She Says: Dinner Out, Brunch In.
Hi Everyone and a special hello to any MizFit readers visiting for the first time.
I am here to report that I have my running feet back. After a few weeks of lollygagging on the elliptical, I hit the treadmill and did 6.3 miles yesterday. It felt lovely! I was wondering if I’d become to lazy to run, but alas, I have not. I want to rest and give my legs a little break today, so I am going to go a Yoga Download or two to stretch it out like a Caramello.
Happy Birthday Mark’s Grandpa!
Today is Mark’s Grandpa’s Birthday and last night we had dinner for him at Reservoir Tavern in Boonton, N.J. It was a local Italian pub (a restaurant genre I just made up) and at 7:00 on a Saturday night it was crowded to capacity. The waitress quickly brought us bread and there was garlic, red pepper and rosemary infused olive oil for dipping.
The table also ordered two pizzas to share.
Cheese Pizza
Pineapple Pepper Pizza
I wasn’t in a pizza mood, but everyone liked it with the fresh pineapple being a crowd favorite.
For my my meal I got an Arugula Salad (half eaten in picture) and Giambottta (Vegetable Stew).
Mark ordered Pasta con Sabia (olive oil, garlic, olives and bread crumbs), which he shared a little bit of with me. I particularly liked the bits with crusty bread crumbs. I wanted to save room for cake and I was already a little full, so I took most of the soup home.
Ah yes, Mark’s mom brought a quite tasty chocolate cake. Here, Mark has caught me in the act of stealing some of his cake. Actually, it was a shared item, but I ate 75%. I liked the chocolatey moussey part on the outside best.
So that was Saturday night. When we got home, Mark and I kicked it w/ Super Mario 3.
Barney Butter Pancakes
This morning I was quite hungry and decided to use a bit more of the Barney Butter to make pancakes.
You need:
- 1/4 c oats
- 3/4 c wheat flour
- 1 t baking powder
- 1/2 plain yogurt
- 1/2 c water (or more for desired thickness)
- 1 egg
- sprinkle of cinnamon
- 2 T wheat germ
- 1/2 T (or so) of honey
- 2 T Barney Butter
All you have to do is mix everything in a bowl. Pancakes are easy. You might want to add more liquid if you prefer thinner pancakes. I wanted thick today.
Don’t forget that you can get FREE SHIPPING on Barney Butter until Tuesday.
I have some cleaning and clothes washing to do today. I am officially on the list to sub. in my new town, so I could potentially have work any day this week!!!!!!! yay. Enjoy your Sunday. Be back later with a grocery recap.
One more thing …
If you get a chance, please watch the video Mark posted here. If you feel uncomfortable leaving a negative or positive comment, please feel free to do it anonymously. It will really help him try to understand what a female viewing audience would want from a fitness show for his company.
Tags: barney butter, pancakes, reservoir tavern, restaurant review, running
January 18th, 2009 at 11:33 am
i love the icing on the cake!! it’s my favorite part on ANY dessert. and i’m usually not a pizza person, but my god, those pizzas are complete food porn.
good job on the treadmill!! i rarely use it because it’s so hard.
January 18th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Fabulous brunch in!
Your soup from last night also looks very tasty and warming:D
January 18th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Faaaaaabulous dinner eats, pancakes… holy yum!!
Happy birthday to Mark’s grandfather!!
January 18th, 2009 at 11:44 am
I’ve been craving pancakes with real maple syrup, but I’m continuously too cheap/poor to buy the syrup I want. Alas, I remain pancakeless.
Cool interview on MizFit.
January 18th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Congrats on the run!! Hawaiian pizza used to be my main squeeze back in the day and BB pancakes?! You’re just getting crazy now
January 18th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Wow, glad you had a superb time, chocolate cake looks delicious!
And oh wow, pancakes!
January 18th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
pineapple pepper pizza looks so good, my favorite type of pizza is Hawaiian (pineapple + ham) – It sounded gross at first, but its that magical sweet and savory combination.
January 18th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
your pancakes look awesome Heather!
but not in the mood for pizza?! you crazy!
January 18th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Mmm everything looks delicious… it’s been awhile since I’ve had good ole Italian.
Happy birthday Mark’s grandpa!
I’ll check out his video as soon as I find some headphones… Ari is snoring.
January 18th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
That cheese pizza and chocolate cake looks amazing!!!!!!!
January 18th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
mm the pizza look yummy!!
January 18th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
garlic, red pepper, and rosemary olive oil … yum! and i approve of your decision to save the rest of your soup in order to reserve belly space for the cake
did mark’s mom make it?
January 18th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
I couldn’t decide what I wanted for breakfast, but now that I’m finishing my bowl of oats, I realize I wanted Barney Butter pancakes. Doh!
