Tonight was dad/daughter dinner night!
My mom is out of town through tomorrow, so my dad took me and my sister out for a dinner with “his girls.”
We went to the Vinoy Clubhouse for a laid back meal that began with freshly baked bread and butter.
For my entrée I ordered the Mexican roasted corn salad purely for the roasted corn. Fortunately there was a lot more corn and beans hidden under those lettuce leaves than the picture would have you believe!
Dessert was chocolate cake split three ways.
My fork made a beeline for that whipped cream. It was the real deal and didn’t taste overly sweet, but perfectly thick and creamy.
I actually went into dinner without much of an appetite because I did some baking earlier this evening.
Strawberry cupcakes! (Pre-frosting, obviously.)
The weather in St. Pete took a turn for the worse around 4 p.m. The pouring rain prevented my planned trip to the dog park with Sadie after I was done working, so baking became plan b. And by baking, I clearly mean eating cake batter, hence my lack of an appetite at dinner.
I absolutely love baking in general, but baking when there’s a thunderstorm outside may be one of my all-time favorite activities. It just feels like you’re supposed to so something warm and comforting when the weather is crummy.
Hoping for a sunny day tomorrow!
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I love this! I love spending time with my dad and brother going to dinner, happy hour, or sitting outside talking with a glass of wine. It’s the best!
What a nice night! I’m sure your dad is so happy to spend time with the two of you! 🙂
Looks like a lovely dinner! It’s always so great to spend time with your family 🙂
Will you be posting the recipe for those strawberry cupcakes? They look good!
i hate to disappoint, but they were straight from a box mix! 🙂
No dog park?! Poor Sadie! Hope she get a tiny bite of a cupcake 🙂
she was very bummed and let us all know. 🙂
I love your top! That color looks really good on you! I love when my dad takes me out to dinner with my little sister. 🙂
oh do you use vanilla frosting on the cupcakes? i know its sort of a stupid question but it doesn’t hurt to ask!
Cake batter is a pretty good dinner. Cookie dough is an ever better dinner.
Awwww you’re making me miss my dad!!! I hope you have a good time with your family!
aw, reading this post warmed my heart. my dad passed away when i was six, so its really cool for me to see daughters who really appreciate their dads, and vise versa =)
That sweet, father daughter date! That cake looks DELISH! Chocolate cake is my weaknesses.
aw I miss my dad so much,
he is going to fly up to nyc to visit me next week on fathers day from florida, soooo happy and excited. can’t wait to have a dinner night too!!
that chocolate cake looks great!
ah i haven’t had a dad/daughter dinner in a while! thanks for the idea! 🙂 glad you had a fun evening with your dad and sis!
awww it’s so cute you guys have dad/daughter dinner~for some reason it kind of makes me emotional! haha. maybe because I’m also listening to Yiruma’s “kiss the rain” song. If you haven’t heard it, I highly recommend it!!!! 😀
after I accidentally on purpose eat my weight in cake batter while “baking,” salads taste amazing.
Sounds like a great evening- love that pic of you & your dad 🙂
I love cooking and baking, especially in the winter, but I definitely think that the best part of either activity is eating the final product. My absolute favorite thing to bake is cookies, but sometimes the batter doesn’t always make it to the oven 🙂
Baking during stormy weather sounds heavenly. I’m from Florida too, so I’m very familiar with the afternoon showers that pop up nearly every day after it’s been gorgeous all day. I love it though…just as long as I don’t have to be anywhere or have my hair look nice 🙂
I love dad/daughter dates! They’re so much fun, I’m so glad you had such a fun time with your dad, the food looks amazing!
What a fun daddy/daughter date night! My dad and I have a crab leg dad/daughter dinner coming up!
Those strawberry cupcakes look great. I didn’t know they sold strawberry cake mix!
Dessert looks delish! Great pic of you and your dad. I love, love, love baking on a really cold or rainy day there is nothing more comforting.
father daughter dinners are the best! 🙂
Sounds like such a great dinner with your dad and sister! That picture is really cute of you two 🙂
your dad is just so cute!
and nice that you guys had a nice dinner, sadie was probably pouting though 🙂
I love dad/daughter date nights. Those cupcakes have me craving something sweet way too early in the morning!
Just came across your blog recently 🙂 I’m somewhat nearby, living in Tampa. Your comment about the need to do something warm and comforting in crummy weather made me smile, because it’s so true! I have secretly loved the rainy weather this week – minus the wet pawprints we now have all over our floor! But…more of an excuse to cuddle with the pup on the couch 🙂
Baking when it’s storming outside is the best! Now I kind of wish we’d have a good thunderstorm sometime soon 🙂
Your dad seriously looks like a brother of my dad! They could be twins…seriously! I love doing things with my Dad, and glad you got to, too…(ok, there were a lot of “dads” in this short post…haha)
What a great dinner. I’m sure your dad appreciated his “daddy daughter” time. 🙂