Here’s what My Everyday Life Week 37 looked like:
I have a photo posse at school.
Sundays.
We moved a bunch of furniture around last weekend. It means new light to play with.
Note to self:
Playing with my label maker.
This flower…I’ve been waiting all summer for it to grow. I wanted to plant sunflowers in our backyard but they died and then this one sprouted up from a seed that came from our bird feeder. LOVE THAT.
Contrasty things.
Making zucchini coins.
Last meal worthy.
Our coffee station.
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Before we said goodbye to summer break, I had a little get-together at my house with our friends who live up the street. There’s nothing like grilling outside and enjoying each other’s company before the hustle and bustle of back to school season starts.
After our dinner of grilled hot dogs, tater tots & salad, I served this Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting for dessert. It’s packed with zucchini and none of the kids had any idea until we told them.
This is an incredibly moist cake, thanks to the combination of shredded zucchini and Olivari Olive Oil. It’s not too sweet, which meant that it was the perfect thing to have the night before school started. Also…it was the perfect cake to have for breakfast with a hot cup of coffee. I believe that cream cheese frosting makes mornings, afternoons and evenings better. Don’t you agree?
Currently:
Watching Mr. Mom (childhood favorite!), wishing for a haircut, drinking a bourbon cocktail, hoping the laundry will fold itself and dreaming about breakfast tomorrow morning.
I made this Gluten Free Greek Flatbread Pizza last week. I had garbanzo bean flour in our pantry that was expiring soon and so I made socca. I made socca because I saved this recipe from thekitchn a looooooooong time ago. I was so excited to try it, that I immediately went out and bought the garbanzo bean flour and here we are…with it almost expiring. Nothing like waiting til the last minute.
But I took the socca a step further and smeared it with a garlic cucumber yogurt spread and topped it with juicy tomatoes, feta, and generous amount of fresh herbs. Crispy chewy crust with what’s practically a salad on top. Carb salad! But a gluten free carb salad.
He wears my sweater as a robe. So cozy.
I bought myself flowers this week.
Afternoon glow
GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT.
Back to School Night followed by an impromptu date night at Farm Shop Marin.
Hike this morning.
I found a lichen (is that what it is?) heart.
Kitten browsing.
Casey worked late. I ate this.
And then here was his dinner.
I steamed horchata this morning in our espresso machine and he felt like an adult.
Cooper and I played around with his point & shoot camera this week.
I love this setting!
The project that I’m working on for a client turned into our dinner.
Gonna have to recreate this one.
Zucchini Noodles with Sausage one night.
Got to test drive the Wusthof Legende Knife collection at Williams Sonoma this week.
They had an amazing woman there who carved into melons. Talk about knife skills!
Flowers at my mom’s house.
Adapting this brown sugar meringue recipe.
Made a salad at my mom’s house.
Detour to pick some bread up for Casey.
This made me laugh.
Cooper had a make a chicken salad from these ingredients lunch this week. He ate it ALL.
I picked myself up another lunchbox container so I don’t have to bust my butt trying to wash it every night.
Salad for two for dinner.
I snapped the whole experience on snapchat. Username: tshutterbean
Fuzz.
Told you I was zucchini noodle obsessed….
Happiest hour.
I made this blueberry pudding cake this week. My favorite.
Testing out a rub recipe.
This was the best way to wake up.
Taking a breather at a birthday party.
Fuzz on fuzz on fuzz.
That little patch in the middle.
Working late night with Casey….drinking whiskey.
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This week on Ebay, I wrote the following guides:
If you happen to make a batch of whipped coconut cream, you’re only seconds away from this Banana Coconut Cream Bowl situation! I take a scoop of coconut cream and place it in a bowl with bananas and toasted coconut. Mash it all up together and it tastes kinda like a banana coconut cream pie. I think next time I’m going to add graham cracker crumbles. Happy snacking!
To see more of my Thursday Snack Ideas, follow my Pinterest Board!
And for more banana recipes, try:
Maple Olive Oil Banana Bread (our favorite!!)
Peanut Butter Banana Frozen Yogurt
Avocado & Banana Chocolate Pudding
