October 10, 2015

My Everyday Life: Week 41

Here’s what My Everyday Life – Week 41 looked like:

Purple everything.

My life is filled with purple and I love it.

I stopped on the side of the road to get this shot. Still not the way I want it.

Stay with me. We’ll get there.

Blue Angels practicing outside work on Friday. So loud.

Side note: I love when I see birds flying by as the Blue Angels pass because I like to imagine it’s them making all those trails and not the planes. #weirdbrainalert

This keeps us busy.

A pepper from Tucker that made it into our slow cooker pulled pork this week.

Friday night reading my astrological chart with a cocktail.

That pretty shade of turquoise gets me.

We are obsessed twistable crayons. And by we I really mean ME.

October 9, 2015

I love lists Friday!

Welcome to I Love Lists Friday. Let’s surf the ‘net together!

Weird food pairings that are strangely good.
Reverse Shibori!
Nate Berkus’ house is my everything.
Spiral Pumpkin TWISTS. ZOMG.
Anthro Dresses I love: One /Two/Three/Four
I bet my dad would love this cake.
This is creepy. But I also get it.
A Manhattan Penthouse of my dreams.
Purrrrfectly Timed Cat Photos
This single dad teaches other dads how to style their daughter’s hair!
I brought up Double Dare in a conversation last week and here’s the oral history of it!
What happens if Amazon goes away?
Time to get out my exact-o knife
How I Deal with a Cold…
This cactus wallpaper mural is INCREDIBLE.
Artifacts from the Titanic will be up for auction soon. Fascinating!
When You Feel Like Giving Up
Hopefully I’ll visit Tahoe soon.
This cocktail will get you through the weekend.
The most popular Instagram photos EVER. Well at least thus far.
Take the moment IN, people!

recipes

October 8, 2015

Salami + Cheese

This is not a new combination. Nope. It’s just something that I ate a lot when I was low-carbing it. I would take a slice of salami, add a piece of cheddar to it and top it with an almond for crunch. This snack could end up as a meal sometimes…especially if mustard was introduced to the scene.

This serves as just a reminder for you that you can make a really good/protein packed snack out of two ordinary things. Sometimes all you need to do is change the way it’s presented and you can turn something from boring into something more exciting. Here we take salami + cheese and we skewer them on a toothpick. I’m all for portable snacks that have their own sticks. Plus I kinda like stacks so you know….win/win.

To see more of my Thursday Snack Ideas, follow my Pinterest Board!

recipes

October 7, 2015

Grilled Turkey Pepper Jack Sandwich

Sometimes you just need a really good sandwich. One that’s hearty and full of flavor. One that makes you want to punch something because it’s SO DANG GOOD.

Here we have a PEPPER EXTRAVAGANZA! Sliced peppered turkey with pepper jack cheese, pepperoncini and roasted peppers. I threw in some sliced red onions for extra bite.

This is all sandwiched between one of my favorite sandwich breads- Dave’s Killer Bread (in 21 Whole Grains and Seeds). That seedy crunch you get from their breads can’t be beat!

recipes

October 5, 2015

Cucumber Kale Salad

I was so excited to get my copy of Heidi Swanson’s new cookbook Near & Far: Recipes Inspired by Home and Travel. It’s been sitting on my nightstand for the past few weeks. I like to read a little bit before bed because I noticed that some of her travel photos help inspire my dream life. I think I dreamt I was in Morocco last week. Heidi’s new book separated into chapters Near-– being San Francisco and Far– being Morocco, Japan, Italy, France and India.

First stop! San Francisco- my home! This is actually the first recipe in the cookbook and I think it’s the perfect place to start. We have a crispy cucumber salad, spiked with a tangy lemongrass vinaigrette. Tofu soaks up a little bit of the dressing and the red onion slices are left with just enough kick to round out the salad. Pine nuts are a great addition too. I love how they subtly add a crunch with every single bite. A crunch that differs from the juicy cucumbers.