September 8, 2015

Gluten Free Greek Flatbread Pizza

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.

my everyday life

September 5, 2015

My Everyday Life: Week 36

Here’s what My Everyday Life: Week 36 looked like:

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.

Meal prep for this week.

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.

September 4, 2015

I love lists, Friday!

Welcome to I love Lists Friday. It’s Friday. Let’s surf the net together!

Ahhhhh the Terrible Teens…. Dreading.
I love when women support women.
Steal these ideas to be more productive.
Finding Originality in the Digital World.
The prop no one noticed in Fight Club.
Dad jokes make me happy.
This dessert looks incredible. This one too!
Adding this cookbook to my collection.
How to cultivate your personal style. I appreciate this.
No Photoshop here, folks. WHOA.
If I wrote about my garden this summer….
I appreciate a good menu planner.
Alice Waters’ Essentials Tools!
I have mixed feelings about this cover…but in the end. It still wins.
Kids don’t need iPads. Here’s proof.
When you feel like you have no time (which is all the time).
Now I want a plant in my kitchen. This is so pretty!
Why Casey and I are still going strong after 16 years together.
Cooper and I have been obsessed with the mobile polaroid printer.
The funniest thing I saw all week.

This week on Ebay, I wrote the following guides:

5 Ways to Foster Your Creativity!
Some Coloring Books for Adults that I’m into.
Jonathan Adler is my Spirit Animal

recipes

September 3, 2015

Banana Coconut Cream Bowl

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:

Tropical Smoothie Bowls

Maple Olive Oil Banana Bread (our favorite!!)

Tessy’s Banana Bread

Banana Walnut Granola

Banana Walnut Baked Oatmeal

Peanut Butter Banana Frozen Yogurt

Caramelized Banana Loaf Cake

Avocado & Banana Chocolate Pudding

recipes

September 2, 2015

Zucchini Noodles with Sausage

Dinners sometimes get a little interesting when Casey is working late. Cooper and I put together snack dinners, we eat leftovers, and sometimes I resort to cereal or popcorn for dinner. When Casey’s home I cook heartier meals– more meat & carb related things.

But sometimes, I make Cooper and I separate things because maybe I want something vegetable heavy and maybe he doesn’t. On this particular night I had a zucchini in the fridge and a sausage to cook. This is what I made! Sausage is browned, marinara is stirred in. We have instant meat sauce. A quick sauté for the zucchini and we marry the two to make this delicious Zucchini Noodles with Sausage bowl. Serves 1 or 2 if you feel like sharing.

You could get yourself a spiralizer or use a box grater for this! I chose box grater. It was closest to the kitchen.

recipes

August 31, 2015

Grilled Peaches with Blackberry Sauce

These peaches were apart of my meal prep this week. I wanted to have something to snack on at 3PM at work today. I always want to be healthy on Mondays.

This is a start.

Please don’t suggest we eat fries today at lunch. You know I can’t resist fries….

Grilled peaches with a blackberry sauce. Coconut whipped cream…and granola…..

It’s all raw (except for the granola). You better be eating all the peaches you can because they’re gonna be outta this season soon! Starting the week of RIGHT.

Great. You suggested fries. Thank you/no thank you/but really thank you.