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Creative At-Home Date Nights [Food Edition]
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Creative At-Home Date Nights [Food Edition]

December 28, 2021
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Posted by Lauren Rodych-Eberle

I’ve been told I need to bring back Alphabet Date Night, and I do believe that’s true! I am itching to bring that back, and thinking I may do that come summer. Since the start of Covid, and the birth of our little one who we don’t usually get babysitters for, we’ve become big fans of either family dates, or at-home date nights once our kiddo is in bed. So, I wanted to share some fun at-home date ideas we’ve done!

Nacho Kit

Order one, or make your own! We got a kit from a local pub, and not only was it super handy, because everything comes washed, chopped, and ready to go, but it also felt like a special date night. You just layer it all up how ever you’d like it, pop it in the oven while you enjoy a beverage, and then dig in!!

Raclette or Fondue

The prep work for this date is a whole event in itself, but it’s worth it! I love that with raclette or fondue, the making and eating process is drawn out; It’s great for an extended date night! The only downside is you’ll need to have the raclette or fondue gear to make this one happen – or maybe there is someone you can borrow from!

Make Something New

Especially for summer dates, we love to experiment with new recipes. We have an intense love for our Air Fryer and also our smoker, so picking a new food, a new recipe, and then trying it out is the date that fully pays off!

Taste Test

I’ve talked about creating your own food taste test before, but it’s honestly such a fun date night idea. You get to create a bunch of different things – some that may even seem “weird” at first, that later become your new favourite combo. While eating, you can rate each food from your fav to least fav! I always love rating food…I’m constantly asking my hubs what his favourite thing on his plate is, soooo, this is a good one!!

Homemade Pizza

Options: Make homemade pizza from scratch [you can make some very unique pizzas by changing up the crust or toppings], or you can head to Cobs Bread or somewhere that pre-makes the dough for you…then you’re just in charge of dressing it up and baking it!

Drink Taste Test

You can do this with any beverage – wine, whiskey, soda, tea…Have 3 or more different kinds of whichever beverage you choose and have one person be the server and the other be the blind taste tester. Then, rate from most-liked to least-liked…you may find your new favourite drink!

Bonfire

Cook over an open fire – from hot dogs, to nachos, to s’mores. Or if you don’t have that option, you can always make s’mores in the oven.

Cooking Class [or Chef]

You don’t need to leave your home to take a cooking class – you can have an instructor or chef come to you, or you can take a virtual class. If you want to make this date a bit more cost-effective, you can YouTube a recipe to follow, or have one of you act as the instructor, and teach the other how to make one of your go-to recipes!

Picnic

Picnics are fun outside and inside…believe me, we have an indoor picnic nearly every day! And if you want to keep it simple, I love tossing a bunch of snack options in the Brownie Pan to munch on!

Ice Cream

You can walk to a local ice cream shop or you can make your own.

Pick a Cuisine

Some cuisines will have you working all day…like these Ukrainian Perogies. But why not turn date night into “date all day” with whatever cuisine you can dream up?

Happy Dating!

December 28, 2021
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The stuff. I know this is a privileged point, so please be kind. I’ve always attempted to be a wannabe-minimalist (seeing as I have two of everything living between two places, but I want everything to have a purpose and a ‘home.’). 

I’ve very much noticed this be a trigger point for me since having kids, because J and I both have big families, and although their gift giving comes with so much heart and generosity, I’ve tried to find ways to bring in less stuff and to teach my kids to appreciate each gift, sooo less is more. 

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Small steps, but always trying!!

Have you found any ways to minimize the stuff chaos in your house?!
You know what’s the trickiest thing to navigate You know what’s the trickiest thing to navigate while solo parenting?

Taking your car to the shop with car seat aged kids. 

Do you hang out in the shop with the kids for hours? Do you bring travel car seats and install them to get them home? Honestly, what have y’all done? Having another human help isn’t the solution here for me this time…😅
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🎶’Cause I got a roof over my head I got a war 🎶’Cause I got a roof over my head
I got a warm body in bed
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With what I have

[I got a Jeep, I got a dog]
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Plenty to want, nothing wrong with that
But I'm happy with what I have

I got the air, good eyes to see
Got so much more than I'll ever need
Even the bad days ain't all that bad
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It’s not a competition, but if J was trying to w It’s not a competition, but if J was trying to win at Christmas, he did. For my gift he booked @throughcarrieslens to come follow our family on our Anniversary hike this year and take pictures of our butts…🤣 Maybe it’s because he knows pictures of him wearing our babies has me like…😍

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“Don’t worry so much about raising good kids t “Don’t worry so much about raising good kids that you forget you already have them.”🤍
J: Can we start weekly date night again? Also J: J: Can we start weekly date night again?

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