ice cream before dinner

When Maddy asks for ice cream before dinner, I rarely say no; mostly because I'm too busy preparing dinner to argue about it.  So, I scooped her a little of her purple ice cream (Maddy only eats purple ice cream; it's her favorite "flavor").  

Just one more serving please?  No.  Kanae made a special treat for us, Japanese croquettes, and brought them to work.  The croquettes are made with potatoes, beef and/or pork and sauteed onions; they were coated with egg and panko crumbs and fried.  They were delicious and I knew right away that Maddy would eat them.  (Yea!  I don't have to worry about what to feed Maddy tonight!).  Although Kanae said they should be eaten with a Tonkatsu sauce, I "Americanized" the meal and served it with ketchup.  

Maddy ate every last crumb.  I neglected to take a picture when the plate was full, so here are her last couple of bites.  She also enjoyed yummy summer strawberries that were actually sweet for a change. 

I think she ate eight strawberries.  We were on a roll tonight!  Good eating Maddy!  Oh, and here's a gratuitous picture of Baxter that I'm throwing in just because he's so darn cute.