Sick Little Baby

After one week of (very part time) daycare, we have a sick little baby. Claire got pink eye (again) and she has an upper respiratory virus consisting of coughing, sneezing, and a fever. It's so hard seeing your lil boo all snotty and in pain. Also, bye bye sleep... it all goes out the window when you have a sick baby on your hands. Come on breastmilk anti-bodies, do your magic!

Before Claire got sick, here are some pictures from Memorial Day:

Ross smoked ribs and made a BBQ sauce and baked beans. Charles and Kelley brought a delicious pear & celery salad, see below for a similar recipe.

Noelle, with Ross, Erik, & Charles staring at the food.

Eddie

The crunchy pear and celery salad was right up my alley. I google'd and found this recipe, similar to the one they made! We had the blue cheese/walnut variation.

INGREDIENTS

• 4 stalks celery, trimmed and cut in half crosswise
• 2 tablespoons cider, pear, raspberry or other fruit vinegar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 ripe pears, preferably red Bartlett or Anjou, diced
• 1 cup finely diced white Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted (see Tip)
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 6 large leaves butterhead or other lettuce

• PREPARATION

  1. Soak celery in a bowl of ice water for 15 minutes. Drain and pat dry. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
  2. Whisk vinegar, honey and salt in a large bowl until blended. Add pears; gently stir to coat. Add the celery, cheese and pecans; stir to combine. Season with pepper. Divide the lettuce leaves among 6 plates and top with a portion of salad. Serve at room temperature or chilled.