This is what this past week looked like:
Wearing all black and finding color.
I love lists, Friday!
- Fashion time! 4, 6 & 8 are my faves
- Let it be simple. Strive for good enough!
- Bag organizer! WANT.
- I have a new blog crush! Check out Emmadime. You’ll love it.
- I’m obsessed with this song and that look at about 1:13.
- Everything is going to be OK. I know it will, Mati! You have the best attitude!
- Like WHOA!! Strawberry Cashew Milk Shake. Perfection.
- Rad Business cards collected from Alt Summit 2012.
- This is so creepy, yet I can’t stop watching it.
- DIY Valentine’s Day Cards. I love the watercolor one.
- I love her sense of color as much as I love her sense of humor
- Beautiful Cookies trumped by nose picking! HAHA
- Love all of these colors!
- This light in this kitchen is stunning. Oh & there’s pancakes too!
- Fantastic/Fun/Breathtaking wedding Part ONE and TWO
- Someday I’ll have chickens…
This week on the Joy the Baker podcast, Me & Joy talk about FRIENDSHIP. The good, the BAD & the ugly. It’s real talk!
I also finished another organizing project on High Straightenence. My bathroom shelves are nice & neat.
A big THANK YOU to Hello Giggles for including me in their 5 Blogs You Should Be Reading List! xox
Clove-Scented Sidecar
FACT 1: I’ve never ridden in a sidecar. I’ve always wanted to.
FACT 2: I’ve never had a sidecar drink. Until now!
What would happen if you drank a sidecar while riding IN a sidecar? I bet it would be a very messy endeavor. It would be classy as all heck though. With some cool goggles, a nice scarf and some leather gloves. Wait!
This is the image I have in my head:
Roasted Butternut Squash & Arugula Salad
LITTLE EFFORT, BIG IMPACT. That’s how I’m living. I almost typed livin’ but I don’t know if I’m that cool.
Maybe I am. I dunno.
I’ve got a lot on my plate these days and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I’m working, podcasting, organizing, mom-ing, wife-ing, cooking, making…In other words, there are a lot of ings in my life right now. The most important ing in my life has been and will ALWAYS be eating. You could have guessed as much.
Since I’m a busy lady with a love for new dishes, most of the recipes I’ve been clipping out have been simple and short. A lot of them require mostly pantry staples with a few fresh produce elements thrown into the mix. This one does just that! I had everything in my kitchen except arugula & apple cider.
Aaaaaand wouldn’t you know that with all the my grocery planning, I totally forgot to pick up the apple cider! It was probably those 3 unplanned minutes spent in front of the kombucha shelf figuring out what flavors to get. Guava? Mango? Passionberry? Oooh Strawberry! Tough decisions. When I got home, I made the executive decision to add the orange juice I already had in my fridge to the warm vinaigrette and it worked like a charm!
This salad has all my favorite things:
Toasted walnuts, dried cranberries, Parmesan, arugula & roasted butternut squash.
Loving. Can we make that the new WINNING? Please?
Heart Glazed Cornmeal Cookies
My Kitchen Aid Mixer is named Sir Charles Mixalot III. I just call him Sir Mixalot for short. We had a conversation the other day. It went something like this:
Sir Mixalot: Hey Trace! Would you please use me? I’m sick of collecting dust on your pantry shelf.
Tracy: Hey. You talk! Fiiiiine. I’ll use you. What should I make?
Sir Mixalot: I’m a little outta shape. Something easy. Baby steps. Take it easy on me.
Tracy: I totally get it Sir Mixalot, I haven’t worked out in awhile too. How about cornmeal cookie dough?
Sir Mixalot: I can totally handle that. You’re a dear. Many thanks. Don’t forget to clean my crevices afterward.
Tracy: Ummm. OK…
So I busted out Sir Mixalot and put him to work. The dough came together in a snap. We high-fived and I gave him a deep cleaning (head out of the gutter!). Then I got to work cutting, baking & glazing these cookies. The dough was the easiest part thanks to Sir Mixalot. The glazing part was a little tough and I only say that because I had a 3 year old running around the kitchen island begging me for some cookies and showing me a new toy every 5 seconds. Labor of love, my friends. LABOR OF LOVE.
I love lists, Friday!
- I’ve always wanted to go to Yosemite.
- Paul Rudd makes me giggle. Love the glasses!
- How cute is this San Francisco themed birthday party??!!
- I’d eat the heck out of this.
- This place would be so pretty on a rainy afternoon with cookies & tea.
- Freckle’s Guide to Thrifting ONE & TWO might turn me into a thrifter!
- Make an awesome cardigan out of your fave shirt. YES!
- Pretzel Dogs, I think I love you.
- I love how this little bird eats.
- I wish I had some down time…
- Nicole redesigned her website. It’s SOOO PRETTY.
- Helen Jane! You’re my meal planning guru! I love it all!
- Someone please make this for me. Oprah voice app!
- Cooking with Colors. And yummy risotto too!
- Girl Crush! These workshops look awesome. I want to go to one.
Episode #36 of the Joy the Baker Podcast is called Some Breathing Room. Me & Joy talk about Valentine’s Day, strippers, gifts for men & woman and cutting off your underwear. Yeah I totally went there.
While you’re over at Homefries, check out this week’s High Straightenence! I totally ORGANIZED: MY PURSE!
Look what came! I got my notebooks from the Minted giveaway this week. We have 6 winners!
