Here’s what this past week looked like:
Impromptu burger date with Cooper.
I love lists, Friday!
- We’re toying the idea of making planters like this for a veggie garden this summer.
- Perhaps this is why I love Wes Anderson movies….
- Plant ENVY. Also Mid Century Modern DIY plant stand & hanging terrariums!!
- How to Have a Great Life A Lot of Money.
- These Lemon Ricotta Herb Agnolotti are simply beautiful.
- I love Liz’s DOUBLE EXPOSURE series, and I was happy to find my pic this week 🙂
- For the Christopher Walken lover in you…
- How good does this sandwich look???
- If you need me, I’ll be in the corner eating the entire plate of these GREEK NACHOS.
- Kit Kat Cream Cheese BROWNIES??! Oh dear LAWD.
- Thanks to your recommendations, I ordered the The Oh She Glows Cookbook!
- Facts that will make you happy!
- I bought this dress last month and LOVE IT. I got it in gray too. Great with leggings!
- Foods only a San Franciscan would understand. Hehe.
- Guaranteed to get the Spice Girls stuck in your head.
- You’ll probably want to examine a dollar bill now.
- So that’s why we BINGE Watch TV.
- I got Mindy Kaling.
- The grill marks on this sandwich are so seductive!
- Louis C.K. & Bradley Cooper…THE IRONY.
Gwen’s Fish Food made my Carrot Coconut Soup
Pickle and the Pie made my Chocolate Guinness Cake
The Idle Loaf made my Sausage & Kale Stuffed Shells
This Homemade Life found some inspiration in my Meal Prep post
Crispy Smashed Potatoes
If I’m perusing a menu and having a hard time deciding what entree to get, potatoes usually seal the deal. Mashed? Whipped? Fried? Smashed? I’m into it. Gratin? Hmm. Maybe? Depends on if they put cheese or crispy in the description. Then I’m sold.
What about an entree that’s JUST Crispy Smashed Potatoes? Can we make that happen? We could serve it with a bacon/chive sour cream or how about a little bit of Arugula Pesto? I already made a batch this week for this very purpose.
Creamy insides + Crispy outsides= Crispy Smashed Potatoes 4 LIFE.
Grilled Turkey Meatball Subs
I’m putting this Grilled Turkey Meatball Sub recipe in the Everyday Eats category because I could seriously eat it every day. These flavor packed turkey meatballs are the real star of this sub. I made these sandwiches for Casey & I last week and when he tried some of the meatballs afterwards he told me that they were almost better on their own. And THEY ARE TURKEY! He doesn’t even like ground turkey… It’s because they’ve got a huge dose of parsley, some oregano, PARMESAN, red pepper flakes and Italian breadcrumbs up in. Grill them. Smoosh them in between two crusty pieces of baguette with Arugula Pesto, provolone and pickled peppers and you have yourself an amazing lunch. Or just eat them plain…standing over the kitchen table like my husband cuz…you’re the boss of you.
I love lists, Friday!
- Guaranteed to annoy your OCD brain.
- The origin of ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT. (really?)
- Interiors, Mad Men style. Victoria inspires as per!
- I do things like this…I just never record it. Maybe I should.
- Arugula + Mushrooms = my heaven
- I wish mirror fences were standard in the USA.
- Who doesn’t love a good lifehacks for your kitchen post?
- Photobomb. Jon Hamm. I’m so jealous of those people.
- Lisa’s home/office is gorgeous. I love all the pops of color.
- Inside a Woman’s Mind at TARGET. OMG. This is so good.
- I watched this Vegan Chai Ice Cream video while on the treadmill this week. hehe
- I Went to the Oscars and Nobody Cared– an enjoyable read.
- For those of you who like to watch people trip…
- Oh She Glows- New blog crush. All of her recipes look SO GOOD.
- This cookbook came in the mail yesterday. I’m excited to try out the recipes.
- Hoping to do some kind of Typographic Print in our home.
There’s a new Joy the Baker Podcast! It’s called Piddle Pad (sorry/not sorry).
Make Great veganized my Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake
Celebrating Sweets made my Banana Walnut Granola
From the Gorski’s made my Goat Cheese & Arugula Pizza
The Usual Bliss made my Lemon Chicken
French Quarter Cocktails
I’ve been thinking about Louisiana A LOT lately. With my True Detective obsession and my best friend moving to New Orleans it’s activated my wanderlust for a trip to the South. I flew all the way out to Louisiana in October to see how Tabasco is made on Avery Island but never made my way into New Orleans. How rude is that? Can you believe I’ve never had a beignet at Cafe du Monde??!
Time to change that.
I hope to make it to NOLA before the Fall, but for now I’m going to welcome my maj in her new home with a cocktail made all the way over here in her home state of California. I was cleaning out a stack of papers in my office last week and a little recipe card from Martha Stewart Living March 2004 for this drink popped out. It’s like Martha KNOWS and Martha wants us to get our buzz on.
With the two hour time difference, Joy can get started on Happy Hour a little sooner than I can. Perhaps we can share a skype cocktail session and drink these French Quarter Cocktails while she’s living in the French Quarter? {META} They taste like a sunny/tropical vacation in a glass. What will they taste like when you’re a full time resident of the French Quarter? Water?
