The Weekend

Hi Everyone! I hope you all had a nice weekend! BS was away Friday & Saturday at a bachelor party for his good friend MC in Charleston, S.C. so the weekend was pretty quiet! I was able to catch up on sleep, workout, cook, grocery shop, lay out by the pool...BS was home by noon on Sunday so we could fit in a nice afternoon by the pool! All in all a nice and relaxing weekend!

Couple of turtles I spotted on my walk sun bathing

Made a big batch of pasta salad for the weekend

Recently I've become obsessed with fruit...mainly watermelon!

Yay! BS is home!

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"Gathering of Champions"

 Last Friday night BS and I attended the Houston Children's Charity "Gathering of Champions". The event was "held poolside at Tilman and Paige Fertitta's vast River Oaks estate, were 34 sports celebs, including Matt Schaub, J.J. Watt, Andre Johnson, Dynamos Michael Chabala and Brian Ching.  Rounding out the mix were a number of past heroes of the playing fields including NBA Hall of Famers Calvin Murphy and Elvin Bethea, former Astro Larry Dierker and former NFL running back Joe Washington.
Guests strolled the resort-esque grounds on the banks of Buffalo Bayou, supped on manly fare from Landry's restaurants and had their moments with the likes of Roger Clemens, Ray Childress and Chester Pitts." It was a really cool event because it was so intimate- below are a few pictures from the event.

Andre Johnson

J.J. Watts

Roger Clemens

AL &BS

The host Tilman Fertitta

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Tootsie's Recipe for Success Fashion Show

Last night LG & I went went to Tootsie's for an evening of fashion to support Recipe for Success! It was a great night and later we met up with our husband's BS & MG for a little dinner at Brasserie 19.

"In honor of stylish mothers, Tootsies will host a celebration of Houston’s well-dressed mother-daughter duos. The ladies along with professional models will take the runway for the Recipe for Success Foundation’s Dress for Dinner event recognizing Mother’s Day. The event will salute honorees with “The Fashion Gene Award” for their impeccable family style that transcends generations. The women will show off the season's most coveted trends, set to narration by CultureMap's urbane editor, Clifford… Show more Pugh. Guests will enjoy appetizing small bites provided by Chef Philippe Schmit."

LG & MW

Beautiful Dinner Table

Me & LG

A Quick & Healthy Dinner

The other night I decided to make a 3 bean salad to have in the fridge for the week. It is a great side, and the fact that it only gets better the longer it sits makes for a super quick and simple accompaniment to any weeknight meal! Once I made the bean salad for the week, I moved on to dinner for that night. Dover Sole, simply baked in foil with shallot, lemon, white wine & dill. Add a baked potato (with extra sour cream-ok not the healthiest but I love it!) and a salad and you have a super simple weeknight dinner!

Bean Salad
Choose 3 Beans of your choice(mine: Kidney Beans, Garbanzo Beans & Great Northern Beans)
Parsley
Olive Oil
Red Wine Vinegar
Salt
Pepper
1 Shallot

Rinse & drain the beans and place in a bowl. Chop shallot & parsley & add to the bowl. Add 1/2 cup of olive oil and 1/2 cup of red wine vinegar. Salt & Pepper to taste. Mix well and store in fridge for up to a week.

Fish
1lb of Dover Sole (enough for 2ppl)
1 Lemon
4 Sprigs of Fresh Dill
1 Shallot
1/2 cup of white wine

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Rinse fish and pat dry. Place fish on foil and add salt & pepper to fish. Layer dill, lemons & shallots on top of fish and pour white wine over the fish. Cover with more foil to create a packet. Place in oven for 15minutes.

Super sweet tomatoes for the week