June 19, 2015

I love lists, Friday!

My maj got me hooked on reading my horoscope here.
Meringues that look like a work of art.
I’ve learned a lot from Ina Garten (not at the gym though)
Hello, claustrophobia.
Will Fitbit go the way of the Palm Pilot?
I love reading other people’s packing tips.
50 Things You Need to Eat in SF Before You Die
So that explains my pickle phase last year.
I got one error on this color vision test. It was kinda hard!
What gorgeous animal portraits!
Holy cow, these hot dogs look amazing.
We’re going to take Cooper to see this movie ASAP.
Casey is an ISTP and I’m an INFJ 🙂 I can’t wait to find out Cooper’s.
Oh my dear lord. Mac & Cheese WAFFLES.
Such a cute way to remember anniversaries. I wish we started this 9 years ago!
If you need some summer shoe ideas, here are my favorites.
I have a lot of rocks that would be perfect painted!
Cake decorating fails!!
A list of really good traveling hacks.
More about the psychology of grocery stores. Always a favorite topic.
This is the treehouse of my dreams.

June 18, 2015

Indoor S’mores

I call these indoor s’mores because not all of us has a pit of fire to put marshmallows over. I happen to have a gas range…so when we get the craving for s’mores, I take a skewer and toast a marshmallow that way. To make things less messy/more fun, I melted a handful of chocolate chips in the microwave with a heaping teaspoon of coconut oil. I dipped the toasted marshmallows in the chocolate, sprinkled chili powder on the chocolate coated marshmallows and dipped them in graham cracker crumbs. WHO NEEDS A FIRE PIT NOW??!! Indoor s’mores for times you wanna be an indoor kid. 😉

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

recipes

June 17, 2015

Grilled Chicken with Tomato Parsley Salad

This is one of my ideal Summer meals. Grilled Chicken with Tomato Parsley Salad! We eat some kind of combination like this a night or two each week during the summer. It’s really an excuse to eat grilled bread.

When the tomatoes are ripe and juicy this salad is a MUST MAKE salad. It’s kinda like bruschetta…but heartier!

The tomatoes pop with the capers, parsley, basil and Parmesan. They’re perfect with the lemony grilled chicken. When all is said and done, this meal is pretty healthy…which means we can go nuts on a batch of S’mores cupcakes!

recipes

June 16, 2015

Refrigerator Dilly Beans

Look at these Refrigerator Dilly Beans!

It’s that time of year when I don’t feel like making dinner when I come home from work. Wait…isn’t that like all the time?

I kid.

What I meant to say is that I don’t feel like making an elaborate dinner. I’m home from work and I am HUNGRY NOW.

I feel like opening the fridge, eating pickles, crackers, cheese, popcorn….. well… basically I feel like snack dinner.

Bust out a jar of refrigerator pickles, pull out some yummy salami, crackers, smoked salmon and cheese. Bonus points if we eat it on a picnic blanket. Or better yet, let’s have Bloody Marys with a ridiculous amount of these dilly beans with a big bowl of potato chips. That’s totally a meal, right?

Inspiration

June 15, 2015

Summer Bucket List- 2015

Here’s what I plan on doing this Summer while Cooper is on Summer break—

Paint the kitchen cabinets inside & out
Reorganize the kitchen cabinets (sort/purge, etc.)
Go to the library once a week
Read at least two books (any recommendations?!)
Trip to Tahoe with family
Take Cooper jet-skiing
Grow tomatoes in our backyard
Go Bowling!!!
Impromptu Road Trip
Water Balloon Fight
Kayaking with friends
See a matinee in the movie theater w/ Cooper
Have a big BBQ party
Adventure in the Redwoods
Oysters in Tomales Bay
Make a few new boozy popsicle recipes
Hit up a few beaches with Cooper
Farmer’s Market Visits (weekly!)
Spa day with my niece, Camden
Reupholster bench for living room

I suppose if anything makes it onto my Instagram, it will be tagged with #shutterbeansummerbucketlist2015 I’m hoping to make a little photo album for Cooper with all that we did this Summer. Stay tuned!

What’s on your Summer Bucket List??!!