Here’s what this past week looked like:
We finally got around to hanging up our outdoor string lights. Only took us all summer 😉
I love lists, Friday!
- Remember the Delia’s catalogue? I wanted it ALL. Except none of it fit.
- These popsicles caught my eye this week. They’re totally vegan too!
- Have you seen this hot dog legs thing? Mine would be sausages.
- Improve your Smartphone Photography. Some good tips here.
- Is it weird that I love reading birth stories? This one is GOOD/REAL.
- You had me at bourbon.
- Aaaaaaaaand you had me at doughnuts.
- I’ve always wondered why tourists love fudge.
- 10 Things I Love (San Francisco Edition)
- Dreams Are Real. Cats are amazing.
- 33 Unusual Tips to Being a Better Writer. Why did I laugh at the second one? Cuz I’m 10.
- Clients are dumb. You wouldn’t believe what I encountered when I worked in Advertising.
- Can you live without?
- I might want to paint every room in my house black.
- Why You Truly Never Leave High School.
- Who doesn’t love a good lifehack?
About a Boy made my Tomato Watermelon Salad
Little Travels made my Breakfast Tacos
Dunn Sweet made my Coconut Tres Leches Cake
Cookie & Kate was inspired by my Pepita Pesto Pasta
A Glass of Milk made my Toasted Coconut Popcorn
The Peach Bellini made my Tomato Watermelon Salad
Found in Oklahoma made my Peach Corn Arugula Pizza
This Bar Saves Lives made my Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Mushrooms
Breakfast Tacos
This post has been a looooooong time coming. I feel like there have been a BAJILLION pictures of breakfast tacos on My Everyday Life series but like a jerk, I’ve never shared with you what I put in my Breakfast Tacos. My sincerest apologies for my occasional jerk ways. Somehow I carry the jerk gene. I think it skipped a few generations…
If I have time to make eggs in the morning then I’m almost guaranteed to have a good day. But now that I think about it, this recipe takes less than 10 minutes to whip up and WHY DON’T I MAKE TIME FOR THIS EVERYDAY? Oh, cuz I value sleep and I have an almost 5 year old. These things, I forget.
The best part of these tacos is that they are super easy to improvise & riff off of. Sometimes I add soyrizo. Sometimes there’s no avocado (BLASPHEMOUS, I know). Sometimes there’s no EGG! (ummm who needs to do some shopping?!) Occasionally it’s just hot sauce & cheese. The point is…TACOS FOR BREAKFAST.
Mint Iced Tea
Sometimes it’s the little things that make the most impact. The little things like….making a batch of mint iced tea from scratch for a husband who has a crazy store bought bottled iced tea obsession. It’s a part love and part OMG BOTTLED ICED TEA IS SO DANG EXPENSIVE WE SHOULDN’T BE BUYING THIS WHEN I CAN MAKE IT thing.
Either way, I’ve added homemade iced tea to our popcorn obsession at home and it’s definitely been well received.
This simple iced tea is refreshingly minty, perfectly sweet and the best option for people in my house (ahem husband!) who don’t like drinking plain water. Bonus points for it being caffeine free because this lady goes crazy if she imbibes caffeine after 12PM!
Don’t worry, we tried some with the vodka and some with bourbon for your sake and it was deeeeeelish.
My Everyday Life: Week 33
Here’s what this past week looked like:
This is why it’s important to always look up.
I love lists, Friday!
- 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Apple. You’re right. I didn’t know that.
- Why Take Self Portraits of Your Feet? This pretty much sums it up.
- If you need a pick me up, Orson Welles is LIT.
- For all of you book lovers out there…
- 9 Mind Blowing Ephiphanies That Turned My World Upside Down. Whoa this makes my brain hurt.
- My maj looking maj while making a maj cherry pie!
- I loved reading this commencement speech. Fantastic advice for EVERYONE.
- How To Be a Great Dinner Party Guest. YES to this!
- Yes. Eyebrows totally make a difference.
- Power Washing Porn. Homeowners know what I’m talking about! So gratifying.
- A pretty awesome DIY for pencil holders.
- I love any sweets that have tahini in them.
- Pimms AND Tonic? Twist my arm!
- Are you a Breaking Bad fan? You’ll love this.
- Mmmm. Peach Slab Pie. Mmmm.
- I personally missed watching Oprah Give Away a New Car!
- POPSICLE WEEK! will fulfill all your popsicle needs this weekend.
There’s a new episode of the Joy the Baker Podcast!!! Thanks for your patience! This week, we talk about my BIRTHDAY MONTH! TV shows we love & we get serenaded by Billy of Wit & Vinegar. You should listen…especially if you love Mariah Carey.
Thank you to Brit & CO. for featuring Shutterbean as one of their readers Top 10 Favorite Makers Chefs & DIY-ers!
I want to THANK all of you who have signed up for the Beginning Food Photography/Styling Workshop I’m teaching with my friend Denise next weekend. We have one spot left if you’re interested in attending. It’s gonna be fun!
(the drawing above is a picture Cooper drew of me. Totally adorable, riiiiiight?!)
Everything Emily Eats adapted my Banh-Mi Sandwiches into bowls!
Cooking My Way Through Life adapted my Honey Banana Smoothie
The Honey Year made my Cornflake Marshmallow Cookies
Campari Cantaloupe Popsicles
It’s POPSICLE WEEK!! Did you know that? My friend Billy from Wit & Vinegar started a thing. 26 of us food bloggers are making popsicles this week cuz it’s August and it’s totally time to get excited about popsicles as if we weren’t already. And OF COURSE my contribution to POPSICLE WEEK HAD to involve booze. Who’s predictable? This girl. I almost ALWAYS bring booze to the party. You should know this by now.
Some of you are looking me and saying CAMPARI??! Why, Tracy? WHYYY??
Cuz there’s nothing like it. Get over your bitterness for Campari! Seriously.
Cantaloupe is super sweet. Simple syrup is SUPER DUPER SWEET and Campari is the opposite of sweet. So together they make an incredible bitter melon-cocktail like popsicle!! I bet if you dipped these into a screwdriver (vodka + orange juice) you’d have a fantastic boozy combo. Let’s do that. Let’s also make sure we give our popsicle molds a few good spins around the block before we say so long and start binging on root vegetables and stuff.
