Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Stonewall Kitchen Cafe


In my haste to get my kids and myself out of the house this morning, I left my lunch sitting on the kitchen counter. Luckily for me, we have the Stonewall Kitchen Cafe connected to our offices here in York.

When lunchtime rolled around, I headed to the cafe and tried to decide exactly what I wanted. It is always such a hard decision becuase there are so many yummy selections. I usually have the Stonewall Kitchen Cafe Salad with grilled chicken on top. I know it might not sound that exciting but it really is a great salad. I am not sure what they do to make it so good; maybe it is the fresh mixed greens with cucumbers, grape tomatoes, sliced red onion, carrots, green beans, and radishes, topped with feta cheese and a slice of ciabatta bread on the side. Today however, I decided to go with the Tuscan Sandwich, another one of my favorites. It is fresh Mozzarella, sliced cucumbers, green leaf lettuce, and vine-ripened tomatoes with Stonewall Kitchen Basil Aoili on ciabatta bread with a drizzle of Stonewall Kitchen Sweet Basil Oil. It was delicious! I did however pass on the mouth watering whoopie pies that were calling my name.

Next time you are in the area, try lunch or breakfast, or even just a latte at the Stonewall Kitchen Cafe, you won't be disappointed.

Maybe I will just have to forget my lunch again tomorrow!

Monday, September 28, 2009

Embrace Fall



That is what I learned this past weekend. I spent an absolutely gorgeous day on Saturday, apple picking with some of my family. While my kids are well past the age where the thought of spending the day with mom in a field picking apples is fun, we have a whole new generation that is about to be enlightened.
My nephew Jack had his first encounter with the tradition, and although he is still too young to climb the trees, drink the delicious cider and eat at least a ½ dozen cider donuts (ok, we did slip him a few small bites), he did bring the joy back to it. As my brother-in-law and I bantered back and forth about the various types of apples and my preferences when it comes to making pies and such, Jack just smiled taking it all in … the sun, the trees, the busy orchard full of fellow pickers all brand new to him. Watching him try to eat the apples with his four new little teeth … puckering his lips when he bit into a tart variety – it was such a fun day.
I look forward to sharing these firsts with him as he grows and look forward to the smile he brings back to my face while we do them!