Here’s what this past week looked like:
Take your boo to work day.
Watching the Blue Angels.
I love lists, Friday!
- Three words: Samoa Pretzel Bites.
- I’m contemplating doing Whole 30. Maybe in January? Have you done it? Tell ME.
- A little Ina love for my mom.
- I need to be alone.
- Secondhand embarrassment is so real.
- The biggest mistake you can make when hiring a designer.
- Oh goodness. What a perfect Autumn appetizer.
- Who you need to tip while traveling.
- Skin care tips! I’m in need of them.
- Target lovers, this one’s for you. This one is for those of you who are obsessed with In & Out.
- What Kids Around the World Eat for Breakfast
- A smash-bang of two of my favorite things.
- The fall sure does look pretty in Ohio.
- Amen.
- JTB got a makeover this week and it looks AWESOME.
- Drunk J. Crew. YAAAS.
- I wish I had seen this drink last week when I had a cough…
- If you need to take a mental break, get lost here.
- Use blogging as a catalyst to live your best life. YES.
- Exposure is not payment.
I put my food styling to the test with Dine x Design’s YOU GOT SERVED. Thanks for featuring me, Kristin! xo
Thanks to People.com for featuring my Breakfast Pizza.
Thanks, Williams-Sonoma for featuring my Pumpkin Spice French Toast
And a quick note about the podcast. Joy is on book tour and her schedule is a little hectic. We hope to squeeze one in in the next few weeks. Stay tuned and thank you for your patience! Meanwhile, go buy her book– Joy the Baker Homemade Decadence if you haven’t already. It’s life changing.
The Hippocratic Cupcake made my Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Cake
The Casual Baker adapted my Tangerine Sherbet
COTTAGE CHEESE + APPLESAUCE
I was having a particularly challenging day yesterday so I came home and made applesauce. There’s something so therapeutic about stirring a large pot of stewed apples. Plus my house always smells amazing in the process. For a few days after I make a batch, I can be found eating applesauce from the tupperware container. I like it cold. I usually eat it standing up RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FRIDGE. It’s rare that I put it in a serving bowl. To stretch out the last bit of applesauce, I add it to small curd cottage cheese (or Greek yogurt!) and sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon on top. It feels like dessert and could pass as breakfast. It’s a favorite of mine when it’s apple season.
Outfitting: Homemade Decadence
ONE/TWO/THREE/FOUR/FIVE/SIX/SEVEN/EIGHT/NINE/TEN/ELEVEN/TWELVE
Today the Joy the Baker Homemade Decadence cookbook is out into the world!!! Wahoo! Go MAJ GO!
I was pretty excited to put an outfit together around this Joy’s cover design. That cake up there? I’ve had it…it’s so freaking dreamy. Chocolate, peanut butter AND pretzels?? Oh my word. I didn’t want to just mimic the color scheme of this cover, I wanted to pick some things that I know Joy would like wearing. She loves a good clutch, she looks great in glasses, an unexpected lace situation is her favorite, she wears wedges like nobody’s business, and she loves her some gold. I should also mention she looks great in tight pants. I may have leg envy… My maj is always mixing some crazy patterns together, so that’s why I decided to pattern clash with the cardigan, scarf and clutch. Hope you love it, maj.
HAPPY BOOK RELEASE DAY!!!! YOU DID IT!! Proud of you, boo!
Can’t wait to see you when you get to the Bay Area on your book tour! xo
Little Gem Lettuce Salad with Beets & Walnuts
This weekend I survived an epic playdate, a party to watch the Blue Angels, and a fundraiser at school. In between all of that, I made two dozen cupcakes, a batch of blondies for dessert and this salad for you. I am falling asleep just typing that last sentence. Whew.
I also had an epic eating weekend which means this week I’m trying to start off on the right foot. What better way to balance the fact that I had two cheeseburgers in less than 24 hours? Salad for dinner— but not like a light salad. A hearty salad. A salad that uses the Honey Candied Walnuts I made last week. A salad that gives me the reset I need.
A salad that has tang, supple lettuce leaves, bits of chives, roasted beets and crunchy walnuts with a dijon vinaigrette . A salad for the beet lover in your life! That would be my mom 🙂
