Five Things for Friday
1. Every Friday I have a little tradition of treating myself to a Starbucks skinny vanilla latte and a bacon artisan breakfast sandwich. It’s delicious! And it gives me a great reason to get out of bed Friday morning.
2. Olympic opening ceremonies are on tonight! I love watching the opening ceremonies. For some reason it reminds me of the Quidditch world cup from Harry Potter, I don’t even know why. Weird? I try and make a dinner from the country the Olympics are hosted at that we eat while watching the opening ceremony. I don’t know many Russian recipes though. I’m thinking beef stroganoff?
3. We booked our flights for our Hawaiian vacation this August! Can it be summer yet?
4. On Tuesday I went to the grocery store to buy ingredients for homemade pizza. I left the store and forgot yeast and cheese. Cheese! That’s the most essential ingredient of pizza! I must be losing my mind. Speaking of pizza, does anyone have a pizza dough recipe that they just love? Like I mentioned yesterday, I am not a good baker, and I’m still searching for the perfect one.
5. I was ordering a sandwich at a deli this week, and my water bottle somehow opened in my purse and slowly leaked out ALL over the floor. I didn’t notice until I was paying and reached in to my purse to grab a sopping wet wallet. I looked behind me and saw a trail of water from the door, through the line all the way to my feet. It was like I was a snail leaving a trail behind me. And of course the inside of my purse got soaked. Major fail. But it motivated me to finally clean out a lot of junk from my purse. So many soggy receipts.
32 Comments on “Five Things for Friday”
I FEEL YOU on the water bottle pain. The. Worst. Skinny Vanilla Lattes to make up for it?
Weren’t the opening ceremonies AMAZING???? I was so impressed. Also, love your Friday latte treat. I might have to start that tradition myself :)
Ugh! I feel you on the water bottle thing, that has happened to me before! Entire contents of purse a soggy mess! I had a baby with me at the time, so at first I thought, did a diaper leak, what is happening here? :) I’m sure you will have an amazing time in Hawaii, how exciting!
I love your blog! You always have such delicious recipes. I didn’t even know there was a bacon artisan sandwich at Starbucks. Have to try that! I know how it feels to have almost a full water bottle spill its contents in your purse. And yes- a lot of soggy receipts!
This made me laugh, Natalie! Especially the trail of water you left in the store. My bags get in such a mess, too! At least you had your bacon sandwich and latte to console you!
I treat myself to a Friday coffee, too. Mine’s a vanilla-hazelnut drip coffee from a bagel shop around the corner from work – sometimes it’s a medium, but other times it’s a large depending on how the week went (today was large!). It’s a small thing, but I so look forward to it! When I go to Starbucks though, I’m a skinny vanilla latte girl, too.
And oooh, enjoy Hawaii! I love the excitement of actually “pushing the button” and booking a vacation. We’re headed to Nashville next month and even though it’s a colder locale than San Diego, I am SO excited!
I love the idea of treating myself every Friday I should make a tradition to go to a favorite food place and enjoy! Definitely something to look forward to. I love Olympics! I’m watching them also and I am russian so making russian food food for me is easy :) I have never made pizza dough from scratch, I just love papa johns so much that I just order their pizza and skip the homemade one, but same here, I went last week to get ingredients for chocolate chip cookies and got everything but chocolate chips, I felt failure hahaa. You’re so lucky! I’m ready for a vacation also, but not sure when that will happen with 4 kids under 3 years old.. :( enjoy your weekend! :) loved reading your 5 things for Friday!
You should definitely start treating yourself every Friday Irina! You deserve it with 4 kids under 3! Holy moly. What lucky little kids to have you as a mom. And I bet you have ton of great russian recipes you could pull from. Papa John’s is super good. We have on here in town. Great deal too! That’s so funny you forgot an essential ingredient too! What’s worse, me forgetting cheese for pizza or you forgetting chocolate chips for cookies? Haha, I say tie. Hope you had the *best* weekend friend!
