We all learned to share in pre-school.
Some of us learned better than others…
I’m alright at it… until it’s food.
Kidding… sort of.
I shared a giant cake this past weekend for the 4th of July. 5 layers of rainbow goodness. I cannot WAIT to share this one with you guys. As soon as I slow down enough to write the post.
I was laughing because I was so relieved it actually turned out.
In the meantime I’ve been busy doing other things. Like learning golf.
Vegas is sharing her golf clubs and her patience with me while she teaches me to play. It’s actually kind of fun! I’m left-handed, but I’m learning right-handed… which I think makes your brain expand or something.
I’m also sharing WIAW hosting duties this week for Jenn! Read on for my eats, and then check out the links below for everyone else’s delicious creations!
Breakfast:
I had the usual morning cocktail and morning sludge.
Breakfast was a farm egg over easy atop a rice cake. I sautéed some local veggies and herbs to top it off – zucchini, cherry tomatoes, basil, and dill. That’s a white nectarine in the background… it’s like breakfast dessert.
Lunch:
We went in search of lunch pre-golf lesson. Unfortunately, but time we got out the door we were starving and made a desperation stop. It wasn’t great. But hey… we were looking a the ocean and there was a local brew involved. That never sucks.
Chips and dip to start. The guac was ok, but I’m pretty sure that queso was just melted Velveeta.
I got a salad with shrimp, strawberries, and goat cheese. Vegas got a flat bed with tri-tip and blue cheese.
The shrimp was actually good, but I’d avoid the tri-tip.
Snack:
I made my Plantain Zucchini Muffins with some local yellow zucchini. We had it with some delicious summer fruit for snack. Vegas said it was a tasty muffin.
Literally… that’s what she said. Hahaha!
Dinner:
Sometimes dinner is a cheese board. And a wine flight. And an unpictured slice of chocolate cake. Don’t judge.
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This weekend we’re playing in the famed Over the Line tournament. Lord help me.
Do you play golf?
What have you been sharing lately? Sharing is caring!
Oh my – that cheese platter – looks amazing!
And I’ve never tried yellow zucchini for zucchini treats – what a great idea! Does the taste match green zucchini?
It’s pretty similar, but a bit more dense.
Laughing at the oversharing, I am the same way and really terrible about sharing food! Get your own! Also I just showed my kids the rainbow cake and they’re freaking over it!
It was SO much fun to make. I just posted the recipe!
Sometimes fruit and cheese is every meal. Don’t judge. Also loving on that rainbow cake – we made all kinds of rainbow treats last week!
That shrimp salad is EVERYTHING! Strawberries, nuts, and goat cheese (or feta!) is one of my favorite salad topper combos! BTW, the link up said I don’t have a backlink to Jenn but I do! Just to let you know! 🙂
Love the dinner! A cheese board and wine is what I am makeing for dinner tonight! Thanks for the inspirtion 🙂
I’m the same when it comes to sharing food! I want it all to myself! That cake looks amazing! I seem to have a problem with adding my link. It says that I don’t have a back link to Jenn’s page, but I do so I’m not sure how to remedy that? Sorry to be a bother!
Hahaha! Joey doesn’t share food! (Sorry, for the random Friends reference- no judging!)
You crack me up! Thanks for hosting!
Hahaha! I can’t believe I didn’t make that joke.
Love the sharing is caring quote =) I play mini golf so not sure most would consider that golf though. have a great Wednesday!
Haha! I’m a mini golf champ. 😉
That salad sounds amazing! Although I’m pretty biased about anything with goat cheese 😉
And that rainbow cake picture is adorable. 🙂
I want that cake! Fun AND delicious, what’s not to love?
im fascinated by that cake..cant wait..and on golfing, i could never get into that game. hope it goes well for you 🙂
Uhm, can I have your dinner? Also, that cake is adorable! Go you, I can barely manage boxed mix..
Omg my dad is an avid golfer hahah. When I went home during Christmas he gave me a lesson… I’m terrible lol but had fun anyways hahah!! Can’t wait to see the recipe for the rainbow cake looks good. And yeah I’m a sharer but I do love my food so not always sharing that hahahha :-P… I try lol
I like the part about golf where you get to walk around in the sunshine and have a beer… doh. 😉
Hi Laura! Clearly, that cake is so impressive. And as far as tri-tip, you know I had never heard of that until moving to California and seeing it on the menu. It’s so good! Nice day of eats here, with plenty of healthy and some of the good stuff thrown in. Thanks for hosting! 🙂 (My husband golfs, and I’ve never tried to join him! I know I would be awful!)
