I love you forever!
And now onto the evening of food! When I got home, there was a HUGE package waiting for me on the counter from Tastespotting! I’d been contacted about trying some new cream cheese flavors, and this was my sample package! Just look at this:
Kudos to Adam for the killer shot set-up!
There were 2 flavors in the box:
Spinach and Artichoke
Sundried Tomato & Basil
Immediately, we broke out the crackers and fancy spreader and tried the 2 flavors, but I’m going to hold off on my official review until Friday. From what I tried though, these flavors rock!
I set out to bake Adam’s birthday pie, but more on that later, and then we headed out to dinner at Wildfire. We met up with Adam’s mom and stepdad, and we didn’t even need to look at the menu to know what we were getting to start out with:
THE BEST chopped salad ever, with mango viniagrette
The rest of the dinner will be solely pictures:
My entree: herb marinated salmon with roasted grape tomatoes
My entree came with a barbecue rubbed sweet potato with brown sugar and butter
Adam's entree: oven roast scallops with sauteed spinach
When I went to eat my sweet potato, it was smiling at me! I totally thought of you, VeggieGirl, when I took this pic!
We came home, and I gave adam his cherry pie!
Adam made a wish!
And we dug in!
Adam said he had a great birthday, and I had quite an experience baking my very first, all from scratch pie! My sister really helped me out with the recipe, which, once I get it put together from the 3 different places I have it written down, I’ll post it for you. I’m proud of myself for not over-stuffing myself at dinner… since tomorrow is our family Passover seder!
Make sure to check out my post at MizFitOnline today!! It’s a story many of you have read before, but hey, can’t hurt to read it again, right?? Thanks for the opportunity Miz!
So, for the last time tonight,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADAM! I LOVE YOU!
Have a great night all!










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awwww, what a sweet post, mara! that’s an adorable picture of you and adam. and your pie looks amazing!
i SO wish i could be at your seder tomorrow, mmm, i have no doubt it will be phenomenal. passover food is the BEST
Sarah (Tales of Expansion)´s last blog post..A day without cake …
This is so cute and sweet!
i love the picture and the pie looks glorious!
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Wow, this is great! Happy Birthday Adam and the pie looks beautiful!
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What a cute post! You two seem so happy and that picture is adorable. My hubbys birthday is this Sunday and I will be making him my first cheesecake from scratch.. way to go on your pie!
Elizabeth (thelongweigh)´s last blog post..Oh, Glorious Sun.
Happy birthday to Adam! You guys are a cute couple.
Ya know, if I had fathered a daughter (alas I have four boys), I would have named her Mara. It’s been my favorite name for a girl since grade school and my first crush.
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Sounds like an excellent birthday! I’m especially drooling over the dish that the birthday boy ordered. Scallops = awesome! And very good job on your cherry pie baking adventure. Happy Birthday Adam!
PS – Now I have that song stuck in my head.
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that is adorable – so exciting that you’re getting married so soon!! i’m lusting over those scallops – a FAVE of mine! – and the pie looks glorious!! happy birthday to adam!
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Happy birthday Adam! You and Mara make a gorgeous couple and I’m so happy to have met you both online!
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Thank you for the birthday wishes everyone!! I love you Mara!!! Thank you for a bitchin birthday!!
such a lovely story about you and Adam, I totally feel you on this one…. having the man we love and loves us with us is the best thing can ever happen in this life. I’m happy for you. Happy B-day to Adam! And great job on making that pie!
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Awwww, what a sweet post.
Great job on your first cherry pie, it looks awesome!!
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Just saw your guest post on mizfit’s blog… good luck with your weight loss! Just keep doing what you’re doing, and the weight will come off with time.
Such a beautiful post!! Happy birthday to Adam; and thank you for thinking of me with the SWEET POTATO hahahahaha
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Such a great post! That’s a really cute picture of the two of you!
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happy birthday Adam!!! looks like you guys had a fun night
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Aww! What a great birthday night you guys had and I LOVE Wildfire!! Soooo yummy!!
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Happy Birthday Adam!
And aww what a super sweet post!
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How sweet! Happy Birthday Adam!
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Awwww!!!!! Congratulations to such a happy couple! You two look very much in love.
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Happy Birthday, Adam! You guys are so cute
Dinner looks great, but I would be saving up for that homemade cherry pie
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Tell Adam I said happy b-day!
Dinner looks tasty!
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what a fun night! that salmon looks incredible!!
p.s. can’t wait to hear your reviews on the cream cheeses
Tyler (Raspberry Runner)´s last blog post..Mango Quesadilla and Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
OMGosh – it all looks so yummy! Congrats on such a pretty pie – I’m sure it tasted awesome!
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Cute post! Lovely pie and wishes to Adam.
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Happy bday to Adam! pie looks delish!!!
p.s. love that photo of you two!
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I am green right now. So incredibly envious! Happy birthday to Adam – he is a lucky, lucky guy! First of all, he’s got you, Mara
And secondly, he got to enjoy Wildfire AND cherry pie on his birthday – two of my favorite foodie things ever! I can only hope I will be so lucky! The barbecue rubbed sweet potato is my personal favorite. Holy yum, as VeggieGirl would say!
I hope you had fun tonight!
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Stoppin in to say happy belated birthday to the boy…that photo of you two is SO cute!
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This is the experience of such a truly uniting day, with such peace and love along the way. Happy Belated Birthday to the love of your life. It’s never too late for anything.
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I make Mike cherry pie for his birthdays too! He’s not a huge cake fan, but he LOVES cherry pie, so it’s a no-brainer for his birthday “cake”. We even asked our wedding caterer to include cherry pie in the sweet table as the “Groom’s Pie”. Of course, Mike was too busy that night to actually eat any, but there was an extra pie left at the end of the night that we took home and enjoyed the next day. He loved it! Happy birthday to Adam — wow, only 8 months away! Once you get to summer it’s going to fly. I remember the winter/beginning of spring really dragging while I was planning, but once summer hit it was off to the races right until late Fall. So exciting!!!
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