Monthly Archives: January 2012

01/30/2012

meal plan

Monday-Homemade Meatballs & Spaghetti (a la hubs, best meatballs ever!) Tuesday-Zuppa Toscana Soup Wednesday-Grilled Brauts w/green side salad Thursday-Sushi/Small Group Party Friday-Out Saturday- Friends for dinner/Pulled Pork Sandwiches w/ Sweet Potato Fries, Green Beans and Salted Brown Butter Crispy Treats (you have to make these!!) Sunday- Superbowl Food (TBD)

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01/30/2012

lipstick pink

I had some extra gift cards leftover from Christmas and Gap was having some great sales this past week I have been eyeballing this pink skirt ever since I saw it on Erika (she got hers at Anthropologie) I went ahead and got it and love it so far and even though the summer months [...]

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01/27/2012

salted brown butter crispy treats

Salted Brown Butter Crispy Treats Adapted from Smitten Kitchen Makes 16 2-inch squares or 32 1- x 2-inch small bars 4 ounces (1/4 pound or 1 stick) unsalted butter, plus extra for the pan 1 10-ounce bag marshmallows Heaping 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal (about half a 12-ounce box) Butter [...]

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01/26/2012

lost & found

My sweet friend Paige gave me a beautiful pair of pearl earrings as a gift for my wedding I saved them to wear on my wedding day and every day after that and then about a year ago I lost one of them I was so mad at myself for loosing it and sad that [...]

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01/26/2012

magazines

I got really spoiled this year three new magazine subscriptions which means at least one new one every 2 weeks if you know me, you know that I love a good food/gossip magazine to peruse through on the plane, at home or on the beach (my favorite of course) so I was thrilled when I [...]

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01/23/2012

1st birthday

my sweet little niece had her first birthday party yesterday she looked darling in her little tutu and flower headband she LOVED her first cupcake and I had fun pinching her cheeks and filling her tummy up with sugar I think it worked  

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01/23/2012

butternut squash

I have a new favorite vegetable to share with you Butternut Squash and it is so delicious in the past I had been a little uncertain with the vegetable never knowing how to get the delicate squash out of that that hard shell without completely butchering it but I have always loved butternut squash soup, [...]

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01/20/2012

snowed in

We’ve been snowed in the past 4 days I can’t believe how much snow we got..and it’s still here been enjoying fires, hot chocolate, playing in the snow with Bear and catching up on the DVR my fridge is running low though and I could use a take out night as in someone else makes [...]

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01/17/2012

book worm

I have had my nose stuck in these books the past few weeks except for a brief period when I was waiting to get my hands on the second one, thanks Heather! have you heard of the Hunger Games series? if not, you should I was skeptical at first, ” So it is about teenagers [...]

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01/09/2012

meal plan

I have some exciting news to share with you all, that is considering I am not the only one who just heard about Pepperplate? It is an online database that you can house all your recipes in one spot, kind of like pinterest but better in my opinion. There are certain websites (food network, all [...]

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