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September 30, 2015

Burnt Butter Pear Ginger Crumble

Burnt Butter Pear Ginger Crumble is the perfect way to celebrate pear season. Check out the recipe on Shutterbean.com!

My friend Adrianna has a new cookbook —The Year of Cozy and I was lucky to snag an advanced copy. It comes out soon, so be sure to preorder! It’s a cookbook and so much more.  There are so many DIY projects I want to tackle— like stenciling our front doormat, food inspired flower arrangements and making marbled dish ware.  It’s packed with inspiration for every season.

Burnt Butter Pear Ginger Crumble is the perfect way to celebrate pear season. Check out the recipe on Shutterbean.com!

With Autumn being here and wanting to get cozy in the kitchen, I made her Burnt Butter Pear Ginger Crumble. Can you see that edge there? That gooey caramelized piece of pear? Gahhhhh. It was so good.

Burnt Butter Pear Ginger Crumble is the perfect way to celebrate pear season. Check out the recipe on Shutterbean.com!

The burnt butter creates a savory/sweet crust and the fresh minced ginger in the filling is TO DIE FOR. I don’t know why I don’t mix the two flavor profiles more often.  Thanks for helping me get in the mood for Fall, Adrianna!  It’s awesome to know that you can do good things with burnt butter…cuz sometimes I take my browned butter a little too far….My multitasking gets the best of me sometimes.

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September 28, 2015

Chicken Piccata

Ina Garten's Chicken Piccata recipe is on Shutterbean.com! A perfect weeknight meal.

Chicken Piccata with mashed potatoes & roasted broccoli.

This was one of our dinners last week.

Ina Garten's Chicken Piccata recipe is on Shutterbean.com! A perfect weeknight meal.

Casey and I loooooooved it and I suppose Cooper did too…but he had an incident with the mashed potatoes I served with the piccata. Turns out he’s not a mashed potato fan. He had a problem with them last Thanksgiving and hasn’t gotten it out of his head. WHO DOESNT LIKE MASHED POTATOES? I’d make them all the time if he did! He did eat the broccoli and his big “chicken tender” so I would say it was mostly a success! The adults were 100% in though.

Ina Garten's Chicken Piccata recipe is on Shutterbean.com! A perfect weeknight meal.

Crispy chicken with a lemony butter sauce (this recipe has no capers!)….mixed in with mashed potatoes and broccoli.

YESSSSSSS. Weeknight dinner done right.

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September 27, 2015

And I Quote:

And I Quote // shutterbean

And I Quote // shutterbean

Thanks for reading Shutterbean!  If you’d like check out my everyday life, follow me on Instagram and be sure keep in touch via Facebook, Twitter,  Bloglovin,  Pinterest, or subscribe via email to get new posts delivered to your inbox.

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September 26, 2015

My Everyday Life: Week 39

Here’s what My Everyday Life : Week 39 looked like:

We were in Idaho over the weekend!

My Everyday Life: Week 39 // shutterbean

Airport bound.

My Everyday Life: Week 39 // shutterbean

We travel well together.

My Everyday Life: Week 39 // shutterbean

Taking my niece to see the sunrise on the other side of the airport.

My Everyday Life: Week 39 // shutterbean

She’s golden.

My Everyday Life: Week 39 // shutterbean

We played the doodle game on the plane.

My Everyday Life: Week 39 // shutterbean

Landing in Idaho. FAMILY REUNION!!!!!

My Everyday Life: Week 39 // shutterbean

We were there for my father-in-law’s Surprise 70th birthday party.

My Everyday Life: Week 39 // shutterbean

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September 25, 2015

I Love Lists Friday!

I Love Lists Friday // shutterbean

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

  1. Been working my way through this calligraphy class. 
  2. Very powerful student photography.
  3. Life Skills- How to Draw a Floor Plan
  4. The pain of losing a spouse. Heavy read, but really good.
  5. Minor Differences. I laughed at the shower one.
  6. I want this moon light!!!
  7. Who the heck thought to clean an old painting with a BAGEL??!
  8. New Uses for Old Things- Kitchen Edition
  9. Cat logic!
  10. Oh man…this is a beautiful cover. Dang Chris Cornell, DANG.
  11. I tried this necklace on over the weekend and I can’t stop thinking about it.
  12. The differences between photo files.
  13. Someday I will go to Japan.
  14. A guide to buying & selling things on Craigslist
  15. My new favorite candle. If you love the smell of campfires too GET THIS.
  16. Avocado bread that looks amaze.
  17. How to Fake Having Your $hit Together 
  18. I am an Introverted Intuitive and I think that I’m social because I like learning about people.
  19. Apparently I would last a month if there was an apocalypse. 
  20. Finding Your Inner Creative Soul as a Photographer
  21. Soft Chewy Ginger Cookies are my weakness.
  22. OMFG I want a cruffin.

This song gives me the feels:

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September 24, 2015

Quick Rice Pudding

Quick Rice Pudding // shutterbean

We almost always have leftover rice in our fridge because my boys love rice in the same way I love potatoes.  Last week it was kind of chilly…actually I think it rained! and I wanted something warm and comforting but sweet and cinnamony. I took a scoop of the leftover brown basmati rice, put it in a bowl and poured in a little coconut milk on top (enough to almost cover the rice). Then I stirred in some raisins and cinnamon and microwaved the rice for about a minute. Instant rice pudding! It’s almost like a bowl of steel cut oats but the rice has such a nice bite to it. Butter, brown sugar, bananas walnuts would make great additions. Treat it like you would oatmeal!

To see more of my Thursday Snack Ideas, follow my Pinterest Board!

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September 22, 2015

Twice Baked Broccoli Cheddar Potatoes

Twice Baked Broccoli Cheddar Baked Potatoes // shutterbean

I loooooooove baked potatoes. Always have. Always will. When I don’t have much time to throw dinner together, I make myself a baked potato with broccoli. Cheddar is always in there somewhere.  Sometimes I exploit the microwave and other times I bake them. I had some leftover cooked broccoli from another recipe so I popped a few potatoes in the oven and….

Twice Baked Broccoli Cheddar Baked Potatoes // shutterbean

These cheesy twice baked potatoes with broccoli were born!  What’s not to love about twice baked potatoes? This concoction combines butter, cheese and broccoli- ALL GOOD THINGS. I also added a little bit of hot sauce for good measure.

Twice Baked Broccoli Cheddar Baked Potatoes // shutterbean

Make yourself a batch and then eat them for the next few days!

Your future self will thank you. Your current self needs to board the twice baked potato train. Seriously.

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