Food and Family

We became a family foursome again today when I picked my daughter up at 6:15 a.m. at Dulles. It was a wonderful day of reconnecting.



We went to Lickety Split at Restaurant Eve for lunch, where for $13.50 you can sit at the bar and choose ANY two items on the very extensive menu. We all ordered something different and shared with each other. My favorites were the home made gnocchi and the Irish BLT.



My daughter offered to go read at the shelter with me tonight. She quickly fell in love with the 10 kids who showed up to read books about books and libraries. The little 4-year-old troublemaker with a mouth sat in my lap for much of the hour, telling me I should have named my daughter “Brown Eyes” instead of Rachel. The kids decorated notebooks so they could use summer time to write their own books.



Tonight we had an impromptu dinner that my daughter and I cooked with whatever we found in the refrigerator. I made lentils with carrots and Balsamic vinegar and zucchini with mint. My daughter made roasted carrots and lemony pasta sauce served over penne with freshly grated Parmesan. I remembered how much fun it is to cook with someone. As I write this, my husband is making fruit smoothies for dessert.



My daughter has already made a valiant effort to go through a lifetime of collected stuff in her room. I hope her efforts are contagious and my son takes the hint.

But meanwhile, we’re taking a movie break to watch Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Jake is exhausted from an early morning trip to Dulles and dividing his attention between his various family members.