things of dinner and discipline

After the inspiration that i have gotten for all thing new by C's salad the day before, i was also feeling like taking it up a notch.
I was feeling Thai, but not Pad Thai, so i decided to go with the Thai fish cakes, the healthy baked version of them, of course. I strolled into my local Jewish grocery store for some fresh ground fish, which i like because they do a nice blend of salmon and white fishes. As i was there, i saw a bunch of very fresh looking parsnips, and the idea emerged, -- parsnip and carrot salad
I took a couple of parsnips and a couple of organic carrots that i had in my fridge and shaved them into long thin slivers.
Then for the dressing, i mixed:
 lemon juice from half a lemon and its zest
1 teaspoon of mustard
1 teaspoon honey
2 tablespoons of oil
pinch of salt and some white pepper
Then i chopped up some parsley and put that on top.
This salad turned out to be a great compliment to the fishcakes, which i served with rice noodles cooked in wok with a mix of oyster sauce and peanut butter with a splash of soy sauce. Great stuff!
Oh, and the kid called my fish cakes "fish cookies", which i took as a compliment :)

And, speaking of the kid,
yesterday was the first time she actually climbed up the monkey bar on the play ground! She was still freaking out a bit and wanted the security of us holding her, but she did do it a few times, with just a little help and instruction, before she got tired and frustrated and gave it up.
Also, yesterday i implemented my first discipline move - a time out, for 1 minute for repeatedly poking cats with the broom and yelling "shut up" in Spanish when the broom was taken away. I had to return her to the corner about 4 times before she finally gave up and stood there. At the end of one minute, she asked "Good?", which means she was inquiring if this was enough and if she could come out. I explained to her why she was there in the first place and told her that i loved her, but didn't love the behavior. She seemed to understand....In any case, it was a good first run.