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I really enjoy Baker's Banter by the people at KAF. And Smitten Kitchen.

I really enjoy Baker's Banter by the people at KAF. And Smitten Kitchen.

Made chicken soup and kreplach yesterday. Putting salmon on the grill, challah, salad, honey roasted root veggies, apple cake, and apples and honey.

There is nothing that isn't made just a little bit better with bacon.

Spinach lasagna. Yum! But I need more recipes!

Ah, the good old days.

Lots of fresh juice, ice, sugar, cold water, and a little bit of strawberry.

Pigs in a blanket for the morning and scallion pancakes for dinner.

My father making milkshakes in (what seemed like) the middle of the night when it was a hot Chicago summer with no air conditioning.

Rhubarb. Jam, jelly, compote. Rhubarb.

Pretzels and grapes. Yum.

I don't think it's a bad idea, but it's not one we ever used. If I was going out to a nice restaurant, I didn't want my kids there. We got a sitter. It's just too difficult to enjoy a nice dinner when you're just waiting for a child to start crying. Or when the child is crying and someone has to start walking around. I will say I get slightly resentful when I have paid for a sitter so that I can have a grown-up evening and someone else brings a child that doesn't know how to behave. I don't think I'd frequent a "nice" restaurant that had a lot of young children in it, but that's not saying they don't belong at an early seating.

Honey vanilla challah.