fancy egg

How's that for an easter egg?

Pretty fab.

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faith

Off to Kimmy's mom's funeral today in Vermont.

Sad day.

Kimmy sent this to me today via pinterest.

Faith.

one-pan pasta

A must try.

This was too easy.

Best to do now as

tomatoes + basil

are in abundance.

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One-Pan Pasta (adapted slightly from Martha Stewart Living)

• 12 ounces linguine
• 12 ounces cherry or grape tomatoes, halved or quartered if large
• 1 onion, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
• 6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1/2- 3/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
• 2 sprigs basil, plus torn leaves for garnish
• 2-3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
• kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
• 4 1/2 cups water
• Lots of freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for serving

Combine pasta, tomatoes, onion, garlic, red-pepper flakes, basil, oil, 2 teaspoons kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and water in a large straight-sided skillet. Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil mixture, stirring and turning pasta frequently with tongs, until pasta is al dente and water has nearly evaporated, about 9 minutes.
Season to taste with salt and pepper, divide among 4 bowls, and garnish with basil. Serve with oil and Parmesan.

brave

lets be

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Holy cow.  

I have never felt so overwhelmed.

This end of summer & new school year 

has really thrown me for a loop.

 I feel a bit better and slightly rested

today, day #2 back to school.

So I am regrouping here

and not committing myself to anything really

until I am settled into this new routine.

Found this on 

pinterest.

Amen.

days vs years

so true

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do: word for sunday

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best summer jams

Found this great line of sleepwear for summer on 

pinterest

The crispy white cotton is divine.

The fit is loose and perfect for sleeping.

Go to Domi to see more!

give up and have a marg

Right on!

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 These two recipes do the trick:

This one is via need supply, a site/shop worth visiting! 

Ingredients:

• 2 oz tequila
• 1/2 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz lime juice
• 1/4 oz simple syrup
• lime wedge and course salt for garnish

Start by slitting a lime wedge and running it around the rim of your glass. Dip the rim in course salt to you liking. Add ingredients to a shaker with ice, if you like things on the sweeter side you can add a dash more of simple syrup, or omit it altogether if you prefer extra tart. Shake extra hard for a full ten second so you margarita gets frothy and icy cold. Strain over ice in your salted glade and garnish with a lime wedge.

Leave it to Ina

via there goes the cupcake

Pink Grapefruit Margaritas
From: Barefoot Contessa’s  How Easy Is That

• 1 cup          ruby red grapefruit juice
• 1/2  cup    fresh squeezed lime juice (about 4 limes)
• 1 cup         triple sec orange liqueur
• 3 cups      ice
• 1 cup        silver tequila
• 1   lime cut in wedges, optional Kosher salt.

If you prefer to rim the glasses take a lime wedge and rim, then dip in salt, if you do not like a salted rim sprinkle a touch of salt in each glass, the salt really brings out the flavor.
Combine the grapefruit juice, lime juice, triple sec and ice in a blender. Pour into a large pitcher (or just keep it in the blender) and pour in the tequila, stir. (I personally just added it all to the blender- I like slushy, that is totally up to you)
Makes 4 drinks.
* Just as a note: it is important to use Ruby Red grapefruit juice, it is much sweeter than regular and it has the lovely pink color. 

white butterfly chair love

via interiors originals

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loving indigo too

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in a circle

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 reddish orange with lamb very good

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our own white pair on front porch with boy & dog

do

word

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piper's class auction project

I helped with Piper's class project 

for The Montessori School's

annual big auction fundraiser which took

place last eve.

I had a vision and Ashley, Piper's teacher

let me go with it.

 I was inspired by this piece of art 

I found on pinterest.

I loved the circles, neon colors

+

simplicity.

 Since the children were studying spring flowers,

I thought we could make stamps of their drawings + print 

using neon colors.

Ashley had children draw still life drawings 

of pansies, hyacinths, daffodils & tulips.

 Jessica helped carve the children's drawings in rubber to make stamps.

She's an expert!

{she made a stamp for Piper's birth announcement}

 carving

dining table turned carving/printing station

 children printed with the stamps Jess & I carved from their sweet drawings

 stamps

 Jess + Olivia printing

Hyacinth!

 Each child printed on a 

5x5 inch piece of off white thick paper

one each

I brought finished prints to 

Gregg at Rockwell Gallery in Wilton

to frame in a grid.

Gregg is an artist.  His artwork is usually grid-style

so he knew exactly what I envisioned.

He also helped me pick out

a distressed whitish, greyish frame

+ a grey mat to mount prints on.

 The final piece

went to the highest bidder last eve for

$3250!

Thank you 

to Ashley for the opportunity to help

+

to Jessica for helping with carving + printing with children

+

to Gregg at Rockwell Gallery in Wilton

for the perfect framing job!

hearty chicken stew

 I came across this recipe here.
  {I know....I should be thinking summer...
salads, grilled anything + everything}

Looks + sounded so delish... I made it on the spot.

SO GOOD + EASY + HEALTHY.

Highly recommend.

You can wait for a colder season

or

not!

Perfect for a cool rainy spring supper.
{the olives give it that extra...yum}

Hearty Chicken Stew with Butternut Squash & Quinoa Recipe

Yield: Serves 6

From the kitchen of Cookin Canuck. www.cookincanuck.com

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb. butternut squash, peeled, seeded & chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 can (14 oz) petite diced tomatoes
• 2/3 cup uncooked quinoa
• 3/4 cup pitted and quartered kalamata olives
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley

Instructions

1. Steam the butternut squash until barely tender, about 10 minutes. Remove half of the squash pieces and set aside.
2. Steam the remaining squash until very tender, an additional 4 to 6 minutes. Mash this squash with the back of a fork. Set aside.
3. In a large saucepan set over medium-high heat, bring the chicken broth to a simmer.
4. Add chicken thighs, cover, and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
5. Transfer the chicken thighs to a plate and allow to cool. Pour broth into a medium-sized bowl.
6. Return the saucepan to the stovetop and lower heat to medium. Add olive oil.
7. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is starting to turn brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
8. Add the salt, minced garlic and oregano. Cook, stirring, for 1 additional minute.
9. To the saucepan, add tomatoes, butternut squash pieces, mashed butternut squash. Stir to combine.
10. Stir in reserved chicken broth and quinoa. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook until the quinoa turns translucent, about 15 minutes.
11. Shred the chicken with your fingers or a fork.
12. Stir the chicken, olives and pepper into the stew and simmer, uncovered, to heat, about 5 minutes.
13. Stir in parsley and serve.

Notes

Calories 329 / Total Fat 14.1g / Saturated Fat 1.0 / Cholesterol 15.2mg / Sodium 1209mg / Total Carbohydrates 32.8g / Fiber 5.4g / Sugars 3.0g / Protein 19.4g / WW (Old Points) 7 / WW (Points+) 9

mama day

happy mama day

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sing

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chill

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digging metallic boots

MM6 metallic python boots

rag and bone gold boots

{see how cute}
  via bonnie tsang's instagram

 Oh and these for the little
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