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Friday's Findings: 08.14.09

The easiest salad ever!  

Who doesn't like to make good-tasting and simple recipes?  Here's one that will have you literally licking the bowl.  It's from the newest Food Network Star, Melissa d'Arabian, of "Ten Dollar Dinners."  Check out her Cafe Green Salad recipe here and enjoy.  

Thanks for the incredible recipe, Melissa!

Friday's Findings: A Photographer that is Part of the Family

Living in a new area is giving me a chance to meet new people and make new friends.  Sometimes it's overwhelming knowing who to turn to ask those everyday questions like:  Where can I find a good pediatric dentist?; Who has the best sales on party/holiday goods?; and Do you know a great family photographer?

I found the last question, however, easily answered when I met the mother of one of Poppy's newest best friends.  

It's strange when you meet someone that is so good natured and easy-going right off the bat.  Stranger still when you get to know each other a little better and find out that you share the same birthday.  And maybe the strangest of all when, through casual conversation, you find that that person is living and working in one of your ultimate dream jobs: family photography.

Her name is Jessica Galeazzi and you can read her blog here or view her website here.  With two kids of her own (miraculously close to Poppy's and Sweet Pea's ages - yeah for playdate time), she really knows how to just have fun with kids and grown ups alike which allows her to truly capture the personality of her subjects.  One look at her photographs and you'll see when I mean.  

Jessica just has that "photographer's eye" that I wish I had.  Viewing things from a new perspective and getting just the right expression of sweetness and charm in her shot.  If you're in California's East Bay Area and are looking for a good photographer, have I got the friend for you!

Friday's Findings

Instead of the old "Photo Friday", I decided it was time to expand the category so I can include more than just photos.  Please feel free to comment and share your own "findings" every Friday!

Today's Find: Sweet Pea can now participate in jokes!

While sitting next to each other in the shopping cart at Costco:

Poppy:  Why did the elf run out of the kitchen?

Sweet Pea:  (Shrugging shoulders with hands raised and palms up) I don't know. 

(Said in absolutely the sweetest, cutest, baby voice you could ever imagine.)

Poppy:  Because the recipe said "crack one egg and beat it"!

(Followed by belly-shaking laughter by both girls..)

And somehow, it remained funny the next 8 times it was repeated:)!