Tasty

Breakfast Tostada

April 10, 2013

Looking for a relaxed brunch option? Raid your kitchen and throw together this little beauty – a breakfast tostada.

Fried Egg Tostada

  1. Saute chopped sweet potatoes with olive oil and salt and pepper. Set aside.
  2. Saute chopped onions until caramalized.
  3. Add sweet potatoes and 1 can of black beans (rinsed and drained) to the onions and stir until warmed through.
  4. Grate cheese (we used white cheddar) onto corn tortillas and broil for a minute or so to melt the cheese.
  5. Fry an egg in butter and season with salt and pepper.
  6. How to plate:
    1. Cover plate in a bed of baby spinach
    2. Place corn tortilla on spinach
    3. Cover tortilla with sweet potato hash
    4. Top with fried egg
    5. Garnish with avocado, salsa, sour cream and hot sauce of your choice

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Domestic

Must Have

April 9, 2013

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My mom gifted me a PopSugar Must Have Gift Box subscription this year and it couldn’t have been a better gift!  Each month you receive a themed box of goodies – containing anything from jewelry to artisan chocolates to nail polish to full size designer mascaras.  It is the best feeling ever to get home from work and find one of those puppies on your doorstep… SO when I heard about their Limited Edition Summer Must Have Box I knew I had to have it.

It is $100 (which feels like a lot) but the value of the goodies inside are worth well over that! Plus they just announced one of the gifts will include House of Harlow sunnies (from Nicole Richie’s line… so chic!).

So do what I did and grab your credit card and sign up for this awesome little indulgence here.

Use this code to save $5: REFER5

 

Happy (almost) Summer!

Looks

Weekly Outfit #4

April 9, 2013

J Crew Chambray Top, Nordstrom Skirt

Outfit #1: J. Crew Military Jacket, J. Crew Chambray Shirt, Linen Beaded Skirt (from a boutique in Hawaii), Mario Sharpova for Cole Haan Sandals (last season, more of her designs here), Louis Vuitton Speedy Bag, Maya Brenner Necklace

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Outfit #2: Navy Zara Blazer, Blue Striped Old Navy Top (last season – similar here), Vintage Orange Skirt (no label), Bloch Ballet Flats

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Outfit #3: Verve Sweatshirt, J.Crew Black and White Triped Tee, Nude Pencil Skirt, Steve Madden Wedges, Ily Couture Bubble Necklace

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Outfit #4: Zara Blazer, YSL Tee, 7 Jeans, Steve Madden Wedges, J Crew Earrings

Tasty

Weekly Menu #10

April 8, 2013

Spring/Summer brings my favorite produce and I am so excited to start busting out the warm weather meals! Here is what we ate this last week:

Primavera Penne

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The perfect “I’m too tired to cook” meal.  It takes 20 minutes to make and you’d have no idea it was a quick dish once you take the first bite!

Enchiladas Suizas

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This was such a tasty recipe… the sauce is insane and aside from the chopping/shredding it isn’t super time consuming.  MAKE IT.

Vietnamese Noodle Bowl with Glazed Pork

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You can make the dressing and marinade the night before/morning of, and can also prep the veggies before if you’d like.  Then there is no need to worry if it’s another late night at work, because all you will need to do is throw the rice noodles in a pot of hot water for 5 minutes, grill the pork chops, and plate the veggies! Voila!

PS I was seriously proud of every one of these meals.  This is my favorite weekly menu so far… you can’t go wrong with any of these… seriously.

Sip

Pineapple Infused Vodka

April 5, 2013

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I. Am. Obsessed. I don’t care what you are doing, stop and make this NOW.

Good luck finding a reason not to make this, because my family made this in a hotel room this past week (well a condo with a kitchen… so it’s not THAT creepy, but you get the point).

Simply slice some fruit (we did pineapple) and cover with vodka (we used Grey Goose, which probably didn’t hurt the taste department).

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We let it sit out (not refrigerated) overnight then popped it in the fridge before drinking it the following night.

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We just poured it over ice and were blown away by how good it was. You can also muddle pineapple if you want a fun touch!

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I can’t wait to try different variations… I’m thinking:

  • Pineapple Jalapeno
  • Meyer Lemon
  • Watermelon
  • Ginger

Anyone else have any suggestions?