We are such twinkies! I go to Starbucks every Friday morning. I work in the same building as a Starbucks and it’s my treat for making it through the week. I haven’t tried their breakfast sandwiches yet. So jealous of your upcoming vacation. It’s going to be so warm and wonderful! Sorry about your purse, that totally sounds like something that would happen to me!
I love that you make a recipe from the host country! How fun!!
Ugh, I had such a bad habit of putting water bottles into my purse — only to realize later that the lid was slightly askew, leaking liquid everywhere! After the second time of airing out everything in there, including my cash (sigh), I’ve learned not to do it. It sucks carrying bottles in my hands, but I can’t go through that again!
I love your Fri Starbucks ritual! Sometimes I do that too, but I’m not consistent.
How exciting about your Hawaii trip? Where ar you going? About 4 years ago my husband and I went to Maui for 10 days and loved it!!! It was a terribly long trip from CT though (but of course worth it).
Have a lovely weekend!
We’re going to Maui too! For 8 nights with my sister and her husband. We’re doing 4 nights in Paia and 4 nights in Lahaina. Can’t wait! The time change must have been NUTS for you coming from CT. It was nuts for me and we’re only coming from CA. The first night I woke up at 4am, ha!
We stayed at the Sheraton in Lahaina. It was gorgeous! All of the hotels on that boardwalk looked amazing. The time change was a bit crazy, but as soon as we got to the hotel we slept and that helped. Plus, a pina colada by the poolside was another great fix. ;)
We stopped in Paia for breakfast on our road trip to Hana. For the life of me I can’t remember the name of the restaurant. I remember the food was good and the town was small and cute. You’ll have a blast and I’m so excited for you that you’re going. :)
Ha, for me it is the ham artisan breakfast sandwich and a chai tea latte! Hawaii is on my list of places to visit soon. We like to vacation in warm tropical places but we may head to the Caribbean this year. Have a great weekend, Natalie!
Ooh, a ham girl huh? I should try that next time. It’s always so interesting hearing what peoples “signature” drink to order at Starbucks is. Chai tea latte’s are so yummy. I’ll mix it up and order those sometimes in the fall. Aren’t I a wild girl? Ha! You must go to Hawaii! It’s an easy trip flying out of San Francisco. I bet if I lived on the east coast I would be going to the carribean more. You have a good weekend too Ashley!
OMG, Skinny Vanilla Latte’s are my absolute favorite. That is the only drink I order at Starbucks. I am also very excited for the Olympic Games tonight.
I do not know many Russian recipes even though I am a Russian-American. My mom cooks all the traditional Russian dishes and when the family gets together I eat it like it’s going out of style. :) I probably should get some of her recipes and make some for the blog. :)
Yay for Hawaii, what island are you going to?
We’re coffee drink twins! It’s always interesting hearing what people “go to” coffee drink is at Starbucks. My sisters is a Skinny Cinnamon Dolce Latte. Shawn’s is a Hazelnut Latte. Looks like we’re a latte group.
Your mom probably has a ton of Russian recipes! I don’t know if I’ve ever really had russian food. Definitely never been to a russian restaurant. I’m going to have to change that. So please cook and post some russian recipes so I can expand my cultural taste buds!
We’re going to Maui for 8 nights in August. Going up with my sister and her husband. So excited! We’re doing 4 nights on the east side and staying in Paia so the boys can windsurf, and then 5 nights on the west side of the island in Lahaina so us girls can snorkel and lay out on the “less insanely windy” beaches. Can it be August yet?
The Olympics are my favorite! I obsessed. I am beginning to wonder what life was life before social media. I like the real-time updates! I have a Facebook friend who just posted asking for Russian recipes. The majority of the suggestions was vodka. :)
Gah. Sorry about your water bottle leak. I am guilty of throwing mine in my bag–pretty carelessly most times–and every time I do it I wonder if I’ll be sorry. So glad it hasn’t happened yet. I know I would have a big ol’ receipt mess, too!
