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What I Ate On My 30th Birthday

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Birthdays should be drawn out.

 

I’m celebrating mine for a solid week.

Today I leave for a fabulous birthday trip with two of my best wine-os friend: Lisa and Heather.  At 21 we celebrated with cheap shots and beer, at 30 we spend too much money on fine wine and taking mud baths.  I choose 30.

The celebration have been on going though!  Later in the post are some birthday eats, but I wanted to share my favorite treats first.  My actual birth DAY was fabulous – I was totally overwhelmed by the comments on this post and on Instagram.  If you get a chance, look back at everyone’s “lessons learned” in the post comments.  So much wisdom!

I had a wonderful dinner with my family, including my best friend who is basically my sister.  We missed my Portland sister though!

Mallory, me, Mom, and Madison

Mallory, me, Mom, and Madison

 

Mom nailed the gift department – I told her not to buy clothes or anything.  There’s not much I need… but I wouldn’t turn down a little Napa spending money.  She made that happen in a rockstar way.

Nothing says “I love you” like cash credit!

 

Just when I thought the night couldn’t get better, I received this gem from Lauren.  Lauren’s fur babies, to be more precise.

Does it get any cuter?!

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This WIAW is actually what I ate on my birthday.  I had some favorites, and some indulgences.  It was exactly as it should be on one’s 30th  birthday.

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Read on for my celebration eats, and then check out Jenn’s link up for everyone else’s delicious days.

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Breakfast:

My morning cocktail (apple cider vinegar, water, Glutamine, and Fitmixer Aminos) was served martini-style in honor of my birthday.  Who doesn’t want to start their 30th year out with a draaaank?

Morning-tini

Morning-tini

 

This is an old favorite.  I don’t know why it’s been so long since I’ve made PB & Ceggs, but it’s what I wanted for my birthday.  This is the perfect time of year to make it because the carrots are so sweet and juicy!

This is the version with an egg scramble, not the tofu in the linked recipe.  It’s good both ways though!  Even better with sprinkles:

PB & Ceggs

 

Lunch:

This was a desperation meal.  I leave for Napa today and I knew I’d be eating out for a couple of meals due to birthday celebrations so I didn’t do my usual grocery trip.  Bring on the canned tuna!

This mix is tuna, nutritional yeast, cayenne, cumin, pepper, herbs de provence, turmeric, and balsamic vinegar.  I tossed it with the end of a bag of spinach and ate it with a slice of P28 protein bread… on a ZooPals plate to preserve my youthfulness. 😉

Dinner:

Finally time for my birthday meal!  My mom treated baby sister, my best friend, and me to dinner at Seed Kitchen & Bar.  I was really excited because I got to try a new-to-me fish: Wreckfish.  Wreckfish is like a cross between Sea Bass (my favorite!) and Halibut.

Wreckfish at Seed

We did have to send my dish back (wayyyy overcooked), but on the second round it was perfection.  Our server was nice enough to give me the sides from another special, so I was able to have caramelized brussels and roasted cauliflower on my birthday.  It was a giant plate of my favorite things!

 

Dessert:

Simple and delicious.  As my “cake,” I ordered a fresh-baked and slightly undercooked chocolate chunk skillet cookie a la mode.  Mom and baby sis were allowed one bite each. 😉

Birthday skillet cookie

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I forgot to take a picture of the 3 cards I received at dinner.  All were related to boobs.  Way to go, Family! 😉

Have you ever tried Wreckfish?

What is your favorite thing to eat on your birthday?  

 

Comments

  1. Totally agree birthdays should ALWAYS be drawn out. Mine last at least a week, sometimes a month;)
    It’s the only way to do it.
    Looks like you had a great day of birthday eats – my kind of day and all the presents you got never hurts either:)
    Mom’s always get the best gifts.

  2. Glad you had a great birthday!! That cookie skillet looks deliciousss! I love it when you go out for a birthday meal and you always get a special looking dessert :p.
    I’d never even heard of wreckfish before! It looks yummy though! I love cake on my birthday.. it always tastes so much better than compared to if I were just to have a slice normally.

  3. Oh my Gosh, how I LOVE the morning-tini. I need to start drinking my acv/pineapple/lemon shot like this too, so stylish first thing in the morning. And I love that you ate out of a ZooPals plate! Extremely acceptable! I totally think birthdays should be drawn out, as much as possible. One day definitely is not enough!
    My Mom always makes her chocolate cake on my birthday. Though she has to give it to me in pieces cause otherwise I would dive my face into it and never come out again. It’s high quality crack, I swear.

