- yummy adventures with kids
Happy Birthday Pikelet! Oh how quickly you’ve grown. In the last couple of weeks, my sweet baby started kindergarten, lost his first tooth and is showing signs of a budding scientist. My mini Einstein wanted to have a Molecule party at The Lab in Lakewood, no cake, just brownies (Sugar Bowl Bakery Petite Brownies available at Costco) with a DIY marshmallow molecule cake topper.
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Spring Rolls & Egg rolls - yum
The opening of Pho Colonial Vietnamese Diner is a welcomed addition to downtown Dallas which is speckled with great but expensive restaurants like Charlie Palmer at The Joule or greasy spoons and pizza joints. Pho Colonial, located just opposite the flagship Neiman Marcus store on the corner of Main and Ervay provides the population with a fresh alternative, great food at a mid range price point.
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Figs are in season and we are pigging out! While the weather is still gorgeous we’re pairing figs with ol’ fashioned vanilla bean ice cream and drizzling it with aged balsamic vinegar. The tartness of the balsamic goes so well with the creamy ice cream. The particular one I used is a Vanilla Fig Balsamic Vinegar from Flavors from Afar. Pikelet loves doing a taste test with all the different figs available right now.
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The spread
We all love to eat different things in our family. Pikelet, my five year old is more adventurous and three year old Lollo often needs coaxing to try something new. That’s why our lazy weekend buffet lunches are a favorite in the household. It is a presentation of all our favorite items and a few new ones in case someone wants to try something new.
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