The Daily Balance

Not sure if I mentioned this before, but my mom is a 4th grade teacher. Which means for about 80 days a year, I hate her guts I’m so happy for her that she gets holidays and summers off!

This week, my mom was on spring break. Now, while many teachers take this opportunity to relax, unwind and spend the day in their PJ’s, my mom is a tazmanian devil. Scratch that, shes a tazmanian devil on speed.

This week she has:

• Rearranged the furniture in their entertainment room
• Recovered 4 kitchen chairs
• Created a new cushion for a bench
• Redecorated the kitchen
• Cleaned out the garage (TRUST ME, it’s a task)

And that was just Mon-Wed. I’m sure she’ll remind me of a few things I’m forgetting. Anyway, since she has the week off, and more time to cook a nice meal, she offered to have the Mister and I over for dinner last night. I know, she’s awesome.

The spread:

• Parmesan salmon
• Pesto Basil cream sauce (fat free — I’ll feature the recipe soon ) on top of whole wheat pasta
• Fruit cup
• Salad
• Whole Foods SEEDuction bread – BEST. Grocery Store. BREAD. EVA. (must purchase if you have a Whole Foods near you!) — I enjoy dipping it in Annie’s Naturals olive oil

Parmesan Salmon

Parmesan Salmon - close up

Fresh salad - those croutons were AMAZING!

Adorable fruit goblet

My plate - with pasta

Warmed Whole Foods Seeduction Bread -- doughy goodness

Dipping Oil

This was the perfect way to cap off a busy day. Relaxing with the fam, enjoying an amazing meal cooked by my Mom! Thanks, mom – you rock!

Do you still go over your parents for dinner? How often?

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16 Responses to “Daily Delish – Mom’s home cookin’ :)”

1. VeggieGirl said:

   Your mom and my mom are both busy-bees, haha

   Posted on April 16, 2009 at 1:35 pm | Reply
2. K said:

   I’ve never heard of that bread but it looks right up my alley! Is it prepackaged or in the bakery?

   Posted on April 16, 2009 at 1:42 pm | Reply
   • thedailybalance said:

     K — It’s in the bakery

     Posted on April 16, 2009 at 2:03 pm | Reply
3. Run Sarah said:

   everything looks amazing!! I have din with the family almost every Sunday

   Posted on April 16, 2009 at 2:02 pm | Reply
4. Anais said:

   My parents came to visit so they’ve been making us dinner for the past 2 nights while we’re holed up studying lol

   Posted on April 16, 2009 at 2:09 pm | Reply
5. Tina said:

   Thanks for stopping by my blog. I see that you are also a fan of the seeduction bread. It is so super-delish.

   I’m reading the rules for your fashion contest next…

   Posted on April 16, 2009 at 2:58 pm | Reply
6. rhodeygirl said:

   wowowow your mom got SO MUCH DONE!!! I am going to try and be like her this week! tazmanian devil!

   also, am excited for the pesto… i LOVE making pesto, but mine has pine nuts and parmigiano, not exactly diet friendly to have all the time!

   Posted on April 16, 2009 at 3:21 pm | Reply
7. Vanessa said:

   Thanks for checking out my blog!

   That salmon looks amazing.

   Posted on April 16, 2009 at 4:54 pm | Reply
8. rychelle said:

   i LOVE bread. (a little too much)
   i can’t wait to try that.

   also, i can’t wait for the recipe for that sauce.

   Posted on April 16, 2009 at 6:05 pm | Reply
9. Michelle @ Find Your Balance said:

   Awww. No, I barely ever go to my mom’s house because we live too far away from each other. I wish we were close enough for a casual ‘come over for dinner’ kind of night now and then.

   Posted on April 16, 2009 at 7:27 pm | Reply
10. Sarah said:

    I lovelovelove seeduction bread from Whole Foods!! So does my husband. He can never remember the correct name and always requests that I buy “seedalicious bread”.

    That Parmesan salmon looks pretty fabulous too.

    Posted on April 16, 2009 at 8:05 pm | Reply
11. Londyn said:

    You’ve just made me hungry~!

    Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog

    Posted on April 16, 2009 at 8:50 pm | Reply
12. Mom said:

    My happiest times are spent with you! Thanks for motivating me to cook and live healthy so I don’t look and feel as old as I am!!

    Posted on April 16, 2009 at 9:57 pm | Reply
13. Sophia said:

    I’m on the look-out for that bread now. wow!
    and mmmm!!! I CAN’T WAIT for the recipe for the basil pesto cream sauce!

    Posted on April 17, 2009 at 6:44 am | Reply
14. Kirwin said:

    We don’t go over to my parent’s house so often anymore. My dad is on a new job, and he gets home later than a good time to feed the kids. (I don’t know if that sentence made any sense grammar-wise.) Anyhow, we see them often, but not for dinner.

    Can’t wait to see the fashion plates…

    Posted on April 17, 2009 at 10:04 am | Reply
15. Sweetie Pie said:

    That bread does look amazing! My mom is a teacher too, and I’m so jealous when she gets weeks and months off at a time. She’s also not very good at relaxing and always has too many projects during spring break to count!

    I would definitely be going to dinner at my parents’ house if they lived nearby, but since they are so far away, it isn’t really an option. For now, we just exchange recipes.

    Posted on April 17, 2009 at 10:34 am | Reply