October 28, 2015

Roasted Delicata Squash Kale Pizza

When I made the pork enchilada casserole last week, a few of you responded that you’d love to see more Everyday Eats on Shutterbean. Thank you for your feedback! And thank you for leaving comments. Sometimes it feels a little lonely out here. If you like recipes that can be made with Trader Joe’s items, this one’s for you!

Yesterday I walked into Trader Joe’s with a mission to make something Autumn like. I knew I wanted to use their pizza dough…and then I saw a delicata squash and the sausage in my cart and here we have this pizza. There was obviously a few steps in between but there’s pizza in the end so does it really matter?

We layer cheese and kale on store bought pizza dough. We top with more cheese, roasted delicata squash, caramelized onions and sausage and dollop goat cheese on top. To push it over the edge, I added candied walnuts on top. Red pepper flakes are added for spice. This Roasted Delicata Squash Kale Pizza is Autumn’s best. Next time I’m added gorgonzola because I think it will be soooooo good with those walnuts!

Inspiration

October 26, 2015

Books to Inspire – October 2015

Happy Monday! Hope you’re slowly easing into the week. Today I wanted to share some of the books that I picked up recently to help inspire me. My creative brain thrives on new information.

I’m currently feasting on these Books to Inspire:

Rising Strong– Currently reading this one. Already into it. After over a decade of research, Brené Brown writes about how we must lean into the discomfort of the in- between space before we can rise above our struggles. No one ever talks about that messy in-between space but her she does! She breaks it down with The Reckoning The Rumble & The Revolution. I picked this book up after I watched Brené on Super Soul Sunday (love that show!)

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Picked this one up and am looking forward to reading it this winter. As a creative person, I’m hoping it will help me with my own creative process. I’m alllllll ears.

Finding Yourself in the Kitchen Currently reading this one as well. I’ve been reading a chapter before bed and loving it. I’m definitely interested in exploring my relationship with cooking since I spend so much time in the kitchen.

The 4-Hour Workweek– Someone recommended this book to me and it comes to my house this week. I’m always trying to find ways to optimize my time and do more in less time. As a mom who is self-employed, I could use alllllllll the help I can get!

1 Page at a Time– This one is FUN. This book has a lot of great prompts to get you writing/drawing/thinking creatively. There are a lot of pages I want to do with Cooper. I’m looking forward to rainy day drawing sessions coming soon.

Fringe Hours: Making Time for You– Like I said before…time management is something I’m always trying to work on. I’m hoping that I might find some new strategies in this book so I can claim a little time for myself each week.

How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum – I feel like I spend a lot of time exploring through My Everyday Life series, but I want to be inspired to see MORE and see things DIFFERENTLY. I thought this book looked fun when I was looking through the Amazon photos. There are a lot of cool lists in the book and you know how I feel about lists…It comes this week and I’m excited to look through!

What I Know for Sure – I read this book at the beginning of the year and loved it. I want to go back and look at all of things I highlighted on my first reading. I wonder what has changed in my life since I read it last. Should be interesting. Also…maybe I just miss Oprah.

The 5 Love Languages– A few years ago I went online and read all about love languages. It comes up a lot in conversations, so I thought that I would do a little more research and actually read the book. When Casey and I figured out what our individual love languages are, it helped both greatly to see things from each other’s perspectives. FYI- My love language is Acts of Service & Quality Time 😉

Inspiration

October 25, 2015

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October 24, 2015

My Everyday Life: Week 43

Here’s what My Everyday Life – Week 43 looked like:

Yes.

Morning light.

The spaces in between.

Store bought.

Epic.

I never have enough counter space.

Two days.

Two different cloud situations.

The light is shifting during this time of year.

I see faces in the steam.

My little reader. His grandmothers are avid readers. He’s carrying on the tradition.

YES.

Getting hairs cut.

I feel like a new woman.

Bougainvillea love.

Hello, Fall.

