Picnic in Central Park

The weather has been absolutely beautiful the last couple days! Upon seeing this week’s weather forecast, we made plans for a picnic in Central Park for Friday afternoon (yesterday). It was glorious and such a mood booster for a week that’s been kind of blah. We rounded up some of our favorite snacks and our new picnic blanket and headed to the park.

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Grilled Brie and Apricot

Happy Friday! How’s everyone doing? Has your state begun opening back up for business? New York state’s plan to reopen has been a bit confusing. We are feeling the cabin fever, which has led to the creation of some interesting lunches and why I wanted to do a fun, laid back food post for today! Consider this Part II to “fancy grilled cheese” (see Grilled Gouda and Green Apple)!

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Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

Cauliflower - meh! Cauliflower with cheese - I’m listening!! Can anyone else relate?? Darrell has been the driving force in trying cauliflower-based foods. Knowing he likes it has me looking out for cauliflower-related recipes. The loaded cauliflower turned out sooo yummy last month so when I came across a recipe for cauliflower mac and cheese I thought we’d give it a try! The first time we tried this recipe was actually the night I photographed the fried pork chops for the blog. It was our side dish that night and then Darrell cooked it for lunch one day earlier this week!

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French Onion Tater Tot Casserole

Don’t tater tots just take you back to childhood? They also make me think of Napoleon Dynamite!! I was excited to try this recipe and it did not disappoint! I can’t recall ever trying (cooking or eating) a tater tot casserole before this but I love the idea of it, haha! My friend Cathy recently introduced me to the blog Half Baked Harvest on Instagram and when I saw this recipe posted a few days later, I knew Darrell would be all about it!

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