May 30, 2012

Mango Apple Salad w/ Sugared Lime Zest

This salad is like an edible mango margarita. It’s sweet, zesty and with the addition of a little salt, it’s downright tangy! The good news is that it won’t get you in a lot of trouble like a margarita can. OOOOH tequila…there’s a reason why I call you ta-kill-ya!

Let’s take a moment to talk about fruit salads. People always ask you to bring one when they invite you over. You have to put at least 4 fruits in to make it a legit fruit salad….OR you could just cut up two fruits (in this case mango & apple), put sugared lime zest on top and call it a day! That sugared lime zest earns your EXTRA bonus points. It’s like two extra fruits or something.

This means your fruit salad task was ridiculously simple and people are utterly impressed.

What would happen if you drank a margarita while eating this salad? Brain explosion from awesomeness?

I think it would be an excellent ending to a Shrimp Taco Night.

Discuss.

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May 28, 2012

Blackberry Cornbread

I asked Casey what I should say about this cornbread since he and my dad ate most of it yesterday. His answer was a simple “YES.”

Yes? Just yes?

If he wasn’t a man of few words, he probably would have gone off about how great this cornbread was. You would understand how thankful he was to have a wife who wakes him up with baked goods on a Sunday morning (I’m taking artistic license with this). He would also tell you how he loved how this cornbread wasn’t super sweet. The sweetness and tang come from the juicy blackberries; it’s like built in jam. The cornbread was slightly buttery, a little bit crunchy from the cornmeal and pretty epic when it was still warm from the oven.

So…YES. You should make this and eat it. But please make sure you hide an extra piece for yourself. People get greedy with this dang cornbread!

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May 26, 2012

My Everyday Life: Week 21

Here’s what this past week looked like:

My commute includes the Golden Gate Bridge now. Happy 75th Anniversary, GGB!

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May 25, 2012

I love lists, Friday!

I’d rather be short. This is absolutely hilarious!
Eat your bloody mary! Geeeez. That looks good.
So excited/proud for my friend Mati & her new book.
I want chickens soooo bad. James makes it look easy.
Indoor S’mores! What a grand idea.
Oh daaaaaang. This Chili Rubbed Salmon & Avocado Salsa number looks divine.
52 healthy meals in 12 minutes or less. There are some good ideas in there.
Kristin made Tyler’s Angel Hair & Arugula pasta. This means you should too!
I love Remodelista. Now there’s Gardenista! I can’t wait to start my herb garden.
I’m studying this infographic on How to be Organized Person in the World. It’s pretty cool.
I sound like the Joker!! I watched this a few times this week. I just had to…
These pancakes look deeeeeelightful!
Do you love SNL bumper photos? Here’s how to make them!
Moonrise Kingdom comes out today! Are you gonna see it?
Go say Happy Birthday to Joy & Kasey! Go say Happy Birthday on their blogs today!
Speaking of Birthday presents… Look at this one!

This week on the Joy the Baker podcast, we celebrate our 50th episode! It’s flashback TIME.

On High Straightenence, I show you what I’m working on in our new house. Getting rid of other people’s stuff!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU soooo much for all of your wonderful comments on this post. You really are the best! You’re all so dang funny. I love that about you. Happy Weekend, friends!!

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May 23, 2012

Be Back REAL Soon!

You guys!!! I’m deeeeeeeeeep in cleaning/organizing/straightening up mode in our new place. I actually wrote about it for my High Straightenence post today. Go check it out!

To say things are hectic is an understatement! I’m super overwhelmed…and sore…OMG am I sore! This house has too many stairs. How did I not remember this from my childhood? So, we’re living in chaos right now with a 3.5 year old running around getting into EVERYTHING. It’s bonkers! I’m totally booking myself a massage when this is over.

I want to share two things:

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May 21, 2012

Roasted Green Beans w/ Parmesan

When I’m suuuuper busy, the first thing to go is dinner. I come home from work and don’t even want to THINK about what to make. When I’m talking on the phone with my mom, she always asks me what’s for dinner and I get all panicky because it never dawns on me that I need to have a dinner plan for the evening. Work totally fogs my brain!! Ummm…cereal? Mexican pizzas? But then I survey our fridge and notice we’ve got some green beans in there. Let’s roast them!

Anything roasted is considered dinner in my book! This my first time roasting green beans and it most certainly won’t be my last.

They remain crunchy and turn a little sweet! Add a little bit of lemon juice & Parmesan and they’re perfection.

Did I mention that they’re INCREDIBLY easy? Perfect thing to put in while you sit on the couch with a glass of wine at the end of a looooong day.

If I didn’t have two other mouths to feed, I most definitely would consider roasted green beans a full on legitimate dinner. The Parmesan seals the deal.