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November 2016

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Recipes I’ve tried and really liked: Shutterbean Apricot Glazed Chicken

November 29, 2016

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I know I said I am exploring vegetarianism, and I really, really am. I’m still going strong with my 75-80% vegetarianism life, but sometimes I just really want meat cooked in the most delicious way. Most of the time, that’s a burger. Rarely is it chicken, unless it’s Shutterbean’s Apricot Glazed Chicken. Gah, this recipe is the easiest, most delicious thing ever. I have it in my head that I’d like to capture the same flavors with a vegetarian recipe, but I’m not a huge fan of fake meat, so I don’t know how to do it. Maybe tempeh? Who am I kidding? I’ve never even eaten tempeh. #badvegetarian.

Anyway, back to this recipe. It results in the most flavorful, perfectly cooked chicken. If you put it over jasmine rice and dribble a bit of the the leftover sauce on top, it is close to chicken perfection. Add a side of roasted carrots and a cucumber salad? Oh man, you won’t regret it. Special thanks to Tracy of Shutterbean fame for blessing us with this recipe gem.

Let me know if you give it a try.

Photo via Shutterbean. 

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Finding Home

November 28, 2016

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It’s no secret that I have a bit of a thing for interiors on this blog. In fact, I spend a ridiculous amount of time online searching out home tours and just ‘oohing and aaaahing’ over the beautiful, unique things people choose to do with their homes. I love it.

Lately, we’ve been thinking that it’s almost time for us to start the search for a home to call our own. We’ve been renting for years and years (more than 12 for me at this point) and it just – finally – feels like the right time to start working on building something together where we both have skin in the game. We were tempted this weekend by a brand new home that we fell in love with, but now that I’ve had a bit of distance, I think we need to go older, smaller and more affordable with this first foray into home ownership.

As we think of purchasing, I am even more into interiors than ever. It’s so fun to think of how we will pull together our first home. I’m constantly inspired by the web and this home tour on Design Sponge really captured my heart. It’s so close to my personal style these days that each new photo was a fun little discovery. Please head over and check it out. If you want to lose a few hours, click through the home tour archives. It’s a true gem.

Photo via Design Sponge.

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Backpack for my birthday

November 23, 2016

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I celebrate my birthday in a couple of weeks. 31. Thankfully, this birthday doesn’t have any angst with it for me. Turning 30 really threw me for a loop. I went full hog on my freak-out, with a lot of soul searching and sleeplessness. It wasn’t that I was sad to be getting older, it was that the years were ticking by too quickly and I didn’t feel like I was on the right path. It was a good time for reflection, but it wasn’t fun.

I made some changes in my life with how I spend my time and I determined to pursue what matters to me. After doing so, I feel much better. I feel more confident in who I am. I have a clear picture of what I’m working toward and I just feel an immense amount of gratitude for everything and everyone in my life.

Even though it’s more of a quiet birthday for me, turning 31 still calls for a ‘treat yourself‘ moment, right? I believe so! I have been pondering what I’d like to purchase as a gift to myself this year and I think I’ve settled on a backpack. I don’t think I’ve thought so seriously about a backpack since eighth grade, but I’m all in with this trend. Schlepping around a laptop and all my other junk everyday is getting old. I know it’s doing a number on my back. I borrowed Keith’s backpack while we were in Cabo and I fell in love with the free feeling I had while walking around. My shoulder didn’t hurt and I felt so balanced.

Thankfully, backpacks are having a moment right now. It’s easy to find a chic option out there that doesn’t make me feel like I’m revisiting my first day of eighth grade. My love for Everlane is well-documented on this site (though I still wish they’d be more inclusive with their sizing), so I’ve settled on either the Modern Commuter Backpack or the Dipped Mini Backpack. Both in black.

Which would you choose? Are you down with the backpack trend or would you never be caught dead in one?

Image via everlane.