My Dad taught us how to golf when we were little like 5. I was really good and they tried to get me on my high school golf team but the shook wouldn’t allow it, said only for boys. I haven’t played since. My Dad said it would help me find a guy. So far that hasn’t worked out for me.
That makes me so mad to hear. Women’s sports have come a long way since we were in school, but we still have a ways to go.
Ha…I hate sharing food! I don’t even like it when my boyfriend tries to take something off my plate. I’m like – give that back! Lol.
I definitely have only child syndrome when it comes to food – no sharing round here.
I’ve never played ‘proper’ golf before but I’m intrigued to try… have you crashed a buggy yet? That’d be the first thing I did, ha.
I’m not to the golf cart phase yet. We only go to the driving range until I’m god enough to play at least 9 holes. But my dad let me come with him when I was a kid and drive the cart. I think I only really scared him a few times…
that’s awesome you are learning how to play golf! It’s fun. I used to play when I was younger and had more time (and no kid) It seems harder to find the time now to play but I do enjoy the driving range 😉
Thanks for hosting! Totally agree with you on the sharing thing, me no share my food. Doesn’t matter if were good friends, family, etc… I am not a big fan of applying ‘sharing is caring’ to my snacks ;).
Please girl- your cheese platter is probably the best dinner I have ever seen. Cheese is life.
I love having cheese/charcuterie/mezze platters for dinner! I always end up eating wayyy more than I would have.
My best friend as a child, her parents owned a golf course. But I never played, just loved going to the pro shop to help out and sometimes driving the carts back to the garage. And there’s nothing wrong with a cheese platter and wine flight especially if there’s some olives and fruit with it!
Yes to brain expansion through right-hand golfing. I’m left-handed, too, so my brain would definitely experience some growth if I tried doing it. Or I’d just get a serious headache …
Rainbow cake gets me every time – but only in terms of looks because I’m not a big fan of yellow cake. Even if it’s technically not yellow anymore ;). Either way, you have some serious cake baking skills!
It’s funny – I can do most things right or left handed because growing up people would naturally teach me the right-handed version.
This was a white cake! Not sure if you like that better than yellow… but you need to make it white so the colors tun out well. 🙂
That cheese board looks delicious! Sometimes when it’s really hot during the summer you don’t really want anything heavy for dinner.
Thanks for hosting WIAW this week!
You’re so right – i have a hard time eating a big dinner after an active day in the heat!
hmm, plantains still arent my thing. zucchini i everything, however, YESSS 😀 i make some killer strawberry zucchini muffins with chickpea flour though! (and if you use good strawberries, you dont have to add any additional sweetener! once i used a different brand of strawberries, frozen, and um….)
That sounds delish! I’m a big fan of chickpea flour.
I’m the wife that makes her husband order something so i can have some. What’s that called? muching/sharing? LOL!
Mmm wine and cheese perfection.
p.s I suck at golf
Shhhhh… don’t expose my strategy. (I’m secretly glad Vegas loves burgers and fries.)
I hate sharing my food too! Especially after a hard workout or a race my husband is not getting any of my pizza 🙂
Expanding the brain can never be bad (I didn’t say yours. Or did I? :))
The cake looks so amazing. You should have sent me a piece! I am half american because f you after all.
I don’t play golf, but Momma does and doesn’t stop telling me about it. It makes me want to sleep.
We should make one for Christmas! Baby Jesus rainbow cake!
Cheese + wine + bread + chocolate cake = my last meal if I’m ever convicted of murder (wrongly, of course!), wind up on death row and have a choice for my last meal bahaha sounds amazing!
My hubby plays golf (and works for a golf co, which I think I’ve told you) and always tries to get me to play with him, but I just don’t have any interest in spending hours and hours at a golf course. It’s a serious time commitment!
Golf! I tried that back in the day. Was terrible and didn’t particularly care for it. Maybe one day I’ll try again. 🙂
Look at it this way – it’s a long walk in the sunshine and you get beer. Not a bad proposition!
I used to play golf once a week when I lived in Sydney. I even took my clubs with me to London but never used them once, and finally bit the bullet and got rid of them. My gypsy lifestyle just isn’t conducive to golfing! Plus, golfing on my own would get boring real fast. You are lucky to have such a spectacular teacher!
Pretty sure traveling with a set of clubs would be a new circle of hell.