  4. Fact: everything tastes infinitely better out of a martini glass :)! I love the look of your dessert/cake- mine was similar this year! Who needs cake when giant choc chip cookies are involved 😉

  6. Ha, too funny that your cards were Boob related. Just think, you’re making up for lost time. 😉

    Have fun in wine country. I love it! Happy Birthday again!!!!

  8. Brilliant idea to drink up martini style on your bday morning! Love the fur-baby card too 😉 Happy Birthday!

  10. Our family tradition is to celebrate for the entire month, Laura, so I give you permission to be part of our family and do that, too!! 😉 Happy Birthday, again and all month long!!

  11. Happy Birthday! Looks like you had a fantastic day with lots of fantastic eats! I love extending my birthday as well- as for eating, I like to do something different on my birthday- some new restaurant, but always end with something I love like froyo! Or gelato (pistachio all the way!). Happy Wednesday!!

    • I love that you do a mix of old favorites and new. That’s my ideal birthday too. 🙂

  14. I love eating ice cream on my birthday (OK, I love eating ice cream any day, but especially my birthday :). Also, I am SO bad at sending meals back because I feel guilty, but I’m glad you did it – you deserve great food on your bday!

    • I should probably feel worse about sending food back… but I’m paying for it, so it better be edible!

  17. Too cute with the pupster and the message – my Maddie would have eaten the sign. And I think everyone should celebrate for a full week. And in wine country? I’m officially jealous. Live it up!

  19. Birthweeks > Birthdays. You need at least a week, minimum to get all the celebrating in 😉 And as long as I have some form of cake on my birthday and chocolate is involved, I’m happy. The last two years I’ve had cupcakes (red velvet with buttercream last year, and peanut butter chocolate the yer before) but for years before that, I always went with a DQ Reese’s ice cream cake. Apparently, I’m a cake fan.
    Have fun in Napa! It seriously sounds so fun.

    • Haha – my favorite cake growing up was from Baskin Robbins. Ice cream cake is the best!

  21. Looks like a delicious birthday! Never had wreckfish before. Sounds interesting. I’m a pancake girl on my birthday! Love pancakes for dinner!

    Have a safe and fabulous trip my friend! Can’t wait to hear about it!

    • I was thinking pancakes but was always rushing ariund too much. Maybe that’s how I’ll extend the celebration this week. 😉

    • If we’re going to have to get older, we may as well get a good celebration out of it!

  27. I haven’t ever heard of that fish before. I think it’s so funny how new foods are always popping up! One of my favorite fish is artic charr, I have not seen it a few times but its so good! It looks like you had a wonderful birthday, I’m glad you were able to enjoy it with your family.

    • I love charr!!! I think it’s really seasonal – I only see it once in a blue moon here.

  28. I think that I want to start drinking juice out of a martini glass – so much more fun that way!
    Sounds like a great day with friends and family!!!

  29. WRECKFISH!!! I am a SEAFOOD FREAKKKKKKKKK – And this is new to me! OMG WTF WTF my world is expanding! 😉

    So how does it feel… The big 3-0… Just think. In 30 years from now, you’re going to be 60! LOL!

  33. Happy birthday lady! My big 3-0 is coming up in December! Ahh. But I’m loving the breakfast cocktail. So cute!

  43. For years Papa Smart tried to make not one, but TWO, special cakes–my sister’s birthday is the day after mine. It would never be anything ‘normal’ like chocolate on chocolate. He would try homemade spice cakes and randomocity (wonder who I inherited my cooking tendencies from….) And EVERY YEAR they fell apart. It’s now sort of a running joke, and perhaps the reason that I like cake with a lot of “crumb and really only want to eat the parts that stick to the pan…and the thin layer that is stuck to the icing.

    Another random thought while reading: I just recently had a tuna salad for the first time in a LOOOONG time, and it was so satisfying. Is that weird? [Not as weird as the look I would get if I suggested to my stepmom she add nutritional yeast next time ;)]

    • I love that he couldn’t go the normal route! I make something different every year for Christmas… last year wasn’t so great but the year before was fab! You have to take big risks to have big wins! 🙂

  45. Wreckfish. That’s the best name for a fish. Add that to the list of “must eats” in Atlanta for my next visit, yeah? Where we can celebrate both of our birthdays belatedly. xoxo

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