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March 4, 2021

Meatless Meatloaf

Meatless Meatloaf with Beyond Beef

My mom’s meatloaf was one of my favorite dinners in her repertoire. She served it with salad & roasted potaotes. I always fought for an end piece because that’s where the crispiest part was. I am sure if she found a good meat replacement, she would have happily made this meatless meatloaf version for my vegan brother while we were growing up. 

Meatless Meatloaf with Beyond Beef

Now I can make it for him and my niece who is vegetarian and we can all remember my Mom fondly!  I remember sitting in the kitchen watching her take off her rings and mixing the meatloaf by hand in her grandmother’s giant ceramic bowl.  She always loved the leftovers on a sandwich with a ton of mayo (ick) the next day.   I like ketchup, mustard, arugula & a bunch of chips smashed in for good measure. Keep scrolling. You’ll see what I mean.

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March 3, 2021

Currently February 2021

Currently February 2021

28 days of February. Kinda flew by, didn’t it? I dunno maybe it didn’t I don’t really know what time is anymore. This month I tried to spend as much time outside as possible. The weather cooperated! Spring is on its way here. You can see what February looked like in 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017. 

Let’s look inside of my Currently Workbook!

The secret to being love is to LOVE!

A whole bunch of love! 

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March 1, 2021

Intentions for the Week

Looking to get your head in the game? Tracy from Shutterbean makes a weekly TO DO LIST called her Intentions for the Week. Here's what this week looks like:

Intentions for the Week – Week 9 of 2021

Happy Monday, friends! It’s the first day of March. How are we feeling about it?

This weekend was a beautiful one. Started with a moonlight hike, ended with meal prep! This is what I am working with this week.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Meal Prep this week includes:

If you’re on Instagram, I’ll be sharing how I use my #shutterbeanmealprep in my stories- @shutterbean 

It’s Monday, let’s get our Intentions for the Week down! (my Intentions for the Week Printable helps!)

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February 28, 2021

My Everyday Life Week 8

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 8

In my hallway currently.

The hallway!

Rainbow time!

Cooper picked out this plant for me for Valentine’s Day and it’s finally blooming!

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February 26, 2021

I LOVE LISTS

With love & patience // i love lists artwork by tracy benjamin of shutterbean.com

I LOVE LISTS

  1. Let’s look at some interesting food facts.
  2. Food hacks from the internet.
  3. These people are having a worse day than you. 
  4. Behind the scenes info on working at Disney.
  5. Uses for almost empty jars. 
  6. Zoom fatigue is a real thing.
  7. This made me miss Anthony Bourdain.
  8. Vintage kitchens, 1940s.
  9. I’d wear this dress with these sandals and these sunglasses. 
  10. A whole bunch of lunch ideas.
  11. Supercut of typewriters on screen.
  12. What Millenials want to cancel about Gen-Z.
  13. The tallest buildings around the world. 
  14. These water drop paintings are incredible. 
  15. This house is stunning.
  16. Some fixes for pandemic monotony. 
  17. The power of community.
  18. Oooh I want to try this recipe.
  19. How Office Space went from a flop to a hit. 
  20. How the past year changed restaurant criticism. 

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February 24, 2021

Fettucine with Truffle Butter

Fettucine with Truffle Butter

Two main things I miss during this pandemic (besides hugs!) are:

1. Traveling

2. Going out to eat

Watching Stanley Tucci eating in Italy over the weekend made me pine for both. It has me dreaming of all of the things we ate in Italy two years ago.  To satisfy my pasta craving and to break up the monotony of making big dinners at home, I prepared this Fettucine with Truffle Butter recipe on a weekday for lunch for me and my husband. Since Cooper isn’t a creamy pasta fan, we were able to enjoy this just the two of us for a random date while he was schooling. 

Fettucine with Truffle Butter

My Mom used to make this pasta dish. It’s an Ina Garten recipe (Bev was a hardcore Ina fan) and when Bev found out that truffle butter could be bought at Costco, she would make this one for my Dad A LOT. It was his kryptonite.

Cuz you know…

Calories don’t count when you have this kind of love given to you. 

Fettucine with Truffle Butter

This recipe is a special one. It’s not a heavy alfredo sauce, more like a light cream sauce.   Decadent but light!  If you want to add a little bulk to it, mushrooms would be fantastic. I bet a steak would be great too if you’re into that sort of thing. 

When you make it with fresh egg fettuccine…WOW. You’ll find yourself with another helping on your plate. Don’t plan for leftovers 😉 

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February 22, 2021

Intentions for the Week

Looking to get your head in the game? Tracy from Shutterbean makes a weekly TO DO LIST called her Intentions for the Week. Here's what this week looks like:

Intentions for the Week- Week 8 of 2021

Happy Monday, friends!

We had a nice weekend. The weather was beautiful here and I got a chance to go to the beach with friends!  Spring is in the air here and I am ready for it. It’s Monday and like every other Monday, it’s time to write down our Intentions for the Week- Here are mine! 

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