way right off the bat.  Then we can go on to the great.   It rained ALL weekend.  This made it hard to see anything, but it did make it easier to while away hours eating andContinue reading “N'awlins Y'all”

As Randy’s birthday week  month continues, I cooked a special dinner on Thursday night, the day before we left for Nola to celebrate with Grandma Yuyu.  I made all of Randy’s favorites- rack of lamb,  rosemary garlic potatoes and arugula salad with pine nut and parmesan.  For dessert I even tried to make Randy’s favorite- basbousa!  TheContinue reading “The night before Nola”

 A lot of people I’ve talked to are afraid of spinach pies.  It’s the phyllo dough that scares them.  This fear of phyllo dough that I kept hearing about kept me from trying to make spinach pies (or spanikopita) as the Greeks say for a long time. Well, when I finally broke down and madeContinue reading “Spanikopita & Block Parties”

For Randy’s 32nd birthday we’re heading to New Orleans next weekend!  Randy told me that New Orleans was enough of a party buuuuuut I decided that a surprise lunch was in order. To throw Randy off the scent and make sure he dressed dapper for the party I convinced him that we should dress nice and takeContinue reading “Surprise you're 32 :)”

This is what Jamie Oliver calls this salad.  I’ve never had another tomato and chorizo to compare this to but this salad was delicious.  I know it was really delicious because Randy completely approved of having only a salad for dinner. Well, with some goat cheese on the side 🙂 This salad is perfect for theContinue reading “The Best Tomato and Chorizo Salad”

I’ve been hearing about Great Falls Park since I moved to DC and last Sunday we finally decided to go.  It was a beautiful day and we had no plans, perfect time to go.   Great Falls Park is a beautiful park on the Potomac River.  There are tons of trails and great viewing areasContinue reading “Great Falls Park and more”

Right after I had Adam, our friends Pamela and Sal came over to cuddle Adam and to bring some delicious food over for the hungry new parents!  Pamela made her dad’s chili.  I’ve never been a person who craves chili, but apparently that’s because I never had this chili.  It was DELICIOUS!! I finally askedContinue reading “Chili”

This past weekend was the first time we’ve been home in DC with nothing planned since MAY! Our little family had an amazing weekend.  Friday night we cuddled and made spaghetti and meatballs and shared a bottle of wine, well not Adam. Adam, went to bed and slept the whole night!!! For the first timeContinue reading “Weekend at home”