a starry starry night.

mr frederickson and i treated ourselves to dinner on friday night, for no particular reason really. but it was friday, and we were hungry and the starry night cafe had been on our "at some point we really should try this place" list for a long time, so, we just went for it. and it did not disappoint.

we got there early, stayed late and tried a bit of everything - the lightly breaded calamari, mango and field green salad, horseradish encrusted pork loin, scottish salmon, chocolate banana bread pudding, and of course we sipped one of their recommended bottles of wine. and the best part was, as delighted as we were with our choices, every plate that went by caused major food envy which will ensure a return trip to this lovely little spot. perhaps next time the weather will cooperate and we can enjoy our meal on the charming back patio.

so several hours later, we rolled ourselves out of the octagonal dining room (an old cider mill) and headed home. quite full and quite happy. and i was asleep about 4 minutes after arriving back home and slept soundly with dreams of bread pudding dancing in my head....

(images via starry night/facebook)

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cookie love.

what's not to love about a cookie company...

...with flavors like: first love (chocolate chip)forbidden love (triple chocolate chip) true love (oatmeal with cranberries) & addicted to love (mocha chocolate chip)

...that also sells frozen dough so you get the smell of fresh baked cookies without the mess in your kitchen.

...whose mission statement goes a little something like this "to build a conscious, values-based company committed to minimizing our environmental footprint, supporting local schools and arts organizations, and developing and implementing a philanthropic vision."

...who named their bakery and storefront in ferrisburgh the love shack.

so, this valentine's day. forget flowers. shop local. give love. give cookie love.

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