Mercury is all up in my business lately.

I love how I can make images from my phone look like paintings…

More bougainvillea. Life goal- have my own plant.

F O G

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip for school! I love going on the school field trips.

I always wear my converse.

Too cool for school.

This is a goat named Sarah. She runs the show.

A calf that was like a dog…. according to the farmer.

Getting lost in a corn maze.

Sarah won’t be caged….

Making eye contact with sheep.

Sarah and the paparazzi.

Which one will you pick?

Get up in there.

A sea of wheelbarrows.

The cutest little thank you note.

Food styling with my friend Lisa.

I should have known that taking a picture of nuts in the morning at the grocery store would mean my day would be NUTS. Friday was NUTS. Glad it’s over.

He lost a tooth. We talked all night about the tooth fairy. ALL NIGHT LONG.

Making myself a color cheat sheet for my brush pens.

Photoshoot turns into dinner.

MY HALLOWEEN COSTUME ARRIVED.

This morning was delicious.

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October 23, 2015

I love lists Friday!

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

Google has some crazy offices.
Dogs are Dorks!
The secret ingredient to chewy cookies.
Terrifying Last Minute Costume Ideas
An old box of negatives was found in Antartica. So rad.
30 Qualities of a Good Home Cook
My Writing Education- A Timeline
This is sooooo real if you have kids.
AHH. These cat nails are so cute.
Hello, dream salad.
Wishlist items: air plant holders / this shirtdress / this sweater
So…. apparently I’m supposed to be a sexy lion for Halloween.
Quit these crippling habits by the time you’re 30. Lemme know how that goes.
Most Popular Vegetarian Recipes shared by food bloggers.
I was really homesick when we first moved into the house we live in now.
How to Stop Acting Defensively When You’re Triggered. LIFE SKILL
Mom, you should make this for Dad!
Just a reminder that they’re so many things you can do in 30 seconds!
What did Back to the Future get right?
I love this soooooo much! So clever.
One day I will wake up an hour earlier…ONE DAY.
10 Ways to Treat Yourself— some of my favorites.
FALL BACK IN LOVE WITH YOUR LIFE

Found this TED TALK really interesting:

recipes

October 22, 2015

Quick Caramel Drizzled Apples

When I was making the Caramel Apple Floats over the weekend, I had a big of leftovers with the toppings so I made some caramel drizzled apples for snack. Well… snack/dessert. Heat a few squares of caramel in the microwave until melted. Drizzle on top of thinly sliced apples. Top with peanuts if you so desire. I’ll take all the peanuts. Please/thank you. They lure me into eating caramel apples every time! Happy snacking!

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

recipes

October 21, 2015

Pork Enchilada Lasagna

I wanted to show you a super simple/quick recipe with some of my favorite Trader Joe’s staples. Since the guys in my life are serious taco lovers, I usually have TJ’s carnitas in our fridge for those nights where I need to make something fast. They’re pre-cooked and I usually just cut them up in chunks and heat in a sauté pan. Some nights I microwave it…in a bowl with a paper towel covering it. I always have a jar of TJ’s salsa verde and at least 3 cans of their black beans in the pantry. There’s always shredded cheese and cilantro in the fridge. We always have salsa for those happy hour snacks and if we don’t have sour cream, there’s Greek yogurt to fill the void. Let’s be real. It doesn’t quite fill the void. Maybe in baking, but not on tacos.

Let’s go a step further. Let’s make something kinda fancy out of our staples. Let’s make something super filling….something that you can put toppings on because WHO DOESN’T LOVE TOPPINGS?!

I made this Pork Enchilada Lasagna by layering corn tortillas with salsa verde, cheese, pulled pork and black beans. It’s soft. It’s crunchy. It’s cheesy and it’s DANG GOOD. You spoon it out into bowls and put your favorite toppings on top. We’re definitely going to be eating this a lot this winter. I’m going to throw some roasted vegetables into our next batch for sure.