Mini-vacay here I come...

This weekend was filled with lots of errands...confirming bridal jewelry, swimsuit shopping, Sperry sandal buying, and numerous other mindless tasks.  Saturday we ended our errand-filled day with dinner at Gram & Dun (super yum) followed by the Royals game.  The game was sweltering but fun was still had!  Here's a pic of Chad with Jen & Jeff in the 360 Club cooling off with a cold brew...

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Saturday night, after we returned home from the Royals game, we headed down to the City Market where they were having the KC Glow Run.  This is a nighttime 5K run where the runners all have on different glow sticks.  There were a ton of people down at the race.  We got there about 40 minutes after it started, and there were still hundreds waiting to start.  It seems as though they were letting people go in waves.  It was great people watching as many of the runners were in very creative dress...including balloons, tutus, hula hoops, wigs, etc.  It was a very humid evening and must have been a tough course as the River Market is quite hilly.  We heard several of the runners mention that they experienced some of their worst times.  Here's a very blurry (sorry) pic of many of the runners still waiting to take off...

Sunday after more errands, I decided to make a new recipe from the Skinny Taste website...Edamame Fried Rice & Asian Meatballs.

Here's the recipe for the Asian Turkey Meatballs with Lime Sesame Dipping Sauce...
Meatballs
1 1/4 lean ground turkey
1/4 c. panko bread crumbs
1 egg
1 Tbsp. ginger, minced
1 close garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. fresh cilantro, chopped
3 scallions, chopped
1 Tbsp. low-sodium soy sauce
2 tsp. sesame oil

Dipping Sauce
4 Tbsp. low-sodium soy sauce
2 tsp. sesame oil
2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
2 Tbsp. water
1 Tbsp. scallion, chopped

Preheat oven to 500F.  Mix turkey, panko, egg salt, scallions, garlic, ginger, cilantro, 1 Tbsp. soy sauce, and 2 tsp. oil with your hands until combined well.  Shape 1/4 c. meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a serving dish.  Repeat with remaining mixture.  Baked until cooked through, about 15 min.


For the dipping sauce, mix together the soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice & water.  Add the scallions.  Drizzle the meatballs with 1 Tbsp. of the sauce.  Serve the meatballs with the remainder of the sauce.




Excited that tomorrow is already my Friday!  Yahoo!  We're heading down to Clearwater Beach on Wednesday for some final wedding planning.  Super excited for this trip!  It entails a trip to the florist, cake tasting & food tasting.  We've decided to turn it into a mini-vacay and actually relax a bit while we're down there, so we've only scheduled one appointment per day.  See y'all Sunday!  I should have lots of pics to share then!!