February 23, 2015

Cream of Spinach Soup

Cream of Spinach Soup!

I found out recently, after almost 9 years of marriage, that my husband doesn’t really get excited over soup. WHAT? I feel like we should have talked about this in our marriage prep class. That doesn’t stop me from making it…and making him eat it.

I’ve been on a soup kick lately and he’s been along for the ride. First with the Sidekick Tomato Soup and now with this Cream of Spinach Soup! Really, I think I just want a good excuse to eat croutons…Which he’s not super into and that’s fine because it means more for Cooper and I (we both have the crouton loving/crust on pizza is the best part gene).

Next up, I think I’m going to make a batch of Pasta Fagioli. The cold weather practically BEGS for it.

Even though this recipe has cream and butter in it, I feel like it’s gotta be good for you. LOOK AT THAT GREEN COLOR. With almost TWO POUNDS of spinach packed in, it’s practically a salad. A creamy dreamy warm salad/soup…with croutons 🙂

Inspiration

February 22, 2015

And I Quote:

my everyday life, Photography

February 21, 2015

My Everyday Life: Week 8

Here’s what this past week looked like:

Family day date up north. We hung out at Lynmar Estates– one of our favorite places!

Shadowed

Such a beautiful day.

This is the pose he chose.

Walking across the bridge.

Teaching him about light & shadows.

We had fun throwing rocks at the numbers. The bird was obviously gone when we did it.

February 20, 2015

I love lists, Friday!

Twelve women who had the perfect response to sexist questions
On the importance of drawing
Dripping paint IS mesmerizing!
I need this print.
These burritos look amazing.
Favorite back of the package recipes (we always use the pumpkin pie one!)
The Burden of Being Flawless
A kitchen that hasn’t been touched in 50 years.
If you don’t wanna see how many calories you eat at Chipotle, don’t click on this.
Oh gosh…guys can be so silly.
School lunches from around the world.
If I made this Stacked Eggplant Parmesan, I wouldn’t share!
I wonder what the fashion of Mad Men’s last season reveal….
What a pretty organized pantry!
The origins of my favorite SNL digital short.
Niagara Falls is frozen and it’s damn beautiful! Baby, it’s cold outside!
Molly makes the best cakes. Dang girl, DANG.
We’ve been thoroughly enjoying The Book with No Pictures at my house.
I’ve been really into the new Beck album this month. #totallyrelaxing
Who doesn’t love a good Oscar Themed Menu?
World’s largest animated gif. THIS IS SO RAD.

recipes

February 19, 2015

Chocolate Dipped Bananas with Smoked Almonds

The other day I had some leftover melted chocolate (such an awful problem to have!) so I cut up some bananas, poked a few striped straws through them and dipped them in the chocolate. I didn’t have any peanuts so I chopped up smoked almonds. I ate one on the spot and the froze the rest. ALL INCREDIBLE! Salty sweet smokey goodness. The dangerous part is that you can create this snack in less than a minute if you’ve got a microwave at your disposal…which means you could totally make this at work. 😉

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

around the home, High Straightenance

February 18, 2015

Creating a Purse Organizing System

One of the words I’m focusing on in 2015 is foundation. I’ve been really trying to evaluate what’s helpful in my life and what’s not. This book has really inspired me and it started me down the road of weeding out things I don’t want/need. I used to have a purse compulsion. Oh gosh, I don’t even want to think of how many purses I’ve bought in my lifetime! I’m definitely a sucker for a well organized bag but the problem is that I have different needs at different times. It’s taken me a long time to figure that out! I would have a system going in one bag and when I went to move things over, I came up with so many different organizing systems that I could never keep anything organized. I also had repeat items in each bag because it was such a pain in the butt to not have what I needed when I needed it. The key to it all is having a place for everything and sticking to it. Creating more ways to organize and changing my system constantly is what prevents me from ultimately being organized so I decided to create my FOUNDATION. Here we go!

recipes

February 16, 2015

Sidekick Tomato Soup

I’ve had this recipe taped next to my computer since 2013. Sidekick Tomato Soup from Cowgirl Creamery, featured in Sunset magazine. I’ve wanted to make tomato soup for ages and I figured that if you’re going to have an ahhhhhhmazing cheese shop/restaurant, you must know a few things about tomato soup.

The only I regret I have is taking two years to make this recipe. What heck is wrong with me?!

There’s sweetness in the soup thanks to the carrots. There’s spiciness thanks to the red pepper flakes. There’s creaminess thanks to the crème fraîche and the cool part about it is that you can adjust the creaminess to your taste! Of course I added croutons because how could you not?!! I’d pair it with one of my famous (to my family) sourdough grilled cheese sandwiches. Comfort and a half!