Here’s what this week looked like:
I started this week off with my striped skirt & a parking ticket!
I love lists, Friday!
- This is exactly how I feel when I see Cooper & Casey together.
- Do you know Lori? She’s a constant source of inspiration.
- These lemon cornmeal pancakes would be perfect for Easter breakfast.
- I’m gonna try this soft poached egg technique next!
- From Basement to Boutique! Rachel is a machine.
- A reminder of how nice it is to share what you love.
- I feel like my mom could have sent me this one…
- Trent Walton on blogs. Consider this space my breakfast table!
- Look! A Fridge cleanout! Gosh I love those…
- Fun with bleach. I can’t wait to try this. I have JUST the napkins to use.
- I’ve been enjoying color month on Modern Kiddo this week. Especially this post!
- How to marble Easter Eggs! I might do this this weekend.
- At first this made me laugh…and this made me snort.
- Beek Jeans. Oh Dawson, you’ve made me blush….
On this week’s Joy the Baker podcast, we discuss our FAQs, Joy’s book signing in Brooklyn, Tyler Florence & 30 Rock! More Woo than Woe!
Under the sink & over the fridge. The two dreaded cabinets get organized on this week’s High Straightenence!
Five Favorite Things:
On last week’s podcast, we gave homework to our listeners: Tell us 5 of your Favorite things right now!
HERE ARE MY FIVE FAVORITE THINGS RIGHT NOW (this is me doing my homework!) CONTINUE READING
Angel Hair Pasta w/ Chile Lemon & Arugula
One of the most frequently asked questions I receive is- How do you do it all? Oh man… THIS QUESTION. The answer is….I DON’T & can’t! Every week looks different in my life. Some weeks are super challenging (ahem, this one!) and I don’t usually share the bad because the internet is my happy place. My goal here is to inspire people and I don’t think I’d inspire anyone if I complained about how I spaced and forgot to make a credit card payment or how I can’t seem for the LIFE of me to clean up the inside of my car. Maybe you want to hear that. I dunno. That being said let’s talk a little bit about balance.
Balance is difficult to attain. I’m not very good at it. Ever since I had a Cooper I don’t think I have the ability to give 100% to anything in my life and it bugs me most of the time. Do you moms know what I’m saying? Raise your hand if you’re behind on laundry too!
I am good at balancing my food, though. I’m not talking about setting a pineapple on top of my head and walking to the other side of the room with it. Nope. I’m talking….like one day I eat coffee cake for breakfast lunch & dinner and then the next few days I eat salads & juice like a crazy woman. That’s how I excel at balancing.
This pasta is a good balance because it appeals to me- the ARUGULA lover and to Casey the PASTA lover. He, of course gets a plate that’s heavy on the pasta and I get a plate heavy on the arugula…depending how many cookies I ate that day. It was 6. OK. 7. Extra arugula for me. The only problem we found with this recipe is that it’s so light, you might find yourself eating 3 portions in one sitting. Maybe that’s just a sign that it’s GOOD.
House Tour: The Living Room
I’ve been itching for a decorating project lately so I used this past rainy weekend to decorate the mantle in our living room. I figured that while I was taking pictures of the new mantle decor, I’d give you a little tour of our living room (we hang out here just as much as we do in the kitchen).
Jim Lahey’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’ve been reluctant to post a Chocolate Chip cookie recipe here because I feel like the food blog world doesn’t need ANOTHER chocolate chip cookie recipe. Then I tried out these spectacular cookies and things changed. Here’s why I think you should make Jim Lahey’s (the no knead bread & pizza genius) Chocolate Chip Cookies:
- they’re delicious! If you’re a fan of a crispy edged cookie with a soft chewy center, these are for you!
- they are simple & easy (the ingredient total is small!).
- you won’t find yourself with dozens of cookies. Just 20. Which is a good amount. Eating 3 dozen cookies by yourself is not good. 20 seems better.
- the baking time is super fast. 6-8 minutes and you’re transported to cookie town. That’s amazing!
- they aren’t the PRETTIEST looking chocolate chip cookies, which might help you deter others from eating them. One bite and it’s all over. Be careful.
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