June 9, 2015

Boozy Cherry Slushies

Boozy Cherry Slushies!

I have this habit of buying too much seasonal produce. Maybe it’s that I love a good value, or maybe I’m just overly excited/nostalgic for fresh seasonal fruit? Honestly, I think it’s just that I forget that I’m not supposed to go grocery shopping when I’m hungry.

Tale as old as time…..

When I end up overbuying things like cherries, I use some of what I have to make syrups for cocktails. You have no idea how many mason jars I have in my fridge…It seriously looks like a science fair in there. Sorry, Casey! Today we have cherry syrup and it’s going to be one of the main ingredients in this Boozy Cherry Slushy recipe.

The other main ingredient is one of my favorite vodkas– Hangar 1 Straight Vodka. This vodka has a slightly perfumey taste which lends itself well to the combination of cherry and lime.

Who needs artificial red food coloring and over sweet slushies when we can have Boozy Cherry Slushies made with homemade cherry syrup, cherry juice, ginger ale, lime and Hangar 1 Straight Vodka.?!! My summer will be filled with these.

recipes

June 8, 2015

Candied Ginger Bacon

Three words: Candied Ginger Bacon.

One word: Incredible

Eleven words: Oh my goodness you must make this if you love bacon.

Inspiration

June 7, 2015

And I Quote:

my everyday life, Photography

June 6, 2015

My Everyday Life: Week 23

Here’s what this past week looked like:

Bees were my muse this week.

Bee-loved.

They like the dahlias I bought.

On a hike.

Vibrant.

Get in there.

June 5, 2015

I love lists, Friday!

I read this article about loss earlier this week and I can’t stop thinking about it.
This piece about grief is also very good.
Here’s a chance for you to look at Marilyn Monroe’s handwriting. She wrote poems!
An interview with David Sedaris that I enjoyed reading.
It’s fascinating to see what big changes people made in their 20s.
A pizza that would be nice & light for summer.
I am a piler. I have a real problem.
Dreamy backyard photos….sigh….
Gazpacho! This green one looks really good.
This apartment hotel is gorgeous.
I’d love to make paper feathers this summer.
I didn’t get this dress, but I did pick up this one (on sale!) for the summer. (SO COMFY!)
When I clear out sometime, I’m gonna see how other people organize their inbox.
Oh goodness. Let’s still braise things this summer.
How smartphone dependent are you?
Solutions to problems…
Animal selfies!
Congrats on 10 years, hula. Love you.
This is seriously my dream house.
Non San Franciscans react to San Franciscan things. HA

recipes

June 4, 2015

Quick Cucumber Rolls

I’m always trying to find interesting ways to get Cooper to eat green things for snacks. He’s more of a chip/cracker/pretzel/rice cake lover. I wonder where he gets that from? This little idea worked out brilliantly (although I would have added sriracha and avocado to mine) because it was savory and the cucumbers added a nice crunch. What you do is take a sheet of toasted seaweed, add a scoop of rice on top and a few slices of cucumber. Top with some toasted sesame seeds. Pair with some soy sauce + wasabi and add some sriracha for extra fun. Btw- The rice I used had just come out of our rice cooker so it was still kinda sticky and perfect for rolls.

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

around the home, Inspiration

June 3, 2015

I Love Coloring Books (for Adults!)

Cooper and I are the artists of our house. We hang out at our kitchen table, put some music on, have some snacks and mix watercolors together. It’s a great way to break up the day and also a good way for me to chilllllllll out. I got pretty tired of coloring Star Wars and Superhero themed coloring books, so I started a little collection of adult coloring books to pull from when we’re coloring together. Some of them are so cool that Cooper asks to use my books. I make photocopies of some of the pages so we can both do one at the same time. If you’re looking for some relaxing fun, but you don’t have the right conditions to read a book, bust out some markers/crayons/watercolors and get your Art on! It’s the best kind of therapy.

Coloring Books I have/Love:

The Art of Nature Coloring Book. This one is gorgeous. I use my watercolors watercolor set on the pages. I want to frame a few.
Outside the Lines: An Artists’ Coloring Book for Giant Imaginations This is filled with interesting art. There are tons of different artists that contributed to this book. It’s the one that Cooper is always wanting to color.
Just Add Color: Day of the Dead– Love this artist!
Just Add Color: Circus The drawings are really fun in this one.
Colour Me Good Ryan Gosling– I enjoyed coloring Ryan Gosling a few weeks ago. *dreamy*

Ahem….

Coloring Books I want to add to my collection:

Just Add Color: Geometric Patterns I love Lisa’s work
Just Add Color: Botanicals Would be fun to frame some of the final results
Dream Catcher This one has a lot of good line work.
Secret Garden A lot of intricate drawings. Pretty insects & flowers
Enchanted Forest More from the same illustrator as the Secret Garden. Gorgeous stuff.
Adult Coloring Book: Stress Relieving Patterns We could all use stress relieving patterns
Doodle Invasion: Zifflin’s Coloring Book I bet Cooper would like looking at this one