Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Birthday Wishes 2013


Dream day:  Dinner with family, as pictured.  Steaks and grilled veggies.  Everyone dresses up.  Bow-ties are present.  Croquet is played.  Sinatra. Little gifts would be nice. Wishlist below.


Dinner:


1 hour Balsamic Vinegar and Whiskey Steak MarinadeGrilled Veggies with Garlic Balsamic Reduction (zucchini, summer squash, small Japanese eggplant)...these are super easy, healthy, cheap and sooo tasty!Simply Baked Potato | With Style & GraceParmesan Baked Potato HalvesBerry Summer Salad with Goat Cheese or Feta and AvocadoShallot, lemon juice, mustard and balsamic  salad dressing #salads


Blueberry & Mint LemonadePeach & Basil LemonadeRosemary LemonadeWhiskey lemonade with honey.

Coconut-Vanilla Bean Cake with Coconut Meringue Buttercream Frosting | Brown Eyed BakerPink coconut cakeCoconut Cake with Saffron CreamThe Ultimate Coconut Cake Recipe

(Recipies and images from pinterest, see my board here!)



Wishlist :)
 


tea. tea accessories.  the nerdier the better!

 I want to make my own clothes.

(Image: Oxford University Press)The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us about Coming Conflicts and the Battle against FateThe Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates

BOOKS! Always books! Cookbooks, especially ethnic cooking and old world baking
Anything on sustainable living, agriculture, and livestock, especially goats!

this is pretty cool too.

Other thoughts:  Doggie boots, Doggie backpack, Wool socks, Car survival kit, Seeds. Board games. SLR camera :) Anything Doctor Who.  (there's a bathrobe. or a tardis for my desk)


Mostly, though, I want to have dinner with my family.