My Everyday Life: Week 43
Here’s what My Everyday Life – Week 43 looked like:
Yes.
Morning light.
The spaces in between.
Store bought.
Epic.
I never have enough counter space.
Two days.
Two different cloud situations.
The light is shifting during this time of year.
I see faces in the steam.
My little reader. His grandmothers are avid readers. He’s carrying on the tradition.
YES.
Getting hairs cut.
I feel like a new woman.
Bougainvillea love.
Hello, Fall.
Mercury is all up in my business lately.
I love how I can make images from my phone look like paintings…
More bougainvillea. Life goal- have my own plant.
F O G
Pumpkin Patch Field Trip for school! I love going on the school field trips.
I always wear my converse.
Too cool for school.
This is a goat named Sarah. She runs the show.
A calf that was like a dog…. according to the farmer.
Getting lost in a corn maze.
Sarah won’t be caged….
Making eye contact with sheep.
Sarah and the paparazzi.
Which one will you pick?
Get up in there.
A sea of wheelbarrows.
The cutest little thank you note.
Food styling with my friend Lisa.
I should have known that taking a picture of nuts in the morning at the grocery store would mean my day would be NUTS. Friday was NUTS. Glad it’s over.
He lost a tooth. We talked all night about the tooth fairy. ALL NIGHT LONG.
Making myself a color cheat sheet for my brush pens.
Photoshoot turns into dinner.
This morning was delicious.
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I love lists Friday!
Welcome to I Love Lists Friday. Let’s surf the internet together!
- Google has some crazy offices.
- Dogs are Dorks!
- The secret ingredient to chewy cookies.
- Terrifying Last Minute Costume Ideas
- An old box of negatives was found in Antartica. So rad.
- 30 Qualities of a Good Home Cook
- My Writing Education- A Timeline
- This is sooooo real if you have kids.
- AHH. These cat nails are so cute.
- Hello, dream salad.
- Wishlist items: air plant holders / this shirtdress / this sweater
- So…. apparently I’m supposed to be a sexy lion for Halloween.
- Quit these crippling habits by the time you’re 30. Lemme know how that goes.
- Most Popular Vegetarian Recipes shared by food bloggers.
- I was really homesick when we first moved into the house we live in now.
- How to Stop Acting Defensively When You’re Triggered. LIFE SKILL
- Mom, you should make this for Dad!
- Just a reminder that they’re so many things you can do in 30 seconds!
- What did Back to the Future get right?
- I love this soooooo much! So clever.
- One day I will wake up an hour earlier…ONE DAY.
- 10 Ways to Treat Yourself— some of my favorites.
- FALL BACK IN LOVE WITH YOUR LIFE
Found this TED TALK really interesting:
Quick Caramel Drizzled Apples
When I was making the Caramel Apple Floats over the weekend, I had a big of leftovers with the toppings so I made some caramel drizzled apples for snack. Well… snack/dessert. Heat a few squares of caramel in the microwave until melted. Drizzle on top of thinly sliced apples. Top with peanuts if you so desire. I’ll take all the peanuts. Please/thank you. They lure me into eating caramel apples every time! Happy snacking!
To see more of my Thursday Snack Ideas, follow my Pinterest Board!
Pork Enchilada Lasagna
I wanted to show you a super simple/quick recipe with some of my favorite Trader Joe’s staples. Since the guys in my life are serious taco lovers, I usually have TJ’s carnitas in our fridge for those nights where I need to make something fast. They’re pre-cooked and I usually just cut them up in chunks and heat in a sauté pan. Some nights I microwave it…in a bowl with a paper towel covering it. I always have a jar of TJ’s salsa verde and at least 3 cans of their black beans in the pantry. There’s always shredded cheese and cilantro in the fridge. We always have salsa for those happy hour snacks and if we don’t have sour cream, there’s Greek yogurt to fill the void. Let’s be real. It doesn’t quite fill the void. Maybe in baking, but not on tacos.
Let’s go a step further. Let’s make something kinda fancy out of our staples. Let’s make something super filling….something that you can put toppings on because WHO DOESN’T LOVE TOPPINGS?!
I made this Pork Enchilada Lasagna by layering corn tortillas with salsa verde, cheese, pulled pork and black beans. It’s soft. It’s crunchy. It’s cheesy and it’s DANG GOOD. You spoon it out into bowls and put your favorite toppings on top. We’re definitely going to be eating this a lot this winter. I’m going to throw some roasted vegetables into our next batch for sure.
Caramel Apple Floats
I think I linked to this 35 Pictures That Will Bring You Back to Elementary School last week and I really feel like Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider should be on the list. It was a staple of my childhood. It was probably because my mom could buy it at Costco (Price Club!) and my brothers and I successfully convinced her that it was better for us than soda. Though we were only allowed to drink it on special occasions and when my parents had company over. But she bought us SPARKLING CIDER IN COSTCO SIZED PORTIONS and locked it up in our garage and we knew how to break in and sneak it all. Nothing much has changed.
It always makes me wonder what Cooper will remember from his childhood. Will he remember that time we ate popcorn in my bed and watched movies all day long while Casey was out of town? Probably. Will he remember me making these Caramel Apple Floats before dinner and letting him drink it all with no questions asked? I sure freaking hope so.
What we have here is two tall glasses filled with sparkling apple cider mixed with a few scoops of vanilla ice cream. All of this is garnished with tart Granny Smith apples drizzled with caramel and covered in peanuts. It’s creamy. It’s carbonated. It’s a winner this time of year because APPLE SEASON. I would have absolutely gone BONKERS for this as a child. If you threw in a Costco churro I would be yours forever.
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