May 22, 2016

My Everyday Life: Week 20

Here’s what My Everyday Life Week 20 looked like:

I got my aura portrait done by Radiant Human this week.

The Cliff’s Notes is that I’m a logical dreamer.

Colors are Purple/Tan/Blue

Drought.

Golden feathers.

Spotted while grocery shopping.

He’s been wanting her to cuddle with him for WEEKS now and she jumped up and curled up next to him while he was watching a movie.

THE BEST.

This caught my eye.

NO. PGE. I thought it said NOPE at first.

Where I used to get acupuncture….now it’s a cheesy dance studio.

Bottle brush in the cracks.

Collective art.

#goals

I ordered mushrooms with my chilaquiles and was given a weird look.

Dude…I’m onto something.

Also! Cat coloring book and my new favorite pens.

May 20, 2016

I Love Lists

Welcome to I Love Lists Friday! Let’s the see what the internet was up to this week:

Healthcare tips. I need as many as I can get.
To my fellow Moms of Boys– read this.
Dreamy outdoor area goals
Flooring transitions are pretty cool. My brain loves them.
Watch the Louvre pyramid disappear
I fell down a rabbit hole of survival prepping for food.
This awkward half cat is winning the internet.
Umm. Second puberty? Can I opt out??!
If you’re going to Palm Springs…..
This photo series pleases me.
Airport lines make me panic
This looks fun to do.
Street Style of the Great American Roadtrip. Love the old men with suspenders.
Love these LOVE photos.
How to Be a BOSS
Weekend goals include puff pastry + waffle iron
HUSBANDS! and DADS!
Researching about increasing productivity might be considered productive.
The dog illustration made me laugh.
7 Stages of Aspirational Produce Shopping (HA!)
I’m on Mother Mag today sharing a week’s worth of meals.

Shutterbean Recipes for you to try this weekend:

Things that Caught My Eye:

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May 18, 2016

Mushroom Arugula Toast

Sometimes I forget about mushrooms. I forget how much I love them and always wish I had more whenever I make cook them. Poor mushrooms. I apologize for the neglect.

Over-dramatization.

Sometimes all it takes is a little reminder. A nudge, if you will. I had to buy mushrooms for a photo shoot last week and then I ended up buying them again for myself because I was dreaming about mushroom toast.

Mushrooms, garlic, with creamy goat cheese, and loads of parsley and arugula on top of grilled, olive oil drizzled toast.

Oh. And I pushed it over the edge of deliciousness with some poached eggs. #putaneggonit

This is one of those recipes that could be eaten breakfast/lunch/dinner. Add more greens and you can call it a salad. At least, I think so…

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May 16, 2016

Lime Ginger Broccoli Salad

I wrote a post on Books to Inspire Healthy Eating and you know what? I’m starting to eat healthier!

I totally put starting in italics.

I typed that right after taking a sip of a turmeric carrot juice, ginger beer bourbon concoction from a flimsy paper straw that looks like graph paper. #cryforhelp #retoxdetox

Back to this health thing.

First recipe I tried from the Bondi Harvest cookbook is a success.

Did it trigger that part in my brain that likes green things? YES IT DID.

One of my favorite things about broccoli is that it does a great job of soaking up whatever sauce/dressing it’s tossed with.

I always add them into stir fry situations for that very fact. That’s also why I hog the broccoli and my family only gets the beef part when we order Broccoli Beef. Sorry family! I have a feeling they’re secretly thanking me.

This dressing is a citrus ginger explosion. There’s a little bit of heat with a jalapeño. It helps round out flavor profile. The creamy avocado and the crunch almonds give this salad some great depth. So many flavors. So many textures. Coconut oil seems like a lot, but it works! You’re suddenly in a trance and you think french fries are a bad idea. You’re all healthy in this moment. This moment of eating this big ole green salad.

It might be the Reset Button Salad of 2016 because HOLY CALIBRATION, Batman. My body is like YES because my taste buds are activated and satisfied.

That could also be the bourbon talking.

my everyday life, Photography

May 14, 2016

My Everyday Life: Week 19

Here’s what My Everyday Life – Week 19 looked like:

Ella bo bella

Top to bottom: Cooper/ Tracy / Casey

Pulling linen for a One Potato photo shoot.

Setup in a new spot.

I made tamales for the first time ever!

They were good.

And surprisingly easy. Made with this dough recipe.

So many little bowls to clean.

Hard to get any work done with this little schmew.

She finds all the spots of sun in the house. Makes me notice them too.

May 13, 2016

I Love Lists

Welcome to I Love Lists Friday! Let’s surf the internet together!

This is the sweetest.
I want to go to Tokyo.
You deserve love even if you don’t like your body.
I always put butter in before milk.
Summer bucket list: Put up a hammock
WHAT.
Pictures JT wishes he could scrub from the internet. Bye bye bye.
This Spanish Gin & Tonic intrigues me!
On my DIY to do list:
Fun to say: Spring Roll Bowl
I preordered this wallet/clutch. Can’t wait for it to arrive!
The funniest tweets about food.
An afternoon snack of strawberry almond milk & a slice of this loaf please.
These reading nooks got me swooning.
The formula for BBQ sauce.
Amanda Hesser has some GREAT pantry organizing tips.
Listened to this while cooking this week. Loved it.
Being an adult sucks sometimes. It’s true.
An ice cream that’s totally bonkers.
Inspiring story #eatlamb
If you’re going through a quarter life crisis right now.

Recipes for your weekend:

Things that caught my eye:

This outfit is my summer inspiration but with these shoes
Everything in this cute Esty Shop
This table for our deck
Lovely Necklace (reasonably priced too!)
This would be such a pretty wedding dress.

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May 11, 2016

Celery Gimlet

Remember how I told you that I need to find my way back on the road to health? Can I baby step this endeavor by putting green juice into my cocktail? What about carrot juice in tequila? Yes?

Cool. I like you.

Today’s Happy Hour features this Celery Gimlet. It’s a refreshing sweet/savory cocktail. If you have a juicer, juice some celery! If you don’t have a juicer, puree celery in a blender with a little bit of water and strained it.