Not so little anymore

Yesterday my handsome little brother turned 11!

Since my mom just started her new job, I picked him up from school on Thursday and we spent the afternoon baking cupcakes for him to bring to school the next day for his birthday. He wanted chocolate cupcakes with sprinkles. So that's what we made....

I think they turned out pretty well. I need a new camera. The flash looks terrible.

Afterwards we went to the park for my boot camp class and he played with the other kids while I got my booty handed to me. By the time I got home and finished icing and sprinkling I was starving so I whipped up ...

Some Thai peanut salad. It was seriously delicious if I may say so myself.

Here's how...

Whip up a little peanut sauce in your food processor. I really like that recipe, but I didn't measure anything, plus I added a little sugar because it wasn't quite sweet enough, and a little bit of peanut oil. I also cut the recipe in half and it was more than enough. Next time I would make it a little more runny for this salad. Put it in the fridge.

Then make chicken cutlets by butterflying boneless, skinless chicken breasts, but cut it all the way through. If it is a bit uneven, cover the chicken with a piece of plastic wrap and give it a few whacks with a skillet. Squeeze lime over the chicken, rub with curry powder and a pinch of salt, and grill.

Toss spinach leaves in a mixture of soy sauce, rice vinegar, and vegetable oil. Top with sliced avocado, strawberries, cucumber, and mango.

Put the chicken and peanut sauce on top of your beautiful salad and enjoy the most delicious healthy meal you have had in a long time. Yummm.....

Even the birthday boy ate it. I was pretty impressed.

Yesterday when I was writing in his card, I realized that I was eleven exactly eleven years ago on the day he was born. Isn't that amazing? He is getting so big!