Glad you got your running legs back…I’m sure it was the chocolate cake that did it! Note to self: eat more chocolate cake.
January 18th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
All those delicious food pics make me super hangry
January 18th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I love the idea of pepper with pineapple pizza, I’ve always enjoyed pineapple pizza but never thought to add anything else.
I know a lot of places have it with ham on their menu, and I hate ham so it’s nice to see another option.
January 18th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
mmm yummy looking eats!
January 18th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
What a fun night! Barney Butter pancakes sound delicious!
January 18th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Barney Butter pancakes – do you have any idea how brilliant you truly are?
Italian pub – love it! Your soup and salad looked good…but that pizza looked REALLY good as did the cake. I’m off to watch Mark’s video.
Good luck with the grocery shopping this week.
January 18th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
all looks amazing. I love doughy pizza crust!
January 18th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Hi chicky
How are you? Hope you are enjoying your Sunday. What a fun family din din. Barney Butter pancakes…mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! I will check the video out later- I promise!
January 18th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
yum! those pancakes look so good! i had never heard of barney butter before! and your dinner out looks quite delish, too
January 18th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Pineapple on pizza is one of my favs!
January 18th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
those pancakes look awesome
nice run yesterday, too!
January 18th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
hey!! i love italian places with EVOO and italian bread.
it looked fun!
January 18th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Looks like lots of good food at your dinner out. And the pancakes sound pretty tasty as well.
January 18th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Happy birthday to Mark’s grandpa! Looks like a delicious dinner out.
I am IN LOVE with your BB pancakes. I want to try to make them with PB.
January 18th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Way to go on that run! I still haven’t broken 3.5 miles but I’m encouraged by all the fabulous runners in blogworld.
Looks like a fun night!
January 18th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
I love those pancakes I am so making them tomorrow morning!!!!
January 18th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Everything looks so good! Thanks for the free shipping code for barney Butter. I have never tried it. I think I will order some tonight.
January 18th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
great run! great lunch and great pancakes!
January 18th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
oh my that dinner out looks great……….I have never had real NY pizza……it looks SOOO good.
I will have to try the pancake recipe. My kiddos have been begging for them lately and this healthy alternative looks delicious!
January 18th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Pizza, pasta, cake and pancakes? This post is too much for me. I want to eat it all! Especially the cake. I’m a sucker for cake.
Unfortunately, unlike your beautifully long treadmill run today, I’ve done absolutely nothing. So I should stop thinking about cake right about now. And maybe start thinking about running. Except that thinking turning into anything beyond thinking right now isn’t looking like much of a possibility. Blaaaaah.
Sunday is a great grocery day isn’t it? I did that too! Lets see the recap!
January 18th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
i haven’t watched the video yet.. i will though!
i love the fact that you are in jersey and going to “italian pubs”.. im channeling good fellas, donnie brasco, and the godfather here!!!
January 18th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Barney Butter Pancakes?!?! Sounds good to me! I’m hitting up Fresh Market tomorrow to hopefully score a jar of the addicitive substance. *fingers crossed*
January 18th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Loved the interview on MizFit! Good job!
off to watch Mark’s video – I’ve always liked his sense of humor!!
Happy Birthday to Gramps!!
January 18th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Since I was there too, I will vouch that everyting was delicious. I might add that we also had ravioli, nocchie (spelling?), calamare and stuffed eggplant. I sampled everthing! No I did not make the cake, Shoprite did, it was there “chololate truffle”. Highly recommended if you love chocolate cake.
January 18th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
I’m so glad Mizfit featured you on her blog. Keep up the great work!
January 18th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
HOLY COW those BB pancakes…..that is heaven on a plate!! Indeed.
KO
January 18th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
oh whoa-everything looks so yummy. that pasta dish looks especially exquisite!
January 18th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
What a great use of Barney Butter to make pancakes! All the eats look delicious!
January 18th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
oh those pancakes to look doable, I think I’ll try them next week
January 19th, 2009 at 12:14 am
Ooh I just got a jar of BB in the mail last night. I may just make these pancakes for breakfast tomorrow. If not then, then next week for sure! Yum!!
January 19th, 2009 at 9:59 am
your barney butter pancakes look so freakin good.
January 19th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
When I know there’s dessert coming, I always eat less too. Room for cake is important.
February 1st, 2009 at 10:36 am
Hi Heather, just wanted to let you know that I just made these pancakes (added bananas) and they turned out delicious! Thanks for the recipe
Oh, I did use only a tsp of baking powder – was that a mistake on your part or did you really use a tablespoon?
March 25th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
This is the way things should be, get off what we are on now
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:57 pm
I’ve been going to the Res for 35 years…..I googled pasta con sabia, because I ate it tonight for dinner there, and had never heard of it before, and your blog came up! I had it over linguine, it was delish.
Their pizza is the BEST!
Stacey Snacks