Memory Lane
Mmmm… tonight’s dinner was filling and SO GOOD! Love that! It was also fun to eat with chopsticks! 
Dinner was a team effort tonight. Mal pan-seared the pork gyoza while I oven-roasted the brussels sprouts. (I tossed them in olive oil and added minced garlic and garlic salt before cooking.) On the side: TJ’s gyoza dipping sauce and a second mug of Ginger Peach White Tea. I dipped both the gyoza and brussels sprouts in the sauce. Mmmmm!
My sweet treat after dinner was a bowl of Cocoa Bumpers, TJ’s Frosted Wheats, and chocolate chips. These three were such a yummy dessert, I made myself another bowl of the same combo!
After my workout this afternoon (a 45 minute treadmill walk), I snacked on a clementine and a mug of tea. It was almost time for dinner, but I couldn’t wait until then. A juicy piece of fruit and some hot tea did the trick– I wasn’t starving when dinnertime rolled around.
The Early Years
Scanners are so cool!!! I spent part of the afternoon today scanning old pictures. What a trip down memory lane! I have tons of oldies to share with you guys, so here’s just a tip of the iceberg!
Tina, 1982, Kentucky
(I may have lived in a trailer… in Kentucky.)
Tina and Stephanie (my sis), 1983, Florence, Italy
(My dad was in the Army, so we lived in Italy for a few years when I was a toddler.)
Mal, 1984, at home in Massachusetts
Mal with “Albert,” 1987, at home in Massachusetts
(When Mal was 24-years-old, his parents finally told him that “Albert,” the guinea pig, was a girl.)
Mal on his 7th birthday, May 1989, at home in Massachusetts
(Look closely. Mal sported a mullet for years!)
Tags: brussels sprouts, gyoza
carolinebee — January 11, 2009 @ 7:46 pm
OMG Mal’s hair is TOO good! ha love it! I love having cereal for dessert, I like TJ’s frosted wheats way better than the OG Kellogg’s kind too
Kate — January 11, 2009 @ 7:47 pm
cute pics!!!!
VeggieGirl — January 11, 2009 @ 7:52 pm
Fabulous dinner, dessert; and OH MY GOODNESS those photos are too precious
Erica — January 11, 2009 @ 7:52 pm
Dinner looks so good! Just heavenly! You may have been the cutest little kid I have ever seen (and a beautiful lady now too
). Love Mal’s mullet. He should totally consider rocking that again some day…ummm haha
Julie — January 11, 2009 @ 7:53 pm
I love Mal’s mullet!! It’s can’t get any more 80s than that. The both of you were adorable!!
Amy — January 11, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
Oh my gosh, i love your old photos! I lived in Kentucky for two years, don’t feel bad about it !! Mal looks exactly the same (minus the mullet, haha) and you look absolutely adorable. Nice healthy dessert—snacking on sweet cereal is great at night
Have a nice night Tina!
Meghan — January 11, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
aw how fun are those pictures!! LOVE the mullet..heheh. By the way, your earlier post on the bumpers led me to buy them and now I am kind of addicted…I loveee how crunchy they are!
Rose — January 11, 2009 @ 8:04 pm
Talk about a trip down memory lane! The photos are wonderful – thanks for sharing them with us!
Megan — January 11, 2009 @ 8:04 pm
awww, those are the cutest pictures!!!! i love old pictures
and love that dinner girly! eating with chopsticks is great, I think they help me eat slower which makes me savor it a little more. definitely a good thing!
junghwa — January 11, 2009 @ 8:10 pm
you are sooo adorable!
Missy (Missy Maintains) — January 11, 2009 @ 8:17 pm
Such cute pics!! Your dessert looks great too! I need to get myself some of those Bumpers!!
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Michelle — January 11, 2009 @ 8:22 pm
I love eating with chopsticks! I can’t really eat with them, but it’s so fun to try!
Cute pictures of you growing up! How awesome!
Emily — January 11, 2009 @ 8:28 pm
i think im still laughing about the picture with the pipe! haha. Too cute!
