Here’s what My Everyday Life – Week 46 looked like:
Wood is cool.
Casey and I were shopping for wood for a project at home.
I have so much appreciation for people who work with their hands.
Hot sun + palm leaves.
The differences of color made by light.
Scratched.
At a stop sign.
I love the gradient.
Christmas time at Target.
With my friend Luke. I never notice how many lights there are in Target until I take a photo.
This guy came home with me. He might turn gold. I dunno.
I’m working through a bunch of paper piles in my house. Yes, that’s right. As organized as I seem, I am a person who has a ton of paper piles around my house. I JUST AM SORTING. I wish I could explain that to my husband. Also. WHY IS THERE SO MUCH PAPER IN MY LIFE?!
In one of my piles was this recipe for a Pumpkin Pie in a Mug from last year. I needed to figure out a snack for today and I had all of the ingredients and my sweet tooth was like HEYYYYYYY so HERE WE ARE. Serendipity.
To be honest, I was super skeptical. How can you make a pie in a mug??! But, holy cow….YOU CAN. If you love pumpkin pie filling and gingersnaps, this snack is for you. It’s really a dessert…but I had it for snack yesterday. I can imagine it would be really good for breakfast too. It reminds me of the Flourless Pumpkin Pancakes I love because it’s light and fluffy. Pair it with some whipped cream, coconut whipped cream, or ice cream, an extra cookie & some cinnamon sprinkled on top and you’re good to go! For breakfast, I would drizzle a little bit of maple syrup and throw some granola in the mix.
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When Casey and I were first dating we used to get a burrito at Whole Foods that was called an American Wrap. We’d take it back to his place and share it while watching movies. This was like 14 years ago… and I obviously haven’t gotten over its disappearance. Inside the burrito was everything you’d have at your Thanksgiving table (sans pumpkin pie!). It was incredible; we still talk about it to this day. I wanted to take that idea, but make a sandwich out of Thanksgiving leftovers and here we have a Turkey Bacon Cranberry Sandwich. I added bacon because….. WHY NOT?
We start our sandwich with Dave’s Killer Bread as our foundation. I used their Seeded Honey Wheat because I thought the sweetness of the honey in the bread would pair nicely with the savory fried sage in the sandwich (it did!). Besides the fried sage, we have roasted turkey, crispy bacon, red onion, whipped sweet potatoes, peppery arugula and a mixture of hot mustard and cranberry sauce. This sandwich is the perfect way to stretch Thanksgiving leftovers into another meal. If you happen to have some leftover brie from your cheese plate, throw that in there too! Can we add mashed potatoes? Sure! Go for broke! It’s the holidays and we’re meant to enjoy them.
I wish I could remember who first introduced me to Soyrizo; I’d really like to thank them. Soyrizo is chorizo made out of tofu and I freaking love it. It’s spicy and delicious and the good news is that Casey & Cooper are super into it too. The texture and the spice can’t be beat.
In an effort to switch things up a bit with our taco game, I cleaned out the fridge and made these Kale Soyrizo Tacos. You see…I almost always have soyrizo in my fridge. It’s one of those staples that I’m always picking up at Trader Joe’s. I always want an taco/potato hash situation throughout the week. It lasts much longer than regular meat, so soyrizo becomes a weeknight staple, that’s for sure.
The kale adds a little texture to the mix. It’s not super present– which is good because I have a 7 year old to fool. But if you want more kale, by all means GO FOR IT. And if you’re not feeling tacos, put the kale soyrizo blend over rice and make yourself a burrito bowl. A tasty weeknight meal is right at your fingertips!
Here’s what My Everyday Life – Week 45 looked like:
Halloween loot. The sort is my favorite part.
Halloween included a baked potato bar. I brought the fixins.
Prickly pear spritzers. I had too many…
The gang.
Jack in the box!
I thought this Finding Nemo costume was amazing.
Whoa. Halloween was NUTS.
This… WITH CHEESE.
Sunday mornings are my favorite. Especially the doughnut part.
Found on the way to work.
Loving my latest stitch fix top!
My friend Lisa has cool vignettes on her bookshelf. I appreciate them.
Also side note- in the past year 5 Lisas have entered my life.
Some years are like that!
Eggs at night.
It rained for awhile this week. It was awesome.
Just a turkey in the road. Nothing to see. Carry on….
FOR DINNER.
Celebrating Leslie’s birthday. I always have ring/nail polish/wrist candy envy.
Breakfast.
Goals.
Happiest birthday to you, LES!!
Lined up wine glasses make me happy.
Same with a wood stack.
Another outfit from Stitch Fix. The pants were mine but everything else!
Patrice is my stylist and I love what she sends me!!!
Got one of my Instagram photos printed for my house. It’s an engineer print and I bought a frame for it all at Parabo Press . LOVE IT!!!
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Our family room is cozy. My friend Lisa and I hung up a branch (that I painted gold) over our mantle.
I’ve been trying to transform some more rooms in our house. Was thinking about sharing some of it on Shutterbean. What do you think?
Here’s our living room…currently. We are setting up a lounge area to listen to music so that couch is just temporarily in that spot. You can tell I love stripes, huh?
Fortune cookies aren’t always grammatically correct. I hope my secret admirer knows that.
Sometimes you have to remind yourself.
It’s all in your head sometimes.
I love 1st grade so much. The way he drew Pinot!! And that extra line of IT IS COOL!!
Deliciousness headed your way.
Bedhead. Major.
When people mess with my brain.
Her favorite spot.
Second favorite spot is on my pillow.
Returning gear. Saw this.
And noticed that I had been walking around with my hair sticking up in the back ALL DAY LONG.
Bed head….for all of us this week.
I’d rather have bread & butter over dessert.
Prop styling. Love the napkins I picked up!
I fried wonton wrappers for the first time this week and OMG game changer.
Also a game changer—- Whole Foods will slice a loaf for you!!!!!
First Hot Toddy of the season!!