Yeah for vacations! That’s a great one to look forward to. Have a fantastic weekend!
Vodka is a great idea! Maybe I’ll make vodka soup. Ingredients? 1 cup of vodka and some ice. That should make for an interesting evening. Just kidding! Luckily my purse is dry now. Glad I didn’t have anything important in there, like cash or my cell phone. That would have been awful.
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ashley! Hope you have a great weekend celebrating! But sounds like you’ll be a nurse all weekend with your poor, sick little babies. Hope they’re feeling better soon : )
Have a wonderful weekend, Natalie! If you’re looking for a great (an easy!) pizza crust recipe I would highly recommend this recipe: http://wholeandheavenlyoven.com/2014/01/28/3-cheese-pizza-100-made-from-scratch/
My family swears it’s the best pizza crust in the world. ;)
Now I can’t wait to make your pizza crust recipe! I think the one I used this week had too much flour. It had 3 whole cups! Turned out a little too “thick”. Hope you have a great weekend too Sarah!
I used to treat myself to Starbucks or a bakery breakfast on Fridays. I liked to think of it as my treat for getting through the week :) I really have to get back in that habit. I feel your excitement for Hawaii….we just booked our vacation to Turks & Caicos…cannot wait!!
I’m the same way. It’s a little “good job of getting dressed and going to work for 5 days in a row” treat for myself. Haha! You should do it again. So fun treating yourself a teensy bit. Turks & Caicos! That sounds amazing! I’ve always wanted to go there. You better post lots of pictures when you go! I’ll live vicariously through you : )
http://carmelmoments.com/broccoli-bacon-cheddar-pizza/ Here’s a super simple way if you have a breadmaker. If not you can also knead in a stand mixer for 6-8 minutes or until smooth as pictured.
Love your Friday breakfast tradition. I may be a teensy bit jealous too. :)
Hawaii? Girl, that rocks! Can’t wait to see all the awesome pictures!
I never thought of using a bread maker! The one I made this week didn’t rise enough, I bet it’s because it’s so cold. Bread maker would definitely solve that. Good idea! Have a good weekend Mel!
Yum, beef strogranoff would make a great dinner while watching the Olympic ceremonies! This is my go to pizza dough recipe and is super fast and easy and best of all – no kneading yay! http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quick-and-easy-pizza-crust/ (I also sprinkle some cornmeal to the bottom of my pizza pan then put the dough on top before baking).
Hawaii sounds perfect – wish I was there right now instead of this snowy weather hehe. Have a great weekend Natalie!
I use the same pizza dough recipe! It’s the easiest and tastes great. I like your idea of cooking the olympic countries food! I may have to try that this weekend. Maybe you can try Borsch?
I was thinking borsch. But for some reason cold beet soup doesn’t sound that appetizing. Haha! Maybe I’ll just drink a ton of vodka? That should be fun! Kidding! Kind of? Haha!
Thanks for the pizza crust recommendation Kelly! The one I used this week used 3 cups of flower, and turned out a little too “thick”. Maybe yours with less flour will be thinner and crispier, just how I like it. Looks like I’ll be making pizza this weekend! Hope you have a good weekend too friend : )
I usually go to starbucks on the weekends and I can’t wait to go tomorrow morning. I want to try the raspberry white chocolate mocha. Doesn’t that just sound amazingly indulgent?! Haha…I love their sausage breakfast sandwiches, as well. I just love everything there. Lol..I promise I’m tiny so can I fit in your suitcase for the Hawaiian vaca? I promise I won’t bother you two ;)
Raspberry white chocolate mocha does sound good! I’ve been eyeing their caramel flan too. Wonder if that is any good. Thank goodness for Starbucks. There is a drive thru one right next to my work, very dangerous for my wallet. Luckily I got a few gift cards for Christmas. I’ve almost used up my last one *sad face*. And I will totally sneak you into my suitcase, along with a few snacks so you don’t go hungry on the flight : )