Molly — January 11, 2009 @ 8:28 pm
hahaha loove the mullet! too funny. thanks for sharing.
Meg — January 11, 2009 @ 8:35 pm
Love the trip down memory lane! Adorable!
Heather McD (Heather Eats Almond Butter) — January 11, 2009 @ 8:41 pm
Your dinner looked great, but your cereal/choco chip bowl looked even betta!
Hilarious pictures. Lovin the mullet. Trust me, you don’t have to look too closely to notice.
Victoria — January 11, 2009 @ 8:50 pm
Those pictures are adorable! And that story about “Albert” is hilarious.
K — January 11, 2009 @ 8:58 pm
Oh my gosh! GREAT trip down memory lane – love Mal’s ‘do and the Albert story is so funny
ashley (sweet & natural) — January 11, 2009 @ 8:58 pm
LOVE those pictures! Mal totally rocked the mullet.
allijag — January 11, 2009 @ 9:06 pm
LOL – oh my god I love all the old pictures! Looks like Mal was a fun loving goof ever since he was little!
Does the dipping sauce for the pot stickers come in the package? Or do you buy it separately?
adrianna — January 11, 2009 @ 9:15 pm
those who lived in trailers as kids grow up to be the most awesome, stellar ladies…gotta love those days. seriously, they were the best yrs of my life. rock on!
great pics!
BridgetP — January 11, 2009 @ 9:26 pm
Love the pictures!!
Jenn (eating bender) — January 11, 2009 @ 9:26 pm
Great dinner! I love team efforts
I get such a kick out of old photos – you and Mal were adorable! Last Christmas, my mom put all my old videos on DVDs. It’s so much fun to watch them on a rainy/snowy day!
HangryPants — January 11, 2009 @ 9:41 pm
Mal had a great mullet! Something about the pictures of you reminds me of Lauren Graham (the mom from Gilmore girls). Totally random.
Your brussel sprouts look great today!
Marianne — January 11, 2009 @ 9:49 pm
Very cute pics! Love the mullet.
Your gyoza looks awesome too. I just bought some when I was shopping this weekend, I’ll have to make something with it asap!
Laura — January 11, 2009 @ 9:57 pm
I love the pictures!
Justy2003 — January 11, 2009 @ 10:03 pm
Hahaha, love Mal’s mullet! The one with the pipe reminds me of Hugh Hefner for some reason!
And you were such a cutie!
Andrea — January 11, 2009 @ 10:18 pm
oooooomg MAL”S MULLET is freakin awesome hahah. he looks adorable ! so do you of course!! love the dinner and dessert – perfect for a sunday night!
Sara — January 11, 2009 @ 10:38 pm
Yum, your dessert looks delicious! Very cute pictures from memory lane!
Jasmine — January 11, 2009 @ 11:08 pm
those pics are adorable! you looked so cute in those overalls.
bobbi — January 12, 2009 @ 1:14 am
awww those pics are too cute!
Lee (seelivelee) — January 12, 2009 @ 2:08 am
hahaahaahah i love mullettttt!
Sarah (lovINmytummy) — January 12, 2009 @ 2:36 am
Love the retro pics!
My body is craving some veggies and I am very jealous of that yummy looking dinner and cereal mix! It all looks delicious!
Tina — January 12, 2009 @ 6:38 am
@allijag: They come separate. Both are from Trader Joe’s.
Julz — January 12, 2009 @ 7:31 am
Mullet!!
Elina (Healthy and Sane) — January 12, 2009 @ 8:25 am
That first picture is beautiful! Do you have your camera back?
Love the old pics! The mullet is hilarious!
Tina — January 12, 2009 @ 9:05 am
@Elina (Healthy and Sane): No, sadly, I don’t. I’ve been using our “fancy” camera until I get my regular one back.
elise — January 12, 2009 @ 11:49 am
omg – that mullet!!! hahaha, im dying of laughter. love the side dish of brussels, too
good luck in the pizza contest!!
lauren — January 12, 2009 @ 11:56 am
the gyoza look delicious – love them! and the mullet rules.