Happy Birthday Mom!
22 Jul
Hey everyone; I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend! Even though I’m off for summer break, I still look forward to the weekend because I typically have more things to do & people to spend time with as opposed to the work week. And weekends still seem to fly by all too quickly!
Today, my family & I had yet another birthday to celebrate (Chris’s & my dad’s were last weekend), but first, let’s back track to last night!
For a while, Chris & I had been in the habit of having pizza night at least once a week. Lately, though, we hadn’t been getting it (not since we moved into the house, actually). I was really craving it, so I declared last night pizza night!
We went with extra cheese, & I had 3, yes 3, slices!
The rest of our evening was very low-key, & we actually ended up splitting a few desserts that I had picked up at a local place, Skyline Drive Orchard.
We shared a mini peach pie, & banana cake. The banana cake was probably my favorite; this icing was amazing!
Unfortunately, after 3 slices of pizza & double desserts, I wasn’t feeling that great. I guess that was to be expected!
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This morning, I headed off to the gym & completed a 45-minute resistance interval workout on the elliptical. Afterwards, I headed home to prep some baked oatmeal for Chris & I. This morning, I went with blueberry baked oatmeal instead of the chocolate chip we had been enjoying this past week!
My mom’s birthday is actually tomorrow, but since it falls on a Monday, we decided to celebrate today. For lunch, my mom, dad, sister, Chris, & I went to Bonefish Grill. I had heard a lot about the restaurant, but never been before, so I was excited to try it out!
We started with some warm bread & olive oil, which was delicious!
For my entree, I ordered the imperial longfin – royal delicacy pan-seared, baked & stuffed with shrimp, scallops, & crab meat.
My sides were garlic-whipped mashed potatoes (I can never pass up mashed potatoes!) & succotash, which I had never had before (I’m a fan!).
For dessert, my mom & I split their peanut butter & jelly special, which was bread pudding topped with chocolate-peanut butter ice cream & raspberry sauce. It was great!
I also had a few bites of my sister’s brownie sundae, which was fantastic but also super rich!
The rest of my day was spent nursing a bad headache, which feels like it might finally be starting to relent. I’m about to do some meal planning & coupon clipping before settling in for tonight’s episode of Big Brother.
Have you ever been to Bonefish Grill? What’s your favorite seafood dish? I love lobster, but don’t usually get it just because of the price tag. My second favorite would be scallops!
Pizza is my favorite food, I am always up for 3 pieces
I’ve never been to Bonefish before…I live relatively close to one though! I would have to say scallops are also a favorite of mine.
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Happy Birthday to you mom! I would consider the peanut butter jelly special a absolutely great way to help celebrate a birthday- that thing sounds out of this world!!
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My dads bday was today! Lol. I love bonefish grill – I usually get their bang bang shrimp but with chicken since I’m not a big shrimp person – delicious!!
I’m all about pizza night! We usually make it homemade with whole wheat pizza crust, and it helps me feel a little less guilty about it.
That banana cake sounds sooo good! The frosting is always the best part!
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I really want to make homemade, grilled pizza!
Love pizza nights! we usually have ours on Friday’s or Saturdays. That banana cake looks so good too.
Happy Birthday to your mom! I can’t belive you had never been to Bonefish. I swear all of their food is delicious
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Even though it’s a chain, the closest one to us was still about 40 minutes away! It was worth the drive though!
I have been craving pizza like crazy lately!! And that dessert looks amazing!!!!
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No judgement on the 3 slices – that’s my standard! Actually, on Saturday, I dominated an entire small pizza by myself. It was thin crust, but still.
And happy birthday to your mama!
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Happy Birthday to your mom! I had banana cake for my birthday this year. It’s one of my faves.
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I think it may be impossible to eat only one slice of pizza. It’s just that worthwhile
Also, banana cake? Yum! Is it from a bakery or homemade? If so, do you have the recipe??
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The banana cake was from a little orchard near my house! I WISH I had the recipe!
Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes!
I’ve never been to Bonefish Grill before, but your meal looked delish! My favorite seafood would have to be crab…love it! But it’s super hard to find good seafood in Oklahoma:P
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Our last apartment was almost right across the street from a Bonefish, but we never went. I hate fish. Lol. But I LOVE CHEESE PIZZA!
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I love Bonefish! My favorite is the Bang Bang Shrimp – not the most healthy thing but it’s nice to indulge. The couple restaurants near us have $5 Bang Bang on Wednesdays
I saw that on the menu & thought it sounded good!
ohhh bonefish is SO good! I love the shrimp and scallop combo with mango salsa!!! happy birthday to your momma!