Here’s what this past week looked like:
I love watching the fog roll in during breakfast time.
I love lists, Friday!
- Don’t Take Anything Personally. But it’s so easy to!
- Who has shelf envy? ME! ME! ME!
- I’m shocked to find out how many celebrities are twins! It’s fascinating.
- 19 Things That Will Always Make Me Feel Fat. It’s funny cuz it’s true (for me at least).
- I’ve never wanted to be on a rooftop so bad in my life!
- Oh..Leonardo DiCaprio…I can’t imagine how people got you to do all of this!
- This recipe for mussels looks wonderful and the video paired with it is gorgeous.
- Lies We Tell Our Children. This is hilarious/refreshing. Watch it.
- 20 Ways to Get Sugar Out of Your Life (umm stop looking at my website?)
- A new to me blog that I’m loving. Thanks Danielle for getting me into it!
- We need to quit telling lies on Facebook. (I just deleted facebook on my phone BTW!)
- I find this website totally gratifying/amusing.
- You can make cookies with coconut oil? Mind blowing!
- Have you seen Joy the Baker eat a beignet? YOU SHOULD. Makes me miss her terribly.
- TAKE BACK THE WEEKEND! Thank you Anne Sage, Thank you.
- You’ve probably already seen this, but OMG I love Jennifer Lawrence.
MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK! Episode #85 of the Joy the Baker Podcast is up! We talk beauty products & awkward bangs…and more thoughts on not liking your friend’s boyfriend.
I’m slowly diving back into reality after my trip to Mexico. This week on High Straightenence, I talk about Making Better Habits & Choices in my life. It’s time for a much needed fresh start!
My Bites Around the Net:
Coffee & Sunshine made my Roasted Rosemary Almonds.
Kitchen Adventures with Lucy made my Fig & Olive Oil Cake.
Grub with Love made my Arugula Salad with Caramelized Onions.
Delightful Crab made my Candied Citrus Peel.
Happy Wifey made my Orange Poppy Scones.
Lemon Jelly Cake made my Arugula Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash.
Magic Bullet Blog made my Vanilla Walnut Shortbread.
{Double Batch} used my No Knead Pizza Dough recipe to make a bonkers pizza!
The Hungry Red Fox made my Bell Pepper Egg in a Hole.
Pale Yellow made a chocolate version of my Vanilla Walnut Shortbread.
Dawdling Darlings made my Baked Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts.
Bacon Fried Rice
I think I have mentioned once or twice here that my son is a PICKY EATER. That deserves all caps because that’s how I say it in my head. It frustrates me. There’s a decent sized list of food that he eats but this list is very particular. Like…if I cut one of his beloved red peppers (favorite vegetable) in a different way, he will not eat it. He has a hard time trusting that things will taste the same if they look different. He’s SUPER visual (where do you think he gets that from?). More than half the time I do things to appease his picky palate but every now and then I get really annoyed and take a stand. I WILL BE MAKING MAC & CHEESE AND YOU WILL LIKE IT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I try…and then he still doesn’t like it! Whoever said it takes at least 15 tries for a kid to decide if they like something was full of crap.
And then sometimes I take two things that I know he likes…like bacon & fried rice and I combine them because HOW COULD ANYONE NOT LIKE BACON FRIED RICE?!! Seems logical, right? Part of me knew he would be apprehensive about the sliced onions. I know he still won’t go near eggs, but when we order Chinese Fried Rice at restaurants, he will totally eat the egg unbeknownst to him. So how did it go?
I should have trusted my gut…Kid Fail. What a crazy kid!
This Bacon Fried Rice is SERIOUSLY AMAZING. I’ve never really liked the pork in Pork Fried Rice but now that it’s replaced with bacon??! Praise the Lard! Bacon adds a delightful crispy bite that I can’t get over. Cooper, who LOOOOVES bacon didn’t appreciate that it was cut up in small pieces. He also was not down with the green onions. KIDS! Casey and I happily ate countless bowls of Bacon Fried Rice. Maybe it was a good thing we didn’t have to share.
This is going in the rotation and I will scoop out a bowl for my picky eater that doesn’t include bacon, green onions, regular onions and fun.
Out to Eat: Delarosa
When you have a child, finding a kid friendly restaurant with great food can be a challenge. That’s why we love going to Delarosa when we’re in San Francisco with Cooper. The restaurant is not too far from where my parents live in the city and it’s a very quick trip for us from Marin because it’s right off the Golden Gate Bridge on Chestnut Street. It works out well for us when we want an impromptu lunch with my parents on a weekend. We love it and the food is nothing short of exceptional.
Arugula Hazelnut Salad w/ Fig Balsamic
When I’m on vacation enjoying the local cuisine (in this case-tacos, guacamole & margaritas) sometimes I start to miss my regular eating routine. Although I’ve been known to say that I can eat Mexican food and never tire of it, I learned that in reality that’s not entirely true. My tastebuds were craving gigantic bowls of kale salads. I wanted big salads full of arugula and ones that encourage my hippie sensibilities. I needed salad like WHOA by day three of my vacation.
sidenote:
If you eat fries in Mexico, do they count as Mexican food?
Don’t answer that.
I had a salad like this at Chez Panisse last year. It’s simple, delicate and yet with the hazelnuts & shaved Parmesan it’s actually pretty hearty. It also includes a figgy balsamic that helps balance out the peppery bite of the arugula. Have you tried fig jam in a salad dressing? You should.
A salad like this gets me right back on track with my taste buds.
Tacos? I think I’ll have to wait a few days.
My Everyday Life: Week 8
Here’s what this past week looked like (in Mexico!!)
On our way home. It’s always so nice to experience a sunset on the plane.
I love lists, Friday!
- How to Lose Weight All Week. Good points!
- I think we all could benefit from a Digital Detox. Don’t you agree?
- Outfit Envy Alert! So chic!
- I admire the honesty of this post about losing weight.
- An interesting journey of freeing oneself from credit card debt.
- Best Ways to Handle a Text from the Wrong Number. Hilarious.
- 8 Small Cooking Habits That Make a Big Difference. Truth!
- Cat friend vs. Dog friend. (I’m totally cat friend!)
- I love Citrus Cocktails, don’t you?
- If you love shopping at Trader Joe’s (that would me me!) you’ll love this.
- Joy has me super excited to be visiting NOLA soon with her travel post.
- COCONUT Chex Mix? OMG. YES.
- Can’t wait to get these Buckwheat Waffles into my belly.
- I’m currently reading Gone Girl. Have you read it? I’m SO INTO IT!
The Mexican Situation! That’s the name of the latest Joy the Baker Podcast. I’m actually in Mexico this week phoning it in! We talk about Cadbury eggs, botch Spanish & discuss ways to not tell your friend you don’t dig her boyfriend. Thanks for listening!
Friends! I’m in Mexico with the crappiest internet connection so I’m not able to easily post My Bites Around the Net this week. I’ll add them to next week’s post. Thanks for your patience and a special thank you to all of you who try out recipes I’ve posted on my website. It means a lot!
Have a great weekend!
